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Johns Creek honors police for bravery By AMBER PERRY amber@appenmedia.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — The Johns Creek City Council honored five police officers Nov. 7 for their efforts in an August homicide investigation that resulted in murder charges against a man accused of killing his wife. Council Chambers were packed with the officers’ families as city officials applauded Johns Creek Police Sgt. George Hodge and officers Troy Morgan, Dominique Nguyen, Bradley Rosenquist and Shafaa Sammander. Johns Creek City Manager Ed Densmore introduced the award presentation. “There’s moments that you’re faced with,” Densmore said. “When those moments come, you can either let that moment define you or you can choose to define that moment. And that call came in, those officers that responded chose to define that moment.” Densmore, with a shaky, emotional voice, praised Hodge for his leadership. He said Hodge’s guidance allowed those officers, along with training, to handle the incident in an “outstanding manner.” Johns Creek Police Chief Mark Mitchell presented the Police Cross awards, worn on Class-A uniforms. He said none of the police officers sought special recog-
Family Promise celebrates move to new location By ALEXANDER POPP alex@appenmedia.com
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Awards sit atop a desk in Johns Creek Council Chambers. The Johns Creek City Council recognized several Johns Creek Police officers at the Nov. 7 City Council meeting. Five were awarded for their bravery in an August homicide investigation. nition for their work. “They serve this city with a purpose, and they definitely had a purpose that day,” Mitchell said, “in serving the citi-
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ROSWELL, Ga. — After years of hard work serving families out of donated church basement space in Dunwoody, Family Promise of North Fulton/DeKalb finally has a permanent home. At a ribbon cutting ceremony at the Grove Way Community Center in Roswell Nov. 9, North Fulton community members officially welcomed Family Promise into its new space, where members will work to serve families in the community experiencing homelessness. With a base of operations so centrally located to all of their partner church congregations, the organization now has greater ability to serve the community, Family Promise Executive Director Andrea Brantley said. “I’m just really excited about this new relationship that we’re going to have,” Brantley said. “I think it’s going to help us really grow and get the word out about what Family Promise does.” Family Promise is a nationwide non-profit group that fights homelessness by providing resources, transi-
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