Thursday, February 28, 2013
Forsyth County was first called to the scene, but first responders realized the location was in Alpharetta, so the city got the call.
Update: 2-28-13, 8:52 a.m. A construction worker died in an accident at McGinnis Ferry Road and Windward Concourse early Wednesday afternoon, according to the Alpharetta Department of Public Safety. Manuel Aguirre, 49, of Duluth, was run over by a backhoe at around noon on Feb. 27. He was dead on the scene, said George Gordon, spokesman for the Department of Public Safety. The victim was working for B&H Construction Co., a subcontractor on a Fulton County water project. The company was laying water lines. Forsyth County was first called to the scene, but first responders realized the location was in Alpharetta, so the city got the call. "So we are handling the investigation," Gordon said. He said OSHA also responded to the scene. Gordon …
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Authorities have ended their investigations into the unrelated incidents.
Investigators have concluded that a motorist found dead in his car and a man whose body was found near the Big Creek Greenway both were the victims of self-inflicted gunshot wounds. Police closed their investigations into the unrelated incidents today, said George Gordon, spokesman for the Alpharetta Department of Public Safety. Alpharetta police responded to a call by a Georgia Department of Transportation HERO driver on Dec. 12. The HERO unit operator found a man inside a car on GA 400 northbound just north of Kimball Bridge Road. The man in the car was dead. Three days later, Alpharetta police responded to a section of the greenway trial system south of Kimball Bridge Road, where a partially decomposed body of a man was found in the…
Sunday, December 16, 2012
The remains of a man were found on the trail system south of Kimball Bridge Road.
Detectives in nearby Alpharetta are investigating the discovery of the decomposed remains of a man on the Big Creek Greenway trail system. George Gordon, spokesman for the Alpharetta Department of Public Safety, said the remains were found at a location south of Kimball Bridge Road in North Fulton County. He said the scene is significantly in the woods, which means it is not visible from the road. No other information is available at this time. Don’t miss any nearby news. Subscribe to Cumming Patch’s free newsletter, like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
No details are available, but reportedly a suspect wanted in connection with the aggravated assault of his wife has taken his own life.
Update: Aug. 2, 11:50 a.m. Police have cancelled a lookout for Samuel Smith III, who apparently took his own life. No details are available at this time. Original Article: Aug. 1, 5:45 p.m. Alpharetta police are searching for a suspect they consider armed and dangerous after they responded to the scene this morning of an aggravated assault in progress. On Aug. 1at 7:35 a.m., Alpharetta police were dispatched to the nearby Alpharetta address, according to George Gordon, spokesman for the Alpharetta Department of Public Safety. Officers found the victim, who was visibly upset and shaking. She said she had just left her apartment to go to work. As she was leaving, a man she identified as her husband, wearing a mask, jumped from behind bushes …
Saturday, March 3, 2012
An elderly woman apparently crawled into a drain pipe in fear of the storm.
Police in nearby Alpharetta are investigating a storm-related fatality from Friday night's severe weather. An elderly woman was found dead in a creek near her home, having apparently first climbed into a drain pipe in fear of the storm. Late in the evening at the height of the severe weather hitting the city, the Alpharetta 911 center took a call from a man saying his elderly wife was missing. The last contact the husband had with his wife is when she told her husband she was going to take shelter in a closet due to the weather, according to George Gordon, spokesman for the Alpharetta Department of Public Safety. Alpharetta police officers responded to the scene and began to search the area. At the same time, Alpharetta dispatchers …
PhatNate
12:51 pm on Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Totally agree with Mark. On Channel 11 the forecaster was screaming that a tornado was on the ground and coming thru Kennesaw towards Roswell/Alpharetta. He was screaming that everyone needed to take immediate cover, "go to place your of shelter now!" he was screaming... it was a totally irresponsible way to do the weather. I kept going outside thinking it was coming my way but we got 3 minutes … more ›