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Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Around the Region: Cop Cab, Cake Boss and Cemetery Vandalism

A look at top Patch stories from around Georgia.

Cop Cab Combats Drinking and Driving – Marietta Patch The Marietta Police Department has launched a new campaign called “Cop Cab” to curb drinking and driving. The Cop Cab campaign visually combines the efforts of DUI education and the inevitable end result of DUI enforcement. The vehicle spells out the cost of drinking and driving versus that of taking a taxi on its hood. On average, a DUI arrest not involving an accident can cost upwards of $7,600. The average taxi fare is around $20. Visit Marietta Patch for more on this story. 'Cake Boss' to Visit Woodstock – Woodstock Patch Buddy Valastro, a.k.a. “The Cake Boss,” will be in Cherokee County on Dec. 11 at noon at FoxTale Book Shoppe in downtown Woodstock.  The beloved star is not only a…

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Marietta Cop Cab Combats Drinking and Driving (in Marietta Patch), Cobb County Police Department (in Marietta Patch), 'Cake Boss' To Visit Woodstock (in Woodstock-Towne Lake Patch), and 6 more ›

Thursday, May 31, 2012

Around the Region: Goth Teens Charged in Mill Fire, Woman Finds Burglar in Bedroom and Commercial Filmed in Gwinnett Subdivision

A look at top Patch stories from around Georgia.

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Mill Fire Allegedly Caused by Huffing Goth Teens – Douglasville Patch Jeromie Hand, 17 of Douglasville, and Adrian Bond, 18 of Shelbyville, TN, have been arrested and charged with arson and several other charges in connection with the burning of the General Western Cotton Mill on May 12, Douglas County Sheriff Phil Miller said in a press conference this afternoon. Terry Carringer, 18 of Hiram, and Christopher Roberts, 20 of Douglasville, will face the same charges, including interference with government property, criminal damage to property and burglary, as soon as they are arrested. The four kids, described as goth, were using aerosol cans to get high in the building and lit several fires which lead to the eventual destruction of the mill…

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4 Face Arson Charges In Mill Fire (in Douglasville Patch), Douglas County Sheriffs Department (in Douglasville Patch), Woman Awakes to Burglar by Her Bed (in Cartersville Patch), and 2 more ›

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