Jim Strickland
WSB-TV
Atlanta, GA, United States
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Are you in good hands? Not if you get hit by someone with Allstate, victims say
In its television commercials, "Mayhem" pitchman says Allstate will better protect you. But what if you're hit by an Allstate client? → Read More
Major pet insurance provider initially refused to pay for bunny's life-saving treatment
How the treatment of the bunny rabbit exposed this major insurers out-of-dated claims process and the evidence we took the to insurance commissioner, Monday at 5 on Channel 2 Action News. → Read More
Man's car burst into flames just minutes after oil change at Jiffy Lub
COBB COUNTY, Ga. - We see them on the road and hear of them daily: A car fire jamming interstate traffic. But one prompted Channel 2 Action News to investigate. A man said his car went up in flames just minutes after he got an oil change at metro Atlanta Jiffy Lube. With seconds to escape, he made it out of the car before it became engulfed in a raging fire. “It was pretty terrifying,” Brian… → Read More
Former Wells Fargo VP says horses in iconic stagecoach program are in
ATLANTA - Channel 2 Action News has learned Wells Fargo is taking serious action to make changes to its iconic stagecoach program. Channel 2 consumer investigator Jim Strickland began an investigation six months ago into allegations some stagecoach horses are subject to abuse, ill-trained and, at times, have put bystanders at risk. Strickland twice interviewed a bank insider turned… → Read More
Condo owners in Midtown high rise file suit over balcony repair bills
Residents of 1280 West said they were forced to pay $5,000, whether or not their balcony was damaged. → Read More
Elderly customers who ordered walk-in tubs say they received bills but
Elderly customers say they got the bills but never got the fancy, walk-in bathtubs they ordered. Channel 2 Consumer Investigator Jim Strickland tracked down the tubs and found the local man who got the money, who had already faced questions from fraud detectives. They wanted to know why the walk-in tubs were still wrapped in plastic and sitting in a machine shop off Atlanta Road, rather than… → Read More
DeKalb County man says scammers stole $500 from him in credit union spoofing
We'll explain what you should do if you get a call like this, on Channel 2 Aciton News This Morning → Read More
Water in your gas tank = big problems. What is Georgia doing to fix problems at the pump?
How can you avoid contaminated gasoline -- and what is the state doing to make sure Georgia's fuel supply is safe? We investigate, Monday on Channel 2 Action News at 5 p.m. → Read More
Woman says she found out 'brand-new' iPhone was counterfeit after it exploded
Her frustration with what she says is no one taking responsibility for selling her a counterfeit phone or the damage the explosion caused, for Channel 2 Action News at 4 p.m. → Read More
Woman says $9,000 missing after drive-thru deposit at DeKalb County ba
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. - A DeKalb County woman said her mega bank made a mega mistake and now nearly $9,000 of her money is missing. Channel 2’s Jim Strickland talked to Roslyn Baitney, who said her money went through the tube at Wells Fargo and then disappeared. She blames the bank for what happened next. Baitney said 10 days ago she put $8,754 into the drive-thru tube to deposit with a teller at… → Read More
Pictures show booting company taking up parking spaces, then booting customers
The incident was taking place in the small lot of the QT convenience store at 6th and Peachtree streets. → Read More
Woman says she had no negative side effects from controversial drug Lu
A Gwinnett County woman was among the first to take the controversial drug Lupron. Barbara Reynolds reached out to consumer investigator Jim Strickland, as did a Coweta County patient who says the drug left her virtually paralyzed. "Now I have no feeling of the legs," said Sheila Reed, 48, of Newnan. Strickland watched as Reed walked a distance of 6 feet with the help of her husband and then had… → Read More
MEGA MILLIONS: Here's why no one has to know if you win tonight's billion-dollar jackpot
You can watch tonight's historic drawing LIVE, right before the Channel 2 Action News Nightbeat at 11 p.m. → Read More
Customer says parking lot mechanic at AutoZone offered disturbing discount
A woman says a trip to AutoZone left her shaken after she was approached by who she thought was an e... → Read More
Customer says mobile mechanic at AutoZone offered discount that left h
COBB COUNTY, Ga. - A woman says a trip to AutoZone left her shaken after she was approached by who she thought was an employee of the business. But he wasn’t, he was a mobile mechanic. The woman told Channel 2 Investigative Reporter Jim Strickland that the man approached her car as soon as she pulled into the business on Cobb Parkway in Marietta. “I couldn’t even get my second foot out before a… → Read More
State agents raid 10 car dealers accused of printing 93 tags too many
The dealers in question had printed an average of 10 temporary tags for each car sold in the past year. → Read More
Kia Soul seeing alarming number of car fires, experts say
Safety advocates said the 2010-2015 Soul should be included with other models being investigated for fire risk. → Read More
Kia Soul seeing alarming number of car fires, experts say
Safety advocates said the 2010-2015 Soul should be included with other models being investigated for fire risk. → Read More
Kia Soul seeing alarming number in car fires, experts say
A Clayton County woman said her son barely escaped with his life after fire engulfed her Kia Soul on the Downtown Connector. → Read More
String of engine fires tied to vehicles from Georgia plant, investigation finds
Federal regulators will soon decide whether to investigate a rash of engine fires in vehicles built... → Read More