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Snapchat leads Gainesville police to arrest 6 on marijuana charges
By: Gainesville Times GAINESVILLE -- Note to would-be criminals: just because it’s on Snapchat, the social media site known for disappearing posts, doesn’t mean law enforcement won’t find out about it....
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No date yet in trial for South Forsyth grad’s beating death
By: Newsroom Staff STATESBORO — Nearly a year and a half after 18-year-old Michael Gatto was killed in an attack by a 20-year-old bartender, attorneys are still hashing out details, with no solid trial...
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High-speed chase involving trucker ends with crash by Costco in Cumming
By: Kayla Robins CUMMING — When thinking of the perfect getaway vehicle, chances are it’s not a tractor trailer. And anyone passing the Costco in Cumming about 1 a.m. Wednesday could see why. Forsyth...
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Teen DUI suspect showers before deputies catch up to him at south Forsyth home
By: Kayla Robins SOUTH FORSYTH — There’s no such thing as a clean getaway. A Forsyth County teenager was arrested on Christmas Day for driving under the influence after reportedly drinking two...
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No traffic fatalities, more DUIs in Forsyth County at start of new year
By: Kayla Robins FORSYTH COUNTY — Local law enforcement officials often describe the New Year’s Eve holiday travel period as hit or miss for crashes and driving under the influence arrests, but this...
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Authorities: Suspect in Dawsonville jewelry store robbery strikes again
By: Associated Press MEBANE, N.C. — The FBI is looking for a woman involved in jewelry store robberies in multiple states, including most recently in North Carolina. In a news release, the FBI said the...
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Dawson County teen charged after firing flare gun at car
By: Newsroom Staff Two Dawson County teens are facing a long list of criminal charges after authorities say they were involved in an aggressive driving incident that later led to one of the...
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Suspect swipes 40 pairs of ‘boyfriend pants’ from Victoria’s Secret in south...
By: Kayla Robins SOUTH FORSYTH — One alleged burglar must not have wanted to wait for her Christmas presents, instead smashing into the Victoria’s Secret store at The Collection at Forsyth and helping...
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Officials: Woman from Cumming wrote $13K in bad checks
By: Kayla Robins FORSYTH COUNTY — A Cumming woman has been charged with financial fraud and forgery after reportedly writing more than 30 checks from a fake account, putting some 40 businesses out a...
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FBI: Woman arrested in probe of jewelry store robberies
By: Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A woman suspected in multiple jewelry store robberies across the Southeast, including nearby Dawsonville, has been arrested in Georgia along with one other person...
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Mexico: Drug lord located thanks to interview with actor Sean Penn
By: Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — The recapture of drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman took a surprise, Hollywood twist when a Mexican official said security forces located the world's...
View ArticleCell number, social media led FBI to Dawsonville jewelry robbery suspect
By: Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The FBI zeroed in on a woman suspected in jewelry store robberies across the South after analyzing records from cellphone towers near the robberies, then checking...
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Police: Fraud suspect, accomplices targeted golf courses in Forsyth, Hall...
By: Gainesville Times OAKWOOD — A Lawrenceville man is accused of committing credit card fraud and allegedly looking through golf courses in Forsyth and Hall counties for unattended valuables,...
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Two Dawsonville men charged after fake hostage report
By: Newsroom Staff DAWSONVILLE — Authorities responding to a report of a possible hostage situation in downtown Dawsonville last week took two men into custody for reportedly making false statements....
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Man charged with murder in Gainesville stabbing death
By: Gainesville Times GAINESVILLE — A Gainesville man has been charged in the stabbing death of a man during a fight Sunday night at an apartment complex off Tumbling Creek Road near the University of...
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Sawnee EMC warns of phone scam in Forsyth County area
By: Kayla Robins FORSYTH COUNTY — A local electric services provider urged customers to be cautious after a number of complaints were reported in connection with a phone scam over the Martin Luther...
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Police: Gainesville man charged with forcing child to eat feces
By: Gainesville Times GAINESVILLE - Two Gainesville residents are charged with causing severe mental and physical pain to a child, including deprivation of food and biting the child’s fingers. William...
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Shoplifters swipe 400 packs of cigarettes from south Forsyth gas station
By: Kayla Robins SOUTH FORSYTH — The Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the theft of some 400 packs of cigarettes from a south Forsyth gas station. The cigarettes — Newport and Camel...
View ArticleInjured teen driver from north Forsyth charged with DUI in Dawson County wreck
By: Newsroom Staff DAWSONVILLE — One of two teenagers who suffered serious injuries in a single-vehicle wreck last week in eastern Dawson County remains hospitalized. As of Thursday, 18-year-old Kayla...
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Authorities: Cumming woman faked terminal cancer, got $25K in bucket list wishes
By: Kayla Robins FORSYTH COUNTY — No one wants cancer. Save apparently for one Cumming woman, who was recently arrested for reportedly accepting nearly $25,000 in donations, free trips and gifts by...
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