Saturday, May 4, 2013
Here are some strange activities that police encountered in Northeast Georgia recently.
Click on the links below for the rest of each story. > Stay classy, backpage.com: Undercover DeKalb County vice officers used a personal ads website for a recent prostitution arrest in Lithonia. A detective set up a meeting with a woman after finding her ad on backpage.com, which stated, "Sexy, Classy/Insane Lips, $100.00 an hour." According to the police report, the detective told the woman, “You look different than the pictures on the backpage." > Peeping Toms come crashing down: A Suwanee man and his cousin were arrested after their attempt to peer into the women’s restroom at a Duluth-area theater failed miserably. They reportedly crawled through the ceiling in the men’s bathroom and over the women’s room, then crashed through the …
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
An apparent dispute with his wife has landed Ivan Jaramillo, 42 in the Gwinnett County Jail on a first-degree arson charge.
A Lawrenceville man was arrested Wednesday (May 1) for setting his home on fire after a domestic dispute with his wife. Ivan Jaramillo, 42, was booked around 11 a.m. on a first-degree arson charge, according to Gwinnett County jail records. In a news release, Gwinnett Fire spokesman Capt. Tommy Rutledge said fire investigators believe Jaramillo intentionally set fire to the master bedroom on the second floor of his home, located in the 200 block of Galesburg Drive. "Sufficient evidence was found that indicated Jaramillo started the fire, which caused moderate damage to the room of origin and sent smoke throughout the second floor," Rutledge said in the email. Citing the case as being an ongoing investigation, Rutledge would not release …
Weird Police News: Here are some strange activities that police encountered in Northeast Georgia recently.
Click on the links below for the rest of each story. > Bad roommate: Two Lilburn-area men said their roommate had been high on meth for six days, which probably explained his behavior. They claimed the roommate stole some of their possessions, broke into their cars and shattered one of the vehicle’s windows. Gun shots they heard early one morning was probably him, too, they said. > A bad way to hail a cab: This is why you should call a taxi when you’ve had too much to drink. A Clarkston man faces numerous charges — including DUI — after he broad-sided a taxi cab in an Athens intersection. The wreck injured two passengers in the cab. > When you gotta have Waffle House: A Buford man, who faces a DUI charge, told police he woke up hungry and …
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Police responded to 23 crimes that occurred in Peachtree Corners within a 13-day period - including eight auto break-ins.
The following is a listing of reported Gwinnett Police activity April 11 - 24, 2013 for the city of Peachtree Corners. (Note: This listing is based on reports from www.crimereports.com. for ZIP code 30092 only.) April 11: A theft was reported on the 5400 block of Spalding Dr. at 12:30 a.m. April 15: An attempted burglary at a business on the 5400 block of Spalding Dr. was reported at 12 p.m. April 15: Identity fraud was reported on the 3700 block of Meadow Rue Ln. at 12:01 a.m. April 17: A home was burglarized on the 6000 block of Peachmont Ter. and reported to police at 3 p.m. April 17: Marijuana with intent to distribute was reported at the intersection of Holcomb Bridge Rd. and Peachtree Corners Cir. at 5:23 p.m. April 18: Identity …
Monday, April 29, 2013
Jessica Loren Posey was sentenced to seven years in prison on Monday, in a case investigated by local police.
Jessica Loren Posey, 25, was sentenced on Monday to serve more than seven years in federal prison for transporting a 16-year-old juvenile girl to Tennessee, Kentucky, and Ohio for the purpose of prostitution. Several metro Atlanta agencies assisted in the case, including the Gwinnett County Police Department. “Child sex trafficking is an horrific crime committed by both men and women,” said United States Attorney Sally Yates. “This defendant had no regard for the vulnerability of her victim and lured her into a quick-money lifestyle that led to the juvenile’s repeated sexual exploitation. Human traffickers should take note: You will be found and prosecuted for your role in sexual exploitation.” “The FBI will continue to make those who …
Saturday, April 27, 2013
Weird Police News: Here are some strange activities that police encountered in Northeast Georgia recently.
Click on the links below for the rest of each story. > Driving test cheater fails: A Sandy Springs man allegedly altered the grade on the state’s driving exam taken by another applicant in Cobb County. He reportedly changed a 10 to a 90 and wrote “pass” on the exam before handing it to a Georgia Department of Driver Services employee. His criminal charges included concealing facts on a government document, a felony. > Look what I did: The driver who slammed his BMW into the front of a Lithonia house posted photos of the accident online with the words, "Crashed my E30 like a tool." He also noted he lost control after hitting a speed bump, but was “totally not speeding.” > She was a he? The Texas woman with whom an Oconee County man had a …
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Citizens are encouraged to dispose of prescription (RX) and over-the-counter (OTC) drugs that are out of date or not needed any more.
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Wednesday, April 24
The Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Department has installed a “Big White Box” in the lobby of the jail to help citizens properly dispose of prescription (RX) and over-the-counter (OTC) drugs that are out of date or not needed any more. Prescription drug abuse among all age groups is currently being reported by law enforcement agencies across the state and country as a real and growing danger, according to Lt. Sean Smith, public information officer for the Gwinnett Sheriff’s Office, in a news release. In addition, unsafe disposal of Rx and OTC medications is costly to our environment and, therefore, to our health, he said. The Council on Alcohol and Drugs recently launched a Drug Drop Box Campaign by donating a Drug Drop Box to virtually every …
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Police responded to 27 crimes that occurred in Peachtree Corners within a 13-day period including five auto break-ins, two stolen cars and five home burglaries.
The following is a listing of reported Gwinnett Police activity Feb. 17 - Mar. 6, 2013 for the city of Peachtree Corners. (Note: This listing is based on reports from www.crimereports.com. for ZIP code 30092 only.) April 5: Auto break-in was reported on the 4900 block of Williamsport Dr. at 9:35 p.m. April 7: A home burglary was reported on the 300 block of Cameron Tr. at 6 a.m. April 8: Police responded to a report of prostitution on the 5300 block of Peachtree Industrial Blvd. at 10 p.m. April 9: A theft was reported on the 5600 block of W. Jones Bridge Rd. at 8:15 p.m. April 10: An auto break-in was reported on the 5800 block of Revington Dr. at 6 p.m. April 11: A theft was reported on the 3500 block of Engineering Dr. at 6 a.m. April …
Weird Police News: Here are some strange activities that police encountered in Northeast Georgia recently.
Click on the links below for the rest of each story. > Slow-ped: A Lawrenceville man was pulled over for not observing the posted speed limit on Duluth Highway. The speed limit of 45 mph was deemed too fast for his moped. He was cited for operating a low-speed vehicle on a high-speed road, and it probably didn’t help that he also had a suspended license, which led to another charge. > Road rage turns violent: A road-rage fight, which both men blamed the other for starting, led to one of them shooting at the other’s car. Police charged a Lawrenceville man, 26, with battery, terroristic threats, aggravated assault and criminal damage after he reportedly fought with a 65-year-old man near Stone Mountain Highway and Killian Hill Road and shot …
Two men have been arrested for armed robbery, fleeing police in an incident Saturday at the Waffle House off Goshen Springs Road.
Two men have been arrested in connection to robbing a Waffle House in Norcross and firing shots at police officers during a car chase. According to Gwinnett County Police spokesman Cpl. Jake Smith and jail records, Tamari Adams, 24, of Norcross, was arrested and charged with armed robbery, fleeing or eluding police, two counts of aggravated assault, and multiple traffic violations. Tavares Douglas Harris, 25, of Lithonia, was arrested and charged with armed robbery, providing a false name to an officer and two counts of aggravated assault. They remain in jail without bond. The incident occurred on Saturday, April 20, around 6:50 a.m. at the Waffle House located at 6079 Goshen Springs Road in the city of Norcross. Two Gwinnett officers were…
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