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Former Atlanta police officer sentenced to prison for accepting bribes

Submitted by 11Alive News Staff
Tuesday, June 18th, 2013, 5:19pm

ATLANTA -- A former Atlanta Police Department officer has been sentenced to two years in prison for conspiring to accept bribes and lying to FBI agents.

Elton Augustin, 32, of Stockbrigde, was sentenced for working at an illegal nightclub in Atlanta from June 2007 to August 2007, while being employed as an Atlanta police officer. 

Augustin, along with two other APD officers, received more than  $10,000 in cash to provide security and prevent police officers from investigating illegal activity at the nightclub.

The nightclub was shut down by APD officers on Sept. 27, 2007 and in 2010, federal agents learned about the Augustin's involvement. 

He was convicted of lying to federal agents in Dec. of 2012 and in Feb of 2013, Augustin pleaded guilty to conspiring to accept bribes.

The nightclub's illegal activity included gambling, prostitution, drug sales and permit violations.

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Serial armed robber targeting dollar stores

Submitted by Kevin Rowson, 11Alive Reporter
Thursday, June 13th, 2013, 7:06am

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. -- Police said they have tied 25 armed robberies to the same suspect. They said he is robbing dollar stores all around metro Atlanta.

Thirteen of the armed robberies happened in DeKalb County. "This person is extremely dangerous," said DeKalb County Police Chief Cedric Alexander. "He's coming into the store armed with patrons being in the store."

The FBI has been called into the investigation because 12 more armed robberies have happened outside of DeKalb County. According to police, the same man is suspected in two robberies in Lilburn, two more in Atlanta, one in Lithonia, four in Gwinnett County and three in Henry County.

Authorities in Henry County released a photo of the man they say robbed the Dollar General store in McDonough Tuesday afternoon. According to authorities, the store on West Jodeco Road was robbed by a "male armed with a small, black semi-automatic handgun." 

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Police investigating shooting at Stockbridge Inn

Submitted by Michael H. King, Digital Executive Producer
Wednesday, June 12th, 2013, 2:23pm

STOCKBRIDGE, GA - Clayton County Police are working on a shooting incident at the Stockbridge Inn on Georgia 138.

Police said they had received a report of one person who took themselves to the Henry County Medical Center with a gunshot wound.

No other details were immediately available.

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14-year-old girl accidentally shot by her brother

Submitted by Eden Godbee, Where U Live Producer
Tuesday, June 11th, 2013, 9:12pm

CLAYTON COUNTY, Ga. -- Henry County Police say a 14-year-old girl was accidentally shot by her 18-year-old brother on Monday afternoon. 

Clayton County police originally believed the teen was shot while selling candy in her neighborhood near Lake Spivey.  

The incident happened the intersection of Clemons Road and Spivey Road in Jonesboro.

The girl was transported to Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston. Her condition is not known.

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Dollar General robbery caught on video

Submitted by Beth Sawicki, Where U Live Producer
Tuesday, June 11th, 2013, 11:16am
Dollar General robbery caught on video

MCDONOUGH, Ga. -- Police are looking for the man accused of robbing a McDonough Dollar General this week.

The robbery happened Monday at the store on Highway 42 North.

McDonough Police Maj. Kyle Helgerson said the suspect acted like he was buying items, then pulled out a handgun and demanded money from the cashier.

After receiving cash and a bag full of merchandise, the man ran from the store.

Security cameras captured images of the suspect, described as an older black man with white and gray facial hair. He was wearing a blue T-shirt, a green baseball cap and sunglasses during the robbery.

Anyone with information in this case is asked to call McDonough Police at 770-957-1237.

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Dancing salutatorian shows his moves on 11Alive

Submitted by Beth Sawicki, Where U Live Producer
Thursday, June 6th, 2013, 7:12am

LOCUST GROVE, Ga. -- "I am proud to be your salutatorian," Parker Pitisci said at the end of his salutatory speech during Luella High School's recent commencement ceremony.

It seemed like a typical speech -- until Parker returned to the stage with a surprise for his classmates.

He burst into a Napoleon Dynamite-style dance, to the delight of everyone in attendance. A video of his performance immediately went viral.

"I like breakdancing, I like performing and just hip-hop dance in general, so I just thought, hey, why not do it at graduation," Parker explained Thursday on the 11Alive morning show.

The Henry County resident, who will attend Georgia Tech in the fall, then proceeded to repeat the dance in the 11Alive studio. Even losing his microphone in the middle of his performance didn't slow him down.

Check out the original video here:

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Man charged with killing father tells 911 'I had to shoot him'

Submitted by Jerry Carnes, 11Alive Reporter
Wednesday, June 5th, 2013, 6:24am

STOCKBRIDGE, Ga. -- A Henry County murder suspect tearfully called a 911 dispatcher, claiming he'd shot his father in self-defense.

The 911 call made by John Morgan Jr., immediately after the May 30 shooting at the family auto parts store was released Tuesday.

"I shot my dad," Morgan is heard saying. "He come here wanting to fight."

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Henry County Police said Morgan shot his 79-year-old father during an argument. The 48-year-old suspect is being held at the Henry County Jail on one count of murder.

"He got out and started shedding his pockets," Morgan told the dispatcher. "He said he wasn't putting up with all this (expletive), so I had to shoot him."

The dispatcher asked Morgan where his father had been hit.

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