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News Nearby: Falcons RB Arrested for DUI; Lap Dances Forces Bar to Close

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Falcons RB Turner Arrested for DUI in Gwinnett
- Suwanee Patch

Atlanta Falcons starting running back Michael Turner, a Suwanee resident, was arrested early Tuesday (Sept. 18) on charges of DUI and speeding in Gwinnett, records show.

According to the Gwinnett Sheriff's Office, Turner, of a Chattooga Terrace address in Suwanee, was booked into the Gwinnett Detention Center shortly after 5 a.m. Tuesday. He was released on bond ($2,006 for DUI, $173 for speeding) shortly after 7 a.m. For more on this story see Suwanee Patch.

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South Forsyth Man Arrested in Stolen Eagle Sculpture Case
- Cumming Patch

A 29-year-old south Forsyth County man was arrested Monday in connection with the theft of the eagle bronze sculpture taken from the Big Creek Greenway three weeks ago.

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Pedro Castro Garcia was apprehended by authorities around noon today [Monday] at his residence and charged with theft by receiving stolen property, according to investigators with the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office, route: {:controller=>"listings", :action=>"show", :id=>"forsyth-county-sheriffs-office"} -->.

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