Atlanta, GA
Atlanta's 'water boys' accused of using Cash App to scam more drivers
More victims of water bottle scams come forward
Atlanta’s water boys are accused of using Cash App to scam drivers out of a lot of money. This week alone, two victims have come forward saying they were robbed of more than a thousand dollars. They say they only meant to send a few bucks to the teens, who sell water at intersections throughout the city.
ATLANTA – It was a bottle of water that cost Tristen Richardson $1,000.
She said she tried to give Atlanta’s infamous “water boys” money using Cash App, but they took advantage of her kindness.
“One of the boys came up to my window,” Richardson said.
But she didn’t have any cash, so she offered to send them two dollars on Cash App.
“He took the phone. He was like, nah, let me just, let me just type in the right [username],” Richardson said. “When he gave the phone back to me and I sent the payment, it was $1,100.”
What we know:
Richardson reported the theft to Atlanta Police investigators, who were unable to immediately provide details on the case.
“My heart sank because I was like, oh my God, that’s like a big chunk of money,” she said.
And she’s not alone.
On Monday, a man reportedly lost a thousand dollars at that same exact intersection, with the water boys using the same exact tactic, according to a police report.
Earlier this month, FOX 5 reported on a woman who was losing $800 through a QR code provided by a group of water boys off of Interstate 20 and Joseph E. Lowery Blvd.
The backstory:
The emotional TikTok Richardson made right after the incident has gone viral.
“I had so many comments on my video of people saying, that’s the oldest trick in the book,” Richardson, who lives in Locust Grove, said. “I’ve never heard of that trick. Like, I live in the suburbs. I was raised in the suburbs.”
What they’re saying:
“If you’re in Atlanta and you pass by the water boys, I wouldn’t even press my finger on the roll-down window button,” Richardson said. “Don’t even bother.”
What’s next:
Richardson filed a police report with APD. She says she’s in the process of disputing the transaction with Cash App — but that could take weeks.
She has started an online fundraiser after sharing her misfortune, which she said will more than cover her losses.
The company did not respond to a request for comment Wednesday.
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The Source: FOX 5’s Rob DiRienzo spoke with Tristen Richardson, who says she was scammed out of more than a thousand dollars by a boy on the street selling water.
Atlanta, GA
Buckhead apartment building evacuated due to dangerous carbon monoxide levels
ATLANTA – A Buckhead apartment building was evacuated for a time late Tuesday night due to a carbon monoxide alarm.
What we know:
The incident occurred at an apartment complex in the 2900 block of Pharr Court South.
According to Atlanta Fire Rescue, firefighters are investigating elevated carbon monoxide levels.
The entire building was evacuated as a precaution.
One person was evaluated at the scene for possible carbon monoxide exposure.
Crews ventilated the building while they looked for the source.
Firefighters say they were able to finally locate the source and contain it.
Once readings were back to a safe level, residents were allowed back inside the apartments.
What we don’t know:
It remains unclear how many residents were displaced by the evacuation.
The Source: The details in this article come from the Atlanta Fire Rescue.
Atlanta, GA
2 arrested in deadly drive-by shooting of 7-year-old Atlanta girl, police say
Two suspects in a shooting that left a 7-year-old Atlanta girl dead and her mother injured are now in custody nearly a week after the violence, police say.
The shooting happened around 9:45 p.m. on Feb. 24 at a home on the 2200 block of Tiger Flowers Drive NW.
Investigators believe the shooting stemmed from a dispute between one of the victim’s family members and the gunman over the phone. Thirty minutes after the argument, the suspect came back and fired shots into the home, police said.
Officers responding to the scene found a 44-year-old woman and her daughter, identified as 7-year-old Zoe Price, shot. Medics rushed the pair to a local hospital, but Price died from her injuries.
Atlanta Police Chief Darin Schierbaum said the department’s homicide unit secured an arrest warrant for 19-year-old Preston Smith two days after the shooting. Smith turned himself in to the Fulton County Jail on March 2.
Schierbaum said officers executed a search warrant on Feb. 27 at a home on McDaniel Street. On that day, 17-year-old Steven Richardson, who police described as an “accomplice,” turned himself in to authorities.
Both men are charged with murder, criminal attempt to commit murder, three counts of aggravated assault, second-degree criminal damage to property, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, and four counts of third-degree cruelty to children. Richardson is also charged with possession of a Firearm by a Person Under 18.
At a press conference to announce the arrests, Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens described Price as a bright and compassionate little girl who was “full of energy and full of joy.”
“Her life was cut short in an act of senseless violence, and that loss is not abstract. It is a chair that is going to be missing at the dinner table each night. It is an empty classroom seat next to her friends,” Dickens said.
The mayor called the arrests “a step forward towards justice” for Price’s family and families across the city.
Dickens said that violence, like the act that took Price’s life, would not be tolerated in Atlanta.
Atlanta, GA
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