Massage parlors in south Forsyth shut down, cited for ordinance violations
By: Kayla Robins SOUTH FORSYTH — Forsyth County Sheriff’s deputies conducted a sweep of massage parlors Friday, shutting down more than a dozen that were violating a local ordinance that took effect...
View ArticleOne injured when bicycle, van collide in Cumming
By: Jim Dean CUMMING — A man was hospitalized Friday after he collided with a van while riding a bicycle along the side of Veterans Memorial Boulevard. The incident occurred about 3 p.m. at the...
View ArticleHigh-speed chase ends in Cumming teen’s arrest on drug, theft charges
By: Newsroom Staff DAWSONVILLE — A Cumming teenager remains in custody a week after Dawson County authorities say he stole a friend's car and was arrested following a high-speed chase. Austin Douglas...
View ArticlePolice: Man accused of crashing car into Gainesville jewelry store, taking items
By: Gainesville Times GAINESVILLE — A New Hampshire man is accused of crashing the car he was driving into a Gainesville jewelry store early Monday to gain entry and take items. Jack T. Hogan, 28, has...
View ArticleAuthorities: 911 center operator, husband arrested for growing pot
By: Newsroom Staff DAWSONVILLE — A Dawson County 911 dispatcher was set to turn herself in to local authorities Tuesday in connection with allegedly growing marijuana with her husband at their home....
View ArticleMan sentenced under new ‘revenge porn’ law for posting lewd photos
By: Gainesville Times GAINESVILLE — A Norcross man faced sentencing Tuesday for posting lewd photos of a woman on the Internet, an act considered “an unusual form of blackmail” by the prosecution....
View ArticleWoman indicted for smuggling meth into new Forsyth County Jail
By: Kayla Robins CUMMING — A north Forsyth woman has been indicted for reportedly smuggling some $700 worth of methamphetamine into the new Forsyth County Jail by hiding it in her private area....
View ArticleDriver arrested after fleeing crash that injured woman, 19
By: Kayla Robins NORTH FORSYTH — A man from Buford has been charged with driving under the influence in a hit-and-run, wrong-way two-vehicle wreck that injured a 19-year-old woman in north Forsyth....
View ArticleGrand jury indicts teen for south Forsyth fight that ended in gunfire
By: Kayla Robins SOUTH FORSYTH — A Roswell teenager has been indicted in Forsyth County in connection with a fight at a gas station earlier this year. According to a March 14 Forsyth County Grand Jury...
View ArticleFormer Gainesville Scoutmaster, church named in civil suit claiming sexual...
By: Gainesville Times GAINESVILLE - A former Gainesville Scoutmaster is the target of a civil lawsuit alleging sexual abuse that brought a 22-year-old closed investigation into the light. Royal Fleming...
View ArticleNaked south Forsyth church vandalism suspect indicted on charges
By: Kayla Robins SOUTH FORSYTH — An Atlanta man who was arrested in July for vandalizing a church in south Forsyth while not wearing any clothes has been indicted. According to a March 14 Forsyth...
View ArticleGainesville man charged with murdering girlfriend
By: Gainesville Times GAINESVILLE - A Gainesville man has been charged with murder in Friday’s death of his live-in girlfriend. Donnie Jackson Irvin, 53, is being held in the Hall County Jail. Further...
View ArticleHigh court reverses 2009 conviction in beating death of Forsyth boy, 2
By: Kayla Robins FORSYTH COUNTY — The Georgia Supreme Court has reversed the malice murder and cruelty to children convictions of a Forsyth County man found guilty of beating to death his girlfriend’s...
View ArticleLoganville driver indicted for causing collision in Cumming
By: Kayla Robins CUMMING — A Loganville man who reportedly caused a crash that resulted in serious injuries for another driver in downtown Cumming has been indicted in connection with the August...
View ArticleAuthorities: Gainesville man charged with exposing himself to children
By: Gainesville Times GAINESVILLE - A Gainesville man is charged with exposing himself to three children allegedly “with the intent to satisfy his sexual desires,” according to Hall County authorities....
View ArticlePolice: Rape suspect allegedly impersonated undercover officer
By: Gainesville Times GAINESVILLE - A Gainesville man is accused of impersonating an undercover law enforcement officer before allegedly sexually assaulting a woman at a Gainesville motel, police said....
View ArticleDoctor from Cumming pleads guilty to false billing
By: Newsroom Staff ATLANTA — A doctor from Forsyth County has pleaded guilty to health care fraud for filing claims for surgical monitoring services he didn’t perform. According to the U.S. Attorney’s...
View ArticleKatt Williams, teenager charged with disorderly conduct after viral video of...
By: Gainesville Times GAINESVILLE - Comedian Katt Williams and a Gainesville teenager both face a charge of disorderly conduct after an alleged fight at a local apartment complex. Williams, 44, and...
View ArticleMan accused of forcefully entering church, taking jug of cash
By: Gainesville Times GAINESVILLE - A man is accused of forcing his way in to a Baptist church in Gainesville and leaving with a container of cash, according to authorities. Jason Travis Estep, 37, of...
View Article12 indicted, nearly $1M drugs seized in investigation of cartel in Gainesville
By: Gainesville Times GAINESVILLE — Nearly $1 million worth of drugs were seized and 11 people indicted following a 10-month investigation into a group known informally as the Lenox Park Cartel. The...
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