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LAWRENCEVILLE -- A teenage boy from Jefferson is dead after being shot in the parking lot at Sugarloaf Mills Wednesday night.

Crime

17-year-old boy shot and killed in the parking lot of Sugarloaf Mills

by Thom ChandlerOctober 6, 2022October 6, 2022

Gwinnett County is teaming up with Waste Management to expand the county’s glass recycling program to E.E. Robinson Park beginning today. The program supports residents’ requests to recycle glass.

Gwinnett County has a new glass recycling location

by County NewsOctober 5, 2022September 24, 2023

The ordinance allows Gwinnett Police to impound vehicles involved in street racing for up to a month.

Crime

Warning: Street racing in Gwinnett County could leave you with no wheels for a month

by Thom ChandlerOctober 4, 2022September 24, 2023

Romance scams are a type of online fraud in which victims are targeted by individuals posing as potential paramours. The fraudsters create fake online dating profiles, often with photographs of attractive men or women, and use these fake personas to express strong romantic interest in the victims to entice them into sending money under false pretenses. Romance scams frequently target vulnerable individuals who possess significant financial assets, such as retired widows or widowers.

Crime

Georgia man who laundered millions from romance scams gets 25 years in prison

by Crime ReportsOctober 3, 2022September 24, 2023

LAWRENCEVILLE -- A 17-year-old boy was shot and killed on the basketball court of a Lawrenceville subdivision Sunday afternoon.

Crime

17-year-old killed on basketball court in Gwinnett County subdivision

by Thom ChandlerOctober 3, 2022October 3, 2022

DACULA -- A leaf blower that was left plugged in on the front porch of a residence is the likely cause of a fire that displaced a Dacula family.

Fire

Gwinnett family displaced after leaf blower causes house fire

by Thom ChandlerOctober 2, 2022October 2, 2022

The News: A man wanted for rape and child molestation in Gwinnett County turned himself in at the Gwinnett County Detention Center on Monday.

Crime

Man wanted for rape and child molestation in Gwinnett in custody

by Thom ChandlerSeptember 27, 2022September 27, 2022

NORCROSS -- The Gwinnett Police Department is investigating a shooting that left two men dead on Graves Road in Norcross.

Crime

Shooting at Norcross apartment complex leaves two men dead

by Crime ReportsSeptember 26, 2022September 26, 2022

The long-term deal, first announced last month, closes the chapter on a major portion of the tri-state “water wars” between Georgia, Florida, and Alabama going back to the 1990s.

New deal could end Georgia’s water wars

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceSeptember 26, 2022September 24, 2023

DULUTH -- The Duluth Police Department is asking for the community to be on the lookout for 13-year-old Missing Person, Sean Ayling.

Missing Person: 13-year-old Sean Ayling has been missing from Duluth since Wednesday

by Thom ChandlerSeptember 25, 2022September 25, 2022

Police have arrested the third and final suspect in the death of Bradley Coleman, who was killed during a carjacking attempt at a Peachtree Corners QuikTrip.

Crime

Third suspect in killing of Bradley Coleman at Peachtree Corners QuikTrip arrested

by Thom ChandlerSeptember 23, 2022September 23, 2022

The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a man in connection with the shooting death of Lecorey Jerrell Blevins on Sept. 18 in Decatur.

Crime

Lawrenceville man arrested in connection with fatal shooting in Decatur

by Crime ReportsSeptember 22, 2022September 22, 2022

The Gwinnett Police Department needs the public’s help finding 30-year-old Akeem Alleyne, of Snellville.

Crime

Be on the lookout for a Snellville man wanted for rape and child molestation

by Thom ChandlerSeptember 22, 2022September 22, 2022

According to the Gwinnett County Police Department, 65-year-old Jean Connie Jackson-Williams was last seen on Sunday, September 18. She is about 5’05” and weighs about 130 pounds. Jackson-Williams has short grey hair with hazel eyes.

65-year-old Gwinnett resident Jean Connie Jackson-Williams has been missing since Sunday

by Thom ChandlerSeptember 21, 2022September 21, 2022

Gwinnett County's Brookwood High School is on high alert with additional support from the Gwinnett County Police Department today after a threatening message was found on a bathroom wall at the school yesterday.

Crime

Brookwood High School in Gwinnett County on high alert after threat

by Thom ChandlerSeptember 20, 2022September 20, 2022

LILBURN -- The Gwinnett Police Department arrested 49-year-old Andre Marvell King, of Lilburn in the connection with the death of a 29-year-old Celeste Lawson of Bowdon.

Crime

Lilburn man charged with murder in slaying of Bowdon woman

by Crime ReportsSeptember 19, 2022September 19, 2022

NORCROSS -- Drivers who go through Downtown Norcross may need to find an alternative route Thursday. A film crew will close several streets in the downtown area.

Traffic & Transportation

Film crew to close streets in Downtown Norcross Thursday

by Thom ChandlerSeptember 14, 2022September 14, 2022

Police Car Lights

Crime

Georgia man accused of murdering his mother

by Crime ReportsSeptember 14, 2022September 14, 2022

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