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Top Atlanta news: Mom who abandoned special needs son arrested; teacher charged with child cruelty

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Published on December 11, 2019
Top Atlanta news: Mom who abandoned special needs son arrested; teacher charged with child crueltyPhoto: Cory Gazaille/Unsplash

Here's what you need to know about what's happening in Atlanta.

Mom arrested after abandoning special needs son at Atlanta hospital

A woman has been arrested after police said she abandoned her son with special needs at Grady Memorial Hospital last week. 

Read the full story on Fox 11 Los Angeles.

Georgia special needs teacher accused of making child sit in soiled pants as ‘a lesson’

A special education teacher in the Atlanta area has been arrested and accused of making a 5-year-old student sit in his own waste to teach him a lesson. Kelly Lewis, 56, was charged Wednesday with one count of cruelty to children stemming from an incident Nov. 21 at an elementary school in Cobb County.

Read the full story on WNCN.

Attorney goes missing after night out with friends in Atlanta

A family friend said Demetrice Allen was in Atlanta to interview for a new job. Allen has been missing since Friday night, according to police.

Read the full story on 11ALIVE.

Uber tests PIN verification feature in Atlanta

In an effort to make sure users are getting into the correct car, Uber is testing a new safety feature in the Atlanta market. 

Read the full story on 11ALIVE.

Burst pipe at Grady Hospital sends patients to Emory Midtown 

On Tuesday evening, Emory began diverting ambulances from its emergency room after being inundated with a high volume of patients after Grady began a total diversion of its ER due to flooding from a burst pipe.

Read the full story on Atlanta INtown.


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