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Top Atlanta news: Ex-official gets 2-year sentence in corruption probe; officer hit by car; more

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Published on January 08, 2020
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Flames from gas line engulf street, building in east Atlanta

Firefighters worked Tuesday to put out a raging fire on Memorial Drive in east Atlanta where flames engulfed a business and the street.

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Intown Atlanta restaurateur Kiyoshi Takahara Nakato dies

Kiyoshi Takahara Nakato, who helped operate Intown Atlanta's Nakato Japanese Restaurant and expand the brand throughout the Southeast, died Jan. 1. He was 68.

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Police 'de-centralizing' narcotics unit, shifting focus to violent gang crime

The move will mean future narcotics investigations will be integrated into overall efforts department-wide.

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Police officer hit by car while attempting to stop robbery

An Atlanta police officer's foot was run over as he tried to apprehend a suspect from a pedestrian robbery in southwest Atlanta, officials said. The officer suffered non-life-threatening injuries.

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Ex-Atlanta official gets 2-year sentence in corruption probe

A man who was tasked with ensuring equal opportunities for those seeking contracts with the city of Atlanta was given a two-prison sentence Tuesday for failing to disclose outside consulting work and not reporting some income to tax authorities. 

Read the full story on Houston Chronicle.


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