Around the Region: Meeting With Prostitute Ends Badly, Police Searching for Bank Robber and Woman Inspired by GWTW

– Norcross Patch

A man was allegedly robbed by gunpoint after going into a hotel room to meet with a prostitute late last month.

According to the police report, the 26-year-old man met with a thin, short female, who invited him into one of the rooms at a Norcross hotel. Once he was in the room, a man exited the bathroom, pulled out a handgun, and allegedly pushed the victim against the wall saying, "Give me all your money." The suspect reportedly took $50 out of the victim's wallet.

The victim said he then ran away from the room, getting away from the two suspects.

Police were unable to locate any suspects at the hotel matching the description provided by the victim.

– Duluth Patch

Gwinnett Police need the public’s help identifying a female suspect (see photos) who robbed the SunTrust Bank at 2171 Pleasant Hill Road in unincorporated Duluth about 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 31.

The suspect presented a threatening note demanding money to a teller, according to a media release from Cpl. Jake Smith, and was given about $3,000 in cash. She walked out of the bank and was seen leaving in a light-colored passenger car. 

Anyone who recognizes this suspect should call Gwinnett Police detectives at 770-513-5300 or contact Atlanta Crime Stoppers at 404-557-TIPS.

– Powder Springs Patch

A Powder Springs woman is a part of a global group of around 150 “Windies.”

Not only are they fans of Gone With the Wind, but they also know almost all of the handful of living GWTW actors personally and see them frequently.

Windies consider the GWTW actors to be “like their family,” said Selina Faye Sorrow, a Windie and lifelong Powder Springs resident. Unlike some families, though, Windies do not gossip or speak disdainfully of any of the GWTW actors—living or deceased. “We love those people.”

Invitations are required to attend Windie conventions and events. “We dress up and dance the Virginia Reel and meet with the actors," Sorrow said. "I probably have 200 autographs from the different events." She also joins with the Windies annually, dressed in GWTW costumes, to honor author Margaret Mitchell. “We always celebrate her birthday at the Margaret Mitchell House and at Oakland Cemetery, where she’s buried, with a champagne toast."

GWTW “has given me more of a love for life by seeing the different tragedies they went through,” Sorrow said. “It’s sort of like now: A lot of people are losing everything they have. GWTW gives me an inspiration that life can be good.”