Police urge caution after high-profile car thefts

Because of their owners — actress Queen Latifah and retired Superior Court Judge Marvin Arrington Sr. — the thefts of two vehicles from south Fulton County gas stations this month have grabbed headlines.

The two high-profile thefts are indicative of a larger trend.

Lower-profile thefts continue to happen from streets, homes and parking lots. But recently more attention has been focused on the thefts from businesses.

People, often teens, are taking advantage of unlocked cars at gas stations and elsewhere to take everything from purses to the vehicles themselves.

With prodding from residents,

School scrambles to find housing for families

When an apartment complex in south DeKalb County closed suddenly this fall, it burdened social service agencies that scrambled to find alternative housing for the impoverished tenants.

It also forced a school to shift from its focus on education. Jennelle Savoy, the social worker at Flat Shoals Elementary School, heard that some of her students lived in the trash-strewn compound, but she was unprepared for the actual number: around 50.

“We were like, whoa, whoa. We had no idea there were that many people,” Savoy said. “We thought there were going to be maybe 10 at most.”

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