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BUCKHEAD: Homeowner shoots drunk burglar

BUCKHEAD: Homeowner shoots drunk burglar

ATLANTA -- A drunk man who broke into a Buckhead home early Thursday morning was shot by the homeowner, police said.

The incident happened at about 2:05 a.m. at a house on West Paces Ferry Road.

Police said the homeowner heard the suspect kick in the door and left his bedroom to investigate. He shot the man, who was clearly drunk, in the leg.

The suspect's condition is unknown. No other details were immediately available.

Reward Increases in Animal Cruelty Case

Norred & Associates, an Atlanta-based security firm, will contribute $5,000 to a reward fund for information leading to the arrest of the individual(s) who shot a mixed breed pit bull in the head with an arrow with a metal tip. The dog was found wandering the streets in Southwest Atlanta Tuesday evening, Sept. 13. The dog, aptly named "Arrow," is expected to recover from its injuries.

To anonymously submit information related to the dog's injury, call the Help Stop Dog Fighting hotline at 877.215.2250 or submit information at www.helpstopdogfighting.com.

"We need to apprehend this person before another animal or person is injured," said CEO Greg Norred, of Norred & Associates.

The tip line was established as part of the company's overall pro-bono campaign to stop dog fighting.

DeKalb, Fulton receive grants to fight sexual abuse

DeKalb, Fulton receive grants to fight sexual abuse

ATLANTA -- DeKalb and Fulton counties have been awarded grants for use by law enforcement agencies to combat child sexual abuse and exploitation.

The grants awarded Tuesday are administrated by the U.S. Department of Justice and Office of Community Oriented Policing Services.

Federal officials say DeKalb County will receive $496,793 and the Fulton County District Attorney's Office will receive $352,803. They say Atlanta continues to have a reputation as a center of child prostitution.

Twenty grants totaling $9.2 million are being awarded to agencies across the country.

BUCKHEAD: Suspected burglar caught in barbed wire

BUCKHEAD: Suspected burglar caught in barbed wire

ATLANTA -- A suspected burglar, running away from police, was stopped in his tracks when he got tangled up in barbed wire.

According to Atlanta police, it all began with a burglary call from the 900 block of Peachtree Battle Circle.

Police issued a lookout for the suspects and their vehicle, which was spotted by patrol officers in Buckhead. They pursued the suspects into Northwest Atlanta, where the crashed their car on Chattahoochee Avenue near Marietta Boulevard.

Police said the suspects then took off on foot, but one of them got caught in barbed wire and required medical attention.

Both suspects were eventually taken into custody.

Feds crack down on prescription drug trafficking

Feds crack down on prescription drug trafficking

ATLANTA -- A federal grand jury in Atlanta has charged a total of 13 defendants from two states with illegally trafficking in oxycodone and other prescription drugs.

The two cases arise out of intensified efforts to address Georgia's growing problem with prescription drug abuse.

"Prescription drug abuse is our nation's fastest-growing segment of illegal drug use, causing significantly more overdose deaths than cocaine, methamphetamine and heroin combined," said United States Attorney Sally Quillian Yates.

In the first incident, 11 Georgia residents were charged with conspiring to forge oxycodone prescriptions and sell the illegally obtained tablets.

Atlanta fugitive arrested in New Orleans

Atlanta fugitive arrested in New Orleans

ATLANTA -- A man wanted for a murder in Buckhead has been arrested in Louisiana.

Chris Anthony Little, a.k.a. Antonio Maldonado, was taken into custody on Tuesday, May 10 in New Orleans.

He is wanted for the Nov. 11, 2010 murder of 30-year-old Stephen B. Pierce on Piedmont Road in Buckhead. Authorities say that Little, 28, and two accomplices shot Pierce multiple times while trying to rob him of suspected marijuana.

One of the accomplices, Stephen Bradley Tatis, is currently in police custody. The third suspect in this case remains unidentified.

Little is being held in New Orleans as he awaits extradition back to Atlanta.