Eric Mock
Reporter at WAGA-TV (Atlanta, GA)
Award-winning storyteller for @FOX5Atlanta Got a story? [email protected]
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1 week ago |
yahoo.com | Eric Mock
The BriefA Georgia State Patrol pursuit ended in a fatal crash at Moreland Avenue NE and Euclid Avenue NE, involving a sedan and a minivan, causing traffic to halt for hours. The suspect's vehicle ran a red light during the chase, colliding with another car and resulting in the death of the driver at the scene; the fleeing driver was hospitalized with serious injuries.
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1 week ago |
fox5atlanta.com | Eric Mock
The deadline to file taxes in Georgia is coming up quickly. Scammers are hoping the added pressure will make you more vulnerable. What they're saying: Jon Powell is a tax expert and partner at Atlanta Accounting Firm Moore Colson. He says there are a lot of ways scammers can try to use tax filing to get to swindle people out of their hard-earned money. One of the most common ways is to text, email or call their victims claiming that they're from the IRS.
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1 week ago |
yahoo.com | Eric Mock
The BriefThe tax filing deadline in Georgia is approaching, and scammers are exploiting this pressure to target individuals. Scammers often impersonate the IRS via text, email, or phone calls, offering fraudulent links and threatening penalties. Remember: The IRS will never send links via email or text, nor demand or threaten over the phone; legitimate contact is via U.S. mail.
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1 week ago |
fox5atlanta.com | Eric Mock
Clayton County police are searching for a man they say shot and killed a gas station clerk in an attempted robbery Friday night. What we know: Clayton County Police say they got the call at around 11 p.m., Friday night that someone had been shot. Investigators said when they arrived, they found a man who had died of an apparent gunshot wound to the back. Both police and employees at the store confirmed the victim was an employee of Circle K.
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1 week ago |
fox5atlanta.com | Eric Mock
Atlanta’s emergency call center has significantly reduced its average 911 response times, but officials say more work remains to meet national benchmarks. The city’s E911 center reports that it has halved its average call answer time in two years—from more than 24 seconds in 2023 to just over 10 seconds this year. However, it still falls short of national standards, which call for 90% of 911 calls to be answered within 15 seconds and 95% within 20 seconds.
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Trees have come down on either side of Horton Place in Douglasville from those strong thunderstorms that rolled through. One has come down on top of this house. Thankfully no one was injured. @FOX5Atlanta https://t.co/IpI1q1Dx3x
. @DeKalbSchools holding their State of the District event. Talking about how to fund the district and students better. And they’re still wondering how cuts to US Dept of Education will impact students and staff here. @FOX5Atlanta https://t.co/1Abf1bAGyH
RT @FOX5Atlanta: Alpharetta Fire Department is enhancing public access to AEDs and training community volunteers to respond to cardiac arre…
