DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. - A homeowner is counting her blessings after a police chase came to a violent end in her front yard. It left Nancy Elliote's SUV damaged and her mailbox destroyed at her home in the Central Oaks subdivision near Stone Mountain. She - instagram.com

By Google News - "Atlanta, GA" · July 10, 2026 · 1 min read

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