Atlanta, GA
Metro Atlanta families are ‘hanging in there’ after their air conditioning units were stolen
Atlanta households with out air con after their models had been stolen Transporting air con models could make your automobile a goal throughout this warmth wave, repairman says after his truck was stolen with two models in it.
ATLANTA — Theft of automobiles has doubled within the Zone 5 space Channel 2′s Matt Johnson realized.
With the current warmth wave, two metro Atlanta households are in limbo after a truck with their air con models in them had been stolen.
“We’re hanging in there,” Gretchen Miller mentioned.
[DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks]
It’s been three weeks since this air con unit at Miller’s Atlanta house has been capable of activate.
“It’s difficult. However we’re making it work. We’ve bought just a few followers,” Miller mentioned.
She says she wished her dad to stick with her after the sudden demise of her mother to COVID-19, however the warmth wave turned an excessive amount of.
Now, it might be much more weeks till she has working air con downstairs after somebody stole the substitute unit.
“With provide chain points proper now, with COVID-19; the financial system, I feel it’s an indication of the instances,” she mentioned.
That unit by no means made it to her house final Tuesday.
TRENDING STORIES:
Thieves stole it and one other condenser once they stole the repairman’s work truck on his method to set up them.
“If in case you have it in your truck, you listen,” he mentioned.
Joshua Yehuda says it occurred at Johnstone Provide on eleventh Avenue.
He went inside for some components however got here out to seek out his work truck for Iron Lion Upkeep with two new air con models gone.
“They’ll visibly see similar to this truck, that there have been models on the truck,” Yehunda mentioned. “That’s, that’s a adequate cause proper there.”
He filed a report with Atlanta Police who’re working to see if they’ll discover any surveillance video.
Yehuda says he should have left a spare key within the automobile and thieves jumped on the probability to steal one thing that’s briefly provide.
“Over the past 12 months and half issues are going up a minimum of 20%,” Yehuda mentioned.
[SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
Miller says Yehuda is working together with her house guarantee to attempt to pace up the method in order that her household can lastly quiet down.
“For him to form of go the additional mile and actually hold in there with me has been superb,” she mentioned.
IN OTHER NEWS:
©2022 Cox Media Group
Atlanta, GA
4 injured after Delta Air Lines flight aborted during takeoff in Atlanta
Be the first to know
Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.
Atlanta, GA
4 passengers injured as hundreds evacuate Delta flight by emergency slide in Atlanta
Hundreds of passengers were forced to evacuate a Delta airlines flight by emergency slides in snowy conditions Friday after an aborted takeoff in Atlanta — leading to at least four injuries and one hospitalization, authorities said.
Roughly 200 people hurriedly deplaned Minneapolis-bound flight 2668 on the tarmac at Atlanta International Airport at 9:10 a.m. due to an engine problem, airline officials said.
Footage posted on social media shows frazzled travelers, including children, running with their luggage from a Boeing 757-300 plane in several inches of snow, according to atlantanewsfirst.com.
Four passengers reported minor injuries and one was taken to the hospital, while the others were treated at the scene, the airport said.
Details about the engine problems were not immediately clear.
Delta apologized to passengers for the nerve-wracking experience.
“Delta’s flight crew followed established procedures to suspend the takeoff of flight…after an indication of an engine issue,” Delta said in a statement.
“Nothing is more important than the safety of our people and customers, and we apologize to our customers for their experience.”
Atlanta, GA
Houston faces Atlanta on 3-game win streak
Houston Rockets (25-12, second in the Western Conference) vs. Atlanta Hawks (19-19, ninth in the Eastern Conference)
Atlanta; Saturday, 3 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Houston seeks to continue its three-game win streak with a victory over Atlanta.
The Hawks have gone 10-7 at home. Atlanta ranks third in the Eastern Conference with 17.5 fast break points per game led by Jalen Johnson averaging 3.6.
The Rockets have gone 12-6 away from home. Houston averages 113.1 points and has outscored opponents by 6.0 points per game.
The Hawks’ 13.1 made 3-pointers per game this season are just 0.7 more made shots on average than the 12.4 per game the Rockets give up. The Hawks average 113.1 points per game, 6.7 fewer points than the 119.8 the Hawks give up to opponents.
TOP PERFORMERS: Johnson is averaging 19.8 points, 10.1 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 1.5 steals for the Hawks.
Alperen Sengun is averaging 19.3 points, 10.5 rebounds and five assists for the Rockets.
LAST 10 GAMES: Hawks: 5-5, averaging 119.2 points, 41.2 rebounds, 30.5 assists, 11.2 steals and 5.3 blocks per game while shooting 47.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 121.5 points per game.
Rockets: 7-3, averaging 113.7 points, 48.0 rebounds, 19.9 assists, 8.9 steals and 4.4 blocks per game while shooting 45.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 108.9 points.
INJURIES: Hawks: Kobe Bufkin: out for season (shoulder), Larry Nance Jr.: out (hand), Jalen Johnson: day to day (shoulder), Cody Zeller: day to day (personal).
Rockets: Tari Eason: day to day (injury management), Jabari Smith Jr.: out (hand).
——
The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
Copyright © 2025 ESPN Internet Ventures. All rights reserved.
-
Sports1 week ago
The top out-of-contract players available as free transfers: Kimmich, De Bruyne, Van Dijk…
-
Politics1 week ago
New Orleans attacker had 'remote detonator' for explosives in French Quarter, Biden says
-
Politics1 week ago
Carter's judicial picks reshaped the federal bench across the country
-
Politics7 days ago
Who Are the Recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom?
-
Health6 days ago
Ozempic ‘microdosing’ is the new weight-loss trend: Should you try it?
-
World1 week ago
South Korea extends Boeing 737-800 inspections as Jeju Air wreckage lifted
-
Technology2 days ago
Meta is highlighting a splintering global approach to online speech
-
World1 week ago
Weather warnings as freezing temperatures hit United Kingdom