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Kennesaw Police Make 32 Underage Drinking Arrests

Submitted by Beth Sawicki, Where U Live Producer
Tuesday, January 4th, 2011, 10:32am
Kennesaw Police Make 32 Underage Drinking Arrests

KENNESAW, GA -- On Wednesday, Dec. 29 at 1:30 a.m., officers from the Kennesaw Police Department were dispatched to 4305 Sentinel Place in reference to a noise complaint.

Upon arriving in the area, officers observed several vehicles parked along the street.

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Woodstock Police Arrest Man for Stalking

Submitted by Beth Sawicki, Where U Live Producer
Wednesday, December 29th, 2010, 11:58am
Woodstock Police Arrest Man for Stalking

WOODSTOCK, GA -- On Friday, Dec. 17, Woodstock Police detectives arrested Quintin Crowe, 38, of Acworth after warrants were issued for his arrest due to violating a temporary protective order (TPO).

Officers responded to the victim's home on Sunday, Dec. 5, where she reported that she had a TPO against Quintin Crowe, who had sent her numerous text messages that day.

The TPO was extended for an additional 12 months on Tuesday, Dec. 14. The order states that neither party is to have contact, direct or indirect, with one another.

On that same day, Crowe sent the victim a text message. He then showed up at a gym she frequented. Crowe sent a text message to a friend of the victim while all three of them were at the gym. He also sent emails and letters to the victim's employer and friends.

Crowe was arrested and charged with aggravated stalking. He was transported to the Cherokee County Adult Detention Center.

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Cherokee County Crime Rundown

Submitted by Beth Sawicki, Where U Live Producer
Monday, December 20th, 2010, 10:28am
Cherokee County Crime Rundown

Tuesday, Dec. 14: A joint investigation between the Cherokee Sheriff's Office and U.S. Secret Service resulted in the arrest of two individuals near Bells Ferry Road and Highway 92 in Acworth.

A local business owner contacted the Cherokee Sheriff's Office two weeks prior and reported that the two suspects approached him about laundering large quantities of counterfeit money. The suspects claimed they could provide up to $2 million in counterfeit money in exchange for real currency at a rate of 50 cents on the dollar.

Investigators arranged an undercover meeting between the business owner and the suspects to further discuss the transaction. While monitoring the conversation, investigators determined that the suspects were proposing a scam in which they trade white paper for real cash.

The scammers explained that, when treated with certain chemicals, the paper transformed into high quality counterfeit cash.

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Woodstock Police Solve Entering Auto Cases

Submitted by Beth Sawicki, Where U Live Producer
Monday, December 13th, 2010, 9:52am
Woodstock Police Solve Entering Auto Cases

WOODSTOCK, GA -- Woodstock Police have solved a series of entering auto cases that occured on Saturday, Dec. 4 in the Deer Run subdivision, located off of Towne Lake Parkway.

As a result, 11 felony warrants have been issued for Matthew Thomas Murry, 17, of Acworth.

In the early morning hours of Dec. 4, a total of 11 vehicles were unlawfully entered in the Deer Run subdivision. Officers responded to the scene and were able to process five of the vehicles for possible fingerprints. Latent prints were successfully lifted from all five vehicles, four of which contained Murry's fingerprints.

A canvass of the subdivision revealed that Murry had no business being there, as he did not have any family or friends who lived in Deer Run.

All of the vehicles were unlocked when they were unlawfully entered.

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