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DeKalb High School Sports Highlights

M.L. King’s Amber Mendes (3), top photo, drives for a layup against Shiloh while teammates Dominique Moulton (25) and Latravia Lee try to block a shot. Photo by Travis Hudgons
BOYS BASKETBALL   Miller Grove: The Wolverines won two games before heading to Fort Myers, Fla., for the City of Palms tournament on Dec. 16-21. Justin Colvin and Tony Parker each scored 16 points, and Tony Evans added 11 in a 67-34 win over Douglas...

Child’s remains still unidentified after 12 years

Clothing and skeletal remains are all that exist from ‘Dennis,’ a boy who has been unidentified since being found near a cemetery in 1999. Investigators say it is highly unusual for a child to remain unidentified for so long and hope a recently released FBI rendering will lead to his identification. Photo by Andrew Cauthen
They call him “Dennis.” That’s not really his name, but investigators with DeKalb County’s Medical Examiners’ office say every child deserves a name. “[We] couldn’t stand to call him ‘the kid’ or ‘Johnny Doe,’” said forensic i...

Police arrest suspect charged with alleged killing of Avondale football player

Florida police have arrested a man accused of killing former Avondale High School football player Matthew Hardeman. Verlaine LaGuerre, 20, was arrested on Dec. 13 in Hallandale, Fla., north of Miami, and brought back to Atlanta. LaGuerre is being hel...

Suspect’s fractured jaw leads to county lawsuit

A Lithonia man, arrested last year on a drug possession charge, is suing DeKalb County after receiving a fractured jaw in a police car accident. But a judge’s ruling last week would keep key evidence from a jury. On May 15, 2010, DeKalb County Poli...