This post was contributed by a community member. The views expressed here are the author's own.

Community Corner

Alpharetta Police Seek Dangerous Suspect; Roswell Police Wreck Cruisers

Here are headlines from around the region for Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2013.

Alpharetta Police Need Help to Find Armed and Dangerous Suspect – Alpharetta-Milton Patch

Alpharetta detectives believe a murder suspect is hiding in the metro Atlanta area, but they've been unable to find him. So the Alpharetta Department of Public Safety has renewed its call and an offer of .

Woods is wanted in connection with the . Rose was visiting a friend at the Stoneridge townhome subdivision in Alpharetta when someone knocked on the door. After the door was answered, Rose was shot in the lower abdomen. He was taken to North Fulton Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Read more on Alpharetta Patch.

Find out what's happening in Johns Creekwith free, real-time updates from Patch.

Roswell Police Wreck in Separate GA 400 Accidents – Roswell Patch

The Atlanta Journal Constitution is reporting two separate Roswell Police cruisers wrecked while responding to an accident on Ga. 400, Monday, Feb. 4.

Find out what's happening in Johns Creekwith free, real-time updates from Patch.

The first responding officer collided with another vehicle at Holcomb Bridge Road and Market Boulevard and the second officer struck a pedestrian at Holcomb Bridge and Grimes Bridge roads, according to ajc.com. Check for updates on Roswell Patch.

Two Arrested in Marijuana Grow House Bust in Forsyth County –Cumming Patch

Authorities have busted a marijuana grow house located off Buford Dam Road in Forsyth County.

The narcotics unit of the Forsyth County Sheriff's Office served a warrant at the residence Monday and found more than 30 marijuana plants growing in an indoor grow house.

"We found in the basement of the home, 32 marijuana plants between 5 feet and 7 feet high, said Sheriff Duane Piper. "We also discovered an unknown amount of marijuana buds that were drying and multiple pieces of equipment, such as lights and a filtering system that are used in an indoor grow house."Read more of this story on Cumming Patch.

Father Delivers Baby at Shell Gas Station with Help of E911 –Douglasville Patch

Brynlee Josephine Favia was welcomed into the world on Friday morning, Feb. 1, at 6:05 a.m. and delivered in the parking lot of the Shell gas station on Post Road in Douglasville by her father, Brandon.

Brandon started the delivery with the assistance and direction over the phone with Douglas County E911 Operator Amanda Weathers while E911 Operators Becky Radford and Daisy Millsap dispatched the call. Read more on Douglasville Patch.

Former Hotel on Fulton Industrial Burns to the Ground – Cascade Patch

Atlanta firefighters responded early Tuesday morning to a call of an abandoned building on fire near the edge of Southwest Atlanta.

The abandoned building was once the InHome Suites located at 660 Interchange Drive SW, near the corner of Martin Luther King Drive and Fulton Industrial Boulevard. Read more on Cascade Patch.



We’ve removed the ability to reply as we work to make improvements. Learn more here

The views expressed in this post are the author's own. Want to post on Patch?

More from Johns Creek