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4 days ago
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Drugs, cheeseburgers: Raid inside Fulton County Jail reveals contraband operation, officials say
Deputies and detention officers conducted a raid Thursday inside the main jail in northwest Atlanta and uncovered a contraband operation at the jail annex in Union City. Channel 2 Investigative Reporter Mark Winne got exclusive access to the raid. The shakedown was a rapid response to something discovered outside the jail that alarmed the Fulton County Sheriff's Office – a large hole cut in the fence. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] 'Just doing regular security rounds, I got on the shift and came back here and discovered this,' said a law enforcement official. In all, three holes were found in three levels of fencing surrounding the complex. Chief Jailer Jarrett Gorlin says they found makeshift fishing line in a cell already closed because someone had burned a hole in the window. He said they were using it to reel in the contraband from outside. Gorlin says inmates commonly use wires in lighting fixtures and pieces of metal ripped from the jail interior to melt holes in cell windows. 'More than likely from last night's load, these are cigarettes that they pack in socks, copious amounts of what appears to be marijuana, cell phone, more homemade shanks, and what they use to burn the windows out,' he said. The sheriff's office says the main jail on Rice Street was not the only facility affected. On Wednesday morning, a deputy assisted by Union City police arrested three people laying down by a hole in the fence at the jail's south annex with bolt cutters nearby. They had a bag containing cigarettes, marijuana, cell phones, candy, vapes, phone chargers, cheeseburgers and more. You could get a $5,000 reward if you know who's smuggling contraband into the Fulton County Jail. Call Crime Stoppers at 404-577-TIPS (8477). [SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
Yahoo
29-03-2025
- General
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Channel 2 investigative reporter Mark Winne inducted into GAB Hall of Fame
The Georgia Association of Broadcasters inducted Channel 2 investigative reporter Mark Winne into its Hall of Fame on Friday night. A dinner celebrated Winne and the rest of the Class of 2025 in downtown Atlanta. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] Winne joined WSB-TV in 1986. Throughout his 40-year career, Winne has covered some of the biggest stories in metro Atlanta. But there is one thing that Winne says he has cherished the most during his career: mentoring others. 'That is one of my cherished things of my professional life. To try and influence our profession not just by the admission. Not just story by story but by multiplication. You know you feel like you are doing right when you have a small hand in a good story they do,' Winne said. Winne is active with a number of charities, especially two that are major players in fighting cancer: Swim Across America and Winship Cancer Institute. He has been deeply involved in Channel 2′s Convoy of Care, which, in partnership with several organizations, delivers relief supplies from our viewers and partners to areas across the region stricken by natural disasters. [SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
Yahoo
22-02-2025
- Climate
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Hundreds take ‘polar plunge' into Lake Acworth to raise money for Special Olympics
Special Olympics Georgia is getting a boost thanks to hundreds of people who took a polar plunge in their honor on Saturday. Team Chilly 2 Action News made up of Channel 2 Investigative Reporter Mark Winne, Channel 2 Cobb County Bureau Chief Michele Newell and Channel 2′s Courtney Francisco were among the teams who jumped into the frigid waters of Lake Acworth. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] Many of the teams were made up of local law enforcement agencies. The annual event raises money to help more than 18,000 athletes with Georgia Special Olympics. 'We put on coaches clinics and three state games, invitational games. We go to southeast games. We're going to world games next month in Italy,' Georgia Sheats with Special Olympics said. TRENDING STORIES: Federal prosecutors say Julie Chrisley's supervised release sentence should be readjusted Rapper Yung Joc says 3 kids killed in Atlanta fire were his family members Young Thug wants back cars, cash and jewelry seized during YSL raid So far, the event has raised $157,000. You can click here if you'd like to donate. [SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
Yahoo
20-02-2025
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Police use drone to capture DeKalb County drug deals on video
Brookhaven police say they used a drone to capture a suspected drug dealer. Police told Channel 2 Investigative Reporter Mark Winne that they deployed a drone after an officer received a call about someone making drug deals out of a Jeep. Lt. Abrem Ayana says the drone caught two suspected drug deals. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] One of them involved the driver of a white SUV, which was later stopped nearby with marijuana. The other was a woman walking who was later stopped with suspected crack cocaine. Around the same time as those arrests, Lt. Ayana says officers approached a black Jeep and could smell marijuana. When officers searched it, they say they found much more than marijuana. TRENDING STORIES: GA woman sues fertility clinic, says she gave birth to another patient's baby CLOSURES: Some school districts going virtual, delaying due to icy roads 3 children killed in fire at Atlanta apartment complex Attorneys for Contrina Williams, the arrested driver, say she's innocent. 'She was merely at the car wash, eating her food,' attorney Jacoby Hudson said. 'We intend to prove her innocence beyond a reasonable doubt.' Lt. Ayana says they use technology like drones to give officers an added level of assurance when walking into uncertain situations. 'We utilize drones as first responders,' Lt. Ayana said. Lt. Ayana says Brookhaven has solved a number of crimes using all the technology sources he mentioned, including the drone force. [SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
Yahoo
11-02-2025
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Drugs, cell phones, dozens of weapons seized during Fulton County Jail shakedown
Deputies seized at least 30 homemade weapons, plus drugs and cell phones at the Fulton County Jail over the weekend. Early in the shakedown, deputies started finding shanks. One inmate had a cell phone. 'How much does something like that go for in the jail?' Channel 2′s Mark Winne asked. 'Anywhere from $2,500 to $5,000,' Fulton County Sheriff's Office Captain Peter Facchini replied. Facchini said one man tried to toss a cell phone as inmates were lined up for a strip search. When Facchini was looking at the phone, a Cash App payment notification popped up. That's a red flag that the inmate was likely involved in some illicit business. 'So he's dealing something where he's receiving money right now,' Facchini said. Jail staff found pills hidden in the ductwork of a common area. One cell contained homemade cigarettes, a crack pipe, and several shanks. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] TRENDING STORIES: Suspect in Roswell police killing captured on Ring camera harassing neighbor months earlier Men found guilty of home invasion turned murder in Lithia Springs South Fulton mayor defends controversial spending during 'Mayor Mondays' event [SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
