NEWS BRIEFS
LOCAL
Mattie’s call issued for Tiola Vaughan
On Friday, 57-year-old Atlanta woman Tiola Laverne Vaughan went missing from Emory hospital around 10 a.m. Vaughn is diagnosed with schizophrenia, leading to a Mattie’s call going out on Saturday. Similar to an Amber Alert, a Mattie’s call is an emergency missing alert for disabled or eldery people. Vaughan is a Black woman who was last seen wearing a gray Georgia Tech sweatshirt, brown pants and black-and-lime shoes.
NATIONAL
President Trump tests positive for COVID-19
Two days after the first presidential debate, President Trump announced that he and the first lady tested positive for COVID-19. Trump began to show “mild symptoms” and was soon moved to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, where he will spend the next few days. The White House press secretary released a letter from Trump’s physician on Saturday stating that Trump has made “substantial progress.”
INTERNATIONAL
Honduras caravan to flee from poverty
A group on Wednesday departed Honduras by caravan to escape the nation’s economic downturn. COVID-19 has killed over 2,000 people and has stifled the economy. Honduras is suffering the largest recorded economic decline in its history and people are attempting to go to the U.S. The caravan consisted of young men and women carrying small children. Hondurans left from a bus terminal in San Pedro Sula and headed toward the Guatemalan border.
CRIME BLOTTER
Sept. 25
Let’s shred this quarantine body!
At 9:15 a.m., a non-Georgia State offender criminally trespassed the Student Recreation Center. The case was cleared.
Sept. 26
Saturday’s sedatives
A non-Georgia State offender was arrested for a drug law violation at 5:21 p.m.
Sept. 26.
An easy assault
At 6:17 p.m., a non-Georgia State offender was arrested for simple battery.
Sept. 27
“I need coffee, I lost my car.”
At 9:30 a.m., a non-Georgia State offender criminally trespassed the A Parking Deck. The case was exceptionally cleared.
Sept. 28
Like 2 peas in a penitentiary.
Two Georgia State students were arrested for a drug law violation at 6:16 p.m.
Sept. 30
“I will simply jump over this fence and slap you.”
A non-Georgia State offender was arrested for a simple assault and criminal trespass at 11:26 p.m.
Oct. 1
Halloween came early.
At 1:08 a.m., a Georgia State student was a victim of harassment and intimidation at University Commons. The case is still active.
Oct. 1
Three blind mice
Three non-Georgia State offenders criminally trespassed on Piedmont North at 11:17 p.m. The case was exceptionally cleared.
