Friday, November 30, 2012
Two suspects are behind bars at the Cobb County Adult Detention Center on unrelated charges, but Woodstock police are still looking for one suspect.
Two people have been arrested in connection with the theft of a trailer at The HOPE Center, but police are still looking for another person. Cobb County Police have arrested Carl James Bourque, 44, of Marietta and Bobbie Jean Colston, 31, of Woodstock after a citizen spotted the trailer taken from the nonprofit organization some time between Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning. According to information on the Cobb County Adult Detention Center's booking data website, Colston has been charged with theft by receiving stolen property, misdemeanor willful obstruction of a law enforcement officer and felony possession of a schedule II controlled substance. She remains in jail with a $11,220 bond. Bourque, who remains in jail with no …
Thursday, November 29, 2012
The HOPE Center was the victim of a theft that robbed the nonprofit organization of five baby cribs.
The Woodstock Police Department needs the public help in solving a theft that hit a nonprofit organization that caters to pregnant women. The HOPE Center, located just off Highway 92, was the target of thieves on Wednesday morning, according to CBS Atlanta. The suspects allegedly cut the lock on the facility and drove off with the trailer. The trailer was stocked with five baby cribs, Store Manager Monti Price told the news outlet. Woodstock Police Spokesperson Brittany Duncan said the theft was reported to the agency at 9:15 Wednesday morning. The trailer is described as a 2002 enclosed model with the clinic's logo on it. The Georgia tag reads: TL6Y131 Duncan said staff members believe the theft occurred sometime between 6 p.m. Tuesday …
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Georgia Grace Girls Trio Wins $20,000 on the Game Show Network's American Bible Challenge
A Cherokee County mom, daughter and family friend won $20,000 for the HOPE Center in Woodstock during their appearance on the Game Show Network’s “The American Bible Challenge,” hosted by Jeff Foxworthy. Mae Lynn Biggs, daughter Samantha Jesse and friend Lesley Hill, who called themselves the Georgia Grace Girls, beat two teams in the Bible knowledge contest. Contestants played the game for a charitable organization of their choice, after talking about the compelling circumstances that led them to choose their charity. The Grace Girls defeated an Atlanta trio of co-workers who supported each other through health challenges, playing for a faith-based leadership academy, and three California firefighters playing for a children’s cancer …
