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$10K in construction materials stolen CUMMING, Ga. — Someone trespassed onto construction property and stole over $10,000 in copper wire, breaker boxes and drills, according to a Forsyth County Sheriff’s incident report.
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School buses broken into FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Someone broke into a bus parked at a school and left the flashers on, according to a Forsyth County Sheriff’s incident report. An employee of Oak Grove Academy, 3480 Francis Road, told deputies she arrived for work at 6 a.m. Sept. 15 and saw the flashers were turned on in the “big bus.”
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DUI arrests ►► David Stephen Wise,
27, of Bethelview Road, Cumming, was arrested Sept. 17 on Chamblee Gap Road in Cumming for DUI and tag light
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A front page story entitled “Verizon proposes 180foot tower at wastewater facility” that ran in the Sept. 24 issue of the Forsyth Herald, misidentified Barry Lucas, deputy director for the Forsyth County Water and Sewer Department, in a photo.
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The owner of Doc Holiday’s Electrical Services told deputies Sept. 16 the theft occurred overnight at 510 Lakeland Plaza. Suspects went through the unlocked gate and stole 9,500 feet of copper wire,
She said the top right glass in the door was cracked, or “spider webbed,” and the door was open. She checked the other buses and found another one had its weather stripping pulled away from the door. No other buses or pieces of property seemed tampered with. Deputies were unable to review video surveillance because it was not turned on at the time of the incident.
Pushy solicitor harasses neighbors CUMMING, Ga. — Two women felt harassed after a solicitor wouldn’t “take no for an answer,” according to a Forsyth County Sheriff’s incident violation.
►► Brandon Paul Lostetter, 32,
of North Glen Drive, Cumming, was arrested Sept. 13 on Post Road in Cumming for DUI and failure to maintain lane. ►► Anthony Joseph Hopeck, 52, of Reives Road, Cumming, was arrested Sept. 14 on Freedom Parkway in Cumming for DUI. ►► Adam Nicholas Tapley, 28, of Cleveland, Georgia, was arrested Sept. 14 on Ga. 400 in Cumming for DUI and failure to maintain lane. ►► Kenneth Allen Funk, 48, of Dawsonville was arrested Sept. 14 on Nix Road in Dawsonville for DUI. ►► Sean Patrick Gorman, 48, of Davenport Manor, Cumming, was arrested Sept. 21 on Pendley Road in Cumming for DUI and failure to maintain lane. ►► Jose Reynoso, 22, of Hightower Circle, Cumming, was arrested Sept. 21 on
main breaker boxes, drills and a large gang toolbox. Deputies said the suspects were careful by cutting the copper wire from the outside of building and only touching what they took.
report. A woman in the 5000 block of Stevenhaven Lane told deputies a blond solicitor wearing khaki shorts and a pink shirt knocked on her door Sept. 16. The solicitor talked to her about books or magazines, but the woman said she was not interested. The solicitor continued to move closer to her front door, so the woman shut the door on her. Then at about 12:45 p.m. Sept. 19, the solicitor came back and knocked on the door of the home across the street. The neighbor there told deputies the solicitor had a bag of materials with her she tried to sell. The neighbor said she was not interested, and she Browns Bridge Road in Cumming for DUI, failure to maintain lane and no license. ►► Donna Butler, 54, of Dawsonville was arrested Sept. 19 on Hurt Bridge Road in Cumming for ►► DUI, failure to maintain lane and open container. ►► Eugene Edward Lang, 60, of Dawsonville was arrested Sept. 20 on Martin Road in Cumming for ►► DUI, failure to maintain lane and open container. ►► Marla Olcott, 49, of Tucker was arrested Sept. 20 on McGinnis Ferry Road in Suwanee for DUI and failure to maintain lane. ►► Anne Eriksson Clarke, 49, of Atlanta was arrested Sept. 20 on McGinnis Ferry Road in Suwanee for DUI. ►► Alice Stone Chancellor, 47, of Gainesville was arrested Sept. 20 on James Burgess Road in Cumming for DUI. ►► Ricardo Najera, 52, of
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Burglars steal kids’ clothing, jewelry CUMMING, Ga. — Someone broke into a family’s home while they were at church and stole $3,670 in valuables, according to a Forsyth County Sheriff’s incident report. A man in the 5000 block of Double Branches Road told
See BLOTTER, Page 3 Gainesville was arrested Sept. 15 on Pea Ridge Road in Gainesville for DUI, failure to maintain lane and no license. ►► Geoffrey Charles Thompson, 21, of Moor Pointe Drive, Cumming, was arrested Sept. 20 on Kelly Mill Road in Cumming for DUI. ►► Dwayne Adair Johnson, 21, of Hampton Square Drive, Johns Creek, was arrested Sept. 5 on Ga. 400 in Alpharetta for DUI, failure to yield and possession of marijuana.
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