A carjacking that began on Boulevard ended with the arrest of seven people on Rome Drive in northwest Atlanta on Sunday night. According to CBS46, a woman left her car running and a man jumped inside. The woman confronted the man and that’s when he allegedly pointed a gun at her and then took off. Police tracked the car to the Rome Drive address and a SWAT team took seven into custody.
Police are looking for a woman dressed as the movie character Beetlejuice who was involved in a hit-and-run accident in Grant Park over the weekend. According to WSBTV, the costumed woman nearly flipped her own car over when she struck and drove up on a parked Mercedes on Waldo Street. Men also dressed in Halloween costumes, including one as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle, arrived and helped Beetlejuice get her car off the Mercedes. A neighbor has turned over surveillance video of the incident.
The MARTA Police Department has launched #BlowtheWhistle, a campaign to help customers remain safe while on the transit system that will include free self-defense classes. The campaign is an effort to address recent sexual assaults on MARTA property and across metro Atlanta. In response, officers have been distributing flyers with safety tips and handing out whistles to customers to call for help in an emergency. The safety tips range from being aware of your surroundings to exiting an elevator if someone who makes you uncomfortable gets on. As part of the multi-pronged campaign, transit customers who prefer not to walk home alone can contact a MARTA Police Officer and be accompanied to their destination within a five-mile radius of any rail station. Customers also can be immediately connected to MARTA police dispatchers by using the “See & Say” app, which is a free download for Android and iPhone users, or by using the white or blue courtesy phones located in rail stations. For more information, visit this link.
