by Taylor Milligan On Saturday, 19-year-old Peachtree City resident David McElroy was arrested for a 30-car entering streak in the Glenloch area. Officers responded to the scene and arrested him in his home after receiving two phone calls reporting suspicious activity in the neighborhood. Citizens reported seeing McElroy putting stolen items through his home window….
Update Friday, June 30, 10 a.m.: The third suspect in last week’s fatal stabbing has been taken into custody. He is 21-year-old Travione Keonte Reynolds from Atlanta. He was taken into custody without incident at a residence in Dekalb County. Update Friday, June 23, 7:15 p.m.: The man who died from the stabbing is 74-year-old Albert…
A Peachtree City woman is in jail accused of stealing from an animal rescue group. Amy Ervin, 38, of Peachtree City is suspected of withdrawing nearly $5,000 from PAWS Atlanta, a no-kill animal shelter and rescue group. Nancy Longacre, who is an authorized signer on PAWS account, was reviewing the group’s bank statement when she…
A bogus Craigslist meetup led to a stolen dirt bike, a pursuit, and a suspect fleeing on foot Saturday evening. According to Lt. Odilia Bergh with the Peachtree City Police, Saturday just before 8:30 p.m., two suspects arrived at a Peachtree City residence having shown interest in a dirt bike posted for sale on Craigslist….
Correction: A previous version of the story stated the robberies took place in Fayetteville. In fact, both robberies occurred in Fayette County, outside of Fayetteville. Two armed robberies took place in Fayette County over the weekend. The first robbery occurred at a Quik Trip on Hwy. 85 late Friday night at 2:52 a.m. The second…
Graduation is supposed to be a time for celebration, but the special day was spoiled for several families at Our Lady of Mercy Catholic High School when their cars were broken into during Saturday’s festivities. The break-ins occurred sometime between 11 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. as Our Lady of Mercy celebrated the Class of 2017’s…
A Fayette County woman who struck and killed a 16-year-old girl last October will be spending the next 15 years behind bars after pleading guilty in Fayette County Superior Court Monday afternoon. Marcia A. Demarcus, 42, plead guilty to vehicular homicide and other charges, receiving a sentence of 30 years, 15 years to serve in…
Several mailboxes were broken into last weekend in Fayetteville’s Business Park on Tober Trail and Etowah Trace. There were reports of criminal damage from six different businesses Monday morning, when employees arrived at work to find their mailboxes had been pried into. Civil Site Services transportation manager Kenny Harp said he believed something of value…
Update: the names of the three deceased suspects are 21-year-old Eddie Alford from Jonesboro, 19-year-old Devongelo Hunter from College Park and 19-year-old Mark Mathis from Jonesboro. The fourth suspect who escaped the wreckage has not yet been apprehended. His name has not been released. A burglary that occurred early Monday morning at a cell phone store…
The Fayetteville Police Department believes it is close to finding a suspect in a home burglary that occurred on the 100 block of Orchard View early Wednesday morning. A suspect broke into the Fayetteville home and stole a Playstation, backpack and a large amount of cash from the residence. Fayetteville Police Dept. Capt. Mike Whitlow…
