There is still no word on the name of the man who shot and killed himself after a weekend police chase in Barrow County: the suicide ended a pursuit that began when Winder Police tried to make a traffic stop at Loganville Highway and Highway 316 in Barrow County. The GBI is in on the ongoing investigation.
A Hall County man is arrested on rape charges. The Hall County Sheriff's Office says 20 year-old Jose Vital sexually assaulted a 21 year-old woman at a party earlier this month. He was booked into the Hall County jail and was, at last report, being held there without bond.
A Hall County woman is accused of embezzling more than $36,000 from her former employer: 36 year-old Lorena Maceleno allegedly stole the money from the Hall County juvenile court's office, where she worked as a clerk from February of 2016 through February of this year. She was, at last report, being held without bond in the Hall County jail.