GBI IDs Man Killed in I-75 Chase

Jerome George “Jerry” Cundy of Woodstock led Cherokee and Cobb authorities on a chase after he allegedly robbed a Woodstock convenience store Sunday morning.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has identified the man killed Sunday in an officer-involved shooting on I-75 as 53-year-old Jerome George “Jerry” Cundy of Woodstock. Cundy allegedly robbed a Woodstock convenience store Sunday morning, then led Cobb and Cherokee law enforcement on a chase from a Marathon station on Bells Ferry Road in Woodstock and down I-75, to just south of the North Marietta Parkway.  Police stopped the vehicle there, and Cundy aimed his gun at officers, who shot and killed him, the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office said Sunday. GBI spokesman John Bankhead offered no other details in the case, which remains under investigation. Southbound I-75 traffic was halted at the North Marietta Parkway around 11 a.m. Sunday. …

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Robbery Suspect Killed in I-75 Chase

All southbound lanes were closed for hours near the North Marietta Parkway exit Sunday after a law enforcement pursuit that began in Woodstock.

A suspect who allegedly robbed a Woodstock convenience store Sunday morning was shot and killed by police on Interstate 75 near the North Marietta Parkway, leaving southbound traffic jammed for most of Sunday afternoon. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is reporting that the unnamed suspect led Cobb and Cherokee law enforcement on a chase from a Marathon station on Bells Ferry Road in Woodstock and down I-75, to just south of the North Marietta Parkway.  Police stopped the vehicle there, and the suspect aimed his gun at officers, who shot and killed him, according to the AJC report, which was based on a statement issued by the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office. Southbound I-75 traffic was halted at the North Marietta Parkway around 11 a.m., …

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Police Seek Help with Armed Robbery

The suspect is a black male between 30 to 40 years old who was involved in an armed robbery at a Chevron Gas Station.

Woodstock Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a suspect involved in an armed robbery at the Arnold Mill Road Chevron Gas Station Dec. 7. The suspect is a black male between 30 to 40 years old. He was wearing a white baseball cap, black hooded sweatshirt, stone wash jeans and black shoes at the time of the incident, said Brittany Duncan, spokeswoman for the Woodstock Police Department. He is believed to live in the area or has family or friends in the area. On Dec. 7, officers responded to a call at approximately 10:10 p.m. where the Chevron clerk said the suspect had entered the store and purchased five lottery tickets 25 minutes earlier. When the clerk told the suspect he was closing at 10 p.m., the suspect approached …

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