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01-04-2025
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Delivery driver pulled over for tail light. Police found 50 stolen packages in her car
Police have charged a delivery driver after officers say they found dozens of stolen packages in her car in Cobb County Kennesaw police arrested Lashawn Crumble, 32, on Friday. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] It started when officers pulled Crumble over on Bells Ferry Road because a tail light wasn't working. When they approached her car, they could smell marijuana and searched the car. That's when they found nearly 50 packages inside it. Police told WSB Radio that Crumble works as a contracted driver for the OnTrac delivery service, who is cooperating with the investigation. Officers are working to get the victims back their packages. Records show that Crumble is being held at the Cobb County jail with no bond. TRENDING STORIES: EF-1 tornado touched down in Henry County on Monday. Here's the path it took Atlanta-based Hooters files for bankruptcy, says it's not going anywhere 911 call connected to rapper Young Scooter's death released [SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
Yahoo
05-03-2025
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Toddler killed when 2 adults riding dirt bike with no headlight hits SUV in DeKalb Co.
More details have surfaced after a toddler was killed in a motorcycle accident in DeKalb County on Friday night. According to WSB Radio, police said the child's mother and her friend were on a dirt bike with her 3-year-old when they collided with a turning SUV. DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] The child died in the wreck at North Hairston Road and Chatfield Road. Both adults were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries. No one on the motorcycle was wearing a helmet, according to police. They also added that the dirt bike had no headlight and was operating illegally on the road. The investigation continues. TRENDING STORIES: Man killed, shot in the head at DeKalb County gas station Suspect standing trial 35 years after brother and sister killed in DeKalb County Security officer shot trying to stop car break-ins, police searching for gunman [SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
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05-02-2025
- Politics
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Georgia Rep. proposes new bill to ban traffic cameras in school zones
A Georgia state representative is pushing to ban speed cameras in school zones and add oversight to departments that use them. Rep. Dale Washburn (R-Macon) filed legislation to remove and ban speed cameras, even as many school zones are putting that exact technology in place. His legislation would reverse the law passed in 2018 which allows their use, and fines drivers caught going 11 miles or more over the listed speed limit in the school zones. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] In an interview with WSB Radio's Jonathan O'Brien, Washburn said the cameras are a money grab and a scam and that some jurisdictions are using the cameras to generate revenue, even outside of school hours. Safety advocate Bob Dallas told WSB Radio that he hopes the cameras can stay, with some changes, instead of being banned outright. Dallas said those changes could include flashing lights in school zones. According to Washburn's legislation, House Bill 225, he's aiming to take automated traffic enforcement safety devices out of school zones. The bill would also ban local governments or law enforcement agencies from entering or renewing contracts for using speed cameras in school zones. TRENDING STORIES: 3 arrested, 1 on the run after teens being trafficked rescued by police US Senate confirms former GA Rep. Doug Collins as VA Secretary Metro Atlanta business owner says he's impacted by immigration crackdown The bill also requires that every government or law enforcement office using a radar device, including on school campuses, has to test their radar devices for accuracy and keep records of the test results at the beginning and end of each duty tour. Tests have to be made in accordance with the manufacturer's recommendations. Additionally, radars that do not meet minimum accuracy requirements must be removed from service and not used until after servicing, calibration and being recertified by a qualified technician. If someone is cited or charged based on speeds reported by a radar used by governments or law officers, they will have the right to request the device is tested for accuracy and a citation or ticket issued against them must have time to request this test before it can be issued. If the test proves the device inaccurate, the bill would prevent tickets or citations from being issued against the driver in question. Washburn's bill also requires that stationary speed detection devices cannot be used by county, municipal, college or university law enforcement officers from vehicles where it's not visible while in use at a distance of at least 500 feet. The commissioner of public safety will also be able to suspend or revoke permits for agencies based on the ratio of speeding fines to an agency's budget, when the speeding offenses revenue is at least 35% of a law enforcement agency's budget. Citations for excessive speed 20 miles per hour above the established limit will not be included in that calculation, according to HB 225′s provisions. The bill also requires that use of speed limit enforcement through recorded images, civil monetary penalties and consequences for failing to pay those penalties are repealed and that no agency or government can enter a contract or renew one for using this technology in after the effective date of the bill. The bill would also repeal that section by July 1, 2026, when the bill would take effect if signed into law by the governor. [SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
