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Thursday, March 21, 2013

Sheriff's Office: Could Be "Weeks" Before Acworth Crossing Guard Returns

The Acworth crossing guard who was struck by a Woodstock man Tuesday afternoon was released from the hospital on the same day.

It could be a while before the Acworth crossing guard who was hit in front of Freedom Middle School Tuesday afternoon could return to work, according to officials with the Cherokee Sheriff's Office. Spokesman Lt. Jay Baker said it will likely be "weeks" before Jerrold Reaid, 63, of Acworth can return to duty.  Reaid sustained a broken ankle when he was struck by a vehicle at approximately 3:45 p.m. Tuesday. Reaid has been a crossing guard for about six years, according to a Sheriff's Office press release. Reaid was treated for his injuries at Northside Hospital-Cherokee and was released the same day he was struck. The Sheriff's Office on Wednesday arrested Victor Baruchman, 20, of Woodstock and charged him with felony hit and run. He …

Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Acworth Man Charged With Robbing Cherokee Bank

Chase Lovell Gates is being held at the Cherokee County Adult Detention Center for allegedly robbing Cherokee Bank in Woodstock.

An Acworth man has been arrested for allegedly robbing a Woodstock bank. Chase Lovell Gates, 27, of Acworth has been charged with allegedly robbing Cherokee Bank in Woodstock. Cherokee Sheriff's Office Spokesman Lt. Jay Baker said Gates is being held at the Cherokee County Adult Detention Center with a $16,700 bond. The department received the call from Cherokee County dispatchers around 11:45 a.m. Tuesday at the bank, located at 159 Woodstock Square Avenue.  Employees at the bank told investigators that Gates entered the bank and allegedly demanded money, according to a press release from the Woodstock Police Department.  A teller at the bank gave the suspect an undisclosed amount of cash.  The suspect then allegedly fled the bank on foot…

D.B. McCoy

9:11 pm on Tuesday, January 29, 2013

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