Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Snellville Police advised residents to avoid the area near Scenic Highway and Henry Clower Boulevard.
According to an alert from Snellville Police, a sink hole has occurred on Scenic Highway south of Henry Clower Boulevard in the north bound lanes. It is reportedly 8 feet deep and covers the whole of the right turning lane. Snellville Police Lt. McKinney told Patch that a Walton EMC truck was driving on Scenic Highway and saw the road just open up in front of him. Fortunately he was able to avoid the hole and contact police. Snellville Patch will update this story as more information is made available. All lanes except the turning lane at Henry Clower were open by 8:10 p.m. Wednesday.
Tim Stewart Funeral Homes laid a wreath in honor of police officers who lost their lives protecting Gwinnett County citizens.
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Wednesday, May 15
In honor of Peace Officers Memorial Day on Wednesday and Police Week, Tim and Gay Stewart of Tim Stewart Funeral Homes laid a wreath at the Fallen Heroes Memorial in Lawrenceville. The wreath was placed in front of the wall dedicated to the 15 officers from police departments in Gwinnett County who lost their lives on the job. Officers from local police agencies and the Gwinnett County Sheriff's Office were on hand for the ceremony. The Gwinnett County Police Department also held a ceremony Wednesday. Patch will have more on that story.
The following residents from the Loganville area were recently charged in Gwinnett County.
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Wednesday, May 15
The following charges were also filed against residents in the Loganville area during the period May 5 to 11. These are all charges and do not constitute a conviction. May 5 May 6 May 7 May 8 May 9 May 11 This was compiled from arrest records from the Gwinnett County Detention Center.
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Officials with the city of Loganville honored two local residents, members of Loganville Fire Department Station 16 and Walton County EMT Troy Willard and EMS Russell Cook for saving the life of a cardiac patient.
After going into cardiac arrest at the First Baptist Church of Loganville on March 14, 2013, Robert Barganier believes his life was saved by divine intervention. He also believes that intervention came at the hand of two caregivers on the scene as well as members of Loganville Fire Department and Walton County EMS. “None of it would have happened without the hand of the Lord,” Barganier said at a ceremony in Loganville commending those who were involved in the rescue. Barganier went on to thank Brenda Zolnick, the nurse who was on hand to give him CPR the day it happened, as well as the firefighters from Loganville LFD Station 16 and Walton County EMT Troy Willard and EMS Russell Cook. Ann Benford, the second local resident who had been on…
Monday, May 13, 2013
Police say the incident took place at 1:15 a.m. on Sunday, May 12 in unincorporated Gwinnett near Snellville.
Police believe a man stabbed his girlfriend, then shot himself in the head after an apparent domestic argument early Sunday morning in unincorporated Gwinnett between Snellville and Loganville. The woman, who was stabbed in the back, survived the attack, but the man died, according to a media alert emailed by Gwinnett Police Cpl. Michele Pihera. “The death of the male is being investigated as a suicide. The female is not a suspect in his death,” Pihera reported. The incident occurred after midnight Sunday morning, May 12, in the 3800 block of White Pine Road, near the intersection of Centerville Rosebud Road and Lenna Drive. According to the media alert, police arrived on scene at 1:15 a.m. after a man called to say he had stabbed his …
Sunday, May 12, 2013
Loganville man charged with disorderly conduct after objecting to an investigation into whether or not the jeans he was wearing, which still bore the tag, had been purchased.
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Sunday, May 12
The following charges were filed by Loganville Police Department during the period Arpil 29 to May 7, 2013. An arrest does not constitute a conviction. A Loganville man found out the hard way last month why it is always better to remove a label from a new pair of jeans before wearing them out - particularly to a store that carries the same brand. Joshua Keith Reynolds, 23, of Loganvile was charged with disorderly conduct by the LPD on April 29 after he refused to co-operate when police tried to invesigate whether the jeans he was wearing had been purchased. According to the police report, police were called to the Loganville Walmart in relation to an employee's suspicion that a shopper had shoplifted a pair of jeans he was wearing because …
Thursday, May 9, 2013
A 13-year-old is missing out of Newton County. Authorities are asking anyone with information to contact the Newton County Sheriff's Office.
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Thursday, May 9
Walton County Sheriff's Office has put out an alert on behalf of the Newton County Sheriff's Office for Jordan Marie Aaron, Alias of Krystal Lee Rhoades, W/F, brown hair, blue eyes, 5’07, 154. Jordan Marie Aaron, 13, was last seen at 9pm Wednesday, May 1 2013. When her parents went in to her room around 6am on the Thursday, May 2, the teen was not in her bed. Her makeup and hair products were also missing. This case is currently being treated as a runaway, though investigators are looking at every angle and very much want to make sure this teen is safe. Jordan recently had ankle surgery and walks with a limp. This subject frequently uses social media sites such as Facebook, Tagged, Smeet, etc. Anyone with information on the whereabouts of …
Two Loganville women face 2nd degree forgery charges after a narcotics search warrant allegedly revealed counterfeit currency and materials used to produce counterfeit currency.
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Thursday, May 9
Gwinnett County Police Department confirm that Kristin Carter Barr and Tara Ray Ritter, both of 3215 Wrenwood Court, Loganville, were arrested on April 30 and charged with 2nd degree forgery. According to the GCPD incident report, members of the Gwinnett County Narcotics Unit served a search warrant at the address in Loganville. During the search, methamphetamine residue allegedly was located as well as counterfeit currency and the materials used to produce counterfeit currency. GCPD public information officer, Cpl. Jake Smith, said the investigation is ongoing. He said it is part of a drug investigation, not a larger forgery or fraud investigation. Ritter bonded out the following day on $5,700 bond, but Barr remains in Gwinnett County …
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Between May 3 to 6, Walton County Sheriff's Office responded to many complaints, including vehicle accidents, burglary, fraud and vandalism - a majority of them originating in Zone 5.
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Wednesday, May 8
The Walton County Sheriff's Office responded to the following calls between May 3 to 7, 2013. Zone 1 Zone 3 Zone 3 Zone 4 Zone 5 Zone 6 Zone 7 The following information was from the Walton County Sheriff's Office Zone Alerts. Zone 5 is the northwest part of the county that covers parts of Monroe, Between and Loganville in unincorporated Walton County.
These Grayson residents were checked into the Gwinnett County Detention Center during the period April 26 to May 4.
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Wednesday, May 8
These people have been charged with, but not convicted of, the charges listed here. An arrest and charge does not constitute a conviction. April 26 April 27 April 29 April 30 May 1 May 2 May 3 This information was obtained from the Gwinnett County Detention Center Records.
Monna Barber
2:54 am on Thursday, May 16, 2013
Please be careful all Law Enforcement! We need each one of you. God bless!!! more ›