UPDATE: Again, from the OMB…

DECATUR POLICE DEPARTMENT
NEWS ALERT
On Wednesday, February 11, 2009 at 4:35 PM, the Decatur Police Department received a report of an armed robbery, which had just occurred. The victims were seated at the Oakhurst Park pavilion on Third Avenue when they were approached by a lone male. The male was dressed in a silver or bluish-gray “hoodie” jacket with his face partially concealed by the jacket. The male produced a handgun and demanded the victims’ money. The victims complied and neither was injured. The suspect fled the area on foot. At this time the suspect has not been apprehended. The suspect’s description is as follows:

African-American male
Medium to dark complexioned
5’8″ to 5’9″ in height
Slender build
“dreadlocks” hairstyle
Silver or bluish gray “hoodie” jacket

Anyone having information about this crime is encouraged to contact the Decatur Police Department at 404-373-6551 or the Decatur Police Department-Criminal Investigations Division tip line @ 678-553-6677.
Investigator J.S. Ross is the lead investigator for this incident.

Sherina Clough
President
Oakhurst Neighborhood Association

Sigh…

Left Wing points out this new message on the Oakhurst Message Board…

There was an armed robbery at Oakhurst Park today 2.11.09 @ 4:30 pm. My wife was going up to Snap fitness when a young girl around 20 years old came running up to her car to tell her that someone came up to her with a gun. My wife called Decatur Police and 3 units arrived in less than 5 min. I will post more about this as I get more details from her.

Stay tuned.

The AJC has a great article this morning about a huge overlooked segment of the financial industry in these tough economic times; community banks.

The article prominently features Decatur First CEO Judy Turner and her thoughts regarding the recent crisis and lack of assistance thus far by the feds to smaller banks.  According to Turner, Decatur First will continue to make loans for now “thanks in large part to money raised by its board of directors”, but has also requested $5.2 million from the fed.

So far, no response.

Forget “City Lights and Southern Nights“!   (Yeah, I know…like you haven’t already)  If you really want an Atlanta tagline that works for you, go with something like…

“Atlanta:  It’s February and It’s 70 Degrees”

Put that up in a couple of spots in NYC around mid-winter and just wait for the transplants to start pouring in.

You’re welcome.