When you stay at a hotel, you pay for more than just a bed for the night. You pay for a safe place to sleep and keep your possessions. Unfortunately, a surprising number of criminals will target hotels and motels. They might lurk just around the edge of the parking...
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Inadequate Security
Negligent security contributes to violent attacks on properties
As communities, businesses and entertainment districts gradually open after more than a year of COVID-19, you and your friends looked forward to an evening and night out. A trip downtown, a jaunt to a restaurant and a visit to a nightclub all played into a pleasant...
Can bars be held responsible when you are assaulted?
While going out to bars can be fun, you never know who is going to be there. There may be the danger of assault while you are visiting local businesses. If you are the victim of a crime, is there anyone at fault other than the perpetrator? You may be suffering from...
Avoiding an incident at an ATM
ATMs are located almost everywhere in Georgia, but the ease with which anyone can withdraw cash should not blind one to the safety risks. Thieves may lurk around these machines, and in some cases, ATM users wind up having their identity stolen, too. The following are...
How safe are you at the mall?
Shopping malls may not bring the kind of traffic they did a few decades ago. However, some mall owners are shifting their thinking in light of online shopping. More restaurants and entertainment businesses are taking the place of clothing and shoe stores.Nevertheless,...
Banks may be liable to victims of ATM robberies
Willie Sutton, the notorious bank robber, is famous, although perhaps incorrectly so, for having responded to the question of why he robbed banks with the line, 'Because that's where the money is." Similarly, many crimes are committed at or near the vicinity of ATMs...
Shooting in bar leaves 13 people dead
Some people in Georgia may have heard that there was a shooting at a California bar on Nov. 7 that left 13 people dead. One was the gunman, who shot himself, and one was a sheriff's deputy who entered the bar to try to stop the shooting.Police responded to the...
Las Vegas mass shooting case is not yet settled
The horrific events of October 1, 2017 stunned the country when a lone gunman fired into a crowd of outdoor concertgoers at the Route 91 festival. Many Georgia residents were among the more than 50 people killed, with hundreds more sustaining gunshot wounds or...
Lawsuit likely coming in Madden video game tournament shooting
Georgia residents have likely heard about the shooting that took place on August 26. That is the day a 24-year-old man opened fire during a Madden video game tournament at GLHF Game Bar in Jacksonville. As a result, many survivors of the shooting are planning to file...
Lawsuit alleges school district knew about sexual abuse
Georgia law requires teachers and school administrators to contact law enforcement when they have reasonable cause to believe that children are being abused, but a lawsuit filed on July 6 alleges that Gwinnett County Public Schools and several of its senior...