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Police Nab Suspected Wig-Wearing Walmart Robber; 'Office Creeper' Jailed

Top Patch headlines from around metro Atlanta and north Georgia include the indictment of a man who allegedly shook, threw and hit his 8-week-old son.

Suspected 'Office Creeper' Jailed in North Carolina - Oconee Patch

Tony Hornsby, who is alleged to have taken wallets from businesses across Georgia, has been arrested in Charlotte, N.C., according to a story on 11 Alive.com. He is being held on a $75,000 bond.

Hornsby, 54, is accused of taking wallets in Athens, Winder and Oconee County from several businesses and an elementary school, including the wallet of the principal. Find out how he allegedly did it on Oconee Patch.

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Police Nab Suspect 15 Minutes After Walmart Armed Robbery - Dunwoody Patch

Dunwoody police have apprehended the person who allegedly robbed the Ashford-Dunwoody Walmart on Thursday morning. Police responded to the armed robbery call at about 8:40 am.

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"Within 15 minutes of receiving the call, officers were able to track and apprehend a suspect found lying within an adjacent wooded area with several items from the robbery still in his possession, including a handgun, wig, and money stolen from Walmart," according to the department's Facebook page. Find more details on Dunwoody Patch.

- South Cobb Patch

A 30-year-old Austell man has been indicted in connection with the beating of his 8-week-old son.

The indictment, handed down Thursday, alleges that Joseph Rucker McFall shook, threw and hit the infant between Aug. 30, 2012, and Oct. 29, 2012. The baby suffered multiple broken bones, and an acute brain injury that is believed to have left him blind. Visit South Cobb Patch for more on this story.

Georgia GOP Chair Slammed on Gay Marriage - East Cobb Patch

The chairwoman of the Georgia Republican Party has drawn sharp rebuke around the nation for remarks she made to The Marietta Daily Journal this week about gay marriage.

East Cobb resident Sue Everhart was one of several people interviewed by the paper in a roundup story about the issue and said that gay marriage could lead to fraud on the part of heterosexuals. Read Everhart's remarks on East Cobb Patch.

Toddler Shoots Self in Thumb - Sandy Springs Patch

A three-year-old child was injured Monday afternoon after shooting himself in the thumb at the home of his father's girlfriend.

Police believe the child crawled under a bed where the girlfriend kept a .380 pistol. The child then discharged the gun, shooting himself in the thumb. Sandy Springs Patch has more on this story.


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