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…
Monday, April 22, 2013
The suspect tried to strike a Gwinnett officer with the weapon at a Norcross-area apartment complex Monday morning. The man was shot and killed by police.
Police have released the identity of a home invasion suspect who was shot and killed by an officer Monday morning in unincorporated Norcross. According to Gwinnett County Police spokesman Cpl. Edwin Ritter, the suspect was 24-year-old Eric Andrews, of Atlanta. He died from a single gunshot wound to the chest. When police responded to an armed robbery call at Woodland Ridge Apartments off Tree Trail Parkway arodun 7:35 a.m., they found Andrews exiting through the back door while holding a tire iron. The officer told him multiple times to stop and drop the weapon, but Andrews refused and began to advance toward the officer. The officer backed up around the side of the apartment to avoid being hit, but Andrews only continued to move toward …
The suspect was shot by police after entering a home in Woodland Ridge Apartments. He later died at Gwinnett Medical Center.
Update, Monday 10:50 a.m.: Police say they got a call about the home invasion around 7:30 a.m. and arrived on scene at 7:35 a.m. The two kids in the apartment are pre-teens. Crime scene unit, homicide investigators are here gathering evidence right now. Members of the district attorney's office are here, too. There are multiple witnesses. It's not clear if the suspect took anything. There's no info on the suspect. Police have to identify next of kin. ---- The suspect in a home invasion is dead after being shot by police in the Norcross area. According to Gwinnett County Police spokesman Cpl. Edwin Ritter, the suspect forced entry into a home at Woodland Ridge Apartments at 301 Tree Trail Pkwy. in unincorporated Norcross Monday morning (…
Saturday, April 20, 2013
Strange stuff police officers around North Georgia were up against recently
Click on the links below for the rest of each story. > Trickery played on cashier: A cashier in training at a Buford-area Golden Corral handed over $400 to a tall man in a Yankees cap who “kept asking her for change.” According to the police report, the man distracted the cashier as he picked up and put down bills, and continued asking for more change. The cashier told police the man said he wanted smaller bills because he was going to play poker. He was out of the restaurant before anybody knew what happened. > Look, no undershorts: A Lithonia panhandler told female customers at a convenience store that he needed some cash. His pitch? "Look, I have no underwear on," he told them, according to Creative Loafing. He was arrested and charged …
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Sgt. Jason Teague has been released from the hospital after being wounded in the recent hostage incident.
The Gwinnett Police officer who fatally shot the Suwanee hostage-taker during the April 10, 2013 standoff also was involved in another high profile incident. Sgt. Jason Teague has been released from the hospital after suffering a gunshot wound to his left forearm. The wound came in a gunfire exchange with Lauren Brown, who held five Gwinnett firefighters hostage for several hours after a 911 call that was a hoax. Teague also was involved in the 2005 Brian Nichols slaying saga that began in a courthouse in Atlanta, according to a Gwinnett Police news release. Nichols, who was on trial for rape, beat a courthouse deputy, grabbed her gun, and then shot to death a judge, a court reporter and another deputy before fleeing, according to reports…
Firefighters discuss their recent ordeal, which ended with their captor being shot dead by Gwinnett Police.
Early in last week's hostage ordeal in Suwanee, it became obvious to the captives what they were dealing with. Captor Lauren Brown was "delusional," firefighter Tim Hollingsworth said Tuesday at a news conference at Gwinnett Fire headquarters. "He had family and financial problems. He wanted certain people to see what happened, and live the rest of their lives with guilt." Hollingsworth and the four other firefighters discussed their ordeal publicly for the first time Tuesday. And Hollingsworth made it clear that he felt Brown, who was shot to death by a Gwinnett Police SWAT officer, wanted to create a disaster. But the firefighters' calm actions during captivity have been praised all along -- and obviously enabled SWAT officers to end the…
The five men from Station 10 in Lawrenceville were held hostage in Suwanee last week. For the first time, they speak out about their ordeal.
Gwinnett firefighters speak about the hostage situation at a press conference.
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
The five Gwinnett fire and emergency officials who were held captive last week discuss the ordeal.
Lauren Brown made several demands during the recent SWAT standoff with Gwinnett Police, but his desired outcome was obvious to one of his hostages. "My personal opinion," Tim Hollingsworth said Tuesday, "was that he wanted to board up the house, kill us, set the house on fire, and then let the fire department come in and put out the fire. "He wanted so bad to see it on TV." Hollingsworth and the four other Gwinnett Fire and Emergency Services officers discussed the incident publicly for the first time at fire department headquarters Tuesday (April 16). The other fire officers were Jody Moss, Jason Schuon, Chip Echols and Sydney Garner. Brown, who lived at 2440 Walnut Grove Way, was shot to death in a gunfire exchange with a Gwinnett Police…
Rusty Taylor
2:36 am on Saturday, April 27, 2013
He died of stupidity. more ›