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Crime Headlines of the Week: Machete-Wielding Landlord, Multiple Escape Attempts and a Stolen Rental Car

A look at the top five local crime stories from the past week.

Our top five local crime stories from the past week:

1. Machete-Wielding Landlord Allegedly Threatened to Cut up Tenant - When settling a dispute with a tenant, use of a machete is not recommended.

2. Woman in Stolen Car: I Thought They Would Just Send Me a Bill - Nope, turns out Avis takes the return date in those rental car contracts pretty seriously.

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3. Robbery Suspect Made Multiple Attempts to Escape Custody - If at first you don't succeed, try again, get tased and then try once more.

4.  - Well, at least she had a good excuse.

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5. Teen Brothers Say Five Males Smashed PS2 and XBox 360 With a Hammer - If your name is Mario or Luigi, the Gwinnett County Police would like a word with you.

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