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• Senior Vice President of Atlanta Housing Authority charged with housing assistance and pandemic relief fraud

  22-12-2025 22:43 via cbsnews.com
  A senior executive at the Atlanta Housing Authority is facing multiple federal charges, accused of exploiting housing assistance and pandemic relief programs for personal gain.Federal prosecutors say Tracy Denise Jones, 61, of Atlanta, was charged in a criminal information with conspiracy to commit theft of government funds, wire fraud, and credit application fraud. Jones was arraigned on Dec. 19, 2025, before U.S. Magistrate Judge John K. Larkins III.According to the U.S. Attorney's Office for
  
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• 100 animals rescued from Hall County home in suspected hoarding case, officials say

  22-12-2025 17:57 via cbsnews.com
  A call about a possible animal hoarding case in Hall County led officials to discover 100 animals living at a Gainesville home, authorities said.Officials with the Hall County Government said that Animal Control officers responded to the call at the home on Honeysuckle Road on Friday morning.Animal control rescued 82 dogs, seven cats, eight rabbits, one horse, one bird, and a fish."While not currently available for rescue, all animals are in the care of the Hall County Animal Shelter, receiving
  
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• Dog fight in Hall County park ends in deadly shooting and man charged with murder, deputies say

  22-12-2025 17:17 via cbsnews.com
  A fight between two dogs in a Hall County park ended with one man dead and another man charged with murder and other offenses over the weekend, deputies say.Investigators say the shots rang out in Simpson Park off of Georgia 53/Dawsonville Highway around 3:30 p.m. on Sunday.According to authorities, the two strangers were walking their dogs in the park when the two animals started fighting. One man, identified as 52-year-old Todd Alexander Stalcup, allegedly pulled out a handgun and shot the oth
  
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• Deputies searching for 3 "armed and dangerous" inmates on the run after escaping the DeKalb County Jail

  22-12-2025 16:55 via cbsnews.com
  Deputies are searching for three inmates who escaped from the DeKalb County Jail on Monday morning.Authorities say the three fugitives should be considered armed and dangerous.According to investigators, security teams discovered the three men were missing during a routine check. The sheriff's office is working closely with other local law enforcement agencies to try to locate the inmates."We take this breach very seriously and are working diligently to ensure these individuals are safely return
  
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• Man injured after self-inflicted gunshot wound at Atlanta airport, police say

  22-12-2025 01:30 via cbsnews.com
  A man was injured Sunday afternoon after suffering a self-inflicted gunshot wound inside Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, according to police. The incident happened shortly after 3:30 p.m. near the South Terminal baggage claim escalators, an area located before airport security, officials said. A television displays a "no guns" sign at the Transportation Security Administration security area at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Wednesday, Jan. 25,
  
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