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News Nearby: Man Missing Since Monday; Teacher Arrested
Check out these Patch headlines from communities not far from Cumming and Forsyth County.
- Midtown Patch
Two men allegedly broke into a Savannah College of Art and Design dorm room in Midtown early Wednesday morning and bound and robbed a pair of male students.
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Atlanta Police are seeking two black males in connection with the incident that reportedly occurred around 6 a.m. at the Spring House, an on-campus housing facility in the 1400 block of Spring Street. See Midtown Patch for more details.
- Johns Creek Patch
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A Johns Creek High School teacher has been arrested and placed in the Fulton County Jail in Alpharetta after being served with arrest warrants for aggravated battery and assault and false imprisonment.
Michael T. Minton, 27, of Milton was arrested at the school on Sept. 13.
A woman told police that Minton, her boyfriend, allegedly punched and slammed her head into the wall at an Atlanta address. She went to an Athens hospital the next day. The woman provided police with photos of her injuries and hospital information. For more on this story visit Johns Creek Patch.
Marietta Man Missing Since Monday - Marietta Patch
Marietta Police are looking for a man who has been missing since Monday afternoon.
At approximately 12:25 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 17, Richard Linton, 37, walked out of his job at TASQ Electronics, 1169 Canton Rd., Marietta, for his lunch break.
However, after Linton’s departure, he was neither seen nor heard from again by anyone at his job or within his family. For more on this story visit Marietta Patch.
Powder Springs Gun Range Ok'd to Serve Alcohol - West Cobb Patch
The Powder Springs City Council has approved an alcohol license for the $3.5 million Governors Gun Club under construction.
More than a few citizens have expressed concern that "alcohol and guns do not mix." See West Cobb Patch for more on this story.
Kennesaw Resident to Appear on ABC's "Shark Tank" - Kennesaw Patch
Kennesaw resident Aaron Marino will be featured on ABC's "Shark Tank" today at 8 p.m., as he pitches the Alpha M. Style System to a panel of judges offering over $6.2 million of their own investment money to bankroll innovative entrepreneurs.
Marino, who's a graduate of Perkiomen Valley High School in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, has lived in the Kennesaw area for more than 10 years. See Kennesaw Patch for more on this story.
