News Nearby: Feds Order Tax Preparer to Stop Doing Returns; Man Shot in Face at Party

Feds Bar Cartersville Man from Preparing Tax Returns for Others - Cartersville Patch

A federal court has permanently barred a Cartersville tax preparer from completing tax returns for others, the U.S. Justice Department announced Monday.

The case against his brother, who operated an Acworth tax prep shop, is still pending. Find all the details on Cartersville Patch.

Man Shot in Face at Midtown Party - Midtown Patch

Atlanta Police Detectives are still piecing together events that occurred during the early morning hours on Monday outside of the Savannah Midtown Apartments on North Avenue.

Sgt. Gregory Lyon told Midtown Patch that, "preliminary information is that a 23-year-old male was invited to a party at the location, 215 North Avenue." Midtown Patch has more on this story. 

Police Charge Bomb Hoax Suspect on Three Counts - Alpharetta-Milton Patch

A suspect whom Alpharetta police say confessed to a bomb threat hoax at North Point Mall last week was formally charged with terroristic threats, making false alarm and false 911 report, according to George Gordon. Alpharetta-Milton Patch has more on this story. 

Roswell PD: Man Pretending to Be Deputy Scamming Locals - Roswell Patch

Roswell Police is warning local residents about a scam involving a man claiming to be a Fulton County Sheriff’s Deputy.

According to several locals who've fallen victim to the scam, the man calls and tells a resident that there is a warrant for their arrest for speeding through the toll booth on Ga 400. Roswell Patch has more on this story. 

- Loganville Patch

Police believe a man stabbed his girlfriend, then shot himself in the head after an apparent domestic argument early Sunday morning in unincorporated Gwinnett between Snellville and Loganville.

The woman, who was stabbed in the back, survived the attack, but the man died, according to a media alert emailed by Gwinnett Police Cpl. Michele Pihera. Loganville Patch has more on this story. 

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