Commerce Drive, Decatur GA (pic courtesy of FMFats)

From Decatur PD…

On 08/01/2014 at approximately 1:50 am, Decatur Police responded to the 300 block of East College Avenue in reference to an armed robbery and assault. The victims reported they were walking eastbound on the sidewalk and observed a light colored sedan traveling eastbound turn around and begin traveling westbound on East College Avenue. The same vehicle turned around again and began traveling eastbound on East College Avenue and pulled up next to them.

Two young males exited the vehicle, demanded one victim’s purse and physically assaulted the two victims by striking and kicking them. One suspect was armed with a handgun. The suspects took a purse from one victim and a wallet from the second victim and fled eastbound on East College Avenue in the sedan. One victim sustained a laceration to her head and bruises to her knees and was transported to an area hospital for evaluation. The second victim sustained a contusion to his right eye and bruises and cuts to his legs but refused medical treatment. The suspects were described as follows:

Suspect #1: Young black male wearing a gray hoodie with the hood covering his head and armed with a handgun

Suspect #2: Young black male

From Decatur PD…

On 08/01/2014 at approximately 1:50 am, Decatur Police responded to the 300 block of East College Avenue in reference to an armed robbery and assault. The victims reported they were walking eastbound on the sidewalk and observed a light colored sedan traveling eastbound turn around and begin traveling westbound on East College Avenue. The same vehicle turned around again and began traveling eastbound on East College Avenue and pulled up next to them.

Two young males exited the vehicle, demanded one victim’s purse and physically assaulted the two victims by striking and kicking them. One suspect was armed with a handgun. The suspects took a purse from one victim and a wallet from the second victim and fled eastbound on East College Avenue in the sedan. One victim sustained a laceration to her head and bruises to her knees and was transported to an area hospital for evaluation. The second victim sustained a contusion to his right eye and bruises and cuts to his legs but refused medical treatment. The suspects were described as follows:

Suspect #1: Young black male wearing a gray hoodie with the hood covering his head and armed with a handgun

Suspect #2: Young black male

The rush for cityhood continues.  From the AJC…

Residents in the Druid Hills neighborhood, one of the oldest and wealthiest communities in the Atlanta area, will soon consider a key question about their future: Should they stay or go?

In coming months, residents will decide whether to remain part of unincorporated DeKalb County or join the city of Atlanta.

The Druid Hills area, which includes Emory University and the Fernbank Museum of Natural History, has the potential to change Atlanta’s tax base, educational system, racial makeup and political landscape if it’s annexed.

About 4,500 Druid Hills households will be mailed informational materials about their options in the next two or three weeks. Later this fall, they’ll be asked to complete surveys about their preference, said Anne Wallace, chairwoman of the Druid Hills Civic Association 2014 Citizens Survey Committee.

And for those of you wondering whether Decatur is any part of this conversation, there’s this…

Some Druid Hills residents have suggested that their neighborhood become a city, join the proposed city of Briarcliff-Lakeside or become part of the city of Decatur.

None of those options appears likely, in large part because Emory University has expressed concerns about joining a new city that could divide its campus. As for Decatur, the city school system is already at its capacity and its government doesn’t want to add more residential properties.

Feel free to use this post to make comments and ask questions about local issues not yet discussed here over the past week.

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