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Around the Region: Carjacking Suspect Shot in Buttocks, School Newspaper Criticized for Obama Article and Fugitive Caught After 29 Years at Large

A look at top Patch stories from around Georgia.

– East Atlanta Patch

Little more than a week after a , five men stole an Ormewood Park man's car at gunpoint Saturday afternoon.

Hours later, a Fulton County police officer shot a suspected carjacker in his buttocks after a high-speed chase that ended at the Fulton and Clayton County line. The suspect shot by the officer was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital for treatment, a local news station reported. Two other carjacking suspects in the car — a black Honda — ran and remain at large.

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– Northeast Cobb Patch

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An article in the April Fool's Day edition of the  newspaper titled "Top Twenty Reasons Why Obama Should Not Get Re-Election" has offended some people.

The article contains reasons President Barack Obama should not be re-elected, such as "He's black," "He's half-white," "He is a Nazi," and "His dog is ugly."

According to a statement issued by the Cobb County School District, the article was meant to be satirical.

 

– Douglasville Patch

Charles Leon Parker was arrested Saturday morning in Madison County, Fla., after eluding authorities for 29 years.

Parker was originally arrested Nov. 24, 1982, in an incest case in Douglas County. He failed to appear in court to face the charges of incest and child molestation.

 Phil Miller said Parker was the county's most wanted fugitive.

"We're proud to get him," Miller said. "To me, molesting a child is the worst crime a person can commit. It just shows that sooner or later we're going to get you."


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