The AJC reports that the man accused of running over Atlanta Police investigator Patrick Apoian turned himself in yesterday after a month of hiding out.  Here’s a blurb…

Despite pleas from his family to turn himself in, [Khalif ] Edwards remained on the run until Monday. Family members insisted they did not know his whereabouts until receiving the call Monday. He is expected to face numerous charges, including aggravated assault, aggravated battery, simple battery, obstruction of a law enforcement officer and cruelty to children, police said.

The AJC also reports that Officer Apoian is still recovering from serious injuries from the event, but was sent home last week.

Thanks to Bijoux404 for the heads up.

The AJC has an update on the woman who was the vicitim of a hit-and-run on North Decatur last week, including her name and a description of the vehicle involved.

DeKalb County police are searching for a white car that was involved in a deadly hit and run Tuesday night.

Margaret Henderson, 58, was walking east on North Decatur Road around 7 p.m., when she was struck by the car, DeKalb police spokesman Jason Gagnon said.

According to DeKalb police, the car was traveling eastbound when it hit Henderson, but then did a u-turn and fled the scene going west.

UPDATE: Andisheh followed up with DPD and the resident.  Here’s his update:

Reed Thodeson and his dog Madchen were victims of a hit-and-run at 5:40PM on Tuesday, May 12 as they were crossing S. Candler street in Decatur. Thodeson is okay, but Madchen died last weekend after surgery.

If you see a purple pickup truck with dark, tinted windows, and custom chrome bumpers, please contact Officer Bellis at the Decatur Police Department at 404-373-6551. The case# 0902316.

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Andisheh, who has many of his own war stories about attempting to cross W. Howard at Adair, forwards a Fox5 story that appeared about a week ago, about a man and his dog who were hit by a car while trying to cross S. Candler near the former Victory Vintage Home.  Both are still alive, but the dog was literally run over and had to have one of her rear legs amputated.

From what I can tell from the video, the driver was turning left off E. College onto S. Candler when he/she struck Reed Thodeson and his dog Madchen.  The driver didn’t stop.  Luckily, a good Samaritan did.

Be vigilant out there folks.