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Monday, January 21, 2013

Liquor Store Shopper Gets Carjacked

Young Hispanic male flashed a knife and took a car.

A man who stopped at a Tucker liquor store had his car taken from him at knife-point. Floy Smith, of Doraville, told police he pulled up in front of Happy's Package Store and as he got out of his car, a man holding a cigarette asked him for a light. "Mr. Smith stated he leaned back into the vehicle through the open door to retrieve a lighter," a DeKalb Police incident report revealed. As he did so, he observed the man standing directly behind him opening a 'butterfly style knife' and stated the suspect pointed the knife at him. The suspect entered the vehicle, which still had the keys in the ignition, and sped away traveling west on Pleasantdale Road. The vehicle is a gray 2001 Toyota Camry with Georgia tag number AFU9198. The incident …

BlueRidgeMan

12:15 pm on Tuesday, January 22, 2013

What is his immigration status? Sorry, but that's a legitimate question given our illegal immigration situation. We ought to ban knives or require them to be made of rubber, right?   more ›

Saturday, January 12, 2013

News Nearby: Man Shot, Another Robbed at Stone Mountain Walmart

Saturday morning attack occurred in the shopping center's parking lot, and police are looking for two suspects.

Gwinnett County Police are looking for two suspects who shot a man and robbed another outside a Stone Mountain Walmart around 2:50 a.m Saturday morning.  The suspects, both black males, were armed with a semi-automatic handgun, possibly a .40 calibre Glock, according to a police statement. They approached two separate shoppers in the parking lot, shooting one, a 35-year-old male, in the leg when "he did not understand their demands and continued to walk towards the store," the report said. The other victim, a 20-year-old-male, handed over his keys, wallet and cell phone. The suspects took his car and left the scene. That vehicle is described as a blue 2010 Honda Fit with Georgia tag PFE8356. Gwinnett Police reviewed Walmart security …

Gail Levenstiem

3:35 am on Sunday, January 13, 2013

They probably bought the "semi-automatic"weapon at Walmart, too!!!!   more ›

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