Schools
Atlanta Developer in Plane Crash
In other area headlines, MARTA has installed security cameras on its buses, and a school brawl left a security officer with broken bones.
Atlanta Developer in Plane Crash
John Dewberry, president and CEO of Midtown-based Dewberry Capital Corporation, was a passenger on a Beech 400 jet that hydroplaned and crashed in a wooded area while landing at Macon Downtown Airport Tuesday morning.
The Telegraph reported the Dewberry Capital-owned jet took off in Charleston, S.C. and was attempting to land shortly after 10 a.m. when it slid on the runway, crossed an embankment and road before crashing about 30 yards away. Read more...
MARTA Installs Security Cameras on Buses
Security cameras were installed on seven MARTA buses this week as part of the agency's effort to prevent crime on public transportation.
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The MARTA board of directors approved the $17 million project in 2011 and all buses are expected to have cameras installed by June 2013. Read more...
School Brawl Leaves Security Officer Injured
Four students have been suspended from Tucker High School after a fight last week that injured an employee who tried to intervene.
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The brawl started after school last Wednesday behind the main building, according to WSB-TV. School security officer Jarvis Brown and other staff members attempted to break it up, resulting in broken bones in Brown's right ankle that required surgery. Read more...
Clown Robs Atlanta Businesses
Atlanta police are asking for help in identifying the person seen on video cameras wearing a clown mask and robbing businesses in Southwest Atlanta.
His preferred time to commit these crimes seems to be from 6 to 8:30 a.m., according to police. The assailant carries a gun and has used it in at least 2 cases. Read more...
Man Charged with Robbery Elderly Women
Avondale Estates and DeKalb County police have charged a 20-year-old man with robbing two women in their 60s, one of whom was hurt and taken to the hospital.
Julian Rashawn Clay of Mountain Drive, just outside the Avondale Estates city limits, is being held in the DeKalb jail. He's charged with two counts of robbery, one count of aggravated assault and two counts of misdemeanor battery. Read more...
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