Correctional officer shot outside jail in Atlanta suburb
December 13, 2022 GMTLAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. (AP) — Police say a correctional officer was shot and killed early Tuesday outside a jail in an Atlanta suburb.
Gwinnett County police officers responded about 6:20 a.m. to a “person shot” call at the county correctional complex in Lawrenceville.
Man shot after shooting Georgia deputy following chase
June 11, 2022 GMTDULUTH, Ga. (AP) — Officials say that police officers shot and critically wounded a man in suburban Atlanta after he shot a sheriff's deputy following a chase.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation tells local news outlets that 34-year-old Henry Parker Whitley was shot at least once Friday and critically injured.
Ex-southern Indiana police chief charged with taking money
May 25, 2022 GMTVINCENNES, Ind. (AP) — A former southern Indiana police chief was arrested Wednesday on charges alleging he took more than $35,000 from an evidence vault.
Former Vincennes Police Chief Dustin Luking, 48, was arrested at a business in his nearby hometown of Lawrenceville, Illinois, and awaits extradition to Knox County to face charges of theft, forgery and official misconduct, Indiana State Police said.
Jailed man now faces charges in teen’s July death
April 17, 2022 GMTLAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. (AP) — An arrest has been made in connection with the death of a teenager whose body was found at a Georgia park.
Austin Ford, 20, of Lithonia, faces charges of felony murder and aggravated assault.
From ‘sister’ to rival: Dem rising stars fight for Ga. seat
April 15, 2022 GMTLAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. (AP) — Reps. Lucy McBath and Carolyn Bourdeaux flipped two longtime Republican congressional districts in Atlanta's northern suburbs by running against then-President Donald Trump and his divisive brand of politics.
Students petition Georgia school district for Muslim holiday
April 9, 2022 GMTLAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. (AP) — Muslim students want Georgia's largest school district to mark the holiday Eid al-Fitr with a day off on next year's school calendar.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that the request by students at Gwinnett County Public Schools could be the first of its kind in Georgia.
Georgia police chief suspended after sexual harassment probe
January 27, 2022 GMTLAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia police chief has been suspended following an investigation into complaints of sexual harassment and a hostile work environment within the police department, city officials said Thursday.
Marines ID victims in fatal truck crash in North Carolina
January 21, 2022 GMTCAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (AP) — Officials have identified the U.S. Marines killed when the truck they and others were riding in overturned and ejected them near their base in North Carolina.
A news release from the 2nd Marine Logistics Group on Friday identified the victims as Lance Cpl.
Police: Man runs down brother-in-law after party fight
December 19, 2021 GMTLAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. (AP) — Police in Georgia are looking for a man accused of using his truck to kill his brother-in-law after a Christmas party and a fight.
Gwinnett County police say they don’t know what started the fight Saturday morning between 34-year old Ernesto Pelayo, of Lilburn, and his sister’s husband, 41-year-old Juan Davila, of Lawrenceville, news agencies reported.
Gwinnett school staff to get December bonuses, new holiday
November 27, 2021 GMTLAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. (AP) — All active school district employees in Gwinnett County eligible for benefits are in line to get $1,000 in bonuses next month as well as a paid Juneteenth holiday next year.
Charges upgraded to murder for mother of missing child
November 27, 2021 GMTLAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. (AP) — Charges have been upgraded to malice murder and felony murder for the woman who reported her 8-year-old daughter missing two days before the child was found dead.
Nicole Amari Hall was reported missing from an Extended Stay Hotel in Gwinnett County last Sunday.
16-year-old Georgia high school student shot at bus stop
November 2, 2021 GMTLAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. (AP) — A 16-year-old boy was in critical condition Tuesday after being shot in the head while waiting at a bus stop.
Lawrenceville police said the Central Gwinnett High School student was waiting for a bus around 6:30 a.m.
Police recruit dies after medical emergency during training
October 12, 2021 GMTLAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. (AP) — A police recruit in suburban Atlanta died Tuesday after becoming lethargic and confused during physical training, police said.
Gwinnett County Police Department recruit 41-year-old Ronald Donat, of Stockbridge, became lethargic about 45 minutes into the first class of the day, department spokeswoman Hideshi Valle said in a news release.
White powder found in Georgia jail where 2 people died
September 8, 2021 GMTLAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. (AP) — A white powder was found in a Georgia jail where two people died this week, authorities said Wednesday.
Two people being held at the Gwinnett County jail were found unconscious Monday and later died, the county sheriff's office said in a news release late Tuesday.
Suspects charged in string of burglaries over 2 years
August 21, 2021 GMTLAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. (AP) — A two-year investigation led to charges against a dozen people in Gwinnett County in connection with a string of burglaries targeting people of Asian descent, police said.
Investigators: Georgia man threatens to shoot judge in video
August 16, 2021 GMTLAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. (AP) — A suburban Atlanta man has been arrested for threatening on a social media video to shoot a Georgia judge.
The Gwinnett County Sheriff's Office said deputies arrested Micquel Deandre Gay on Monday, local news outlets report.
Georgia county expects to make millions from speed cameras
June 10, 2021 GMTLAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. (AP) — One of Georgia’s largest counties says it expects to get $4.4 million in ticket revenue from its new speed-monitoring cameras.
Gwinnett County is projecting millions of revenue after similar cameras have generated an estimated $3 million for four cities in the county, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported.
Georgia bureau probing extortion allegations against sheriff
May 19, 2021 GMTLAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. (AP) — The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is looking into extortion allegations against a county sheriff.
The state Attorney General’s office requested the GBI open an investigation into Gwinnett County Sheriff Keybo Taylor on Sept.
Supreme Court wrestles with Georgia college free speech case
January 12, 2021 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday wrestled with whether to revive a lawsuit brought by a Georgia college student who sued school officials after being prevented from distributing Christian literature on campus...
Georgia inmates hailed as heroes for saving injured deputy
July 29, 2020 GMTLAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia sheriff's office is thanking a group of inmates credited with rescuing a deputy who collapsed and suffered a head injury while supervising a jail housing unit...
Mail fraud suspect named Speedy Gonzalez arrested in Georgia
April 28, 2020 GMTLAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. (AP) — After months on the run, a mail fraud suspect who lived up to his legal name — Speedy Gonzalez — has been arrested in Georgia...
Man breaks into Taco Bell, prepares food, takes nap
January 9, 2020 GMTLAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. (AP) — Taco Bell wasn't open on Christmas Day but a burglar in Georgia decided he wanted a festive feast anyway — and to take a nap while he was at it...
Dragon Con co-founder’s legal saga marked by strange twists
August 27, 2019 GMTLAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. (AP) — In the nearly two decades since a co-founder of Dragon Con was accused of molesting teenage boys, a strange legal odyssey has unfolded, including a proposed move to Israel, a trial delay because of a presidential election and an extradition by air ambulance...
Mother accused of trying to scam missing son out of $200K
March 5, 2019 GMTLAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia woman has been accused of trying to scam her disabled son out of $200,000 in trust fund money but she won't tell police his location...
Police searching for man who attacked woman, stole her car
July 26, 2017 GMTLAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. (AP) — Police say a man attacked woman hitting her in the head and pointing a gun at her before stealing her car in suburban Atlanta...
AP PHOTOS: American black women feel it’s time to get a gun
July 24, 2017 GMTLAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. (AP) — A minister posing with a church manual in one hand and a 9 mm handgun in the other...
Black women picking up firearms for self-defense
July 24, 2017 GMTLAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. (AP) — Sitting in a classroom above a gun range, a woman hesitantly says she isn't sure she could ever shoot and kill someone, even to protect herself...
Smiles and thumbs up from woman charged with killing family
July 7, 2017 GMTLAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. (AP) — A woman charged with killing four of her young children and her husband smiled and flashed a double thumbs up to news cameras during her first court appearance Friday in metro Atlanta before telling a judge she doesn't want an attorney...
3 convicted of killing Georgia teen over shoes
October 7, 2014 GMTLAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. (AP) — Two men and a 15-year-old have been sentenced to life in prison for murdering a metro Atlanta teen who authorities said was targeted over his expensive shoe collection.
Prosecutors say 28-year-old Andrew Murray, 29-year-old Tauvaughn Saylor and 15-year-old Larnell Sillah were convicted Tuesday of 20 charges including malice murder, armed robbery and aggravated assault.