Crime & Safety
News Nearby: Two Dead in Church Shootout
A look at the top Patch stories not far from Johns Creek.
- Stone Mountain-Redan Patch
Two people have been killed and two others injured in a Thursday afternoon shootout during a funeral in the parking lot of a Stone Mountain-area church.
Shortly before 2:30 p.m., shots were fired during a funeral at Victory for the World Church on N. Hairston Road, according to media reports.
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No arrests have been made, according to DeKalb County police spokeswoman Mekka Parish.
The 1 p.m. funeral was being held for Ryan Devon Guider, who was shot to death on May 26. His mother is a member of the church.
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Police say the man suspected in Guider's death, Marcus Ventress, 28, may be connected to Thursday's shootings, and may be one of the dead.
- Alpharetta-Milton Patch
A suspected shoplifter at 's gave the loss prevention officer so much trouble that security officers had to help subdue and handcuff the man in an incident on June 2.
The Dillard employee said he watched the suspect conceal several items in a bag, and left the store without paying for them.
A check of the bag revealed 18 shirts that cost $1,633.
An Alpharetta police officer searched the suspect and discovered a counterfeit $20 and $5 bill.
The suspect, who called himself "Martin Brown," said, "I just found those."
- Cumming Patch
The Forsyth County Sheriff's Office is seeking the public's help in locating a white pick-up truck.
On May 26, surveillance video captured the vehicle entering the business parking lot of , a producer of aluminum, carbon steel and stainless steel products, located at 1900 Grassland Parkway in south Forsyth County, according to authorities. The occupants of the vehicle are suspected of taking plates of stainless steel – valued between $5,000 and $10,000.