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The Gwinnett County Police Department is currently hiring for 100 police officer positions and 20 communications officer positions. The department will hold a hiring event for both jobs Dec. 1 and 2 at the Gwinnett Police Training Center at 854 Winder Highway in Lawrenceville. The event will run from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days. Walk-ups are welcome, but the department recommends that applicants visit www.gwinnettpolicejobs.com to pre-register and begin required paperwork.

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Wanted: The Gwinnett County Police Dept. is looking to hire 100 police officers

by Thom ChandlerNovember 28, 2018March 17, 2019

The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office has arrested two suspects in the murder of a man at a Citgo gas station in Lithonia the night before Thanksgiving.

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Two suspects have been arrested and charged with murder in the shooting of a man at a Lithonia Citgo

by Thom ChandlerNovember 27, 2018December 14, 2018

The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a homicide that occurred in the 100 block of Walnut Street. Deputies responded to a report of an unresponsive person, at what appears to be a campsite, located in a wooded area near Central City Park.

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Body found stabbed at camp site

by Thom ChandlerNovember 26, 2018December 14, 2018

The Gordon County Sheriff's Office is searching for a balding white male in his mid-60s in connection with a Road Rage incident that occurred Saturday evening east of Calhoun.

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Police search for suspect who may have fired shot in road rage incident

by Thom ChandlerNovember 24, 2018March 17, 2019

The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting incident that was reported on the 3300 block of Thunderbird Rd., just before 9 p.m. Saturday.

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Macon man hospitalized after multiple shots were fired into his house

by Thom ChandlerNovember 19, 2018December 14, 2018

The Floyd County Sheriff’s Office has appointed John Upton as the agency’s Scam and Fraud Prevention Officer. Among other duties, Upton will maintain online resources to inform the public regarding current scam schemes in the Rome and Floyd County area. The Sheriff’s Office will also provide for training of community groups and local businesses in fraud prevention and identification.

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The Floyd County Sheriff’s Office has hired an officer to educate the public about avoiding scams

by Thom ChandlerNovember 10, 2018March 18, 2019

A 49-year-old Lawrenceville woman was found dead from an apparent gunshot wound Nov. 2 after police received a call from her fiancee' who reported he found the victim dead in her home.

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Death of 49-year-old Lawrenceville woman ruled a homicide

by Thom ChandlerNovember 5, 2018December 14, 2018

Monroe County Sheriff's Deputies shot and killed a 42-year-old woman at her home Monday after police say she threatened them with a pistol. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is conducting an investigation into the incident.

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Deputies shoot and kill 42-year-old woman in Monroe County

by Thom ChandlerOctober 30, 2018December 14, 2018

The Gist: In 2009, there were 110 registered sex offenders in Gordon County. According to the Gordon County Sheriff's Office, that number has more than doubled and now stands over 200.

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The number of sex offenders in Gordon County has doubled in less than 10 years

by Thom ChandlerOctober 26, 2018December 14, 2018

The case: In October of 2005, 50-year-old Leslie Adams was reported missing. A search of her Lilburn apartment at the time led police to believe she had been murdered. Police also discovered that just two days prior to going missing, Adams obtained a temporary protective order against her ex-boyfriend Billy Joe Cook. Cook became the primary and only suspect in the case.

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Cold Case: Gwinnett police have made an arrest in the 2005 homicide of Leslie Adams

by Thom ChandlerOctober 5, 2018December 14, 2018

Gwinnett County Police responded to a report of a person shot in the area of Castor Drive in unincorporated Norcross. According to police, a black male was shot in the leg by another black male during a dispute, after which the suspect fled the scene.

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Police search for clues in Norcross shooting

by Thom ChandlerSeptember 28, 2018December 14, 2018

Two California residents were arrested at an airport in Carrolton after the Georgia Bureau of Investigation was called to the airport to investigate a suspicious aircraft.

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2 Californians arrested at West Georgia Regional Airport on charges of drug trafficking

by Thom ChandlerSeptember 28, 2018December 14, 2018

Gordon County Sheriff's Detectives arrested two men in connection with a child molestation case involving a 13-year-old female alleged to have occurred near the Dews Pond Community.

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2 arrested in child molestation case involving 13-year-old

by Thom ChandlerSeptember 27, 2018December 14, 2018

The News: A Pike County-based Timber company had its assets seized and faces civil charges of racketeering after Georgia Forestry Commission officials say the defendants allegedly misrepresented both the type and amount of timber harvested so they could pay landowners a reduced price for the timber. At least 17 of the landowners were elderly. Six co-conspirators are also part of the lawsuit.

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Timber company accused of exploiting the elderly

by Thom ChandlerSeptember 27, 2018December 14, 2018

The News: Lilburn Police have made two arrests in the investigation of a murder that occurred outside the Brunswick Zone bowling alley on Lawrenceville Highway in late July. Police are still searching for a third suspect.

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Police arrest two in Brunswick Zone murder investigation

by Thom ChandlerSeptember 25, 2018September 24, 2023

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation arrested Dade County Substitute Teacher Amanda Lenea Pardue of Trenton, age 35, on charges of Electronically furnishing obscene material to minors and Computer or Electronic Pornography and Child Exploitation, which is a felony.

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Substitute teacher charged with child exploitation

by Thom ChandlerSeptember 20, 2018December 14, 2018

News: A student at Shiloh High School was stabbed before 8 a.m. this morning just a few blocks away from the school near Stone Mountain Highway and Bethany Church Road.

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Shiloh High School student stabbed near school

by Thom ChandlerSeptember 20, 2018December 14, 2018

A Macon man pleaded guilty Wednesday to child molestation stemming from an encounter with a 14-year-old boy when he offered the boy money for sex.

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51-year-old pleads guilty to offering to pay 14-year-old boy $100 for sex

by Thom ChandlerSeptember 20, 2018December 14, 2018

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