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Son Charged in Elderly Woman's Killing

Gwinnett County Police have issued an alert for Mark Wilson, 42, in connection with the alleged murder of his mother, Phyllis Wilson.

According to a press release from GCPD, officers responded to the home in unincorporated Gwinnett County in Lawrenceville Tuesday and found the 72-year-old disabled woman dead from an apparent stabbing. Investigators learned that the victim's son was living in the house and he and one of the vehicles was missing.

UGA Police Officer Accused of Sodomizing Woman

The Athens-Clarke County Police Department is investigating allegations that a University of Georgia Police officer sodomized a woman he knew during sex, the Athens Banner-Herald reports.

The woman filed a complaint with last week, according to the paper, and UGA police put the 28-year-old officer on paid leave.

Two Students Arrested in EPHS Vandalism Case

school resource officers about 2 p.m. Tuesday arrested two 16-year-old boys in connection with the Monday morning vandalism of . The incident follows , which led to criminal charges against 24 teens.

The two boys arrested in the most recent incident are juveniles, and authorities did not release their mugshots nor their names. But according to a sheriff’s office press release, both were East Paulding students who had been suspended from the school earlier in the year and were not allowed on school property.

Cobb Schools to Hire 30 New Teachers

With enrollment in the higher than anticipated, the Cobb Board of Education voted Wednesday to hire 30 additional teachers to ease large class sizes in some schools. 

The 7-0 vote at the board's monthly work session came after a brief discussion, with comments stressing the urgency of getting the new teachers in place as soon as possible.

Church Takes Direct Approach With Callout to 'Whores'

An East Atlanta church has taken a direct approach in appealing to a certain segment of the sinning population.

The sign in front of the  on Glenwood Avenue reads simply, “Come Whores.”

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