Crime

Car break-in suspects arrested in Ala.

Submitted by Beth Sawicki, Where U Live Producer

Thursday, December 5th, 2013, 10:36am

PELHAM, Ala. -- Investigators believe two men arrested in Alabama last month are responsible for multiple car break-ins in metro Atlanta.

Oscar Moses Badger, 37, and Bobby Hanna, 24, were arrested Nov. 14 in Pelham, Ala. Police said they were caught trying to break into a car in a daycare center parking lot. They led Alabama authorities on a brief chase, but were soon captured.

Cherokee County (Ga.) Sheriff's Lt. Jay Baker said investigators believe Badger and Hanna are behind at least six car break-ins at local parks and daycare centers in early November.

They may also be responsible for thefts in Gwinnett County and Peachtree City, Baker said.

Badger and Hanna are both from south Florida. At their time of their Alabama arrest, they were out of jail on bond for similar crimes in Pennsylvania and Texas. Because of this, they are being held on $2 million bond.

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Friday, November 1st, 2013, 10:05am

Lilburn teen arrested for hiding weapon near school

LILBURN, Ga. -- A 17-year-old Berkmar High School student was arrested after stashing a gun in some bushes near the campus.

Demarcus Connell Lewis Jr. was charged with being a person under 18 in possession of a pistol or revolver.

A witnessed told Lilburn police that on Wednesday, she saw a young man hide a pistol in some bushes adjacent to her workplace, which is next to the Berkmar High campus.

Investigators found the unloaded gun in the bushes and used surveillance video to identify Lewis as the student who placed it there, according to Lilburn police spokesperson Nikki Perry.

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Friday, August 2nd, 2013, 6:10pm

Cobb couple indicted for murdering grandfather

MABLETON, Ga. -- Two Mableton residents were indicted by a Cobb County Grand Jury for stabbing an elderly man to death.

Casey Collins and Sarah Cook face charges of murder, aggravated assault, armed robbery and concealing a death in the May 2013 death of 78-year-old Edward Smith of Lilburn.

Cobb County District Attorney Vic Reynolds said 30-year-old Collins and 23-year-old Cook strangled Smith with a belt and stabbed him in his truck. The victim was Collins' grandfather.

Both suspects are being held without bond in the Cobb County Jail. Their arraignment dates have not yet been set.

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Submitted by Beth Sawicki, Where U Live Producer

Friday, July 5th, 2013, 11:39am

LILBURN, Ga. -- Lilburn Police are looking for two men suspected of robbing a package store last week.

The robbery happened June 27 at Depot Bottle Shop on Lawrenceville Highway.

Surveillance video captured images of the suspects, described as two black men. One was wearing a hockey mask, while the other wore a baseball cap and had his face covered with a bandana.

Lilburn Police spokesperson Nikki Perry said video from a nearby business showed one of the suspects in the back of the Pawn Mart next door for several minutes before the robbery.

Anyone with information in this case is asked to call 911 or Lilburn Police at 770-638-2220.

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Monday, June 17th, 2013, 7:56am

Death penalty reinstated for convicted killer

LILBURN, Ga. -- The Georgia Supreme Court has reversed a lower court's ruling and reinstated the death penalty for the man convicted of a 1993 murder.

The high court's decision for Michael Wade Nance was released Monday.

The chain of events leading up to the Dec. 18, 1993 murder began with a bank robbery. According to information presented in court, Nance stole a car and drove it to the Tucker Federal Bank in Lilburn, which he robbed at gunpoint.

The bank teller slipped two dye packs into the cash she gave Nance. The packs exploded inside the car, emitting red dye and tear gas. Nance abandoned the car and ran across Indian Trail Road to a package store, where Gabor Balogh was backing his car out of a parking space.

A witness said Nance yanked open Balogh's car door and shot him in the left elbow. The bullet ricocheted into Balogh's chest, hit his heart and lodged in his liver. He died at the scene.

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Thursday, April 4th, 2013, 8:30am

Lilburn police searching for smash-and-grab suspect

LILBURN, Ga. -- Lilburn police are looking for a man accused of stealing lottery tickets during a recent smash-and-grab.

The suspect is accused of taking the scratch-off tickets from the Texaco on Lawrenceville Highway on Mar. 14.

Lilburn Police Chief Bruce Hedley said the suspect cashed in the tickets at gas stations in Decatur.

The same suspect is accused of another smash-and-grab attempt at the Shell station on Lawrenceville Highway on Feb. 15. Hedley said nothing was stolen in that incident.

Surveillance cameras at the Texaco captured images of the suspect, described as a tall, dark-skinned black man with a shaved head. He drove a small white four-door sedan with no hubcaps, and with a front quarter panel painted black or gray.

Anyone with information in this case is asked to call Lilburn police at 770-638-2220.

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Wednesday, March 20th, 2013, 9:54am

JOHNS CREEK, Ga. -- Police in Johns Creek are working to find a suspect accused of stealing an elderly man's identity.

Personal checks were stolen from the 89-year-old victim's home in early February, according to Johns Creek spokeswoman Rosemary Taylor.

Those checks were used to make purchases at Walmart stores in Lilburn, Lithonia, Loganville and Rome.

Taylor said police believe the suspect worked as a health care provider to the victim.

Anyone with information in this case is asked to call Crime Stoppers Atlanta at 404-577-8477. Tipsters can also leave information at crimestoppersatlanta.org.

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