01 December

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Colossal $44 Million Meth Bust Made In Metro Atlanta

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GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. -- A huge methamphetamine bust -- 933 pounds to be exact -- was made in metro Atlanta, Gwinnett County police said. Investigators said the confiscated methamphetamine has an estimated street value of $44,641,000, making it one of the largest methamphetamine confiscations in the United States.Channel 2 Action News reporter Kerry Kavanaugh was there as hazmat crews hauled off several large barrels. At the time, investigators remained tight-lipped about the contents, but a source close to the investigation told Kavanaugh that he believed it was “one of the biggest drug busts” ...

01 December

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DOT Workers Find Possible Dynamite Under Bridge

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ATLANTA -- A suspicious package found underneath an overpass may be a stick of dynamite, Atlanta police said. The package was discovered by a group of Dept. of Transportation workers while inspecting a bridge near the intersection of Hollywood Road and Hightower Avenue in northwest Atlanta. A representative for Atlanta-Fire Rescue said the package had wires sticking out of it. Police said the elements may have been left over from construction. Four people were evacuated from a nearby business, and officials said the area is not heavily populated with homes.Refresh this story on ...

30 November

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Woman Accused Of Stealing From Gwinnett School

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GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. -- The former bookkeeper of a Gwinnett County high school is accused of stealing thousands of dollars from a local school fund. Channel 2 Action News Reporter Manuel Bojorquez obtained a copy of the criminal arrest warrant against Mary Annette Ham of Lawrenceville on Monday. An investigator with Gwinnett Schools Police wrote that Ham failed to deposit more than $4,300 dollars into a school bank account. The account holds money generated from school activities such as student clubs, parent fundraisers, ticket and vending machine sales."We don't tolerate anyone stealing from our schools," said...

30 November

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Gwinnett Drug Bust ‘One Of The Biggest’

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GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. -- Gwinnett County police and representatives from the Drug Enforcement Administration swarmed a suspected drug house in Norcross. Authorities also called in the hazmat team to clean up.The rain happened at a home on Newbuy Road near Beaver Run Road.Channel 2 Action News reporter Kerry Kavanaugh was there as hazmat crews hauled off several large barrels. Kavanaugh said investigators first arrived at the house Monday afternoon, and continued combing the scene for evidence through Tuesday morning.A source close to the investigation told Kavanaugh that he believes it is a methamphetamine...

23 November

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Attorney Admits Stealing $340K From Law Firm

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ATLANTA -- An attorney was sentenced to 21 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to charges he embezzled more than $340,000 from his law firm. Steven Zagoria, 59, was also sentenced Monday to five years of supervised release and ordered to pay $318,000 in restitution to the victims of his crimes. Prosecutors say Zagoria forged the signature of one of his firm's leaders on checks and then deposited them into his personal account. They say he used the money to pay his mortgage, credit card bills and even gave some of it...

23 November

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Masked Robbers Shoot, Kill Man In Virginia Highland

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ATLANTA -- A community is on edge after a terrifying robbery turned deadly in Virginia Highland. Police said three men with their faces covered walked up to a couple in the parking lot of the Virginia Highland Apartments with guns drawn on Monday night. Soon after, witnesses said they heard gunfire. "We heard three gunshots, me and the other neighbors and stuff. We learned from crime scene investigators that there was a robbery," said resident Nick Fossett. Police said when officers arrived, they found a body lying outside a downstairs unit."They did locate...

23 November

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3 Men Break Into Home, Assault Woman

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ATLANTA -- Atlanta police said officers are talking to three men who may have forced their way into a southeast Atlanta home and sexually assaulted a woman. Paramedics brought the woman to the hospital. Because she is the victim of a sexual assault, Channel 2 Action News chose not to identify the hospital or the exact location of the home invasion.Police said the assault happened early Tuesday morning as a man was arriving home. The victim told police that three men forced him inside with guns, then separated two men and one woman...

22 November

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Homeowner Arrested After Shots Fired At House

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ATLANTA -- Atlanta police said a homeowner was taken to jail early Monday morning after someone shot his house at least 10 times. Police said someone opened fire on a house on Pelham Street in northwest Atlanta just before 1:30 a.m. Officials said at least 10 bullets hit the house.The man inside the home was not hit, but was arrested.Officers said the man was arrested on an outstanding warrant.Police said the home is a known drug house....

22 November

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Shots Fired On I-285 After Road Rage Crash

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ATLANTA -- Atlanta police say two drivers were arrested after a road rage incident led to shots being fired on Interstate 285 Monday morning. Officer K.Y. Jones of the Atlanta Police Department said there was an accident on I-285 southbound near the exit ramp to Highway 166 just after 8:30 a.m.Channel 2 Action News reporter Kerry Kavanaugh was at the scene and said that police said three vehicles were involved in the incident -- a silver Lexus, a SUV and a Dodge Ram pickup truck. Det. Scott Preistly of the Atlanta Police Department said...

17 November

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Man Charged After Foster Child Dies

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McDONOUGH, Ga. -- Police say they have charged a Henry County man in the death of a toddler who was living with him as a foster child. Police on Monday arrested Joseph Charles Todd Dunn and charged him with felony murder and first-degree cruelty to children. Police say Dunn brought the 20-month-old Russell Chapman to a hospital on Sept. 27 because of seizures. Henry County police Sgt. Rene Swanson says doctors realized the boy had been beaten. The boy died a week later. Swanson says Dunn has two biological children, a...

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