Monday, May 21, 2012
Gwinnett police have one suspect in custody after a shooting at a Norcross-area tax office.
Updated, 8:25 p.m. A man was shot and another is in custody after what appears to be an attempted robbery in unincorporated Norcross, according to Gwinnett County Police. The shooting occurred just around 5 p.m. Monday at Tax Service Insurance, a business services and tax office located at 5627 Singleton Road, said Detective John Rowell in a press conference. The suspect, Jeremy Williams, 20, attempted to rob the owner, 56-year-old Damien Ezekie of Lawrenceville, at gunpoint, according to a press release from Cpl. Jake Smith. There was a struggle and Williams allegedly shot Ezekie in the head. The victim was transported to the hospital and is considered to be in critical condition. It is believed Ezekie will recover, though, since he was …
Friday, May 18, 2012
The whole police department was served breakfast Thursday.
Norcross officers who just ended the night shift and those starting the day were greeted Thursday morning with the Annual Police Appreciation Breakfast, provided by the Norcross Police Department Foundation. The staff bellied up to Norcross City Hall as early as 6:30 a.m. and as late as 10 a.m. to fill their plates with eggs, bacon, fruit, potatoes, bagels, toast and more, provided through donations and Connor's NY Deli and Wings. The annual breakfast started four years by resident Gwendolyn Johns, who is the founder of the recently established Norcross PD Foundation. A volunteer committee, which would eventually be the committee for the foundation, joined Johns in the cause, too. Johns said she started the event to say thanks to all the …
Rufus Jerome Smith is wanted in connection with a recent Suwanee robbery and others.
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Friday, May 18
Updated 2:04 p.m. Gwinnett Police are asking the public's help in locating a man suspected of armed robberies of a Suwanee gas station/convenience store and other similar crimes in the area. Rufus Jerome Smith, 25, should be considered armed and dangerous, according to a statement by GCPD spokesperson Cpl. Jake Smith. He is about 6-foot-0, 180 pounds, police said. He has a tattoo of the word "man" on his right shoulder. He is believed to be responsible for eight armed robberies in Gwinnett, primarily targeting gas stations and convenience stores. One of these robberies was in early May at the Chevron store on Peachtree Industrial Boulevard in Suwanee. Smith is wanted for aggravated assault, armed robbery, and possession of a firearm during…
Media reports say Hiltner was taken to the hospital for minor injuries, but no police officers were hurt.
UPDATED: Friday, May 18 9:56 p.m. - Jesse Hiltner lead Roswell Police on not one, but two car chases during the early morning of Friday, May 18. The first chase began when police tried to pull Hiltner over for a traffic stop off Holcomb Bridge Road on Old Dogwood Road, near Ga. 400. Police were able to catch him with the use of a stun gun, after he lead them on a chase through a local hotel parking lot and abandoned his vehicle to try to get away on foot, said the Atlanta Journal Constitution. But Hiltner wasn't ready to go to jail quietly. Despite begin handcuffed, he managed to get into the front seat of a patrol car and drive away. Police chased him into Norcross, where he wrecked near Peachtree Industrial and Jimmy Carter boulevards in…
A weekly look at police activity in Norcross zip codes.
The following is a combined listing of reported Norcross Police and Gwinnett County Police activity May 8-15. (Note: This listing is based on reports from www.crimereports.com for Norcross PD and www.crimemapping.com for Gwinnett PD.) --- City of Norcross May 15: Simple battery was reported on the 500 block of Ambers Drive. May 15: Burglary (forced entry, commercial) was reported on the 6800 block of Jimmy Carter Boulevard. May 14: Theft by taking (auto) was reported on the 2400 block of Huddersfield Way. May 13: Burglary (forced entry, commercial) was reported on the 1 block of Stevens Road. May 12: Battery was reported on the 5300 block of Peachtree Industrial Boulevard. May 12: Simple assault was reported on the 5700 block of Glenn …
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Ricky Knight is sought after a May 3 incident at the Retreat at Arc Way Apartments.
The Gwinnett County Police Department is seeking help in finding a man who is suspected of several offenses, including aggravated assault and kidnapping. Ricky Knight, 33, is wanted in connection with an incident earlier this month at the Retreat at Arc Way Apartments, located at 4000 Northridge Way on the Lilburn and Norcross border near Beaver Ruin. Police said in a media release that Knight is being charged with aggravated assault, kidnapping, third-degree cruelty to children, false imprisonment, possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. According to the release, Gwinnett officers met with a victim on May 3 after responding to an assault call at the apartment complex …
A subject in a ski mask and black clothing allegedly ran after the boy at Paces Crossing Apartments.
A preteen claimed that a man with a butcher knife chased him around a Norcross-area apartment complex earlier this month, but police are skeptical of the incident. According to a Gwinnett County Police report, the incident took place May 3 around 5 p.m. at Paces Crossing Apartments, located at 4300 Jimmy Carter Boulevard in unincorporated Norcross. The 11-year-old boy told police that he walked to his friend's apartment in building 300 to see if he could come out and play. When he arrived in the walkway of the building near his friend's door, he saw a man in a ski mask crouching down at a nearby apartment. He said it looked like the man was picking the lock on the door. The boy said he ran away when the subject turned his head to look at …
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Gwinnett Police return Christine Joyce Park to her parent's home in Buford.
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Wednesday, May 16
Updated Wednesday, May 16 Gwinnett Police detectives found Christine Joyce Park Monday (May 14) and returned her home in good health. She left home willingly, and no one will face charges in the case, according to Gwinnett Police Cpl. Jake Smith. ~ Gwinnett County Police need the public’s help to find a missing young woman from Buford. A Mattie’s Call has been issued for Christine Joyce Park, according to Gwinnett Police Officer Jeffery Richter. Park's parents reported about 12:45 p.m. Friday (May 11) that she had left home without notifying them. Christine is 21 years old, but her parents told police that she has the mental capacity of an 8-to 10-year-old child, Richter said. Christine is an Asian female with shoulder-length hair, …
Atlanta Gas Light emergency crew and Gwinnett firefighters respond to gas leak report in Duluth neighborhood.
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Wednesday, May 16
An emergency crew from Atlanta Gas Light stopped a natural gas leak in the 4800 block of High Forest Drive in Duluth about 10:58 p.m. Tuesday (May 15). Gwinnett firefighters responded at 8:05 p.m. to a report of a gas leak in the neighborhood and detected a strong odor of natural gas and a leak from a two-inch service line. Eight residents of four homes were evacuated and then allowed to return after the line was repaired and the situation was safely under control. No injuries were reported. The leak was caused by a contracting crew working on the sewer system, according to Gwinnett Fire Capt. Tommy Rutledge. Firefighters continuously monitored gas readings in the area and deployed a hoseline on the ground to protect gas company workers …
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Members of a local citizen police academy assisted police in the search for the murder weapon in Friday's incident.
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Tuesday, May 15
Members of the Gwinnett County Citizen Police Academy's Alumni Association assisted police in finding the murder weapon of Friday's double homicide, according to 11Alive. Gwinnett County Police say that in the homicide, which took place at Highland Walk Apartments in unicorporated Norcross, suspect Vandara Nao had allegedly gotten rid of the gun he used. The weapon would have been vital for a murder prosecution, according to the article. To further the search, police asked for the help of four volunteers in the association, which consists of ordinary citizens. Witnesses said they saw the man toss the weapon in the woods behind the complex. After searching the wooded area for two hours, the volunteers found the gun. To read the full scoop, …
Richard Phillips
10:01 am on Saturday, May 19, 2012
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