Police report: Woman kidnapped at gunpoint in Albany Albany Police Department (Source: WALB) By Krista Monk and Keshawn Ward | February 18, 2021 at 6:15 PM EST - Updated February 23 at 9:43 AM
ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - A woman reported to the Albany Police Department (APD) that she was held at gunpoint, robbed, and told she would be killed if she didnât take the robber where he wanted to go, according to a police report.
The events:
an officer responded to an armed robbery call in the 1200 block of Maryland Drive.
The officer met with the victim who said that around 12:30 p.m. that day, a man she described as white, with tattoos all over his face, wearing a black hoodie and dark pants, knocked on the back door of her residence in the 2200 block of Pembroke Drive. She later told the officer he had NFL tattooed on his forehead and remembered that he had clean, white tennis shoes and he had on a ânice clean leather bookbag.â
Albany business owner shot during attempted car break-in Albany Police Department (Source: WALB) By WALB News Team | February 3, 2021 at 12:20 PM EST - Updated February 3 at 12:20 PM
ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - An Albany business owner was shot during an attempted car break-in Tuesday, according to the Albany Police Department (APD).
It happened around midnight at Lucky Break Billiards in the 2200 block of East Oglethorpe Boulevard, according to APD.
Police said the two owners were closing up and saw two men trying to break into their car. The owners startled the two, which the men then shot at them.
One of the owners was hit in his thigh, and both went back inside the business until police and EMS arrived, according to APD.
UPDATE: One dead in Albany drive-thru shooting, APD says Scene of shooting on East Oglethorpe Boulevard on Dec. 23 (Source: WALB) By Dave Miller | December 24, 2020 at 12:19 AM EST - Updated December 24 at 2:24 PM
ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - Dougherty County Coroner Michael Fowler was called to a shooting on East Oglethorpe Boulevard, Wednesday night, and Thursday morning, the Albany Police Department (APD) confirmed the report of a death.
About 7:45 Thursday morning, APD posted on social media that there was a death in the incident. Taneka Walker, 21, was the passenger inside the vehicle that was shot, and she died from her injuries.
Issac James, Jr., 25, was also shot and remains in critical condition at the hospital.
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