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It was a quick come up for a suspected thief earlier this week after he seized the moment in a crime of opportunity.
It took only 10 minutes nearly $2 million to drive away after armored car drivers left the keys in the truck.
Two weeks later, federal and local officials are still looking for a suspect.
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The controversial rapper, who has been shot at well over 11 times in the past, once claimed to be ‘bulletproof’ after an attempt on his life at a local Waffle House.
[FLASHBACK: Yung Mazi Tweet’s He’s ‘Bulletproof’ After Getting Shot At Waffle House… ]
Well this time, the young star wasn’t so lucky.
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Over 20 years has passed since a newborn, sick with fever, was abducted from a New York City hospital.
Carlina White was just 19 days old when she disappeared from Harlem Hospital on Aug. 4, 1987.? Police searched high and low for her kidnappers but never found enough evidence to charge any suspects.
The child’s frantic mother, Joy White, ached for her missing child but always had a feeling that her baby was alive somewhere.
On Wednesday, (January 19, 2011), police said the baby, now a grown woman living in Atlanta, has finally been found and you’ll never believe how… Continue Reading…
As we celebrate the start of a new year, an Atlanta family is mourning the death of their teen aged son.
Rueben Hand (pictured above) was on his way home after watching the Peach Drop with friends, but the high school freshman never made it to the train.
The teen was killed at the Five Points Marta Station 15 minutes after midnight on New Year’s morning. Continue Reading…
In news mainstream media doesn’t want you to know… a Georgia Lottery employee was arrested back in September 2010 and charged with possession with intent to distribute several illegal drugs & narcotics.
I’d heard the story but was surprised when not ONE media outlet picked it up. I had to dig up the mugshot on my own since apparently someone wants to keep this kind of stuff out of the public eye.
Anywhoo… Kelly Jo McGuire, a lottery sales 
representative (pictured to your right), was arrested September 7, 2010 while performing her daily route selling and servicing the lotto’s Keno game to retail locations.
McGuire visited lottery retailers daily as part of her job description but apparently she also made special deliveries of happy pills and other illegal drugs.
According to McGuire’s arrest record, she was picked up coming out of a Canton Rd. store in Marietta and a search of her employer issued lottery van yielded a stockpile of various illegal drugs.
McGuire was arrested and charged with 6 counts of possession of controlled substances and 1 count of possessing pills outside of a container. I heard she had at least 2 kilos of cocaine.
I bet there’s a lot of angry retailers out there still waiting for their “special” delivery. All I know is… can I hit the numba?
In case you missed it:
Mugshot Mania: Atlanta Brave Arrested in Prostitution Sting…
Mugshot Mania: How Deep Is Too Deep?
Mugshot Mania: NFL Players Divorces Wife to Marry Stalker…
Mugshot Mania: Atlanta Falcons Player Arrested/Suspended Over Facebook!
All you “Grady Babies” out there will be glad to note that Atlanta celebrities and tastemakers?are joining forces with Atlanta’s historic Grady Hospital to support a new grassroots fundraising campaign designed to inspire community giving and increase awareness for Atlanta’s only Level I Trauma Center.
Jermaine Dupri, DJ Drama, Frank Ski, Rashan Ali, Chilli (TLC), Kandi (“Real Housewives of Atlanta), Shawty Lo, Bobby Valentino, Maria More, Cristyle (songwriter), Shanti Das (PressReset.me), Kenny Burns (“The Kenny Burns Show”), J Carter (Sol Fusion), Cory “Coco Brother” Condrey, Taiye Samuel (DTP Records) and Priscilla Renea (Capitol Records artist) will become ambassadors of “G2G” or “Give to Grady,” a campaign set to launch today (Friday, September 10) at 12:30 p.m. EST with a mass messaging event on Twitter and Facebook.
Fans and supporters will be encouraged to text “GRADY” to 50555 to donate $5 to one of Atlanta’s oldest healthcare facilities. Supporters can also make their donation at www.gradyhealthfoundation.org.
“We are extraordinarily excited that Atlanta’s entertainment community will join Grady in what may be the only grassroots fund-raising campaign of this kind in the country. Public hospitals are woven into the fabric of our communities and yet rarely does the community come together in this way to support our important work. Atlanta is a special place, with special people who are genuinely concerned about each other and the city,” said Lisa Borders, president of the Grady Health Foundation.
The G2G campaign will run through the end of the year and include a press reception in October and a series of promotional events around the city. TV spots are currently airing on local cable stations.
Grady Hospital is metro Atlanta’s only Level I Trauma Center and provides state-of-the-art health care across a variety of disciplines, including trauma, neurosciences, burn and wound care, sickle cell and neo-natal intensive care. The medical facility depends on contributions from the private sector to advance the work, services and research it provides to the community.
Grady hopes to raise $100,000 through the G2G campaign.? For more information on G2G, visit www.gradyhealthfoundation.org.
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