Hundreds gathered today to mourn two DeKalb County police officers killed a week ago in an apparent ambush. American flags draped the caskets of 26-year-old Ricky Bryant Junior and 33-year-old Eric Barker. The service was held at New Birth Missionary Baptist Church at Lithonia. Three men have been charged with shooting the officers to death in an apartment complex parking lot January 26th.
Showing posts with label DeKalb County Georgia. Show all posts
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Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Friday, January 4, 2008
UPDATE: Friday night developments in missing hiker case
Authorities in metro Atlanta's DeKalb County Friday night found the 'person of interest' in the case of missing female hiker Meredith Emerson. Additionally, Emerson's dog has been found safe by authorities.
A pair of 9-1-1 calls led police to a convenience store off Ashford-Dunwoody Road in DeKalb, where 61-year-old Gary Michael Hilton was taken into custody. In finding Hilton, authorities also discovered his white Chevy Astro van, which was being processed. A Georgia Bureau of Investigation spokesman says agents took Hilton to GBI headquarters in DeKalb soon after for questioning.
Hilton is the last person believed to have been seen with the 24-year-old Emerson. The woman left Tuesday morning with her dog to hike in Vogel State Park. Several witnesses later reported seeing a man fitting the description of Hilton walking with Emerson up the Freeman Trail on Blood Mountian in Union County.
Authorities also confirmed Friday night the discovery of Emerson's dog 'Ella', a black Labrador retreiver. The dog was found after it had wandered into a Kroger store in the Cumming area.
Searchers completed a third straight day of looking for any sign of Emerson in the north Georgia mountains. Early Friday morning, authorities had expanded their search to a 400 square-mile area in north Georgia.
A pair of 9-1-1 calls led police to a convenience store off Ashford-Dunwoody Road in DeKalb, where 61-year-old Gary Michael Hilton was taken into custody. In finding Hilton, authorities also discovered his white Chevy Astro van, which was being processed. A Georgia Bureau of Investigation spokesman says agents took Hilton to GBI headquarters in DeKalb soon after for questioning.
Hilton is the last person believed to have been seen with the 24-year-old Emerson. The woman left Tuesday morning with her dog to hike in Vogel State Park. Several witnesses later reported seeing a man fitting the description of Hilton walking with Emerson up the Freeman Trail on Blood Mountian in Union County.
Authorities also confirmed Friday night the discovery of Emerson's dog 'Ella', a black Labrador retreiver. The dog was found after it had wandered into a Kroger store in the Cumming area.
Searchers completed a third straight day of looking for any sign of Emerson in the north Georgia mountains. Early Friday morning, authorities had expanded their search to a 400 square-mile area in north Georgia.
Tuesday, October 9, 2007
Grady Hospital gets $5M
Georgia’s only Level 1 trauma care center has gotten a cash infusion. The Atlanta-Journal Constitution reports that last night DeKalb County commissioners voted to transfer $5 million dollars to struggling Grady Hospital in Atlanta. The money is contingent on Grady submitting a plan on how it’s going to get out of financial straits.
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