Wednesday, April 10, 2013
UPDATE: Fugitive escaped to Dekalb County before wrecking. Manhunt involving several agencies is under way in Dekalb County.
UPDATE: AS AT 6:10 p.m. there was no update on the manhunt. Loganville Police Chief Mike McHugh confirmed that the suspect is linked to an armed robbery at a Walton County convenience store on Tuesday. Loganville Police Chief Mike McHugh said a fugitive who pulled a weapon on an employee at the Walmart in Loganville is currently being sought in Dekalb County by several agencies. "He has warrants for several crimes, including armed robbery, weapons violations and aggravated assault, out of several jurisdictions including Walton County, Rockdale, Gwinnett and Dekalb County," McHugh said. "As luck would have it, he ended up in our Walmart here in Loganville." McHugh said Loganville Police officers were originally called to Walmart on a …
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
An attempted armed robbery in Monroe was thwarted by members of law enforcement Tuesday night. A suspect is in custody.
UPDATE: A Georgia State Patrol spokesman said that the robbery attempt took place in the Tractor Supply Parking lot. GSP TFC John Taylor overheard a lookout placed by Monroe Police Department for the suspect. He was in the immediate area and saw a suspect fitting the description about a minute after hearing the lookout. The suspect was at the McDonald's BP gas station at Highway 138. "John arrested the suspect without incident and turned him over to Monroe Police," GSP reported. "Monroe PD will be carrying charges in the case." "It is still an active incident - we can confirm that one person is in custody," a spokesman said. Walton Tribune reported that, according to Monroe PD, 18-year-old Michael Morris, of Conyers, is in custody and …
Monday, January 14, 2013
Police say Saturday's attack in the parking lot of the Rockbridge Road Walmart near Lilburn was two separate incidents, and that the suspects have not been located.
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Monday, January 14
Gwinnett County Police officers are releasing additional details about a Jan. 12 attack in the parking lot of the Rockbridge Road Walmart. In a press release today, police said that the incident was actually two separate incidents -- a robbery and a shooting, which happened about 2:50 a.m. at the Walmart located at 1825 Rockbridge Road in Stone Mountain. In the first incident, a 20-year-old victim arrived at the Walmart about 2:50 a.m., pulling into a parking space near the main entrance to the store. As he walked toward the building, he was approached by two black male suspects, according to police. One of the suspects was armed with a handgun and demanded the victim’s keys and wallet. After obtaining the keys, the first suspect went to …
Thursday, January 3, 2013
Gwinnett Police say three men robbed a Wells Fargo bank in Lawrenceville, Ga. They have arrested one suspect and are still looking for two others.
One suspect in an armed robbery of a Wells Fargo bank in Lawrenceville last month is now in police custody. However, Gwinnett County Police are still looking for two potential accomplices in the crime. On Friday, December 28th, two black males wearing masks walked into the Wells Fargo bank at 3065 Lawrenceville Highway just before 9:30am. This branch is located in the parking lot of the Walmart Neighborhood Market. The two men inside the bank have been identified by GCPD as 26 year old Jamar Terrell of 2769 Herrington Woods Road, Lawrenceville and 24 year old Marcus “Bankhead” Rutledge. Police say Terrell is the suspect armed with a handgun and Rutledge is wielding a shotgun in the video. The two men forced bank tellers to fill a duffle …
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
The suspect is responsible for four robberies in five weeks, including one at the Suntrust Bank inside a Snellville Publix
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Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Snellville Police Chief Roy Whitehead, along with FBI Special Agent in Charge (SAC) Mark F. Giuliano and Dekalb County Interim Police Chief Lisa A. Gassner, are asking for the public's help in identifying and apprehending the suspect responsible for four armed bank robberies that occurred within the last five weeks in Lithonia and Snellville. At 11:15 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 3, a single black male entered a branch of Suntrust Bank located inside the Publix at 1905 Scenic Highway and announced he was robbing the bank. He displayed a weapon and obtained an undisclosed amount of money, according to the FBI. He fled the scene at a high speed in an off-white Lincoln sedan with tinted windows. The suspect robbed three banks prior to this. On …
Saturday, December 1, 2012
A second 16-year-old also charged in the same incident. A GCPS spokesman said neither is currently enrolled in the school system. Both are being charged as adults.
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Saturday, December 1, 2012
Gwinnett County Police responded to a report of an armed robbery at Grayson Manor Drive in Loganville on Aug. 11, 2012. The victims reported that while they were on their way to the pool in their subdivision, they were approached by Michael Paul,16, who asked for the phone number of a family member of one of the victims. When he didn’t get an answer, he left. However, he reportedly returned a few minutes later with another juvenile, Rovontis Smith, 16, of Loganville. According to the incident report, Paul pulled out a black semi-automatic handgun and struck one of the victims in the face. When a second victim tried to intervene, he was reportedly struck with the gun too. Smith allegedly attacked one of the victims while Paul held the other…
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Individuals with information on the suspect involved in the Nov. 11 robbery of a Dacula gas station are asked to call the GCPD Robbery Unit detectives at 770-513-5300.
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Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Surveillance images of a suspect wanted in connection with the Nov. 11 armed robbery of the BP gas station on Hamilton Mill Road in Dacula have been released. The suspect is described as a white male, age 19 to 25 years old and approximately 5-foot-10 to 6-foot-1 tall and weighing around 170 to 190 pounds. According to a press release from the Gwinnett County Police Department, the suspect had dirty or greasy hands that were described as "like a mechanic's." Anyone with information as to the identity or possible whereabouts of the suspect is asked to contact the GCPD Robbery Unit detectives at 770-513-5300. Click here for more details on the Nov. 11 armed robbery.
Saturday, October 20, 2012
One of the three suspects was acquitted of charges, a second was sentenced last week and the third suspect in the 2011 robbery is scheduled to stand trial at the end of the month.
The shift manager of the Loganville McDonald’s charged in a 2011 armed robbery at the restaurant is scheduled to go on trial at the end of the month. Jacqueline Ward Edwards, 42, of Monroe, was considered the inside person in the armed robbery that resulted in the theft of $3,719.80 from the restaurant. Two other people also were arrested in connection with the robbery. One of the suspects, Phillip Cross, of Monroe, was acquitted of charges related to the armed robbery and the other, Brent Butler, 32, also of Monroe, was sentenced last week. “Mr. Butler was convicted on all 18 counts of the indictment which is broken down as four counts of armed robbery, one count of criminal attempt to commit armed robbery, three counts of aggravated …
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Loganville Police Department is investigating an armed robbery that took place Tuesday morning at the Taco Bell in Loganville, Ga.
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Tuesday, May 8, 2012
An employee of Taco Bell in Loganville, Ga. was robbed Tuesday morning as he was leaving the restaurant to make a bank deposit, according to members of the Loganville Police Department. "The victim didn't see the gun, but said he felt it pressed up against him when he was accosted by the perpetrator," said Lt. Mike Westbrooks of the LPD. "He decribed the robber as a skinny, black male, about 6 foot 2 inches to 6 foot 4, with short dreads." Westbrook said the man was dressed completely in black and was wearing a zippered hoodie. "The hoodie was slightly down on his head, which is how the victim was able to see that he had short dreads," Westbrook said. "The suspect ran from the location of foot and went behind the tire store that is …
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Wednesday, March 28, 2012
The victim was also arrested in an armed robbery that reportedly took place Monday near the Home Depot in Monroe.
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Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Walton County Sheriff's Office confirmed that Nicholas Garner, 24, of Gum Creek Church Road, Christopher Garner, 39, of 5370 Highway 20, Lot 14, Loganville and David Autry, 28, of 2680 Leone Ave., Loganville, were arrested and charged in an armed robbery in Monroe Monday. According to The Walton Tribune, the shots were heard by a passing Walton County Sheriff’s Office deputy. Two were arrested immediately and the third run down. The victim, Matthew Holmes, 29, of Monroe, was also arrested. He reportedly claimed the men had pulled a gun on him and robbed him of $600. According to The Tribune, Nicholas Garner is charged with aggravated assault, armed robbery, obstruction of a law enforcement officer, possession of a firearm during the …
Sheila
12:55 pm on Thursday, April 11, 2013
To Mr. Joe Blow.....Know the facts first before you post and also I was suggest taking some strong English classes. How can he run into the woods if he was in a car chase? Just as the military sends out troops to other countries to help when there is a threat we also have to have someone to protect us here. I would suggest you have more respect for them. more ›