Crime

Man sentenced to life for shooting college student

Submitted by Beth Sawicki, Where U Live Producer

Friday, January 27th, 2012, 4:29pm

Man sentenced to life for shooting college student

ATLANTA -- A 24-year-old Atlanta man has been sentenced to life in prison without parole for robbing and shooting a University of West Georgia student.

Tremaine Leigh was convicted Thursday of aggravated assault, theft and firearm possession in the March 31, 2011 shooting of then-20-year-old Brandon Griffith.

Court records showed that Griffith was shopping for snacks at the Texaco Food Mart on Northside Drive near Atlanta University Center when Leigh, who was armed with a gun, approached him and demanded money.

When Griffith didn't give up his money quickly enough, authorities said Leigh shot him in the chest, took his wallet and cell phone, and drove away in his car.

Leigh was captured two months later and will now spend life plus 35 years in prison.

Griffith survived the attack and is currently completing his senior year of college.

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Murder suspect arrested in SW Atlanta

Submitted by Beth Sawicki, Where U Live Producer

Tuesday, January 24th, 2012, 4:02pm

ATLANTA -- DeKalb County Sheriff's investigators have arrested a suspect in a Jan. 11 murder near Gresham Park.

Alandis Jackson, 21, was taken into custody Monday night at a home in southwest Atlanta.

Police said Jackson was wanted in connection with the murder of Steven Lewis, who was shot in the neck at the Paradise East Apartments on Bouldercrest Road. Investigators did not have a motive for the killing.

Jackson is being held in the DeKalb County Jail.

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Woman arrested for Section 8 fraud

Submitted by Beth Sawicki, Where U Live Producer

Tuesday, November 15th, 2011, 12:38pm

ATLANTA -- A DeKalb County woman was arrested Monday on charges of collecting Section 8 money and not using it to pay for her utilities.

Avis Larose Daniels was taken into custody at her home on Parc Circle in southwest Atlanta.

According to the warrant, Daniels received $209 per month through the Section 8 program. Over the course of 30 months, Daniels took $6,270, but did not put any of it toward her utilities. She failed to pay for $3,093.88 worth of services from Snapping Shoals EMC as well.

Daniels is also accused of removing a security clip and bypassing the gas meter on her home, according to Sgt. Adrion Bell with the DeKalb County Sheriff's Office.

The suspect is being held in the DeKalb County Jail on $500 bond.

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Jury selection begins in murder trial

Submitted by Beth Sawicki, Where U Live Producer

Monday, November 7th, 2011, 2:12pm

ATLANTA -- Jury selection began Monday in the trial against an Atlanta murder suspect.

Fulton County authorities said 28-year-old Kortez Hurt shot and killed 39-year-old Michael Ray in an apartment on Langston Avenue on July 8, 2009. Hurt was reportedly trying to rob the victim.

Hurt, who has been in and out of jail since 2004, is also accused of shooting a fellow Fulton County Jail inmate in the hand in June. The FBI is investigating that allegation.

Hurt has been charged with murder, felony murder and aggravated assault in Ray's death.

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Fulton County Police Partners with Federal DEA to kick off Prescription Drug Take Back

Submitted by AprilMajors on Friday, October 28th, 11:08 am

The Fulton County Police Department has partnered with the Federal Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) and other government, community, public health and law enforcement partners to announce a nationwide prescription drug “Take-Back” initiative. The initiative seeks to prevent increased pill abuse and theft.

Last September, Americans turned in 242,000 pounds - 121 tons - of prescription drugs at nearly 4,100 sites operated by the DEA and more than 3,000 state and local law enforcement partners, including the Fulton County Police Department.

The Fulton County Police Department will be collecting potentially dangerous expired, unused,

and unwanted prescription drugs for destruction on Saturday, October 29, 2011 from

10:00 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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CASCADE: Parents charged in malnourished infant's death

Submitted by Beth Sawicki, Where U Live Producer

Thursday, September 22nd, 2011, 3:04pm

CASCADE: Parents charged in malnourished infant's death

ATLANTA -- Two Southwest Atlanta residents were arrested Thursday in the death of their five-month-old child.

Tina Hanna, 25, and Lefty Hodge, 42, have been charged with murder and cruelty to children. They are being held in the Fulton County Jail.

The couple's infant was found unresponsive by Grady EMS in an apartment on M. L. King Jr. Drive on Sept. 3, according to Atlanta Police spokeswoman Kim Jones.

The child was later pronounced dead at Hughes Spalding Hospital. Police have not said whether the baby was a boy or a girl.

After the infant's death, DFACS took custody of two other small children living in the same apartment, Jones said. Hanna was also arrested that day on an outstanding warrant from Conyers Police; she was later released.

The Fulton County Medical Examiner has determined the child died from dehydration and severe malnutrition.

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Reward Increases in Animal Cruelty Case

Submitted by Sylvia Small on Friday, September 16th, 1:34 pm

Norred & Associates, an Atlanta-based security firm, will contribute $5,000 to a reward fund for information leading to the arrest of the individual(s) who shot a mixed breed pit bull in the head with an arrow with a metal tip. The dog was found wandering the streets in Southwest Atlanta Tuesday evening, Sept. 13. The dog, aptly named "Arrow," is expected to recover from its injuries.

To anonymously submit information related to the dog's injury, call the Help Stop Dog Fighting hotline at 877.215.2250 or submit information at www.helpstopdogfighting.com.

"We need to apprehend this person before another animal or person is injured," said CEO Greg Norred, of Norred & Associates.

The tip line was established as part of the company's overall pro-bono campaign to stop dog fighting.

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