Jeremy Sims (L) and Eranus Alexander are both wanted on charges of Murder, False Imprisonment, Criminal Attempt to Commit Armed Robbery and Kidnapping related to the shooting death of 35-year-old Anton Watson. Atlanta police are asking for the public’s help to track down two men they have named as suspects in an October kidnapping …
Month: January 2018
Note: I received a tip about Chief Lanyon from a source inside the city. I started asking the city spokeswoman about the investigation, but she cited the city’s policy of not discussing personnel matters. However, my persistence paid off when she called me and confirmed that there was an investigation and that the chief had …
On the morning of January 29, 2014, Hale Global laid of hundreds of Patch editors in a bid to staunch the company’s hemorrhaging cash flow and bring to run-rate profitability. I was one of those unfortunates who got the axe that day. It’s hard to believe that it’s been four years since that day, but I …
Note: The hot car death of Cooper Harris and the subsequent investigation into his father Ross Harris was one of the last big stories I covered for Patch. The incident happened in the Smyrna area, which was the main town I was covering before the 2014 layoffs and one of the towns I was assigned …
Note: This was one of the fastest-moving, longest-lived, most controversial stories I had the pleasure of covering during my time at Patch. Most of the Georgia team was shifted on to this story, as it was a huge statewide story. If anyone saw new updates on this, they were encouraged to tack on an update …
NOTE: This was the first big story I covered on my own as a Local Editor at Northeast Cobb Patch. I remember the adrenaline rush I got from reaching out to official spokespeople for the first time. The story generated dozens of comments for my site, which was the metric the higher-ups in New York …
Atlanta Public Schools (APS) wants to hear from its stakeholders about its plans to purchase body-worn cameras for its school resource officers. The school system, which received a grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) to purchase the cameras, will be holding a town hall meeting at Benjamin E. Mays High School’s Auditorium at 6:30 …
The Cobb County Department of Public Safety has opened registration for the spring session of its Citizens Public Safety Academy, a 14-week program for residents interested in learning more about how the county keeps citizens safe. The 14-week course will give participants an insider’s view of all public safety entities, such as police, fire, animal …
Two alleged members of a notorious street gang are in custody after Marietta police say they were linked to a series of crimes including armed robbery and aggravated assault with intent to murder. Anthony Dishawn McCuen and Demarquez Simmons, both 19 and alleged members of the Gangster Disciples, first drew the attention of investigators after McCuen …
Atlanta police announced Friday that they arrested a second suspect in the Nov. 19, 2017 murder of an northwest Atlanta bar manager, almost a month after the first suspect had been apprehended. Carlous Bailey, 19, was charged with the armed robbery of the Barcelona Wine Bar and the murder of the bar’s manager, 29-year-old Chelsea …