Atlanta, GA
Former NBA star Vince Carter’s Atlanta home burglarized, nearly $100K stolen
Armed burglars broke into the Atlanta residence of retired NBA participant Vince Carter whereas his spouse and youngsters have been inside and stole almost $100,000 in money over the weekend, police mentioned.
Carter’s spouse, Sondi Carter, and the couple’s two sons hid in a closet Sunday night time whereas burglars smashed in a first-floor window and ransacked the ten,000-square-foot residence in Atlanta’s prosperous Buckhead neighborhood, based on an incident report launched Wednesday by the Atlanta Police Division.
Sondi Carter advised police she was in mattress together with her two sons when she heard loud noises coming from out entrance at 11:50 p.m., based on the report. She grabbed her sons and collectively the three hid of their bed room closet whereas listening to the suspects run upstairs and rummage via the household’s belongings in numerous rooms.
Sondi Carter mentioned she referred to as 911 from contained in the closet and texted the neighborhood patrol.
An off-duty Atlanta PD officer with the neighborhood patrol responded and chased a suspect carrying all black clothes and a masks down the highway till he hopped right into a black SUV that sped off.
Law enforcement officials arrived on the residence shortly after and located $16,100 price of $100 payments spilled onto the bottom exterior the gated residence.
The recovered cash, nonetheless, was only a sliver of the $100,000 that was lacking from a brown bag Vince Carter saved in the main bedroom closet, the previous Hawks participant who retired in 2020 advised police.
Police additionally discovered a gold Desert Eagle firearm nonetheless in its gun case, belonging to Vince Carter, and a black Glock 26 with an prolonged journal exterior the house, based on the report.
Police imagine the Glock was left behind by the burglars.
Inside the house, officers discovered a first-floor window utterly smashed in, a number of rooms in disarray and a gate on the prime of the steps damaged off its hinges, the report states.
Law enforcement officials photographed the scene and lifted a fingerprint from a facet door that the suspects could have used to flee the house. In addition they collected surveillance video from cameras on the property.
Sondi Carter and her sons have been unscathed throughout the break-in.
In line with property data, Vince Carter, who performed 22 seasons with the NBA and now works as an NBA analyst for ESPN, purchased the house and the virtually acre and a half of property it sits on for almost $7 million in August 2020.
The investigation is ongoing.
With Publish wires
Atlanta, GA
Michael Penix Jr. shines in Atlanta Falcons’ debut victory over New York Giants | NFL on FOX Pod
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Dave Helman sits down to recap the Atlanta Falcons’ victory over the New York Giants! Within the conversation, Helman reacts to Michael Penix Jr.’s debut and explains why he had an impressive performance for the Falcons!
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ATLANTA — After falling behind by a touchdown early in the second quarter, the Atlanta Falcons (8-7) scored 34 unanswered points to close out Sunday’s 34-7 victory over the New York Giants (2-13) inside Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
Atlanta has eclipsed seven wins for the first time since 2017, and it now enters the final two games of the regular season with a shot at the postseason — and with a jolt of energy from rookie quarterback Michael Penix Jr.
Here’s who’s rising and falling after the Falcons’ victory …
QB Michael Penix Jr.
The consensus from Atlanta’s side postgame on Penix: He played well.
Rookie quarterbacks can go either way in their debut. Penix was solid, completing 18-of-27 passes for 202 yards, no touchdowns and an interception that bounced out of tight end Kyle Pitts’ hands and into the arms of Giants cornerback Cor’Dale Flott.
Consider Sunday a success for Penix, who provided no reason to stop dreaming.
OLB Matt Judon
Judon’s season overall hasn’t been what many expected when Atlanta sent a third-round pick to the New England Patriots for his services in August, but he’s turned a corner lately — and played his best game of the season Sunday.
The 32-year-old Judon collected one sack, two quarterback hits, a pass deflection and returned an interception 27 yards to the endzone for his first career touchdown.
Judon wore plenty of blame when he was struggling. He deserves similarly strong credit when he plays at the level he did Sunday.
ILB Kaden Elliss
Elliss is the only player in the NFL with a sack in each of the last four consecutive weeks, according to the Falcons’ communication staff. He was excellent Sunday, logging a team-high seven tackles and two quarterback hits.
The 6’2″, 238-pound Elliss notched one sack — a forced fumble that was recovered by outside linebacker Arnold Ebiketie and gave Atlanta’s offense the ball in plus-territory.
Since inserting Elliss into the pass rushing plan more frequently, the Falcons’ pass rush — and defense as a whole — has made considerable strides.
TE Kyle Pitts
Pitts was targeted only twice — one went for seven yards, and the other led to Penix’s interception on a pass that hit his hands.
After a four-catch game against the Las Vegas Raiders in Week 15, Pitts failed to carry that production back home. He now has one or fewer receptions in four of the Falcons’ last five games and five of their last seven.
Evidently, Pitts’ minimal production since the calendar flipped to November wasn’t solely due to quarterback Kirk Cousins.
There really isn’t much to complain about regarding Atlanta’s performance. Perhaps a slow start? A missed field goal from kicker Riley Patterson, who responded by making his other two field goals and all four extra points?
For the first time this season, there’s only one faller.
The Falcons return to action at 8:20 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 29, against the Washington Commanders inside Northwest Stadium in Landover, Maryland.
ATLANTA — After listing outside linebacker Lorenzo Carter and wide receiver KhaDarel Hodge as questionable on Friday’s game report, the Falcons made a final decision on the two prior to Sunday’s game against the New York Giants.
Both were given the all-clear after working through injuries this week. Carter was listed on the injury report as having a groin injury, while Hodge was listed as having a ribs injury.
Because of Hodge’s active status, the Falcons decided to keep practice squad receiver Dylan Drummond inactive after using a standard practice squad elevation on him Saturday. On the same day, the Falcons signed fellow receiver Chris Blair to the active roster. So, the Falcons have good depth at receiver heading into Michael Penix Jr.’s first career start.
Here is the full list of Falcons’ inactives for Week 16:
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