ALPHARETTA, Ga. (MyFOX Atlanta) – A rash of car break-ins ended after Alpharetta police tracked down the alleged burglar with his own cell phone. Police said it wasn't hard to find the juvenile who later confessed to at least 18 car break-ins because investigators found his cell phone at the scene of the crime.Break-in victim Jackie Banning just got his GPS unit and his satellite radio reinstalled in his car. Police said Banning's car was one of at least 18 vehicles in two subdivisions burglarized Saturday night.
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"The vast majority of these 18 vehicles that were broken into were unlocked," said George Gordan of the Alpharetta Department of Public Safety.Alpharetta police said GPS units, cell phones, radios, game consoles and other items were stolen from the unlocked vehicles.Banning said he suspected the burglars were trying to steal his car because he'd left keys to another vehicle in it. Banning said police found some of the loot in his car."They left in such a hurry they left their stuff in this car," said BanningAlpharetta police said one of the things left behind in Banning's car was a cell phone that belonged to one of the burglars."Our officer contacted a contact from the cell phone and the person on the other end told the officer who the cell phone belonged to," said Gordan.
Police arrested a juvenile in the case and expect to make other arrests based on his confession."So what's the lesson here? Lock your car, you're [going to] have to do it," said Banning.Alpharetta police agreed. Police say during tough economic times car break-ins, especially involving unlocked vehicles, skyrocket.
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Alpharetta Class Will Teach How To Make Rain Barrel
By DOUG NURSE / www.ajc.com / Published on: 07/30/08
Yes, it has been raining sporadically, but instead of assuming the drought is over, Alpharetta is encouraging people to make rain barrels.
The city, along with Fulton County Public Works Water Services, is offering classes on making rain barrels Aug. 6 at the Alpharetta Adult Activity Center at North Park. The classes cost $25, which covers the cost of materials. Participants should bring a vehicle big enough to carry the barrel.
National Weather Service meteorologist Stephen Konarik said rainfall lately has been about normal but not enough to lift the area from its severe drought classification. Thus far, metro Atlanta has received 25.5 inches in 2008, compared with the 31.11 average for this time of year.
"It's not getting worse, but we haven't gotten the surplus we need," Konarik said. "The same steps that were in place last summer should be continued."
Most cities, including Alpharetta, have adopted the state watering restrictions. Under the restrictions, outdoor watering for new landscaping, and yards can be watered by hand on certain days.
People living at even and unnumbered addresses may water on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday; folks residing at odd-numbered addresses may water on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday between the midnight to 10 a.m. The hand watering exemption applies to landscapes only. Irrigation systems may not be run under this exemption.Water from rain barrels, however, can be used without restraint.
Registration for the program concludes at noon Thursday. For more information, call Terry Porter at 678-297-6200 or e-mail tporter@alpahretta.ga.us.
Yes, it has been raining sporadically, but instead of assuming the drought is over, Alpharetta is encouraging people to make rain barrels.
The city, along with Fulton County Public Works Water Services, is offering classes on making rain barrels Aug. 6 at the Alpharetta Adult Activity Center at North Park. The classes cost $25, which covers the cost of materials. Participants should bring a vehicle big enough to carry the barrel.
National Weather Service meteorologist Stephen Konarik said rainfall lately has been about normal but not enough to lift the area from its severe drought classification. Thus far, metro Atlanta has received 25.5 inches in 2008, compared with the 31.11 average for this time of year.
"It's not getting worse, but we haven't gotten the surplus we need," Konarik said. "The same steps that were in place last summer should be continued."
Most cities, including Alpharetta, have adopted the state watering restrictions. Under the restrictions, outdoor watering for new landscaping, and yards can be watered by hand on certain days.
People living at even and unnumbered addresses may water on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday; folks residing at odd-numbered addresses may water on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday between the midnight to 10 a.m. The hand watering exemption applies to landscapes only. Irrigation systems may not be run under this exemption.Water from rain barrels, however, can be used without restraint.
Registration for the program concludes at noon Thursday. For more information, call Terry Porter at 678-297-6200 or e-mail tporter@alpahretta.ga.us.
UGA Lineman May Not Miss Games
DUI charges he faced reduced; suspension is discretionary
By CHIP TOWERS / www.ajc.com / Published on: 07/30/08
Georgia offensive lineman Clint Boling might not be suspended after all.
Boling, a sophomore guard from Alpharetta, confirmed to the Journal-Constitution on Wednesday that DUI charges against him were reduced to reckless driving. Boling declined further comment.
Earlier this month, Boling was suspended for the first two games of this season by head coach Mark Richt as a result of those charges. However, no one could say for certain whether Boling would be fully reinstated.
Richt was in Connecticut and Boston on Wednesday and could not be reached for comment. Claude Felton, UGA's director of sports communication, confirmed that the charges against Boling were reduced but could not say how that development might affect Boling's status on the team."That's something I'm sure Coach Richt will address," Felton said.
Alcohol-related convictions are automatic suspensions under the Georgia Athletic Association's conduct code but misdemeanors are left to the coach's discretion, and Richt typically doesn't discipline players for traffic offenses.
Boling, a 6-foot-5, 290-pound graduate of Chattahoochee High, played in all 13 games and started 11 as a true freshman last season. He is slated to start again this season.
According to police reports, Boling, 19, was pulled over for leaving the roadway and changing lanes without using a turning signal at 1:30 a.m. on May 14 in Alpharetta. He refused a breathalyzer test and was arrested for DUI.
Boling's development brightens what was once a bleak-looking offseason in terms of disciplinary issues. Georgia had seven football players arrested various offenses between Jan. 21 and July 3 of this year. However, only three will have to miss games as a result.
Sophomore defensive end Michael Lemon was dismissed from the team earlier this month after being charged with felony aggravated battery. Fullback Fred Munzenmaier (two games) and safety Donavon Baldwin (one game) were suspended for alcohol-related offenses.
Richt decided offensive linemen Justin Anderson and Trinton Sturdivant would not be suspended after charges of simple battery brought against them by a pregnant woman were resolved through UGA via informal resolution. Police dismissed a concealed-weapons charge against another Georgia player.
By CHIP TOWERS / www.ajc.com / Published on: 07/30/08
Georgia offensive lineman Clint Boling might not be suspended after all.
Boling, a sophomore guard from Alpharetta, confirmed to the Journal-Constitution on Wednesday that DUI charges against him were reduced to reckless driving. Boling declined further comment.
Earlier this month, Boling was suspended for the first two games of this season by head coach Mark Richt as a result of those charges. However, no one could say for certain whether Boling would be fully reinstated.
Richt was in Connecticut and Boston on Wednesday and could not be reached for comment. Claude Felton, UGA's director of sports communication, confirmed that the charges against Boling were reduced but could not say how that development might affect Boling's status on the team."That's something I'm sure Coach Richt will address," Felton said.
Alcohol-related convictions are automatic suspensions under the Georgia Athletic Association's conduct code but misdemeanors are left to the coach's discretion, and Richt typically doesn't discipline players for traffic offenses.
Boling, a 6-foot-5, 290-pound graduate of Chattahoochee High, played in all 13 games and started 11 as a true freshman last season. He is slated to start again this season.
According to police reports, Boling, 19, was pulled over for leaving the roadway and changing lanes without using a turning signal at 1:30 a.m. on May 14 in Alpharetta. He refused a breathalyzer test and was arrested for DUI.
Boling's development brightens what was once a bleak-looking offseason in terms of disciplinary issues. Georgia had seven football players arrested various offenses between Jan. 21 and July 3 of this year. However, only three will have to miss games as a result.
Sophomore defensive end Michael Lemon was dismissed from the team earlier this month after being charged with felony aggravated battery. Fullback Fred Munzenmaier (two games) and safety Donavon Baldwin (one game) were suspended for alcohol-related offenses.
Richt decided offensive linemen Justin Anderson and Trinton Sturdivant would not be suspended after charges of simple battery brought against them by a pregnant woman were resolved through UGA via informal resolution. Police dismissed a concealed-weapons charge against another Georgia player.
Alpharetta Convention And Visitors Bureau Names Chairman
By DAVID PENDERED / www.ajc.com
The board that oversees Alpharetta's travel industry has named as its chairman the city official who helps manage growth and development.
Diana Wheeler, Alpharetta's director of community development, was named chairman of the board of directors of the Alpharetta Convention and Visitors Bureau.
Wheeler has served as the city's development director for 15 years. During that period the city has sought to balance the growth of residential and commercial land uses. The city now is participating in long-term efforts that aim to reduce traffic congestion by promoting developments that are easier for people to walk around, rather than requiring them to travel by car.
Wheeler has served on the city's hospitality board for nine years. Before Wheeler moved to Alpharetta and became the city's development director, she held similar jobs in two south Florida cities. Wheeler is a member of the American Planning Association, the board that oversees the Georgia Planning Association, and the Georgia Regional Leadership Institute.
Alpharetta and Roswell are devoting considerable attention to fostering the tourism and convention industry in north Fulton.
Roswell is in the midst of evaluating the economic impact of the city's travel business, which is thought to generate about $7 million a year for local shops, restaurants, hotels and other consumer-based businesses
The board that oversees Alpharetta's travel industry has named as its chairman the city official who helps manage growth and development.
Diana Wheeler, Alpharetta's director of community development, was named chairman of the board of directors of the Alpharetta Convention and Visitors Bureau.
Wheeler has served as the city's development director for 15 years. During that period the city has sought to balance the growth of residential and commercial land uses. The city now is participating in long-term efforts that aim to reduce traffic congestion by promoting developments that are easier for people to walk around, rather than requiring them to travel by car.
Wheeler has served on the city's hospitality board for nine years. Before Wheeler moved to Alpharetta and became the city's development director, she held similar jobs in two south Florida cities. Wheeler is a member of the American Planning Association, the board that oversees the Georgia Planning Association, and the Georgia Regional Leadership Institute.
Alpharetta and Roswell are devoting considerable attention to fostering the tourism and convention industry in north Fulton.
Roswell is in the midst of evaluating the economic impact of the city's travel business, which is thought to generate about $7 million a year for local shops, restaurants, hotels and other consumer-based businesses
Friday, July 25, 2008
See and Do - Before it All Vanishes
by By Kirsten Tagami / www.ajc.com
Alpharetta native Holt Webb quit his job at a camera store to take on a project that has special resonance for those of us who live in this constantly changing metropolis. He is traveling across America, photographing vanishing places. And there are plenty: from fields of retired airplanes to entire small towns that have been abandoned.
Webb told the AJC that the project has its roots in his childhood experience of seeing natural places paved over and turned into shopping centers or housing.“Growing up, I saw many of the places where I used to play succumb to development. I saw the same thing when I lived in San Diego, where there were always new strip malls or condos being built, and it broke me up. True, some changes are for the better, but how many kids do you think will ever see a black bear or a ponderosa pine? Seeing these places change so quickly made me think I should go out and see what America has before it’s all different.”
His journey — in a vegetable oil and solar-powered Winnebago — isn’t over. But you can see his photos so far at Ann Jackson Gallery, 932 Canton St. in Roswell. The gallery’s regular hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays; noon-5 p.m. Sundays. More info. at the gallery’s website and at Webb’s site or by calling 770-993-4783.
Alpharetta native Holt Webb quit his job at a camera store to take on a project that has special resonance for those of us who live in this constantly changing metropolis. He is traveling across America, photographing vanishing places. And there are plenty: from fields of retired airplanes to entire small towns that have been abandoned.
Webb told the AJC that the project has its roots in his childhood experience of seeing natural places paved over and turned into shopping centers or housing.“Growing up, I saw many of the places where I used to play succumb to development. I saw the same thing when I lived in San Diego, where there were always new strip malls or condos being built, and it broke me up. True, some changes are for the better, but how many kids do you think will ever see a black bear or a ponderosa pine? Seeing these places change so quickly made me think I should go out and see what America has before it’s all different.”
His journey — in a vegetable oil and solar-powered Winnebago — isn’t over. But you can see his photos so far at Ann Jackson Gallery, 932 Canton St. in Roswell. The gallery’s regular hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays; noon-5 p.m. Sundays. More info. at the gallery’s website and at Webb’s site or by calling 770-993-4783.
Kids II Infant Rattles Recalled
Published: July 25, 2008 at 1:27 PM
WASHINGTON, July 25 (UPI) -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a voluntary recall of Kids II infant rattles because of a choking hazard.
The rattles, imported from China by Kids II Inc. of Alpharetta, Ga., include antenna attached to a bee figure. The tip of the antenna can detach, posing a choking hazard to small children, CPSC said in a statement.
About 19,000 of the recalled rattles were sold between January 2008 and June 2008 for between $2 and $3 each.
The rattles are a soft toy shaped like a bee with a yellow head and a stripped, green body. Recalled items include model No. 8534 with the date code PA8.
Consumers were advised to take the pacifiers away from children and contact Kids II for a free replacement.
Consumers can also call Kids II at at 877-325-7056 for more information.
WASHINGTON, July 25 (UPI) -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a voluntary recall of Kids II infant rattles because of a choking hazard.
The rattles, imported from China by Kids II Inc. of Alpharetta, Ga., include antenna attached to a bee figure. The tip of the antenna can detach, posing a choking hazard to small children, CPSC said in a statement.
About 19,000 of the recalled rattles were sold between January 2008 and June 2008 for between $2 and $3 each.
The rattles are a soft toy shaped like a bee with a yellow head and a stripped, green body. Recalled items include model No. 8534 with the date code PA8.
Consumers were advised to take the pacifiers away from children and contact Kids II for a free replacement.
Consumers can also call Kids II at at 877-325-7056 for more information.
New Rush Concert DVD Filmed At Alpharetta's Amphitheater
According to a posting on the RUSH fan site RushIsABand.com, RUSH filmed its July 22, 2008 concert at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Alpharetta, Georgia. The main purpose for the shoot was to get video footage of the songs "Red Barchetta", "The Trees", "Ghost Of A Chance" and "2112", along with Neil Peart's drum solo, to be included as bonus material on the band's upcoming companion DVD to the "Snakes & Arrows Live" two-CD set (released this past April), which featured the complete set performed in Rotterdam on the 2007 leg of the tour. Apparently the footage was to head immediately back to FogoLabs for processing after the show so it could be ready for the DVD — which now has a tentative release date of November 4. Guitarist Alex Lifeson and bassist/vocalist Geddy Lee will be taking the next several weeks off before putting their attention towards adding their finishing touches to the DVD and Neil is working on the packaging.
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