Last Saturday, the fifth annual reenactment of a horrific lynching at Moore’s Ford Bridge in Monroe, Ga., helped bring attention to the unsolved crime.
On July 25, 1946, two African-American couples and an unborn child were killed by a group of armed men, who riddled them with so many bullets that their bodies were practically unrecognizable. Some of the men are still believed to be living in Walton County.
Burglars, beware. Big Brother — or at least a fancy surveillance system — is watching.
Atlantans are fighting back against break-ins by publicizing videos of the culprits. The latest: A brief snippet of a guy who attempted to break into an Adair Park home using two shovels. The man is believed to be responsible for a dozen burglaries in the neighborhood.
Last month, homeowners in Grant Park and East Atlanta caught their break-ins on camera. Two days after the videos went viral, six suspects believed to be involved in at least one of the burglaries were arrested — and police recovered eight stolen flat-screen televisions, three laptop computers and several digital cameras.
Plus, it’s Canadian football! Guaranteed hilarity! (Hat tip to the inimitable Brooke Hatfield)
I love Atlanta and I love Windy Hill Road even more.
Hat tip to Christa, lover of wigs, at Pecanne Log.
