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2 arrested for apartment burglaries

2 arrested for apartment burglaries

PEACHTREE CITY, Ga. -- Peachtree City Police have arrested two men suspected of burglarizing multiple units in three apartment complexes.

Marcus Taylor, 25, of Riverdale and Christopher Gray, 29, of East Point faces charges of felony burglary.

The duo is accused of several daytime burglaries at the Camden Apartments and both complexes of the Retreat Apartments from July 2011 to March 2012, according to Peachtree City Police spokeswoman Capt. Rosanna Dove.

The investigation continues. Dove said police expect to file more charges against Taylor and Gray.

2 arrested in gambling operation

2 arrested in gambling operation

FAYETTEVILLE, Ga. -- Fayetteville Police have arrested two people in connection with an illegal gambling operation at the Fayette Gift Shop.

The first suspect, 21-year-old Corina Venegas-Corral of Riverdale, was taken into custody during the police raid on the business on Apr. 17. Fayetteville Police spokesman Det. Mike Whitlow said she was charged with commercial gambling.

Sameer Syed, 32, of Peachtree City turned himself in on Monday. He was charged with commercial gambling and keeping a gambling place.

Whitlow said the investigation continues and more arrests are possible.

Anyone with information about illegal gambling in Fayette County is encouraged to call police at 770-461-4441.

Teen arrested for shooting 9 year old

Teen arrested for shooting 9 year old

RIVERDALE, Ga. -- Police have arrested a woman in the shooting of a 9-year-old girl in metro Atlanta. 

19-year-old Rachell Burrell appeared Saturday before a judge, who set her bail at $70,000.

Riverdale Police Chief Samuel Patterson says Burrell was staying with the victim, other children and adults in a "babysitting kind of capacity" at a home.

Investigators say the girl is expected to survive after being shot in the stomach Friday and was able to identify the person who shot her before being airlifted to an Atlanta hospital.

Burrell is charged with aggravated assault, reckless conduct, cruelty to children and possession of marijuana. It was unknown if she had hired an attorney.

The victim's name was not released.

SANDY SPRINGS | 2 arrested in Hammond Park shooting

SANDY SPRINGS | 2 arrested in Hammond Park shooting

SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. -- Two men were arrested after police said they shot at a teenager at Hammond Park in Sandy Springs.

Chavis Baker, 24, and 26-year-old Terence Doe were taken into custody Tuesday morning at the United Inn & Suites on Memorial Drive in Decatur.

Sandy Springs Police spokesman Steve Rose said Baker got into an argument with 18-year-old Khalif Quashon Williams at Hammond Park at around 3 p.m. Monday. Baker shot at Williams, then left the park with Doe in Doe's Ford Explorer.

Witnesses gave the car's tag number to police, and officers determined the Explorer was registered to Doe's mother in Beaufort, S.C., which is also Baker's hometown. Doe's mother cooperated with police and gave them her son's address.

Police recovered the gun used in the shooting when they arrested Baker and Doe. The gun was reported stolen in South Carolina last year, Rose said.

S.M.A.S.H. - Strategic Methods Against Street Harm

The Clayton County Police Department S.M.A.S.H. (Strategic Methods Against Street Harm) initiative was created in 2006. The objective of the S.M.A.S.H. program is to reduce crime within a school safety zone and deter school truancy.

2 arrested in fatal apartment shooting

2 arrested in fatal apartment shooting

DUNWOODY, Ga. -- Dunwoody Police have arrested two men in connection with a fatal shooting at the Pointe at Perimeter Apartments near Perimeter Mall.

Investigators said 32-year-old Ivan Perez was shot shortly before 4 p.m. Dec. 26 outside Building 8. He was pronounced dead at Grady Memorial Hospital.

On Dec. 30, police arrested 30-year-old Kevin Stallworth in Jonesboro in connection with Perez's death. A Norcross man, 33-year-old Antiwan Lane, was also arrested and charged with murder for hire. Both suspects are being held in the DeKalb County Jail.

Police have determined that Perez "was not the intended target" of this apparent murder-for-hire case, according to Dunwoody Police spokesman Mike Carlson.

Anyone with additional information in this case is asked to call Dunwoody Police at 678-382-6908. Anonymous tips can be left at www.dunwoodypolice.com.

Doctor indicted for Medicaid fraud

Doctor indicted for Medicaid fraud

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. -- A DeKalb County Grand Jury has indicted a doctor and his former office manager on two counts of Medicaid fraud.

Officials said that Dr. Tyrone Malloy and CathyAnn Edwards Warner accepted Medicaid payments for ultrasounds and elective abortions, even when the services were never performed. Federal funds may only be used to pay for abortions in extreme cases, such as rape, incest and a pregnancy that would endanger the mother's life.

Malloy owns and operates Old National Gynecology in College Park, which provides "non-surgical abortions," according to its website.

A statement released Thursday by Thelma Wyatt Moore, Malloy's attorney, says that a judge ruled in August of 2010 that "Malloy has never billed Medicaid improperly or illegally" and that "Dr. Malloy expects to be fully vindicated" of the charges.

Medicaid fraud is punishable by up to 10 years in prison and a $10,000 fine.