News Nearby: 'Trusted' Neighbor Charged with Robbery; School Resource Officer Hit by Car
Check out these Patch headlines from communities not far from Cumming and Forsyth County.
John Anderson Gibbs, 42, of Grove Circle in Cartersville, was charged in connection with the alleged armed robbery of his neighbor, a 58-year-old disabled, blind woman.
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'Trusted' Neighbor Charged in Alleged Armed Robbery - Cartersville Patch
A man suspected in the armed robbery of a disabled, blind woman, 58, was arrested when authorities caught up with him at the hospital being treated for a suspected drug overdose.
A Bartow County Sheriff's Office deputy cuffed John Anderson Gibbs, 42, of Grove Circle in Cartersville, in connection with the armed robbery reported yesterday [Wednesday] afternoon. For more on this story, visit Cartersville Patch.
School Resource Officer Hit by Car at Meadowcreek High - Lilburn-Mountain Park Patch
The school resource officer was struck by a car at Meadowcreek High School in unincorporated Norcross on Thursday morning.
According to Gwinnett County Police, the officer was involved in a foot chase with an offender when he was hit by the vehicle. For more on this story, visit Lilburn-Mountain Park Patch.
Police Shootout at Family Dollar - Cascade Patch
Early Thursday morning gunfire was exchanged between a man and an APD officer who was responding to a "prowler call" at the Family Dollar located at 3500 Martin Luther King Dr.
According to a WSB report, "the police said the person pulled a gun and they exchanged gunfire. The man was hit twice and taken to the hospital in critical condition." For more on this story, visit Cascade Patch.
