County Attorney Ken Jarrard, center-left, explains details of a proposed plan to regulate cryptocurrency ATMs during a Sept. 9 County Commission work session. Sheriff’s office Capt. Bill Franco, center-right, says residents have lost $5.9 million this year to cryptocurrency scams.
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FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — The Forsyth County Commission is considering regulating cryptocurrency ATMs amid a rise in scams defrauding residents of millions annually.
At their Sept. 9 work session, commissioners asked the county’s attorneys to work with law enforcement to draft an ordinance to regulate the machines. The directive came after a discussion about signage warning
ATM users about scams involving cryptocurrency.
This year, the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office has documented more than $5.9 million lost by residents to cryptocurrency-related scams, Capt. Bill Franco said.
The county is home to at least 30 ATMs, mostly in gas stations, that allow the conversion of money into cryptocurrency, which is nearly impossible to recover or trace.
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JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Johns Creek Fire Department Capt. Matt Broderick wants Americans to remember Sept. 12. Broderick spoke to a crowd of several hundred residents on the morning of Sept. 11 at Newton Park during a city commemoration of the 2001 terrorist attacks. Held in conjunction with Rotary Clubs of Johns Creek and Johns Creek – North Fulton, the event featured Broderick as its keynote speaker along with solemn ceremonies that included school choir performances and a color guard.
“I’m glad you kids didn’t have to experience that, but let me reassure you, everyone is going to have their own 9/11 in their life,” Broderick said. “It’s what you do on 9/12 … We saw the best, and we saw the worst. We rose as a country on 9/12.”
This Sept. 11 marks 24 years since the hijacking of four airliners by 19 terrorists, resulting in the deaths of some 3,000 people.
11. Broderick served as a New York City firefighter during the 2001 attacks.
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FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Thousands of dollars’ worth of construction equipment was reported stolen from two Atlanta Highway jobsites in Cumming.
The Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office said a 49-year-old man representing a construction equipment company reported the theft Sept. 3. He said someone took seven trench support panels valued at approximately $12,000.
The incident was classified as a felony theft by taking.
The theft is thought to have occurred sometime between 4:30 p.m. Sept. 2 and 7 a.m. Sept. 3.
The panels were stacked just off the highway’s right of way at the edge of a parking lot where a gas line project was underway. Each panel weighs about 25 pounds.
A superintendent at another jobsite on Atlanta Highway reported 30 missing panels valued at a total of $30,000. The date of the reported theft was unclear.
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FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — A 51-yearold Cumming woman reported she was groped in a Browns Bridge Road supermarket Sept. 4.
The Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office said the woman told deputies someone touched her buttocks while she was in the candy aisle. She turned around to find a man close to her. She stared at him in shock until he walked out of the aisle.
The woman was crying as she reported the incident.
Deputies reviewed security cameras at the store and observed a man getting close to the woman after following her. Cameras recorded him leaving the business and driving away.
Deputies said the suspect is a 26-year-old Lawrenceville man, identifying him through his vehicle’s registration.
The incident was classified as a misdemeanor sexual battery.
— Jon Wilcox
ALPHARETTA, Ga. — About $15,000 in wiring was reported stolen from a Mansell Road restaurant Aug. 27.
Alpharetta police said officers were dispatched to the restaurant after a burglary was reported about 9 p.m.
A 41-year-old man and 27-year-old man who own the building told officers someone entered through the back door, cut wire and destroyed a power box.
A set of Milwaukee tools and one black glove appeared left behind from the theft, police said.
The building has no security cameras.
Officers took photographs and noted the rear door’s lock appeared bent.
Police connected the reported theft to an earlier call about someone finding copper wire in a shopping cart.
The incident was classified as a felony forced burglary of a business.
— Jon Wilcox
ROSWELL, Ga. — A 71-year-old Roswell woman reported being scammed out of $94,000 Sept. 6 after she received text messages from someone claiming to be with the Federal Trade Commission.
An officer said he met with the victim at Roswell Police headquarters to discuss the fraud.
The victim said a caller told her she had outstanding felony charges and needed to convert her money into
cryptocurrency at Bitcoin ATMs. It’s unclear whether the victim was charged with a crime.
The officer said the caller told the woman to stay on the phone, visit several gas stations and send money through phone applications.
In total, the victim said she made seven transactions, totaling $94,240, but one of them for $14,900 did not go through.
When the transaction failed, the woman said she told the caller, who then asked her to deposit two cashier checks, totaling $100,000, into her bank account.
The officer said the victim still had $60,000 in account but was unsure if an additional $40,000 was taken out on top of the $94,240 in confirmed receipts.
The woman also said she believes the suspect had her Social Security number, which she said she entered to complete one of the ATM transactions.
After reviewing the cryptocurrency ATM receipts, the officer said the recipient’s IP address and ID number were the same on each.
The officer notified the Criminal Investigations Division.
As of Sept. 8, there is no identified suspect.
— Hayden Sumlin
ALPHARETTA, Ga. — More than $1,000 in cologne was reported stolen from a North Point Parkway beauty store Aug. 30.
Alpharetta police said officers were dispatched to the business about 6 p.m. after the theft was reported.
A 30-year-old manager said a man in his 20s stole the items Aug. 26.
A security camera video showed the man placing seven bottles of Gucci cologne into his jeans.
The bottles were valued at a total of $1,107.
The incident was classified as a felony theft by shoplifting over $500.
— Jon Wilcox
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Milton third-grader Beau Hayslip winds up for the pitch at the 10U Ripkin Experience tournament in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee.
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MILTON, Ga — Milton third grader Beau Hayslip is a pitcher and second baseman preparing for the national stage. Team Georgia will compete Nov. 7-9 in Houston, Texas, at the PG National Championship.
Playing for coach Colby Crane and the TB Blue Sox in Woodstock, Hayslip won two tournament MVP awards for his age group this summer, the Shipyard World Series in Charleston, South Carolina, and the Ripkin Experience in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee.
Hayslip was invited as a guest player for the nationally ranked MVP Hustle out of Los Angeles for the PG National Invitational
Championship in Snowden Park Grove, Mississippi.
The MVP Hustle placed third in the tournament with an all-tournament team nomination for Hayslip after going 11-14 batting with 11 RBIs and pitching four strikeouts with no runs in four innings.
Hayslip continued to elevate his play as the summer progressed, concluding with the All-State Games at East Cobb which would decide the roster for the PG National Championship in Houston Nov. 7-9.
Thirteen teams competed for 13 roster spots on Team Georgia. Hayslip told Appen Media he was a little nervous for the high stakes, but his performance showed no signs of it.
Hayslip pitched four innings with six
strikeouts, no walks and one run. He batted 5-9 and scored four times, impressing the evaluators enough to secure a spot on Team Georgia.
Hayslip started baseball at Bell Memorial Park at age 3, playing for Hopewell Baseball. At 5, he played for the Hopewell Mustangs 6U.
At 6, Hayslip made the East Cobb Astros 8U team, where he played before joining the TB Blue Sox.
Dad Ryan Hayslip says Beau was a natural from the beginning. It was always clear that he should be playing up.
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A former president of the Atlanta Realtors Association, Bill Rawlings, is launching the metro area’s newest luxury real estate firm, Peachtree Town & Country.
The boutique brokerage is set to launch this fall with two flagship market centers, one in the heart of Buckhead and another in the North Fulton city of Alpharetta. The firm’s goal is to set a new standard for how high-net-worth clients experience buying and selling residential property. Founder and CEO Rawlings is one of Atlanta’s most respected real estate executives, serving in leadership roles with Harry Norman Realtors, Jenny Pruitt & Associates and Sotheby’s International Realty.
“Atlanta deserves a new standard in real estate,” Rawlings said. “At Peachtree Town & Country, we’re building a culture of excellence that empowers our advisors and delivers a world-class experience for every client.”
Peachtree Town & Country is backed by an esteemed group of local investors, including Brian Brasher, an Atlanta entrepreneur
and co-founder of the multiplatinum band Creed and Pitch Hammer Music. Horst Schulze, legendary co-founder and former president and chief operating officer of The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, will serve as Cultural Advisor, bringing his worldrenowned service philosophy to guide the company’s culture and client experience.
“Excellence in real estate, like in hospitality, begins with service,” Schulze said. “At Peachtree Town & Country, we will bring the same standards that defined The Ritz-Carlton, ensuring every client experience is extraordinary.”
With over 25 years in Atlanta’s luxury real estate sector, Rawlings has overseen billions in residential sales, developed many of the city’s top-producing agents, and held senior leadership roles at multiple prestigious national brands.
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society named him one of its National All-Star Visionary of the Year, and he continues to champion philanthropic causes.
Rawlings credits much of his inspiration to his late mentor and close friend, the late Jenny Pruitt, a legend in Atlanta real estate.
“Jenny’s wisdom shaped my career for more than 20 years,” Rawlings said. “Her legacy of integrity and generosity is at the core of what we’re building.”
Joining the leadership team is Chief Brand & Creative Officer Erica Jackson Weingart, with more than a decade of luxury real estate branding experience across North America.
“Our brand must be as distinctive as the properties we represent,” said Weingart. “I see my role as a true partner to our advisors, equipping them with cutting-edge creative resources and reimagining how they connect with clients through design, storytelling, and innovation.”
Peachtree Town & Country is now inviting confidential conversations with top-producing agents to become founding advisors, offering them an opportunity to help shape the company from the ground up.
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ROSWELL, Ga. — Local policymakers and professionals got a glimpse into the new PBS Aerospace United States Headquarters Sept. 4 in Roswell.
Mayor Kurt Wilson and U.S. Rep. Rich McCormick were on hand to celebrate the grand opening of the new facility at 1350 Northmeadow Pkwy.
The $20 million investment will serve as an advanced manufacturing facility for producing, assembling and testing jet engines for defense and civilian sectors. The small jet engines produced in Roswell will mainly be used for drones and cruise missiles.
The headquarters is expected to produce thousands of engines by early 2026 to meet U.S. Department of War demand. The company works in partnership with Lockheed Martin, which has a campus in Marietta.
“Maintaining America’s leadership as the dominant and stabilizing world power demands that we’re capable of meeting and overcoming new and evolving threats to ensure our security, as well as that of our partners and allies,” McCormick said.
PBS GROUP has been active in the U.S. economy since 2016, through the subsidiary Atlantabased PBS Aerospace which manages its domestic market activities.
PBS Aerospace is expected to create more than 100 jobs. More than 70 percent of PBS Aerospace technicians are U.S. military veterans.
“They bring a lot of patriotism,” CEO of PBS Aerospace Erin Dunham said.
In a statement, the company stated that it chose Roswell for it’s aerospace innovation ecosystem and proximity to the Georgia Institute of Technology.
In late April, Mayor Wilson attributed the decision to a trade mission that city officials took to the Czech Republic in October 2024.
A second phase will include a $90 million investment. PBS Aerospace stated that the expansion will include the creation of a new plant capable of increasing the output of small turbojet engines for unmanned systems, cruise missiles and advanced aerial platforms.
On a recent Saturday morning, I woke up (not too early mind you; we retired 70-year-old geezers don’t have to get up with the roosters) and had a hankering for a good bagel.
Notice I wrote “hankering” and not “hunkering,” which is what the late Larry Munson used to implore the University of Georgia defense to do when the Bulldogs needed to stifle an opponent.
Now that we got that little smattering of semantics straight, I was ready to have my bagel “hankering” sated by heading for what I knew would be the perfect place: BB’s Bagels.
My quest inspired me to saunter toward south Forsyth. Again, notice I wrote “saunter,” which is a word that is seldom used. In fact, Texas crooner Gary P. Nunn is the only other person I can recall using “saunter” to describe the initial step of a trek. In “London Homesick Blues” Nunn fights overseas boredom by singing he would “saunter off to Marble Arch Station.”
So I sauntered off to East Shiloh Road, having no earthly idea where that thoroughfare was. My need for directional proclivity was unnecessary thanks to Apple Car Play. I could almost taste that sesame seed circle with a nice smear of cream cheese.
I wanted to support the grand reopening of BB’s. I really did. Unfortunately for me, but fortunately for owners Eddie and Anna Siino, a huge throng of others had the same hankering and had decided to saunter to the new location to get an early morning breakfast fix.
There were easily 60 hungry folks in a line that drove home the reality that was like the “Seinfeld” where the Soup Nazi barked “No soup for you!” Only on this Saturday, a voice in the back of my mind screamed: “No lox for you!”
With a drizzle quickly morphing into rain, I spied some hungry, dedicated would-be diners ready to nosh. With
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rally to him,” Ryan said. “One day when he was 2, we couldn’t find his Fisher Price tee, so we just started throwing underhand to him and he was hitting them. His hand-eye coordination was very strong at a young
the inclement weather getting ready to soak them, most were “hunkered” down. Somewhere, Larry Munson was smiling.
In case you are unfamiliar with the BB’s back story, the Siinos established a dining establishment with bagels that would rival any to be found in Gotham. My knowledge of bagel baking would be lucky to fill a thimble, but apparently, the key to making the product tastier is to boil before baking.
Located on McFarland Road, the restaurant was in what you would have sworn was an honest-to-goodness diner, one of those that resembled an Air Stream trailer, all shiny and aluminumlike. Fantastic breakfasts, eggs Benedict to die-for, sandwiches that would rival a New York deli.
Then, a devastating fire (is there any fire that isn’t devastating?) destroyed the restaurant. That was in February, and to make matters worse, the Siianos were in-between having an insurance carrier. The blaze gutted the building. Fittingly, the only thing that survived was the precious and essential bagel oven.
Eddie and Anna vowed to re-open. And that loyal customer base that had enjoyed the food since 2007 came through, contributing more than $75,000 toward helping the owners realize they weren’t even close to throwing in the towel.
The new establishment will be takeout only, but all the old favorites are still available. And like any new endeavor, there were the inevitable glitches. Attempts to talk to the owners stymied me with either a busy signal or “call failed” message.
We traded emails and eventually we’ll talk. And I know my persistence will be rewarded with a toasted bagel, some lox and yummy cream cheese.
I’ll be patient. BB’s Bagels are worth the wait. They’re that darned good.
Mike Tasos has lived in Forsyth County for more than 30 years. He’s an American by birth and considers himself a Southerner by the grace of God. He can be reached at miketasos55@gmail.com.
age, so we had to get him out to Hopewell where we heard they had a great program and how they coach the kids.”
Beau says he wears number 5 as tribute to Freddie Freeman, one of his alltime favorite Braves players. He said he is excited for the upcoming national championship in November and hopes to repeat his inside-the-park home run that won him the Ripkin Experience MVP Award.
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By HAYDEN SUMLIN hayden@appenmedia.com
DUNWOODY, Ga. — Longtime Dunwoody residents know Ernie “the Barber” Smith but have not been able to get a haircut from the local legend since he experienced health problems last May.
After 40 years of service in Dunwoody, residents only call Smith by his first name. Not too long ago, almost everyone in the city knew Ernie.
The barber shop is on the first floor of the Dunwoody Professional Building at 5064 Nandina Lane next to the Shops of Dunwoody and the Village.
Former City Councilman Terry Nall, an active community member who routinely answers his neighbors’ questions on the Dunwoody Area Community Forum, said Ernie has had some serious health issues some 18 months ago.
“He is known to most people as just Ernie. I doubt many even know his last name,” Nall wrote. “Ernie’s fame by just his first name is similar to Nell, the owner and operator of Nell's Produce Market in Dunwoody and [Johns Creek].”
Sadly, the Proctor family announced Nell’s passing Aug. 29.
Nall said he last heard from Ernie this summer. The community cornerstone lives north of the city in Gwinnett County.
Amid health challenges, Smith sold Ernie’s Barber Shop last May to his right-hand man and fellow hairdresser Kevin Lam, who renamed it the Dunwoody Barber Shop.
The 17-year-old city has changed dramatically since incorporation, but it still has community cornerstones like the Dunwoody Barber Shop. Fewer people are out and about in the community, but that trend is changing after the end of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Nandina Lane, which connects
The Dunwoody Barber Shop, a four-chair traditional salon within in the Nandina Lane business park, is under the new ownership of Woodstock resident Kevin Lam. A once bustling community hub — full of city officials, community leaders and the Dunwoody Crier’s founder Dick Williams — needs a post-pandemic resurgence. See BARBER, Page 9
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Chamblee Dunwoody Road to Mount Vernon at the Village, is now a one-way street, causing more traffic congestion at the intersection. The city converted it last year to improve roadway safety and walkability, but traffic congestion remains an issue.
Dunwoody resident Mike Palumbo, who moved to Dunwoody from Gwinnett County just after the city incorporated in 2008, said he remembers seeing members of the Dunwoody City Council and the Crier’s founder Dick Williams talking about local news, community rumors and Atlanta sports with a room packed full of neighbors and friends.
“When I go in … [Lam] says that business is slow, and people are still wondering what happened to Ernie,” Palumbo said. “Due to the language barrier, he thinks people don’t fully understand what happened and that he was friends with Ernie and worked for him.”
Lam, a Woodstock resident, speaks and understands English, but it is not his native tongue. The Vietnamese entrepreneur fled political persecution and hardship via boat in 1980 following the end of American involvement in the war in 1975. Lam said it wasn’t too tough after his boat made it to a refugee camp in Indonesia.
“I’ve been cutting hair for more than 35 years,” he said. “I went to an old barber school.”
Lam told Appen Media he first started working with Ernie in 2013 after cutting hair up Ga. 400 in Cumming. He said Ernie was having a very hard time before he sold to him last May.
Lam said he wanted the community to know that Ernie’s Barber Shop is
still open. With a new name and owner, he said he enjoys running a one-man operation.
With more support from the community, Lam said he could hire someone to help.
Palumbo said he has been a patron since moving to the city, and his 14-year-old son James got his first haircut from Ernie as a baby.
In early September, Appen Media met with the father-and-son duo at the barber shop for a routine cut.
“I started coming here because I’m from New York, so I like old school,” Palumbo said, letting his northern accent show a little. “I like the barber shop; I don’t like the Supercuts thing.”
James, an eighth grader at Peachtree Charter Middle School, said he gets good reviews from schoolmates after a fresh haircut.
More than a decade ago, the Dunwoody Crier’s office sat above the Barber Shop, serving as a central location near the Dunwoody Village for community members to hang out, get to know one another and enjoy each other’s company.
“Back when it was Ernie working here, all the city officials were coming,” Palumbo said, smiling as he recounted the shop’s former glory. “This was like the place you could find out a lot of that stuff going on in the community. There was a lot of people who came here … everybody knew Ernie.”
There aren’t many barber shops left in Dunwoody, and many residents cross the county line into Sandy Springs for a haircut.
“There are no real barbershops around anymore, and we would hate to lose this one in the heart of our community where my kids received their first haircuts as small children many years ago by Ernie,” Palumbo said. “We all would love to thank Ernie for the many years of service!”
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The spate of frauds in Forsyth County reflects a troubling nationwide trend.
Scams involving cryptocurrency ATMs increased tenfold from 2020 to 2023, the Federal Trade Commission said in 2024. The vast majority of frauds go unreported, so that statistic likely reflects only a fraction of the crimes.
Franco asked commissioners to consider requiring signage at the machines warning users of scams, outlining the risks of anonymous transactions and providing contacts to law enforcement and consumer protection officials.
“It gives our potential victims a moment of pause and a chance to reconsider and resources to reach out to before irreversible harm is done,” he said.
In December, the Sandy Springs City Council approved measures to require similar signage.
That year, police received 603 reports of fraudulent incidents by early December with 267 related to the machines.
The Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office already is engaged in social media and in-person education about scams through its Facebook page and presen-
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Broderick, who has served in Johns Creek since the city’s founding, was a firefighter in New York City at the time. His address was the first time he has spoken publicly about his experiences.
Like every other American who was alive on Sept. 11, 2001, Broderick remembers the day vividly, he said.
“It’s not easy getting up here, talking about something that I will never forget,” he said.
Broderick remembers the day as a bright, clear, beautiful morning if not for the thick smoke from the World Trade Center that blocked out the sun.
“The acrid smoke was choking. The despair and the looks on people. They were sitting on every street corner, begging for myself and my crew to try and find their loved one,” he said. “That’s something that will stay with you.”
In the aftermath of the attacks, hundreds of flyers appeared in the city with photos and information about missing friends and family. The images have become one of Sept. 11’s
tations with banks and community groups.
Much of the education is aimed at senior residents, but Franco said everyone is vulnerable.
“Just this week, we had a gentleman in his 40s that was being scammed,” Franco said. “It’s not just an elderly issue.”
Commissioners discussed going further than signage with an ordinance, asking County Attorney Ken Jarrard how the machines might be more regulated.
Commissioner Todd Levent asked whether the county could require permits for the machines.
“We do that for a simple little liquor permit. Why not this?” Levent said. “I think we require a background check, and they have to not be a felon.”
Promoting accountability through permitting may be difficult as the machines may be owned and operated separately, Levent said.
“You got the store owner, but he doesn’t know exactly what they are doing behind the scenes and what they are charging,” Levent said. “How can you hold him accountable?”
Jarrard said his staff will research challenges and present their findings at a later meeting.
“What law enforcement has an interest in is who is the actual beneficiary of the transaction, who is making the cash,” he said.
most poignant symbols of the loss suffered that day.
Broderick, who had extensive firefighting training, said he felt powerless to the scope of the violence.
He was given the task of examining countless photos of the scene and circling human remains for identification.
“You can’t wrap your head around that,” he said. “I hope you have more 9/12s than 9/11s.”
Hundreds of firefighters, police officers and other first responders were dispatched to the World Trade Center immediately following the attack. More than 300 firefighters were killed in the towers’ collapse with many more succumbing to related illnesses in the years that followed.
Many others have lived with psychological wounds from their experiences.
During the service, speakers asked members of the audience to thank first responders for the price paid on Sept. 11 and continual service to their communities.
At the conclusion of the ceremony, after Broderick left the stage, about a dozen community members approached.
“Thank you for your service,” many said.
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