Thursday, January 24, 2013
2012 marks the fifth consecutive year that the Norcross community improvement district, which includes a portion Peachtree Corners, has seen a drop in targeted and overall crime.
Statistics show that the Gwinnett Village Community Improvement District has seen a drop in targeted and overall crime for 2012. This is the fifth consecutive year for decreased crime in Gwinnett Village, which is the largest CID in the state of Georgia and covers parts of Norcross and Peachtree Corners along Jimmy Carter Boulevard, Beaver Ruin Road, Indian Trail Road and the I-85 corridor. The annual statistics, which were provided by Gwinnett County Police, show declines in 2012 in total robbery, commercial burglary and motor vehicle thefts by 6 percent, 35 percent and 6 percent respectively, according to a news release. Since the start of the decreasing crime rate in 2007, the number of police incidents has actually cut in half. "The …
Friday, December 28, 2012
Gwinnett Police responded to 32 incidents that occurred in Peachtree Corners within the month of December.
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Friday, December 28, 2012
The following is a listing of reported Gwinnett Police activity Dec. 2 - 24 for the city of Peachtree Corners. (Note: This listing is based on reports from www.crimereports.com. for ZIP code 30092 only.) Dec. 2: Lost tag was reported in the 5200 block of Amhurst Drive at 12:01 p.m. Dec. 4: Entering auto was reported in the 5100 block of Peachtree Parkway at 3 p.m. Dec. 4: Entering auto was reported in the 5100 block of Peachtree Parkway at 5:30 p.m. Dec. 4: Entering auto was reported in the 6000 block of Peachtree Parkway at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 4: Simple battery was reported in the 4400 block of E. Jones Bridge Road at 1:15 p.m. Dec. 5: Drugs/alcohol violation was reported in the 6300 block of Poplar Bluff Circle at 8:21 p.m. Dec. 6: Theft by …
Monday, December 3, 2012
Gwinnett Police responded to 23 incidents that occurred in Peachtree Corners within a 26-day period including .
The following is a listing of reported Gwinnett Police activity Nov. 4 - 30 for the city of Peachtree Corners. (Note: This listing is based on reports from www.crimereports.com. for ZIP code 30092 only.) Nov. 4: Motor vehicle theft was reported on the 300 block of Peachtree Forest Terr at 9:30 a.m. Nov. 5: Identity fraud was reported on the 4200 block of Frank Neely Rd. at 12:01 a.m. Nov. 5: Burglary/forced entry was reported on the 4200 block of Ancroft Cir. at 7 a.m. Nov. 6: Theft by taking was reported on the 3500 block of Engineering Dr. at 10 a.m. Nov. 6: Entering auto was reported on the 5100 block of Staverly Ln. at 11 p.m. Nov. 10: Entering auto was reported on the 4100 block of Ancroft Cir. at 6 p.m. Nov. 10: DUI arrest was …
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Gwinnett Police confirm Mark Wilson was taken into custody Wednesday evening.
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Wednesday, September 12, 2012
The man wanted in connection to the stabbing death of his disabled and elderly mother has been arrested. Gwinnett County Police Department's Cpl. Jake Smith confirmed that Mark Wilson, 42, was arrested Wednesday at about 6:40pm. Officers found a champagne colored 2006 Toyota Camry reported missing from the home of Phyllis Wilson, 72, at a QuickTrip at the intersection of Grayson Highway (S.R. 20) and Simonton Road. This was less than two miles away from the crime scene. Wilson was taken into custody without incident. Mrs. Wilson was found dead in her home at 1139 Simonton Glen Way Tuesday morning by her husband and caretaker. She was partially paralyzed. The Medical Examiners Office determined she had been stabbed. The Camry was missing …
Friday, August 10, 2012
Gwinnett police are looking for the public's help in capturing and identifying those responsible for a series of armed robberies at cell phone stores in Norcross and Snellville.
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Friday, August 10, 2012
A suspect or suspects recently have been busy robbing cell phone stores in Gwinnett and police want the public's help to nab the culprits. There have been at least seven robberies, including six pegged to unincorporated Norcross and one in unincorporated Snellville, according to a press statement from the Gwinnett County Police Department. Police said the robberies occurred between May 26 and July 24 of this year. In each incident, police say one or two black male suspects robbed the stores at gunpoint. At least one of the suspects captured on surveillance video in each case appears to be the same person, said Cpl. Jake Smith, in a press release. The primary suspect usually produces a handgun from his pants' waist, then orders the …
