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St. Thomas Aquinas marks 50 years By JAKE DRUKMAN jake@appenmedia.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. — St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church celebrated its 50th anniversary June 4 and 5 with a small festival on church grounds on Rucker Road. The main event took place Satur-
day afternoon into the evening, with children and families enjoying bounce houses, face painting, a soccer tournament and a donut eating contest while the church’s choirs sang songs of prayer. The activities were followed by a large mass delivered in English and Spanish within one of the parking lots. Atlanta Archbishop Gregory Hartmayer
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ATLANTA —The school year ended in late May as students and families celebrated their achievements against the backdrop of a national tragedy. During the same week Fulton County Schools seniors were participating in their first “normal” graduation since the COVID-19 pandemic, the town of Uvalde, Texas, was mourning the loss of 19 elementary students and two teachers killed by a shooter who entered the school. Fulton County Schools Superintendent Mike Looney urged the community to come together to support all students and staff. “As we close the school year and head into summer with the complex emotions this tragedy will create, please remember to reach out to each other to provide support and care,” Looney said in a statement released after the May 24 event.
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Murder suspect asks to argue own case By CHAMIAN CRUZ chamian@appenmedia.com ATLANTA — A Fulton County Superior Court judge adjourned James Michael Coates’ motions hearing on June 2 after it became unclear whether he wanted to dismiss his attorney and proceed on his own behalf. Coates, 56, of Woodstock, is accused of murdering an 8-year-old Roswell boy in 1988. He was arrested July 2021 after detectives with the Roswell Police Department allegedly linked his DNA to the scene of the murder. Coates pleaded not guilty to the charges in February. He is facing eight counts of felony murder, two counts of aggravated child molestation, murder, aggravated sodomy, enticing a child for indecent purposes, false imprisonment, cruelty to children in the first degree, concealing the death of another and tampering with evidence, according to court records. On May 4, Coates filed a motion to dismiss his attorney, Katherine Racz Lake. However, at the June 2 hearing, Lake said she had spoken to Coates, and he had agreed to “reset that motion” until the motions that were on the calendar that day were addressed. “I would ask that the courts give me an opportunity to go for the motions that are on the calendar today to speak further with Mr. Coates about his wishes,”
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From left, attorney Katherine Racz Lake and suspect James Michael Coates sit inside the Fulton County Courthouse for a motions hearing on June 2. Coates is charged with the 1988 murder of an 8-year-old boy in Roswell. Lake said. But, Adriane Love, deputy district attorney for Fulton County’s capital case and cold case unit, said the state had already filed an affidavit in support of Coates’ motion on May 4. “I want to ensure that since he has not only filed that motion, but I believe he’s filed other motions, [that they] are invalid given that Mrs. Lake is currently representing him,” Love said. “… The state would just ask that we, in order to protect the integrity of whatever hap-
pens this point forward, the court at least require of the defendant what his preferences are at this point.” After only about half an hour, Judge Jane Barwick adjourned the hearing, saying that it was to protect both Coates’ rights and prevent from having to restart the process in case Coates decides he does want to represent himself. “We are not going to go forward on any of the motions today,” Barwick said. The motions hearing will be postponed for at least 30 days.
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Records show Atkins consulting had limited role in Oxbo project By CHAMIAN CRUZ chamian@appenmedia.com ROSWELL, Ga. — Records obtained by the Herald May 17 support claims by city staff that engineering consultant Atkins North America had little to zero direct involvement in the Oxbo Road realignment project. The firm, based in Atlanta, was the target of criticism May 9 after the City Council approved an initial $1 million contract with the company to manage capital improvement projects funded by the second Transportation Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax, or TSPLOST II. Atkins was the only company to respond to the city’s request for qualifications in March. Ostensibly, the agreement runs for five years, with payment of $1 million each year. The City Council has the option to cancel the contract during the five-year term. At the same May 9 meeting, some Roswell residents raised concerns, saying that because Atkins had served as the project manager for TSPLOST I, it should not handle TSPLOST II. While TSPLOST I helped fund the Oxbo Road realignment project, it will not receive any TSPLOST II funds. The project, proposed more than a decade ago, was intended to solve a host of safety and mobility problems at Ga. 9 and Oxbo Road near Mimosa Boulevard, among other areas. An independent investigation conducted by the law firm Jarrard & Davis revealed in September 2021 that extreme mismanagement by city staff and the city attorney had led to significant delays and millions of dollars in cash settlements for the project. It also concluded the delays were due to issues with property and rightof-way acquisition, utility relocation and slow construction, all items that fell under Atkins’ scope of work as part of their previous contract but which it did not handle. In April 2017, the City Council approved a $1.2 million contract with Atkins for three years with the option
to renew for two additional one-year terms. Interim Transportation Director Dan Skalsky said May 9 that Atkins was tasked with handling the entire transportation funding program, including a few “very large” projects like Phase 1 and 2 of the Big Creek Parkway project, but not Oxbo Road. Brian Bolick, Atkins vice president and southeast senior division manager, said city leadership at the time decided they wanted their own engineers and project managers to handle Oxbo. The Oxbo Road project is now expected to be completed by December 2023 and cost $18.4 million, more than double the original 2016 estimate of $7 million. On May 11, Bolick sent Skalsky more than 200 pages worth of monthly progress meeting summaries for TSPLOST I it had produced as a function of the company’s 2017 contract. “Oxbo” is mentioned 121 times in the reports. However, Bolick stated in a memo to Skalsky the reports summarize the meetings conducted by Roswell Department of Transportation leadership, which included city project managers reporting on the status of TSPLOST projects they were managing as well as other non-TSPLOST related projects. The memo also states the Roswell Department of Transportation typically held monthly meetings unless there was not sufficient activity to warrant a meeting. For example, no meetings were held in 2021, because projects were either on hold, in right-of-way or complete. Skalsky said May 9 that under the 2022 contract with Atkins, the firm will be in charge of right-of-way acquisition and utility relocation, among other things. Additionally, the contract states it is to provide expertise in program/ project management, engineering, support and oversight to assist the city with specific projects and tasks. Voters agreed to renew TSPLOST for another five-year term last fall. It is expected to generate between $70 million and $80 million for the City of Roswell over that term.
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Alpharetta approves 2023 budget with increased revenue By JAKE DRUKMAN jake@appenmedia.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. — At the last of three public hearings, the Alpharetta City Council unanimously passed the city’s fiscal year 2023 budget June 6. The 2023 fiscal year begins on July 1 and runs through June 30, 2023. The budget for the upcoming fiscal year totals $153 million, up about 2.5 percent from the current year. City operating revenues are expected to jump by about 10 percent compared to last year, while operating expenditures – money used to run day-to-day operations – are expected to climb by around 8.5 percent. The council also voted to keep the tax rate on property the same as last year. Alpharetta has maintained a property tax rate of 5.750 mills for more than 12 years, in addition to offering $45,000 basic homestead exemptions — one of the highest in Metro Atlanta. City Finance Director Tom Harris said during early budget discussions that maintaining a competitive tax rate was a major priority for the coming year’s budget, along with ensuring
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Alpharetta Finance Director Tom Harris stands before the City Council as it unanimously approves the fiscal year 2023 budget. The citywide budget grew by about 2.5 percent compared to the 2022 budget. economic flexibility in the case of economic downturn. While tax rates aren’t increasing, property tax revenue is still expected to drive much of the increase in the city’s income due to new construction and value increases of existing property. The revenue forecast for 2023 assumes a 3 percent growth in valuation for residential property and a 1 percent rise in commercial valuation.
Local option sales taxes, franchise taxes, alcohol excise taxes and hotel and motel taxes are also expected to drive up revenue. Increased spending is expected to come from higher personnel costs, along with basic maintenance and operating costs. Personnel services, which include employee salaries and benefits, are expected to be the city’s largest expense, accounting for 39 per-
cent of the total citywide budget, while maintenance and operations make up 19 percent. The city’s general fund – the part of the budget that pays for day-to-day operations, including salaries – is set at $91.4 million. That’s up by almost $14 million from last year. Actual spending for operations is
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Roswell pulls out stops for Juneteenth events ROSWELL, Ga. — The Roswell Recreation, Parks, Historic and Cultural Affairs Department in partnership with Roswell Roots is hosting a series of events and programs Friday, June 17, through Sunday, June 19, to celebrate Juneteenth. The holiday commemorates the effective end of slavery in the United States. Juneteenth, which is short for June Nineteenth, marks the day when federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1865 to take control of the state and ensure that all enslaved people be freed. Juneteenth was originally celebrated in Texas on June 19, 1866. It marked the first anniversary of the day that African Americans there first learned of the Emancipation Proclamation, more than two years after it was initially issued. In 2021, Juneteenth was made a federal holiday in celebration and recognition of the end of slavery and to honor the culture and achievements of African Americans.
To celebrate this year, Roswell will have Grammy nominated producer and Billboard No. 1 artist Aaron Nigel Smith. He will perform at the Cultural Arts Center Friday, June 17, at 8 p.m. Smith promotes peace and builds community through his rootsy, funky, reggae music. Smith will perform again at 10 a.m. June 18 as part of the Songbirds in the Meadow concert series behind Arts Center West at Leita Thompson Park. At 11:30 a.m., the King and Queens Chapter of the American Bridge Association and Roswell Roots are sponsoring the sixth annual Bid Whist Card Party at the Roswell Adult Recreation Center. The game of whist, a precursor to both bid whist and bridge, has been around since at least the 1700s. During the Civil War, African Americans were introduced to the game and were said to have put the “bid” in bid whist. A boxed lunch is included with a $15 ticket purchase. Visitors may
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Aaron Nigel Smith, a featured performer for the Roswell Juneteenth celebration, is a Grammy nominated producer and Billboard No. 1 artist. He will perform at the Cultural Arts Center Friday, June 17, at 8 p.m. Smith promotes peace and builds community through his rootsy, funky, reggae music.
Juneteenth: Continued from Page 6 register up to 30 minutes before game time. For additional information and to purchase tickets, call 770-714-4266. The celebration will conclude Sunday, June, 19, which is when the Roswell Presbyterian Church will host and evening of history, performance, reflection and community gathering, beginning at 5 p.m. Actor John Doyle will portray a man reflecting on the lives and experiences of the enslaved people of Roswell, and Marlon Burnley, director of Out of Hand Theater, will present a dramatic monologue highlighting the Atlanta Race Riot and Massacre that led to four days of violence in September 1906. Following the performances, a community potluck dinner will begin at 6 p.m. The dinner is free to all who bring a covered dish or dessert and a recipe to share. To register for the potluck dinner, email Dena Bush at dbush@ roswellgov.com. Traditional dances and drum music with Djoli Kelen Inc. will wrap up the celebration at 6:30 p.m. More information about Juneteenth and Roswell Roots can be found at roswellgov.com/Juneteenth. — Chamian Cruz
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Officials energized with new Roswell Development Authority By CHAMIAN CRUZ chamian@appenmedia.com ROSWELL, Ga. — Councilman Peter Vanstrom welcomed the “fantastic seven” to the Roswell Development Authority at a special called meeting on May 31. The new agency will work in conjunction with the Downtown Development Authority, which oversees the Central Business District, to facilitate trade, commerce, industry and employment opportunities in the city. The City Council approved a resolution to activate the Roswell Development Authority at a May 23 meeting. The resolution states the members on previous development authorities had not taken any action in several years and that their terms had since expired. The Downtown Development Authority was not affected by the resolution and remains solvent. Vanstrom moved to approve the appointment to the new Roswell Development Authority on May 31, which received a second from Councilwoman Lee Hills. The measure passed 4-0, with Councilman Marcelo Zapata on a medical leave of absence and Mayor Pro Tem Mike Palermo filling in for Mayor Kurt Wilson who was also absent. The Roswell Development Authority will now begin working on bringing new development opportunities to the rest of the city, with a special focus on East Roswell and the Ga. 9 corridor. The city also recently announced it had hired Darryl Connelly to serve as the new full-time economic development director. He is set to start June 6.
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Members of the City Council, back row, recognize those appointed to serve on the newly formed Roswell Development Authority at a special called meeting May 31. Authority members are, from left: Development Authority Chairman Andy McGarry; Amanda Riepe; LeeAnn Maxwell; Bruce Kellogg; and Brian Feldman. Not pictured are members Mike Hampton and Monica Smith. Palermo said the appointment and hiring of Connelly were the latest examples of the council’s commitment to economic development in the city. “[Connelly will] really support the
City of Roswell’s efforts to be completely accountable and focused on driving economic development,” Palermo said. “We also have the importance of getting experts from our community, and
I think this is a great opportunity for that and it’s certainly a team effort and
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Members: Continued from Page 8 an area of focus for the city.” Roswell Development Authority members are Andy McGarry, who will serve as chairman, Brian Feldman, Bruce Kellogg, Amanda Riepe, Mike Hampton, LeeAnn Maxwell and Monica Smith. Vanstrom said McGarry, Kellogg and Riepe previously served on the East Roswell Action Committee. “An exciting, exciting group of seven – the fantastic seven,” Vanstrom said. “I’m so excited that we have you all joining us as volunteers for this great city, so thank you.” Vanstrom said McGarry is the vice president and commercial sales director of Fidelity National Title Group, where he focuses on commercial real estate transactions. Kellogg, owner and managing director of BK Consulting, specializes in commercial business development and appraisal valuation services. Vanstrom said he interacts with various firms related to technology and construction. Meanwhile, Riepe is the vice president of Crown Tenant Advisors, where she emphasizes real estate interests for health care providers such as dentists, physicians and veterinarians. Vanstrom said Maxwell, a Realtor with Century 21 Connect Realty, partner of the Maxwell Adventure Team and founder of the Dixon vodka
company, is an active volunteer with the American Heart Association and has a history in condo and townhome development. “That’s going to be key to us moving forward as we look to bring those entities more into our mixed development uses,” Vanstrom said. Additionally, Vanstrom said Feldman is a certified public accountant and director of real estate at Edible Arrangements. His core competencies include business analytics, operating and capital budgeting, site selection and lease execution, vendor selection and landlord/broker relationships in management. Smith, Vanstrom said, is the president and CEO of the Southeast Tourism Society and has experience in strategic planning, project management, destination sales and marketing convention business recruitment and hotel administration. Vanstrom said Hampton is the chief administrative officer at Choate Construction. He brings years of experience in the construction industry, with specialties in leadership development, business development, profit and loss enhancement, strategic planning and facilitation of complex groups. With the appointment, Hills said she thinks Roswell is beginning to turn a corner. “With your leadership and guidance, we will make so many things that have been a dream a reality here in Roswell,” Hills said.
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strong consumer demand for goods and services, as seen in additional job increases in accommodation and food services and administrative and support services,” Georgia Commissioner of Labor Mark Butler said Thursday. Initial unemployment claims were down 1,659 last month to 17,423. Over-the-year first-time jobless initial claims fell by 115,980, or 87 percent. More than 227,000 jobs are listed at EmployGeorgia.com. Industries with more than 10,000 job postings include health care, with 36,000 openings; manufacturing with 23,000 jobs posted; and retail trade with 18,000 openings. This story is available through a news partnership with Capitol Beat News Service, a project of the Georgia Press Educational Foundation.
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A guide to Georgia’s gun laws By TAMMY JOYNER Atlanta Civic Circle
Georgia gun laws
ATLANTA — The nation’s largest organization of gun enthusiasts opened its annual convention May 27 in Houston, three days and nearly 300 miles away from the Texas scene of one of the nation’s deadliest mass school shootings ever. The National Rifle Association began its convention at the close of one of the country’s bloodiest months in recent memory, with mass shootings at a Buffalo, N.Y. grocery store, a Santa Ana, Calif. church, and an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, that combined claimed 32 lives and left more than two dozen injured. The shooting have sparked a new round of debate over one of American democracy’s most controversial freedoms: the Second Amendment. In response, Atlanta Civic Circle has undertaken this look at gun laws in Georgia, where nearly half of all adults live in a home with a gun, and a young person can’t legally drink until they’re 21, but can possess a gun at 18. Georgia has some of the weakest gun laws in the country, ranking 36th nationally, according to Everytown for Gun Safety, an anti-gun-violence nonprofit. And the state’s gun laws have been getting steadily weaker. Georgia lawmakers passed a law in 2017 requiring colleges and universities to allow guns on campus. In April, Gov. Brian Kemp signed a law that allows gun owners to carry concealed handguns in public without a state license.
• Age when you can legally possess a handgun: 18 • Age when you can legally buy a gun: 21 (18, if you’re in the military or honorably discharged) • Age when you can legally possess a rifle or shotgun: No minimum age • Firearms that are illegal to possess in Georgia: Bazooka, machine gun, sawed-off shotgun or rifle, rocket launcher. How many Georgians own guns? Georgia adults who live in a home with a gun: 49.2 percent Georgia’s national ranking in gun ownership: 6th Gun licenses in Georgia in 2021: 304,124 Guns registered with a law enforcement agency in Georgia: 190,050 Region with the largest number of gun owners: The South
Types of gun laws in Georgia
Are there any restrictions on assault weapons? No. Georgia neither regulates nor prohibits the sale or possession of assault weapons. Or any kind of ban on large-capacity magazines? No. Georgia doesn’t regulate or prohibit the sale or possession of large-capacity magazines. Do you need to undergo a background check to buy a gun in Georgia? Yes, if you buy the gun from a gun shop, because federal law requires all licensed gun dealers to perform background checks. But no, if you buy it online or from a gun show. Does Georgia have any law regulating gun sales at gun shows? No. Georgia explicitly bans any county or city from regulating gun shows in any way, according to Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence. That means anyone of any age can buy a gun at a gun show. Does Georgia require a waiting period to buy a gun? No. Do you need a weapons carry license to buy or carry a firearm in Georgia? No. Licensing laws are to ensure that someone passes a background check before buying a gun. They require you to apply for a gun license in person at a law enforcement agency, as an extra safeguard against fraud or errors that could allow dangerous people to get guns. Do you need a license to carry a concealed weapon? No. Do you have to register your gun with local law enforcement in Georgia? No. State law prohibits firearm registries.
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Lawmakers seek gun reform after mass killings By REBECCA GRAPEVINE Capitol Beat ATLANTA — America is facing an “epidemic of gun violence,” State Sen. Michelle Au, D-Johns Creek, said at a press conference May 27 called by the Democratic Party of Georgia in response to the recent mass shootings. “It keeps happening, and sometimes it feels like it never stops,” Au said. In March of last year, eight people, including six Asian-American women, were killed in an attack on spas in metro Atlanta. Au said AU the attack “rocked the nation’s Asian-American community to its core.” Michael Webb’s former wife, Xiaojie Tan, was one of the women killed. Webb, who said he is a gun owner and not a liberal or even a Democrat, called for “common-sense gun control and gun safety” measures like waiting periods to take possession of a firearm after purchase. “I feel reasonably confident – knowing the evidence – that the mother of my daughter would be alive had there just been a three- or a five-day waiting period,” Webb said. “We have it in other states.” Webb said he also supports universal background checks and making it more difficult to purchase assault weapons. Assault weapons are “made to kill people – they’re not made for sport,” he said. Robert Peterson, the youngest son of another woman killed in the attack, Yong Ae Yue, criticized Georgia’s new permit-less carry law, which Gov. Brian Kemp signed last month. The new law “makes us all less safe,” Peterson said. “It removes the crucial step of needing to pass a back-
ground check before being allowed to carry a concealed gun in public.” Advocates of the permit-less measure contend otherwise. “Criminals do not care about a carry permit,” state Sen. Jason Anavitarte, R-Dallas, the bill’s chief sponsor, said during a debate on the bill in the Senate during this year’s legisANAVITARTE lative session. The new permit-less carry law “makes sure that law-abiding Georgians … can protect themselves without having to ask permission from state government,” Kemp said when he signed the bill in April. Au, a doctor who also holds a master’s degree in public health, argued that gun violence should be treated as a public health issue that requires layered, multifocal solutions. “We have to come at it from a lot of different ways because there are a lot of different reasons that people are victims of gun violence, including things like mental health issues, suicide … domestic violence,” she said. “Mass shootings … tend to get the most attention.” State Rep. Sam Park, D-Lawrenceville, echoed Au’s perspective, saying, “This should not be a partisan issue. This should not be a political issue. This is a public safety issue.” The frequent mass PARK shootings are the results of policy choices, Park said. “With good public policies … we can ensure and protect our constitutional rights, but also protect lives,” he said. Park is running for reelection to the Georgia House this fall. Au expressed frustration at how Re-
publican leaders in the Georgia General Assembly have prevented discussion of gun law reforms. Park and Au introduced bills this year that would have required a fiveday waiting period for purchasing certain weapons. Au also introduced a bill that would have required universal background checks. “Not only have the bills not passed and been signed into law, they’ve been blocked to the point that they haven’t
even been given the courtesy of being heard in committee,” Au said. “They won’t even let us discuss the bills.” Despite the challenges, Au and Park said they and others will keep advocating for reforms, with plans to introduce bills in the next session requiring universal background checks, waiting periods and safe gun storage. Au said such measures are sup-
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A church choir performs at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church’s 50th anniversary celebration June 4. The church held a small festival and Mass Saturday as part of the celebration.
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Continued from Page 1 Following mass, celebrants enjoyed refreshments from food trucks and an outdoor concert in the parking lot. The celebration drew a diverse crowd of hundreds to enjoy the festivities.
On Sunday, the church held its regular mass and opened an exhibit showcasing artifacts and history of its 50-year history. Monsignor Daniel Stack, St. Thomas Aquinas’ pastor, enjoyed the air of fun and family Saturday afternoon. He said that while nobody had a crystal ball, he felt good about the church’s next 50 years.
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Roswell residents object to Historic Gateway plan By CHAMIAN CRUZ chamian@appenmedia.com ROSWELL, Ga. — A group of Roswell residents are warning the City Council against moving forward with the current design of the city’s Historic Gateway project, claiming it will shut down local businesses and enable cut-through traffic from Cobb County. They also say the project will make it unsafe for nearby residents to pull out from their neighborhoods. The $50 million Historic Gateway is intended to widen Atlanta Street and eliminate the “outdated and dangerous” reversible lanes that run along the road, including a middle lane that runs from near downtown to the Chattahoochee River and is reversed each day to carry rush-hour traffic. The project, which began in 2011, is scheduled to begin construction in 2023. The mayor and City Council in 2020 created a citizen advisory committee to provide input for visual enhancements to the project, such as types of trees in the median and landscaping inside a roundabout, preferred lighting and types of streetlamps, and the color and texture for retaining walls and roundabout truck aprons. The Georgia Department of Transportation, or GDOT, is funding 70 percent of the project. At an open forum on May 31, about half a dozen residents spoke against the Historic Gateway project, saying that if it was not redesigned, it could face
some of the same issues as the Oxbo Road realignment project which has seen significant delays and cost the city millions of dollars in cash settlements. “Oxbo … is a disaster, something we all know is not of your making,” Lois Oster, a 30-plus year resident of Roswell said. “But … [the Historic Gateway Project] will become your legacy if it does go through as now planned.” Ashok Nagrani, who has lived in Roswell for nearly 50 years and purchased the River Plaza in 1994, said one of his most popular businesses in the shopping center, Amalfi, “can’t survive” if GDOT continues with plans to take up 20 percent of his entire parking lot when construction begins. Amalfi, a popular Italian restaurant in the area, is owned by Salvatore Mattiello. At the open forum, Mattiello said he has been there every day for the past 24 years and without a doubt, something needs to be done to improve the route on Atlanta Street, but that it should not come at the expense of his business. “They want to park their equipment, their supplies in our parking lot,” Mattiello said. “Why? That’s privately owned. We pay sales tax to the city. They don’t.” Additionally, Nagrani said, GDOT plans to knock down a monument sign he had to go before the City Council and Historic Preservation Commission three times before getting permission to put it up. But, he added, the worst part
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Alpharetta approves new city administrator By JAKE DRUKMAN jake@appenmedia.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. — The Alpharetta City Council officially appointed Chris Lagerbloom as the next city administrator at a special called meeting May 31. Lagerbloom’s appointment will take effect Aug. 8. He will assume the role currently held by Bob Regus, who is retiring June 30 after more than 20 years. Lagerbloom has a long history in North Fulton County, having served as a captain in Alpharetta’s police department before becoming the City of Milton’s first police and fire chief. Beginning in 2007, he served as Milton’s interim city manager before being appointed to the position permanently in 2009. Under his management, Milton received numerous accolades for its safety and quality of life. Lagerbloom left Milton in 2016 to become assistant city manager of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, where he was later promoted to city manager. Now, he says, his return to North Fulton feels good. “It’s good to be back in Alpharetta,” Lagerbloom said before the council
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Alpharetta’s elected officials stand with longtime City Administrator Bob Regus and incoming City Administrator Chris Lagerbloom May 31. The City Council unanimously approved Lagerbloom’s appointment, effective Aug. 8. approved his appointment. “Gosh, 27 years ago, I had the opportunity to serve this great community, and look forward to doing that again with some
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Schools: Continued from Page 1 In social media posts and online forums, many parents questioned what plans Fulton County Schools had to mitigate and respond to similar emergencies in the district. District officials assured parents emergency plans have been a focus of schools for years – not just severe weather drills, but active shooter and intruder protocols as well. “It is difficult to comprehend all that happened [in Texas] and what may have stopped it from occurring…we may never know,” said Brian Noyes, chief communications officer for Fulton County Schools. “We do know, however, that school safety requires an engaged community that works together and puts our students first.”
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In 2001, the Fulton County School System was the first in the state to have its school safety plan approved by the Georgia Emergency Management/Homeland Security Agency (GEMA). The plan included threat-based scenarios spurred by the Columbine High School mass shooting in 1997. Since 2003, every public school is required to have a preparedness drill each quarter under the guidance of GEMA. Active shooter or threat situations must be addressed in addition to routine severe weather emergency drills. The Fulton County Schools Police Department was founded in 1989 and now has 80 sworn officers. It is among the largest school-based agencies in Georgia, and one of only a few school departments certified by the Georgia Association of Chiefs of Police with trained SWAT (special weapons and tactics) officers. Fulton County Schools Police work in collaboration with neighboring law enforcement agencies including police departments in Alpharetta, Roswell, Johns Creek, Milton and Sandy Springs. “There is not a day that goes by where we are not meeting with [outside] law enforcement, or reaching out to them in some way,” said Fulton County Schools Police Chief Mark Sulborksi during a community forum on school safety. Local school police have multiple units and programs to help mitigate emergencies. These include Campus Crime Stoppers, Canine (K-9) sweeps, Cyber-Bullying Awareness, Bullying Awareness, Internet Safety Awareness, SAVTE (Stopping Acts of Violence Through Education), GREAT (Gang Resistance Education And Training) and DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education). This spring, Superintendent Looney coordinated with Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, County Commission Chairman Robb Pitts, city mayors and police chiefs to seek new ways to increase
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partnership and interagency cooperation. “The [result of this collaboration] is a prosecutor specifically assigned to address issues that impact at-risk middle and high school students…as well as police departments increasing their communication with the school district,” Noyes said. School leaders are all trained in emergency response with annual renewals on items such as safety protocols, lockdown procedures and police notifications. “Every single school has a safety plan in place that has been reviewed.” Noyes said. “And the district regularly audits these plans in consultation with experts in the field at the regional and national level.
Funding safer schools
Long gone are the days when visitors could enter a school through an unlocked door and wander the hallways to drop off forgotten items or birthday cupcakes. Today, every school entrance is locked and monitored, with visitors admitted into the school by staff. Video surveillance cameras watch and track everyone inside and outside of school buildings, and all school buses are under the watchful eye of cameras. Local police departments also have access to school-based cameras and can quickly respond to assist school resource officers. New ways to monitor social media messaging have also been implemented. “The [Texas] tragedy serves as a sad reminder why emergency preparedness is necessary,” Noyes said. “Our Board of Education, for some time, has been investing in security infrastructure and personnel to ensure the district has the resources available for school safety.” Much of the funding for safety and security comes through the one-cent Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax for schools which has been approved by voters for each five-year cycle since 1997. Over the past 25 years, the SPLOST for education has raised $860 million for the Fulton County School System. Initially, the tax proceeds were used primarily for building and infrastructure improvements. Over the past decade, nearly $35 million of SPLOST money, along with millions in direct budget allocations, have funded school safety initiatives. This spring voters renewed the SPLOST through the year 2027, which will fund the following safety initiatives: • Door keycard access controls for school staff • Integration of door buzzer systems with new video surveillance systems • Renewal/replacement IP cameras for existing video systems • Updated equipment for campus police officers, including ballistic vests and communication radios • Replacement of vehicles needed for emergency response • Installation of safety and security window film
North Fulton charity seeks donations to keep food pantry shelves stocked NORTH FULTON COUNTY, Ga. — North Fulton Community Charities is asking for food donations from the community to keep its food pantry stocked over the summer. The charity’s food pantry serves families from across the North Fulton area who struggle with food insecurity and financial instability. On average, the pantry gives food to 140 families daily. By providing free food for struggling families, the pantry frees up money for them to pay rent, utilities and other living expenses. Alpharetta’s North Point Community Church will hold a food drive to benefit the charity’s pantry June 3-11. Melody Fortin, director of the charity’s food pantry services, said she expects a good turnout for the drive, but that the pantry’s stocks often wane later in the summer. She said she hopes to keep awareness up through July and August.
Most-needed items include pasta, canned meat and fish, dried beans, peanut butter and jelly, tomato products and canned meals. Other items in need include cereal, rice, small milk boxes and juices. Non-food items needed include household products and full-size toiletries like bar soap, toothpaste and shampoo. During North Point Community Church’s food drive, food can be dropped off between 8 a.m. and 7 p.m. in bins outside of the church building at 4350 North Point Parkway in Alpharetta. Monetary donations can also be made online at northpoint.org/ community-fooddrive to allow the charity to purchase needed items. Food can also be donated directly to North Fulton Community Charities at its building at 11270 Elkins Road in Roswell. More information is available at nfcchelp.org/food-bank. — Jake Drukman
With each successive tragedy … people are going to demand that our leaders start to at least have this conversation in public about passing, or at least discussing, commonsense gun safety legislation.” MICHELLE AU State Senator D-Johns Creek
Lawmakers: Continued from Page 11 ported by a majority of Georgians. “We are not going to give up because the environment around gun safety is changing,” she said. Au now is running for the Georgia House of Representatives. She chose to give up her State Senate seat after redistricting made it much more difficult to fend off a GOP opponent. “With each successive tragedy … people are going to demand that our leaders start to at least have this con-
versation in public about passing, or at least discussing, common-sense gun safety legislation,” said Au, who has emerged as a leading Democratic voice on this issue in the past few years. In response to the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas on May 24, Kemp noted that Georgia has sponsored school safety trainings and threat assessments. He also highlighted funding for school mental health programs in Georgia, including $6 million allotted for a student mental health initiative. This story is available through a news partnership with Capitol Beat News Service, a project of the Georgia Press Educational Foundation.
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Free speech and guns – a winning combination PAT FOX
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Let’s talk about the First and Second Amendments. Not those two – the original ones. The original First Amendment created a formula to determine the size of the House of Representatives based on the population of the United States in 1789.
It didn’t pass. The original Second Amendment set out to define when Congress can change its pay. That didn’t pass either. What we know today as the First Amendment prohibits the government from depriving us of certain freedoms – religion, speech, the press, peaceful assembly, and it allows a path to redress grievances with the government. It begins “Congress shall make no law…” Pretty clear. In his distinguished 34-year career on the Supreme Court, Associate Jus-
tice Hugo Black said as much. He was the driving force behind the 1964 Times v. Sullivan decision that declared freedom of speech protections in the First Amendment restrict public officials from suing for defamation. Black also sat solidly behind the press in the 1971 Pentagon Papers case in which The New York Times published damaging evidence about the government’s involvement in Vietnam. Black wrote: “…Only a free and unrestrained press can effectively expose deception in government.” I’ve made my living, raised a family, paid my mortgage thanks to the First Amendment. I get edgy whenever someone tries to mess with it. I don’t like it. And yet… People have messed with it – a lot. There are libel laws sometimes used to intimidate reporters from pursuing stories. Libel laws ostensibly restrict the press from unjustly defaming individuals and organizations. Also, newspapers cannot copy information verbatim or run a photo from a published work without facing a suit over copywrite infringement. What gives?
The Constitution says “Congress shall make no laws…” Well, I’m willing to discuss it. Pretty much everyone in the newspaper business loves discussing it. The “press” is the only profession, by the way, specifically cited for protection in the Constitution. One of the best expressions of that distinction came from Justice Potter Stewart in his dissent opinion in a 1971 case involving police searches of newsrooms. “Perhaps as a matter of abstract policy a newspaper office should receive no more protection from unannounced police searches than, say, the office of a doctor or the office of a bank. But we are here to uphold a Constitution. And our Constitution does not explicitly protect the practice of medicine or the business of banking from all abridgement by government. It does explicitly protect the freedom of the press. I love that. On the other hand, should I be able to pick out of the air some local businessman and publish an article saying he is a shady no-goodnik who parks in handicapped stalls?
I’m willing to discuss that or any other matter relating to the First Amendment and the press. Let’s hold a town hall. Now, concerning the Second Amendment… I don’t like anyone messing around with the Constitution – not the First, Second, Third or any other amendments. I grew up in the rural Midwest and spent a lot of my youth hunting, so I’m familiar with guns. Many of my friends own one. We want to keep them, too, for a variety of reasons. We all came by our firearms legally, and we all took safety courses on their proper use. By golly, we’d probably be willing to talk to other people about our guns, maybe discuss safety and care, whether we’d ever loan one to a high school senior or whether we’d give one to a certified manic depressive. There are some people who won’t talk about these sorts of things, though. Sixty of them are in the U.S. Senate. There are a lot more in the Georgia Legislature. They won’t discuss it.
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They come from below (and they sting)! We outdoor writer types live by a rigorous code, a code that’s every bit as demanding as any. We are required, among other things, to be Fearless In All Situations. That means that we must STEVE HUDSON be able to handle Get Outside Georgia, outdoorsy things aa4bw@comcast.net like avalanches and tsunamis in stride and without even blinking. Otherwise, we might miss The Big Story. Right? Say that a couple of us Outdoor Writer types are out there in the wilderness somewhere, maybe walking on the Big Creek Greenway and looking for signs of Bigfoot. Exactly why we are looking for Bigfoot on the Greenway is unclear, but there we are… and suddenly there’s a roaring avalanche! What if all that collapsing snow distracted our attention at the critical moment when Bigfoot himself splashed through the creek and then crossed the Greenway 50 feet in front of us? What if we missed that and could not report it to you? See, that’s why we have to be fearless, with steely concentration and nerves of purest steel. As it turns out, the secret international organization which governs such things actually requires a signed and notarized affirmation of “fearlessness.” This must be submitted in triplicate, by the way. And don’t even think about learning the secret handshake until this has been done! Yes, being an Outdoor Writer is a heady thing. “But why are you telling us these secret things?” you ask. To be honest, I tell you these things to set the stage for a confession. You see, when I submitted my application to the committee, it is possible that I might have fudged just a wee tiny bit on one aspect of that fearlessness thing. No, it wasn’t snakes. Or wild, deranged hogs. Or scorpions, skunks or giant killer squid. Instead, it was yellow jackets. There. I said it. I am absolutely and truly terrified of yellow jackets. I know they won’t eat me, like that killer squid might. But they’re sneaky little devils. They tend to be aggressive. And they sting (and that hurts). So, I will go to great lengths to avoid
them. My buddy and I were hiking at Sweetwater Creek the other day. He was about 20 feet in front of me on a narrow trail when he turned and called back, “Be careful as you pass these rocks. I think there might be a yellow jacket nest under that first ledge.” That was all it took. Suddenly in my mind the ledge was surrounded by flashing red “DANGER” lights! Klaxon horns were sounding! Armed guards with bazookas and swords were waving me off! Who was I to argue with swords? So, I gave the rock a wide berth, scrambling through a 5-acre patch of poison ivy and 10 miles of militarygrade thorn bushes to bypass the rock and get safely back to the trail. Alas, it was not my finest moment. Hopefully it was also not the moment that Bigfoot decided to enjoy a picnic on those very rocks. But it could have been. I’ll never know. Darn you, yellow jackets. So how does one deal with yellow jackets while enjoying the outside world? That’s a surprisingly practical question. Yellow jackets are out there by the zillions, as anyone who has spent any time in the outdoors knows, but there are some things you can do to minimize the odds of an unpleasant encounter. First, consider the casual encounter with a yellow jacket or two or three – you know, like when you stop trailside for lunch. You break out the food, and here they come. Open food draws them like magnets, it seems. But so do floral scents (think “shampoo” or “deodorant” or other scented products) and even bright colors or flower-like patterns on clothing. Maybe that’s why so many hiking clothes are gray or olive. The solutions to this one are straightforward. Avoid floral scents, bright colors, and (as much as you can) open but uncovered food. A second and possibly more unsettling scenario is the inadvertent encounter with an honest-to-goodness yellow jacket nest. Yellow jackets nest in enclosed places. Hollow logs are favorites. So are underground cavities such as chipmunk burrows. The portals to these nests can be anywhere, even right in the middle of your favorite hiking trail, and it may take nothing more than an unfortunate step from you (or your dog) to sound the alarm. This takes on special significance if you’re hiking single-file with
a group, since the folks at the front can stir up a nest and leave a horde of riled-up stinging insects for the unsuspecting folks bringing up the rear. The best way to avoid such problems is to be “yellow jacket aware.” If you notice insects zooming into or away from a single spot on or near the trail, there’s a good chance you’re seeing yellow jackets coming and going. You might even be able to spot the entrance to their nest. Trust your ears, too, for you may be able to hear the buzzing – something which can provide a valuable (but also kind of terrifying) warning. Should you swat a yellow jacket if it comes near you? For that matter, should you throw rocks at the nest or poke it with a stick? Not good ideas! If you aggravate even one yellow jacket, it will release alarm pheromones that quickly alert all its buddies and put them in “defense” mode. But what if, despite your best ef-
forts at avoidance, you still accidentally stir up a yellow jacket nest? One thing NOT to do is stand there and panic. You will not be able to ward off the swarm by jumping about and flailing your arms, no matter how impressive that display may be! Instead, get away as quickly as possible. That means “run.” You may still get some stings, but by moving away fast you may be able to reduce the number. If you’re allergic to stings, it goes without saying that you should always carry an Epi pen or other emergency treatment. Yellow jackets are just part of the outdoor world, and sooner or later you’ll encounter them. Remember, when you’re in the outdoors, you’re in their backyard. But they’re as interested in leaving you alone as you are in leaving them alone. Keep that in mind. Keep your eyes and ears open, and you’ll up the odds of a good day on the trail.
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A judge in cowboy boots If you ask just about anyone who knew Judge William “Bill“ Daniel (1922–2002), one of the first things they will mention is his cowboy boots. His boots were only part of the story of this fascinating gentleman who raised purebred Santa Gertrudis cattle on his ranch on Mountain Road in Milton while simultaneously being a respected attorney and judge in Atlanta. BOB MEYERS Bill somehow merged two successful careers, switching from one world to another with ease. Those who knew him in one world didn’t necessarily know much about his other. He was a committed attorney with a big heart and impish grin. His favorite phrase was “...the most beautiful words in the English language are...’not guilty.’ “ At the same time he was a leader in the local cattle raising business – a real cowboy at heart. Even his suits were specially made cowboy style. His wife, Jean Hammack Daniel (1925-2019), would tell the story of Bill’s appointment to the Fulton Country Superior Court in 1979. He was sent to the National Judicial College at the University of Nevada to learn how to be a judge. He left home with only one interest, the law, and returned home a committed cowboy. He attended the college several times and bought back a new article of cowboy attire from each visit, finally a pair of boots. “He never wore shoes again,” Jean said. “He found his true calling.” She called him the Grandma Moses of cowboys. While serving as judge, Bill bought a horse, Yankee, and 31 acres of prime land in Milton. He named the parcel Diamond Dollar Ranch and made several trips to the famed King Ranch in Texas to buy prized Santa Gertrudis cattle. Soon he was in the cattle breeding business. The couple sold their house in Buckhead and moved to their ranch in 1993. A century old barn existed on the property. Bill added cattle pens, chutes and a bunkhouse where he gave free rent to cowhands he needed to handle his cattle. In the 1980s he became active in the North Georgia Cattleman’s Association and at one time served as president. Dr. Lanier Orr, a cattleman and owner of the Orr Animal Hospital in Cumming says Bill was “ahead of his time. Back then, people did not believe that women were interested in the cattle business. Bill brought women into the organization, and they have played a vital role ever since.” Bill came by his love of the land honestly. He was raised on a farm in the small town of Eastman in central Georgia where his father was a horse and mule trainer before becoming a Gulf Oil Distributer and auto dealer, according to his son-in-law lawyer Stan Lawson. Bill attended the local junior college before enrolling at Emory University. His education was interrupted by WW II when he served as a Navy medic in the Pacific. After the war he obtained an LLM or Master of Laws degree from Duke
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Judge William Daniel in his judicial robe. Circa 1996.
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The front of the century old barn on the Diamond Dollar Ranch shows the effects of time. This historic relic of the past was hand-built with simple tools and reminds us of the succession of individuals who depended on it for their livelihoods.
University. While establishing his cattle operation in Milton, Bill was pursuing his career as a criminal defense lawyer in Atlanta. In 1974 he and four colleagues established the Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, with Bill serving as its first president. Much of the early work of the association was done out of Bill’s one-man office in Atlanta. From a handful of members in the early years, the organization has grown to more than 1,500 members today. Jill Travis, the organization’s executive director, says “Bill Daniel is a hero to this organization.” Bill wrote the “Georgia Criminal Trial Practice” reference book which is still used by every Georgia practitioner. For more than 20 years the Bill Daniel Trial Advocacy Program – named in his honor – has offered seminars to sharpen the courtroom skills of young criminal defense lawyers. Samuel “Dick” Ruben, today the Federal Defender for the State of Idaho, recalls working with Bill be-
Judge William “Bill” Daniel and Jean Daniel with their horse Yankee on their ranch in Milton. Circa 1991.
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The judge attached a bunkhouse to the barn where ranch hands lived rent free in exchange for work with the ranch’s Santa Gertrudis herd.
ginning in 1969 when they were young attorneys in Atlanta. Dick says, “Bill was a wonderful man, a real advocate for those individuals who are generally marginalized and without a voice, always a gentleman, but also always a powerful force for the folks he represented.” Bill was active in other ways. He taught Sunday school at the Wieuca Road Baptist Church for more than 20 years with some of his students remaining with the class the entire time. He also served as Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Masons in Georgia in 1990. Bill and Jean’s property has been put up for sale. Their three daughters, Mary Stark, Judi Lawson and Isabell Daniel are hopeful the property will be sold as a unit to someone who will operate it as a farm with the same dedication and commitment displayed by their parents. Bob is the Milton Historical Society Director Emeritus. You can email him at bobmey@bellsouth.net.
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Gateway: Continued from Page 13 about the design is that it calls for the removal of a 75-year-old oak tree and three others. Nagrani said the property next to his is facing a similar fate. Another resident, Patti Gordon, who lives on Neel Reid Drive, said she is concerned about a roundabout that is being proposed in front of her community. She said that with most of traffic traveling north and south, it will be
Budget: Continued from Page 5 expected to total around $78 million, up from $71.4 million in the current year. The city says this is due to increased costs and a spike in service demands. By department, Public Safety draws the largest share of the 2023 budget, accounting for 30 percent of the
hard for her and her neighbors to go east or west. She said she’s also worried about drivers cutting across two lanes of traffic at almost a 90-degree angle, which would not be safe. Lastly, resident Claire Barnes said she’s worried the Historic Gateway project will encourage more commuter traffic. “We are watching and will hold each of you accountable to be bold and keep the goal in mind of making Roswell the number one community in America,” Barnes said. “Stand up to GDOT, protect our businesses’, restaurants’ and
residents’ quality of life. Tell GDOT we are not going to allow Roswell to be a cut through community for commuter traffic.” Councilman Mike Palermo, who filled in as mayor pro tem for Mayor Kurt Wilson May 31, said that at some point in the past two years, the city received a letter from GDOT stating it was not going to give the city “any voice” in the project. However, some residents claimed they were told GDOT simply takes the design given to them by the Roswell Department of Transportation. “That being said, I am optimistic
overall spending. Public Works and the Finance Department each make up 13 percent of the budget expenses. New Public Safety initiatives include reopening the Alpharetta jail and funding four new full-time police officer positions. Budget plans initially allocated $200,000 to operate the jail, but the cost estimations were cut by more than half ahead of the May 16 meeting as the city worked with the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office to solidify operating plans. The new police positions are
expected to cost the county more than $650,000, a little less than half of that going toward extra equipment and vehicles for the new officers. The City Council first discussed the budget at its May 2 meeting and made minor changes on May 16. The budget plan has remained unchanged since then. The council held three public hearings on the budget before its final passage Monday, and no residents commented on the budget during any of the three public hearings.
and hopeful that this current mayor in council can find a way to get support from GDOT to find some ways to make it thinner,” Palermo said. “That is something I know certainly the mayor has started some conversations or dialogue with trying to get in touch and meeting with GDOT.” The next City Council Open Forum is slated for Aug. 29 at 7 p.m. at City Hall.
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Security guard pulls gun after row with couple By JAKE DRUKMAN jake@appenmedia.com MILTON, Ga. — A 22-year-old private security guard working at the Crabapple Market drew his gun during a confrontation with a man and woman at Peace Love and Pizza May 30, according to a police report. The security guard, an Atlanta resident, called Milton police around 9:45 p.m. to report unwanted persons in the shopping center. He said he saw a vehicle park in the center and that he pulled toward the vehicle and informed the driver that the businesses in the center were closed. Peace Love and Pizza is open until 10 p.m. on weekdays, according to the business’ website. May 30 was Memorial Day, but a
manager at Peace Love and Pizza said the business operated its regular hours that day. The guard told police the 21-yearold driver, a Sandy Springs resident, informed him he was there to pick up a pizza and began using “foul language” toward him. He said the suspect then drove away and parked at Olde Blind Dog Irish Pub in the adjacent building. The guard said he pulled toward the vehicle again and attempted to take a picture of the vehicle’s tag. He said that as he tried to take the picture, the driver’s girlfriend stepped out of the vehicle and approached the guard’s vehicle. The guard said he tried to back away but could not because other people had gathered behind the vehicle. The guard said he believed the people
behind his vehicle were friends of the driver. He stated he gave verbal commands for the people to back away from his vehicle, but they did not. He admitted to pulling his gun out of its holster but said he “was holding it close to his chest not pointing it at anyone.” Police then spoke with the driver’s girlfriend, also from Sandy Springs, who said the guard never identified himself as security. She said the guard used foul language and told the two to leave and “not loiter around the property.” She said he told them to leave even after they informed him they were there to pick up a pizza. After the driver moved to the pub and the guard followed, the girlfriend said she got out of the car to take a picture of the security guard’s vehicle tag. She said the
guard had blocked their car with his own so the two could not leave. She said the guard “aggressively pulled forward like he was trying to run her over” and then backed up. The woman said she then saw the guard pointing his gun at her. She also said she did not know other people began blocking the guard’s car. When asked if anyone else had seen the guard point his gun at her, she stated they did not. The driver recorded a video of the incident, which he showed police. The footage shows the guard’s vehicle parked “at a distance” and that the driver was cursing at the guard, according to the report. The driver and his girlfriend declined to press charges but wanted the incident recorded.
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and the car parked. The driver said he and his friends were filming him doing donuts, and that “he did not know where else to perform the maneuver other than a vacant parking lot.” The officer informed the men about Georgia laws regarding laying drag marks and reckless driving. He issued the driver a citation for the drag marks and released him.
Continued from Page 2 After being alerted to be on the lookout for a pickup with U-Haul markings spotted leaving the scene of a robbery earlier in the day, an Alpharetta police officer spied a truck matching the description at a BP gas station on Mansell Road around 5 p.m. As the officer pulled behind the vehicle, a woman left the store and entered the truck. When the officer turned on his blue lights, the truck fled “at a high rate of speed,” laying drag marks in the parking lot. The truck crossed over a large grassy median onto Mansell Road. The officer did not pursue the truck. The report notes the officer intends to investigate the driver’s identity.
ALPHARETTA, Ga. — A Canton man reported that the catalytic converter was stolen from his pickup truck May 27 outside North Point Mall. The man said he had left his truck parked outside Van Maur around 1 p.m. for about an hour. When he returned to the truck, he noticed it sounded as though it had no muffler. The man initially thought he had knocked the muffler loose while driving over speed bumps at the mall. When he got home and checked under his vehicle, he noticed his catalytic converter was missing. The man filed a report with mall security, but they told him there are no cameras facing the parking lot where he had parked. The man filed a police report for
Cumming man cited for laying drag in lot ALPHARETTA, Ga. — A 23-year-old driver from Cumming was cited May 28 after police saw him laying drag marks in a vacant parking lot on Brookside Parkway just before noon. The responding officer was on a routine patrol of the area when he saw a cloud of smoke coming from the lot. When the officer approached, he noticed a sports car and an SUV surrounded by five men. Five minutes later, a man entered the sports car and began doing donuts in the parking lot, leaving burnt rubber marks on the pavement and creating smoke. The officer turned on his blue lights
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