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On Thursday, November 8, 2018, law enforcement agencies in Camden County responded to three separate deaths. Police found 57-year-old Andrew Jacob Bargman, 27-year-old Antone Moncrieff, and 41-year-old Melissa Nelson dead within hours of one another and all in various locations throughout Camden County.

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GBI links three suspicious deaths to one common cause

by Thom ChandlerJanuary 16, 2019January 16, 2019

Gwinnett Police need your help identifying a jewel thief. On December 29, 2018 the suspect entered SR Jewelers at 2100 Pleasant Hill Road in unincorporated Duluth. An employee was helping three other individuals and her view of one side of the store was blocked. During that time police say the suspect came in and was able to access a display case. He took at least 15 pieces of jewelry valued at over $14,000.

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Jewel thief steals more than $14,000 in merchandise while employee is distracted

by Thom ChandlerJanuary 13, 2019January 13, 2019

A 15-year-old was shot outside the Houston Food Market in South Macon.

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Police investigate shooting of 15-year-old outside South Macon food market

by Thom ChandlerJanuary 11, 2019January 11, 2019

A Gwinnett County woman thought she was receiving instructions from her bank on how to send payment for a property she was about to close on, but instead someone else took the money and wired it overseas.

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She thought she was closing on some property, but someone stole her money

by Thom ChandlerJanuary 9, 2019January 9, 2019

On Monday, Jan. 7, the GBI was asked by the DeKalb County Police Department to investigate an officer involved shooting involving a Clarkston Police Department officer who was working a part-time security job.

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Off-duty police officer fires back after suspects shot at him while he was helping a robbery victim

by Thom ChandlerJanuary 8, 2019March 17, 2019

The Gwinnett County Police Department needs the your help in identifying a woman who robbed a man in a transaction initiated using the Let Go app.

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A Roswell man was robbed after trying to sell his iPhone on the Let Go app

by Thom ChandlerJanuary 8, 2019January 8, 2019

A Stone Mountain man was recently arrested for attempting to abandon his dog along the side of the road. The incident took place on Dec. 30, at about 11:30pm on Breckinridge Blvd. in unincorporated Duluth.

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A Stone Mountain man was arrested for attempting to abandon his dog

by Thom ChandlerJanuary 4, 2019January 4, 2019

There has recently been a renewed wave of scam phone calls from people claiming to be officers with the Gwinnett County Police Department.

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Scam Alert: Scammers are posing as Gwinnett County Police Officers. Here’s how you can avoid being ripped off

by Thom ChandlerJanuary 3, 2019March 17, 2019

An attempted robbery at a package store in Stone Mountain on New Year's Eve was thwarted by an off-duty Pine Lake police officer who shot and killed the suspect.

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Off-duty police officer thwarts robbery on Memorial Drive

by Thom ChandlerJanuary 1, 2019January 1, 2019

On Sunday, December 23, 2018, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation was asked by the Johns Creek Police Department to investigate an officer involved shooting.

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Johns Creek police officers shoot suspect who drove into patrol car

by Thom ChandlerDecember 27, 2018December 27, 2018

On Sunday, December 23, 2018, the GBI was asked by the DeKalb County Police Department to investigate a shooting incident.

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DeKalb police officer shot in friendly fire incident after hostage situation

by Thom ChandlerDecember 23, 2018March 17, 2019

On Saturday, December 22, 2018, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation was asked by the Atlanta Police Department to investigate an officer involved shooting.

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GBI investigates shooting of 25-year-old during marijuana-related arrest

by Thom ChandlerDecember 23, 2018March 17, 2019

The Gordon County Sheriff's Office is warning residents of a phone scam involving callers posing as sheriff's deputies attempting to collect a fine for missed jury duty.

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Scam Alert: Gordon County deputies don’t call to collect a fine when you miss jury duty

by Thom ChandlerDecember 23, 2018December 23, 2018

Bibb County police officers are searching for clues in the murder of an unknown man in the early morning hours on Friday.

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Bibb County police search for clues in murder of unknown victim

by Thom ChandlerDecember 21, 2018December 21, 2018

“Murderville,” a seven-episode crime podcast investigating a series of gruesome murders and a wrongful conviction in the small Georgia town of Adel, will be available on all podcast platforms starting Thursday, Dec. 20. Based on exclusive reporting by award-winning Intercept journalists Jordan Smith and Liliana Segura, this case is also being reported as a four-part feature series on The Intercept.

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New podcast series, ‘Murderville,’ takes a hard look at rural Georgia justice

by Thom ChandlerDecember 18, 2018December 18, 2018

Georgia's Attorney General is urging consumers to be on guard this Holiday Season and not to fall prey to telemarketing and imposter phone scams.

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Scam Alert: The Court of Appeals won’t call and ask you to pay a fine by phone

by Thom ChandlerDecember 17, 2018March 17, 2019

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is investigating an officer involved shooting that occurred at a BP station in Gordon County that lead to the death of a 27-year-old woman.

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Officer involved shooting in Calhoun leads to death of 27-year-old Columbus woman

by Thom ChandlerDecember 14, 2018December 14, 2018

The Gwinnett County Police Department Robbery Unit needs your help identifying a man who is targeting a community in unincorporated Snellville.

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Police search for suspect in multiple robberies and a sex act against an elderly woman

by Thom ChandlerDecember 14, 2018December 14, 2018

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