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LaGrange remembers murdered walker by marching

By anton | Published: March 14, 2009

From the March 14, 2009 LaGrange Daily News… Duct tape sealing her mouth, Cherrie Piper squeezed the brakes of her wheelchair as she approached the stretch of Mitchell Street sidewalk where her son was gunned down almost three months ago. Nearly 50 friends and family members of 20-year-old murder victim Matthew Piper followed. “Cherrie’s mouth [...]

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Pray for LaGrange churchgoer attacked while walking home

By anton | Published: March 11, 2009

This unfortunate crime against a pedestrian occurred approximately two weeks ago.  Below is the report from the LaGrange Daily News. A man walking home from church was assaulted at gunpoint on Hamilton Road Sunday afternoon. Police said the victim gave the following account: Billy Rollins, 43, of Hamilton Road was walking home from church when a dark [...]

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An afternoon in LaGrange Municipal Court (March 10, 2009)

By anton | Published: March 11, 2009

Below is a summary of what I witnessed at LaGrange’s municipal court the afternoon of Tuesday, March 10, 2009. # of Latino immigrants with pending charges: 6 # of Latino immigrants whose only charge was driving without a license: 5 What were the charges of the sixth immigrant?: Driving without a license and driving without [...]

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LaGrange Lacks East-West Sidewalks (vlog #2)

By anton | Published: March 9, 2009

In this vlog, my son, Jairo, and I continue our March 3, 2009 walk to a local school. In this clip we discover that LaGrange lacks any continuous sidewalk system, especially sidewalks that can safely guide pedestrians eastward or westward.

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If They Can Drive, They Can Drive (Vlog #1)

By anton | Published: March 7, 2009

In this, DriveFast’s first vlog, Anton and his 10-year old son, Jairo, discover “where the sidewalk ends” in LaGrange, GA and Jairo also shares words of wisdom on why all adults should be afforded the opportunity to obtain a driver’s license.

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While violent crimes increase, LaGrange P.D. conducts roadblocks every other day

By anton | Published: February 26, 2009

From an article written by Kenneth Thompson (LaGrange Daily News, February 24, 2009)   Property crimes in LaGrange are steadily decreasing while domestic violence incidents spiked to a five-year high, according the latest public safety report… [LaGrange Public Safety Chief Lou] Dekmar presented the annual report to City Council on Tuesday… Meanwhile, domestic violence rocketed to [...]

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