Crime

Man wanted for 2 business robberies

Submitted by Beth Sawicki, Where U Live Producer

Thursday, May 23rd, 2013, 11:43am

MABLETON, Ga. -- Cobb County Police are looking for the man who they believe is responsible for two armed robberies in Mableton.

The first incident happened May 13 at the Family Dollar on Veterans Memorial Highway. The second occurred Wednesday at the Rite Aid on Hicks Road.

In both cases, a man pointed a gun at store employees and demanded money, then ran after receiving cash, according to Cobb County Police Sgt. Dana Pierce.

The suspect is described as a black man in his 20's, about 5 feet 10 inches tall and 150 to 180 pounds.

Anyone with information in these robberies is asked to call Cobb County Police at 770-499-3945.

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Authorities capture escapee who walked away from state prison work detail

Submitted by Michael H. King, Digital Executive Producer

Tuesday, January 15th, 2013, 3:38pm

Authorities capture escapee who walked away from state prison work detail

CLAYTON CO., GA (WXIA) -- Authorities captured escaped inmate Steven Bone without incident about two hours after he walked away from a state prison detail in Clayton County.

Officials said Steven Gregory Bone walked away from a work detail at Lovejoy Regional Park in Clayton County at about 12:15 Tuesday afternoon.

Bone was being held on a 20-year sentence for cruelty to an elder person in December of 2002, and on a 3-year sentence for terroristic threats and acts, both in Cobb County.

Clayton County school officials have lifted a lockdown put in place for Lovejoy Middle School and Lovejoy High School as a precaution.

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2 Mableton businesses robbed

Submitted by Beth Sawicki, Where U Live Producer

Friday, December 28th, 2012, 12:27pm

MABLETON, Ga. -- Cobb County Police are investigating two business robberies in Mableton earlier this week.

The first robbery happened shortly before 3:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Dollar General on Veterans Memorial Highway.

Cobb County Police Ofc. Mike Bowman said a suspect bought something small at the store, then pulled out a gun when the clerk opened the cash register. The suspect forced the cashier to the ground, grabbed cash from the open register drawer and ran from the store.

Witnesses described the suspect as a black man in his mid to late 20s, about 6 feet tall and with a medium build. He had a tattoo of a cross between his eyebrows and other unidentifiable tattoos on his cheeks near his eyes.

The second robbery happened that same day at around 8:15 p.m. at the CVS on Mableton Parkway.

In that case, a suspect demanded money from a CVS cashier and then ran when he received it, according to Bowman.

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SPECIAL REPORT: Drug traffickers operating Sandy Springs rehab center

Submitted by Devin Fehely, 11Alive Reporter

Wednesday, December 19th, 2012, 3:45am

SPECIAL REPORT: Drug traffickers operating Sandy Springs rehab center

11Alive News has learned that two metro Atlanta men who recently pled guilty to federal drug trafficking charges have been operating a Sandy Springs facility for recovering addicts for several years.

In October, federal prosecutors announced the indictment of Drew T. Green, Thomas Malone Jr. and eight others for drug trafficking, money laundering and conspiracy, alleging they were operating one of the largest synthetic drug cartels in the country.

Federal prosecutors say Green and Malone's company Nutragenomics sold millions of dollars worth of chemicals used to manufacture so-called designer drugs like synthetic marijuana and bath salts.

"I've come to a point where I refuse to use the term synthetic marijuana. It gives these poisons too much credence," said Lance Dyer whose son Dakota committed suicide after smoking a synthetic marijuana product named "Mr. Miyagi."

"These drugs are literally poisons."

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Trio arrested for smash and grabs across metro

Submitted by Beth Sawicki, Where U Live Producer

Monday, December 3rd, 2012, 10:24am

Trio arrested for smash and grabs across metro

WOODSTOCK, Ga. -- Investigators in Cherokee County have nabbed three men suspected of smash and grab burglaries in at least five metro Atlanta counties.

Vincent Donahue, James Hill and Mark McCain were taken into custody Nov. 28.

Cherokee County Sheriff's spokesman Lt. Jay Baker said the suspects are believed to be the men behind seven burglaries in Cherokee, Cobb, Douglas, Henry and Rockdale counties.

In each case, the suspects broke the front doors out of a convenience store and made off with cartons of cigarettes.

Baker said the three men were arrested after they were pulled over on Highway 92 in Woodstock. Investigators found plastic bins similar to the ones used in the robberies in their car, as well as a hammer, rubber gloves, masks, a sledgehammer and a small amount of heroin.

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Chase Bank robbery suspect caught on camera

Submitted by Beth Sawicki, Where U Live Producer

Tuesday, November 6th, 2012, 1:30pm

Chase Bank robbery suspect caught on camera

MABLETON, Ga. -- Cobb County Police are hoping the public can help officers identify a man suspected of robbing a bank on Monday.

The robbery happened at around 11 a.m. at the Chase Bank in the Kroger on Floyd Road.

Cobb County Police spokesman Sgt. Dana Pierce said the suspect walked into the bank and demanded cash from the teller. He acted as though he had a gun.

After receiving the money, the suspect ran from the bank.

Pierce described the suspect as a black man in his late 20s or early 30s, about 5-feet-10-inches to 6 feet tall and 180 pounds. He was wearing a black hat, red hooded sweatshirt and black pants during the robbery.

Anyone who can identify the man is asked to call investigators at 770-499-3945.

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Conviction upheld for Cobb man who stabbed wife 183 times

Submitted by Associated Press

Monday, October 1st, 2012, 9:07am

Conviction upheld for Cobb man who stabbed wife 183 times

ATLANTA -- Georgia's highest court has upheld the murder conviction of a metro Atlanta man who was found guilty of cutting and stabbing his estranged wife 183 times.

In a unanimous ruling released Monday, the Supreme Court of Georgia rejected Donovan Shane Leger's claims that the trial court made numerous errors in handling his case. Instead, the court found there was sufficient evidence for the jury to find Leger guilty of the 2004 slaying.

Authorities say Tracy Leger's body was found by her brother on the ground by a Cobb County home. A medical examiner later determined she had been cut, stabbed and sliced 183 times. During a search of Donovan Ledger's home, police found a book entitled "Fugitive: How to Run, Hide and Survive."

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