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Metro Atlanta News: Shot APD Officer Returns Home; Testimony Begins in Midtown Shooting Trial; Tucker Tavern Reopens

Also: cop thwarts smuggling attempt at Atlanta Federal Pen; Sandy Springs restaurant responds to failing health inspection; last chance to vote for the goat for a Super Bowl commercial spot

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January 29, 2013

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APD Sgt. Gregory Lyon, a department spokesman, details a Jan. 29 incident in which 4 men were thwarted in what appears to be an attempted smuggling of guns, mobile phones and other items in the U.S. Federal Penitentiary in Chosewood Park at the border of Thomasville Heights.

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Good news for the family of APD Officer Robinson who was shot in the face near West End Mall, arrived this weekend when Robinson left the hospital to finish his recovery at home with his family.

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A fire last June shut down the Moon Shadow Tavern in Tucker, but now the local bar and live music venue is once again in business. New owner Wyman Heeden said, "it feels good to be back open.”

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APD Sgt. Gregory Lyon, a department spokesman, details a Jan. 29 incident in which 4 men were thwarted in what appears to be an attempted smuggling of guns, mobile phones and other items in the U.S. Federal Penitentiary in Chosewood Park at the border of Thomasville Heights.

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The suspect white male wearing a blue jacket with white stripes portrayed himself as an Atlanta Fire Marshal and stole $300 from several businesses at 3393 Peachtree Rd.

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