Wednesday, February 27, 2013
A Lawrenceville man and two juveniles told police they were robbed at Rhodes Jordan Park from a group they were going to purchase cell phones from.
A Lawrenceville man and two juveniles told police they were robbed at Rhodes Jordan Park in Lawrenceville from a group they were going to purchase some phones from. According to the Lawrenceville police report, the incident occurred Feb. 17. Earlier in the day, the three males, two 14-year-olds and a 29-year-old, ran into four men at a phone kiosk near the food court in the Mall of Georgia in Buford. The four were disposing their old cell phones in a machine that would give them $6 per cell phone. The smaller group offered a deal to the four and said they would give them $10 per cell phone. Read the complete story on Lawrenceville Patch.
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Thursday, February 21, 2013
Two Tennessee men were shot 15 times after they met with two others in what police believe was an illegal narcotics deal in Lawrenceville. Two suspects were arrested.
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Thursday, February 21
Two men were arrested in connection to what police believe was a drug deal gone bad in Lawrenceville. According to the Gwinnett County Docket Book and Lawrenceville Police reports, 22-year-old Roger Flint Ford, of Lawrenceville, and Leo Harvey were arrested in the incident, which resulted in two men being shot multiple times. Officers met with the two victims, a 22-year-old and 35-year-old from Tennessee, at Gwinnett Medical Center after the alleged shooting Feb. 3. The younger man was shot eight times in the lower abdomen, groin and legs, and the older man was hit seven times in the legs and wrist. They told police that they were visiting Lawrenceville to meet with the younger man's cousin, Ford, whom he hadn't seen in more than 13 years…
Monday, February 18, 2013
Accident happened at 8:48 p.m. at the intersection of Hoke O'Kelly Mill Road, Loganville, in unincorporated Gwinnett.
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Monday, February 18
The Gwinnett County Police Accident Investigation Unit is currently investigating a serious injury accident that occurred in unincorporated Loganville on Highway 78 at 8:48 p.m. Sunday evening, according to GCPD spokesman Sgt. Brian Doan. Doan said early investigations show that a passenger car was travelling on Highway 78 eastbound at Hoke O'Kelly Mill road, and attempted to turn left This car was hit by a pickup truck traveling westbound on Highway 78. The pickup truck then struck a second passenger car waiting to turn onto Highway 78 from Hoke O'Kelly Mill Road. The occupants of the second car were not injured, but the driver of the first passenger car was taken to Gwinnett Medical Center in Lawrenceville. Doan said as of 12:30 a.m., …
Jeremiah Johnson, 33, was wanted in Gwinnett on charges stemming from a Jan. 11 traffic stop in Buford, Ga. His 5-year-old son was in the car when he crashed into the police cruiser. The child was seriously injured.
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Monday, February 18
A "possibly suicidal and homicidal" man wanted on multiple charges in Gwinnett County is dead after crashing his car into a police cruiser in Des Moines, Iowa. Jeremiah Johnson, 33, who was pulled over by Gwinnett Police on Jan. 11 in Buford, led Iowa troopers on a high speed chase Feb. 15 that ended in a fatal crash. According to the Des Moines Register, speeds during the chase reached 110 miles per hour. Johnson's 5-year-old son, Johnnathan Johnson, was in the vehicle at the time of the crash. After the crash, the child was found crying on the floorboard of the car, behind the driver’s seat under a pile of clothes, the newspaper reported. Read more on Buford Patch. See also: 'Possibly Suicidal and Homicidal' Man Flees From Police During…
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
The woman tells the officer she suspects dealer sold her LSD instead of MDMA.
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Tuesday, February 12
A 20-year-old college student is facing multiple drug charges after a Feb. 4 traffic stop on Harbins Road in Dacula. A Gwinnett County Police officer stopped the vehicle driven by Fashionette Diamonds Lee of Lawrenceville, Ga. after noticing her vehicle had an inoperative headlight and a "tag applied for" sign dispalyed instead of a license plate. According to the police report, Lee explained that she had purchased the vehicle a few days prior and had yet to obtain a plate. When asked for her license, Lee said she did not have it with her. Her passenger also did not have any identification and informed the officer it was taken for "possession." "I asked Lee and [the passenger] 'Possession? Is that why I smell weed in the car?' Lee and [the…
Friday, February 8, 2013
Gwinnett Police believe robbery was the objective. The students were aware Sampleton traded in high-end sneakers.
Gwinnett County Police Department announced Friday (February 8) that three teens have been arrested in connection with the Dec. 19 murder of Paul Sampleton, 14, of Grayson. Officials say all three were fellow students at Grayson High School. Arrested and in custody are Larnell Sillah, 15, charged with homicide, Romaine Stewart, 18, and Achiel Morgan, 15, both charged with armed robbery. Sillah and Morgan have both been charged as adults, according to officials. "Detectives believe the motive for this crime was robbery," GCPD spokesman Jake Smith said in a press release. "The suspects knew that Paul Sampleton traded in high-end sneakers and possessed nice clothing and electronics." Sampleton, a student at GHS, was discovered by his father …
Friday, January 4, 2013
Here's what police officers around Northeast Georgia were up against recently.
Click on the links below for more information. > Eating the Evidence: A man pulled over for suspicion of DUI by a Loganville Police Department officer was seen chewing on a green leafy substance. Wonder what that was? The suspect refused to open his mouth and continually turned away from the officer's eyes, but he still got pinched for drug possession. The officer found a bundle of white pills hidden in the man’s underwear. Related Content: > “Yapping” Leads to Gun Confrontation: A exchange of words outside a Dacula-area QuikTrip on Christmas Eve led to two men going to their vehicles to get their guns. Inside the convenience store, one of the men told the clerk to stop “yapping,” to which the second man, a Buford resident, replied, “Dogs …
Monday, October 1, 2012
The following information was supplied by the Johns Creek Police Department.
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Monday, October 1, 2012
A Norcross woman was arrested for allegedly taking teenagers to get drugs, according to the Johns Creek Police Department. Here's what happened, based on the police incident report: On Sept. 7, a Johns Creek Police officer patrolling the Rivermont neighborhood noted three individuals standing at the rear of a car parked in front of a building where multiple narcotics arrests had been made in the past. The police officer questioned the individuals, who said they were waiting for one of their aunts. The officer left the area, but stayed where he could see them. A short time later, the vehicle pulled away with five subjects inside. The vehicle's rear brake light was out, so the officer pulled it over on Holcomb Bridge Road. When the officer …
Friday, September 28, 2012
Strange crime stories in Northeast Georgia, as reported on local Patch sites.
Click on the links before for more details 1. Taking things into his own hands, a Stone Mountain pizza delivery man went after teens who had ordered pizza and wings but refused to pay, even after one of them brandished a gun. The four teens took off running and the delivery man gave chase, grabbing one of the suspects trying to climb over a fence. One of the teens showed the man a handgun and he backed off. Later he chased the group in his car, caught up to them and was told "Bro, you don't want this" while being shown the handgun at one of the suspect's waistline. With the help of the delivery man, DeKalb Police eventually caught up to the suspects. 2. Police found quite an eyeful when they arrived at an Athens-area apartment: a woman …
Friday, September 21, 2012
Strange crime stories in Northeast Georgia, as reported on local Patch sites.
Click on the links below for more details. 1. A suspected would-be robber intended to stick up a Johns Creek Panera while an employee was working alone one early morning. The suspect became enraged when the employee refused to let him in and screamed, “Open the f#@%ing door.” With that, the suspect punched the glass door, shattering it, then ran away. 2. A Lilburn homeowner told police he was upset about his escalating water bills that he chose another route to fill his pool. He attached a green garden hose to a fire hydrant nearby and ran it back to the pool. He had two feet of water in the pool before police arrived. In case you don’t know, it’s against the law to do this. 3. Somebody tried to steal an ATM machine located inside a …
Tammy Osier
10:19 am on Saturday, February 9, 2013
I do wonder sometimes if parents really listen to and watch the stuff their kids are exposed to on TV and in their music. Videos glorify the gangster lifestyle and make it look glamorous and exciting. Unfortunately, when these wannabes take to the streets, and then end up in prison, they find out the hard way that life is not a video. As a parent, I monitored what came on Tv in my home. I couldn'… more ›