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3 arrested for shooting BB gun at cars, businesses

Submitted by Beth Sawicki, Where U Live Producer
Wednesday, April 4th, 2012, 10:07am
3 arrested for shooting BB gun at cars, businesses

ACWORTH, Ga. -- Acworth Police have arrested three people for damaging several cars and stores near the north end of Cobb Parkway.

Several witnesses said the perpetrators rode around in a silver Chevrolet Impala, shooting at cars and buildings with a BB or pellet gun, according to Acworth Police spokesman Maj. Wayne Dennard.

Patrol officers spotted the Impala in the parking lot of the Walmart on Cobb Parkway in Kennesaw and identified the driver as 17-year-old Caleb Fields.

Fields was arrested at the scene. Two other suspects -- 18-year-old Andrew Morgan and 22-year-old Christopher Kellner -- were arrested later at Morgan's Acworth home.

All three suspects were charged with criminal property damage stemming from at least 31 shooting incidents in Acworth, Kennesaw and unincorporated Cobb, according to Dennard. Fields was also charged with marijuana possession.

Dennard said additional charges may be possible as more victims come forward.

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PHOTOS | iPhone theft report leads to seizure of guns, drugs

Submitted by Beth Sawicki, Where U Live Producer
Wednesday, January 18th, 2012, 8:08am
Marietta Police Department

MARIETTA, Ga. -- Marietta Police seized 1,100 grams of marijuana, 42 Oxycodone tablets and six weapons while responding to a report of a stolen iPhone.

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PHOTOS | Drug bust included 7 arrests, more than 13 pounds of meth

Submitted by Beth Sawicki, Where U Live Producer
Thursday, January 12th, 2012, 3:20pm
Cherokee County Sheriff's Office

WOODSTOCK, Ga. -- Police in Cherokee County have arrested seven people accused of operating a Woodstock-based drug ring.

"This is the fourth major drug trafficking organization we have dismantled in the last year," said Cherokee Multi-Agency Narcotics Squad commander Phil Price. "We will not allow Cherokee County to become a haven for drug traffickers."

The first series of arrests took place on Friday, Jan. 6, when deputies...

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Suspect passing bad checks at various Walmarts

Submitted by Beth Sawicki, Where U Live Producer
Monday, January 9th, 2012, 3:26pm
Suspect passing bad checks at various Walmarts

CHEROKEE COUNTY, Ga. -- Investigators with the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office are looking for a man suspected of cashing counterfeit checks at several Walmart stores throughout metro Atlanta.

The unidentified man has struck stores in Acworth, Alpharetta, Cartersville, Cumming, Kennesaw, Lawrenceville and Woodstock so far, according to Cherokee Sheriff's spokesman Howard Baker. So far, he has cashed 10 checks for a total of about $7,000.

The account numbers on the fake checks have been traced back to a bank account at the Tuscaloosa County Jail in Alabama. Cherokee Sheriff's investigators are working with the Tuscaloosa Sheriff's Office on this investigation.

Anyone with information in these cases is asked to call the Tuscaloosa Sheriff's Office at 205-464-8646.

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Aviation consultant indicted for wire fraud

Submitted by Beth Sawicki, Where U Live Producer
Wednesday, January 4th, 2012, 8:07am
Aviation consultant indicted for wire fraud

ROME, Ga. -- A Cartersville man has been indicted for nine counts of wire fraud and one count of conspiracy for issuing false FAA certificates.

Andrew Kent Anderson was arraigned in federal court in Rome on Tuesday. He was indicted for the charges in December.

According to information presented in court, the 57-year-old aviation consultant was hired to assist the Dubai Air Wing (DAW) obtain FAA approval for modifications they wanted to make to several planes. Anderson reportedly took $630,000 from the DAW, but never submitted the changes for approval; instead, he presented the DAW with fake certificates.

Anderson is also charged with conspiring with 54-year-old Tod Anderson of Portage, Mich.; Tod Anderson pleaded guilty in December to helping Andrew Anderson commit wire fraud.

Each charge against Anderson carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000.

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ACWORTH | Sword-wielding man shot by deputy

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Monday, December 26th, 2011, 2:56pm
ACWORTH | Sword-wielding man shot by deputy

ACWORTH, Ga. -- Cherokee County officials said a man wielding a sword has been hospitalized after being shot by a sheriff's deputy.

The sheriff's office said deputies were responding to a report of shots fired near Acworth Saturday night, when they came across the man and his sword.

He was later identified as 49-year-old Anatoli Eduarboui Valter.

Sheriff's officials said Valter was shot and taken to Kennestone Hospital in critical condition.

He will face charges, but has not been arrested yet given his condition, according to Sheriff's spokesman Lt. Howard J. Baker.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is investigating the shooting.

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BARTOW | Authorities seek help identifying victim

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Monday, December 12th, 2011, 7:49am
BARTOW | Authorities seek help identifying victim

EMERSON, Ga. -- Bartow County investigators are seeking help identifying a person who died of an apparent gunshot wound to the head.

Sheriff Clark Millsap is planning a news conference Monday where he will release new details about the investigation that started July 3 when skeletal remains were found near Emerson.

Millsap will make public a bust depicting the victim's facial features. The image was created by technicians at the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. Investigators hope the bust will help the public identify the unknown victim.

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