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CRIME & SAFETY
Police looking for missing 14-year-old girl last seen at Woodstock outlet mall
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Woodstock police are asking for the public’s help in finding a missing 14-year-old girl. Lior Robinson was last seen on Sunday at 12:40 p.m. at The Outlet Shoppes of Atlanta off Ridgewalk Parkway. She was wearing gray sweatpants and blue and white flip-flops, and her hair was pulled up in a pink cloth.
Acworth Woman Accused of Biting 2 People
Tamara Raymond, 35, of Acworth, is accused of biting two people on July 14 at midnight at an Acworth residence, according to an arrest warrant from the Cobb County Police Department. Raymond got into an argument with the female victim and bit the woman on the chin, causing a chunk of skin to hang off. The victim was transported to Kennestone Hospital for treatment. The victim’s husband, who was asleep upstairs, woke to the commotion and attempted to break the pair apart, but was bit by Raymond on his right arm, according to the warrant. Raymond is charged with aggravated battery disfigure; simple battery harm; and criminal damage – second degree. She was arrested on July 14 at 2:32 a.m. and booked into the Cobb County Adult Detention Center, according to jail records. Raymond remains in custody without bond.
Kennesaw Man Accused of Driving Under the Influence of Drugs
Robert Nicholas Christian, 29, is accused of driving under the influence of methamphetamines, parking several feet away from the curb and falling asleep behind the wheel of the running vehicle for about 20 minutes on July 8 at 8:43 p.m. at 4534 Alaspair Lane in Kennesaw, a residential road near Baker Elementary School, according to an arrest warrant from the Kennesaw Police Department. A small baggie and a small glass cylinder were found in Christian’s vehicle during a probable cause search due to the odor...
Man Accused of Throwing Rock off Bridge Striking Car
Carleone Geno Daniels, 18, of Atlanta, is accused of throwing a large rock off a bridge onto the highway and striking the victim’s car on July 11 at 1:58 p.m. at the intersection of Factory Shoals Road and I-20 in Austell. The hood and windshield of the victim’s car were damaged, according to an arrest warrant from the Cobb County Police Department. Daniels is charged with reckless conduct; and criminal damage – second degree. He was arrested July 11 at 1:58 p.m. and booked into the Cobb County Adult Detention Center, according to jail records. Daniels was released on a $10,000 bond.
Inmate Accused of Attacking Another Inmate
Brian Nicholas Bowers, 21, of Stonecrest, is accused of grabbing another inmate at the Cobb County Adult Detention Center and slamming him on the concrete on July 10 at 9:05 p.m. The victim landed on his back and neck, which caused him to have a seizure. The victim had blood on the inside of his mouth and lips, according to an arrest warrant from the Cobb County Sheriff’s Office. Bowers is charged with aggravated battery deprive; and unlawful acts of violence in penal institution. Bowers remains in custody without bond and is on a hold from the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office.
Mableton Man Accused of Firing Shot through a Hotel Room Wall
Christian Cole Randall, 31, of Mableton, is accused of firing a Glock 48 9mm pistol inside his hotel room that penetrated the wall and traveled into a neighboring room’s bathroom on July 14 at midnight at the Days Inn by Wyndam Marietta-Atlanta-Delk Road, 2191 Northwest Parkway in Marietta, according to an arrest warrant from the Marietta Police Department. A hole was observed in the adjacent room’s bathroom at thigh-height next to the bath tub. A pipe on the bathroom counter in Randall’s room contained crystalized...
Georgia man faces up to 20 years after arson conviction in Whitfield County
WHITFIELD COUNTY, Ga. — A Georgia man will stay behind bars after being convicted of first degree arson. A Whitfield County jury found 38-year-old Robert Douglas Vance of Woodstock, Georgia guilty of setting a house on fire in Varnell, Georgia, according to the Whitfield County District Attorney's Office. Vance...
Alabama executes man convicted of killing delivery driver during a 1998 robbery attempt
ATMORE, Ala. — A man convicted of fatally shooting a delivery driver during a robbery attempt in 1998 was executed by chemical injection Thursday evening in Alabama. Keith Edmund Gavin, 64, was pronounced dead at 6:32 p.m. at the William C. Holman Correctional Facility in southwest Alabama, authorities said. He was convicted of capital murder in the shooting death of courier service driver William Clayton Jr., 68, in Cherokee County on March 6, 1998. Clayton had just finished work and was getting money at an ATM to take his wife to dinner, according to a court summary of trial testimony.
Woman Accused of Damaging Gas Station’s AC Unit
Christy Ann Cree, 39, of Lithia Springs, is accused of removing the exterior housing of an air conditioner unit and cutting a small piece of copper tubing on July 13 at 4:21 a.m. at the Chevron gas station at 3290 New Macland Road in Powder Springs, near Compton Elementary School, according to an arrest warrant from the Powder Springs Police Department. When Cree saw police, she fled on foot over a hill and into a wooded area before she was taken into custody. She had...
CPSO arrests driver in fatal hit-and-run in Keithville
KEITHVILLE, La. - An arrest has been made in a hit-and-run crash early Thursday that claimed a man's life. Anthony Ebizie, 43, of Powder Springs, Ga., turned himself in late Thursday. He was booked into the Caddo Correctional Center for hit and run resulting in serious bodily injury or death.
Marietta Police Department Celebrates Promotion of Six Officers in Special Pinning Ceremony
The Marietta Police Department recently held a pinning ceremony to honor the promotions of six of its officers. The event, which took place on July 17, gathered approximately 125 attendees including friends, family, and colleagues. According to a press release from the City of Marietta, MPD Chief Beam led the ceremony with Deputy Chief Twaddell, underscoring the dedication these officers have shown to their community. The promoted staff includes Sergeants Mordarski and Conklin, Lieutenants Liedke and Foster, Major Mixon, and Deputy Chief Rutland.
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