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The second of three suspects in a 2012 Cumming home invasion pleaded guilty on Friday in Forsyth County Superior Court. Read More
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Forsyth County’s courts don’t expect the new courthouse to impact their budgets in 2014. Read More
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A 19-year-old Johns Creek college student faces several charges after he reportedly faked his own kidnapping last month rather than tell his parents he was failing an English course, authorities said. According to Johns Creek police, Aftab Aslam was not abducted, but instead spent April 27-May 5 camping in a tent in an undeveloped area of Forsyth County. Johns Creek police have charged Aslam with three felony counts each of false statements, tampering with evidence ... Read More
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Forsyth County Juvenile Court and the local finance committee used a Wednesday budget meeting to grapple with how to budget for new statewide requirements. Read More
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The Forsyth County Grand Jury handed down in indictments in several cases involving drug charges this week. Read More
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Ga. 400 commuters are urged to use caution when traveling through the toll plaza. Read More
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An 86-year-old man has turned himself into authorities, the alleged driver in a hit and run incident. Read More
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The 38-year-old man shot and killed during a confrontation with Gwinnett County police Monday afternoon in Buford was on Forsyth County’s most wanted list. According to the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office, Rodney Pike was sought in connection for a probation violation and two counts of failure to appear in Superior Court. Court records show that the charges against Pike stemmed from separate felony cases in 2011. The first was for theft by receiving stolen property ... Read More
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A 21-year-old Cumming man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for his role in an October home invasion. Read More
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The Forsyth County Civil Service Board discussed its response Thursday to a recent suit filed by 11 terminated sheriff’s deputies. Read More
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It may not be the $5 million he promised he could do without, but Sheriff Duane Piper has managed to make some cuts to his agency’s budget. Read More
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A former Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office deputy was awarded $180,000 in damages Wednesday for a defamation lawsuit that dates to August 2009. Read More
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Two Forsyth County residents have been arrested in connection with the theft of about $1.6 million from a 91-year-old Cobb County woman. Read More
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Mental illness is no foreign topic in Forsyth County Superior Court. Read More
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The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, in partnership with the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office, will observe National Missing Children’s Day this year by participating in the national Take 25 child safety campaign. Read More
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A neighbor of Lanier Golf Club and his lawyer have been ordered to pay nearly $87,000 in attorney’s fees for a portion of their multi-year lawsuit. Visiting Judge Frank C. Mills heard arguments in Forsyth County Superior Court in December for the golf club owners’ motion for attorney’s fees in what they called a frivolous lawsuit. The case originated in October 2007 when Michael Peck, who lives adjacent to the 172-acre course, filed suit against ... Read More
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The Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office will buy new cars and possibly some bulletproof vests after getting approval Tuesday from county commissioners. Read More
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A joint law enforcement investigation has resulted in one arrest and the seizure of an estimated nearly $34,000 in suspected methamphetamine. According to the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office, Pedro Aguilar-Lopez, 22, of Roswell has been charged with trafficking methamphetamine and possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute. Aguilar-Lopez, who was arrested Tuesday, is being held without bond at the Forsyth County Detention Center. The arrest stemmed from a probe that also involved the Georgia Bureau ... Read More
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The 11 employees terminated from the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office in February have asked a judge to direct the local civil service board to hear their case. Attorney Lance LoRusso, who represents the terminated employees, filed a writ of mandamus Friday in Forsyth County Superior Court, with the goal of attaining a decision-reversal hearing before the three-member panel. “We believe that would be the correct result, for the court to order a hearing so they ... Read More
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A south Forsyth man who rear-ended a full school bus in August has pleaded guilty to driving under the influence. Kenneth Roger Drake, 51, received a 24-month sentence, of which all but 10 days will be served on probation, for DUI-less safe and following too closely. Drake entered his negotiated plea Wednesday in Forsyth County State Court. Also according to his sentence, Drake must complete 100 hours of community service and his driver’s license has ... Read More
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A DeKalb County Police Officer was arrested Wednesday in Forsyth County after he reportedly pointed a gun at a high school student in the drive-through line at a fast-food eatery. The Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office has charged Scott Biumi, 48, with aggravated assault in connection with the April 9 incident at McDonald’s on Old Atlanta Road. Biumi, who lives in Forsyth County, is a detective sergeant for the DeKalb County Police Department, authorities said. According ... Read More
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A Dawsonville man whose actions after a September wreck triggered a manhunt and disrupted traffic on Ga. 400 has pleaded guilty to several charges. Read More
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A Forsyth County Grand Jury handed down indictments in 42 cases this week, including for a man who crashed a reportedly stolen motorcycle into a patrol car. Read More
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The Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office conducted three search warrants Wednesday as part of a statewide investigation into child pornography distribution online. Read More
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A Forsyth County Sheriff’s deputy hospitalized after a crash last month returned to work Monday, officials said. Read More
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A 31-year-old convicted sex offender living in Forsyth County was arrested Wednesday after he reportedly failed to notify authorities about a new job. According to the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office, deputies took Jeffery Custer into custody at an area business after discovering he had been working there without notifying the sex offender unit as required. A report from the sheriff’s office said deputies went to Custer’s registered home address on Heardsville Road, where they learned ... Read More
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Forsyth County Sheriff’s deputies made one arrest and seized 40 bags of suspected synthetic marijuana during a raid at a Cumming convenience store Thursday. According to the sheriff’s office, deputies found the bags hidden above a tile in the ceiling at Save Money Food Mart, 3671 Hutchinson Road. They also seized nearly $2,100 in cash. Enamuel Haque, 53, of Lawrenceville was charged with possession of a controlled substance and possession with intent to distribute, according ... Read More
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A Forsyth County man will serve three years in prison and 17 on probation for child pornography charges. Read More
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A 27-year-old Forsyth County man is being sought for failure to register as a sex offender and violating his probation. According to the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office, Curtis Joe Motes is required to register annually as a convicted sex offender and failed to do so in March. The last known address for Motes, who was convicted of child molestation in 2006 in Hall County, was 5774 Adrian Lane in Forsyth County. According to Georgia Law, ... Read More
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Donna Gopaul still had that look of excitement when she replayed the voicemail from Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal on her cell phone. Read More
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It’s been nearly a year since a jury held Walter Bell of Atlanta responsible for causing a July 2011 wreck that claimed the life of a 21-year-old woman on Ga. 400. Read More
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The Forsyth County Sheriff’s deputy who was injured Saturday morning when his patrol car hydroplaned on Hwy. 369 is recuperating at home, authorities said. According to the sheriff’s office, Deputy Michael Cartledge was released Sunday afternoon from North Fulton Hospital, where he was treated for what were described as non-life-threatening injuries. The single-vehicle wreck occurred about 7:30 a.m. Saturday near Julius Bridge Road in neighboring Cherokee County. The sheriff’s office said Cartledge, a two-year veteran ... Read More
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An Alpharetta man has pleaded guilty to second-degree vehicular homicide related to the death of his 20-year-old passenger in an April wreck. Read More
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The Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office recognized two of its finest Thursday night during the 2012 deputy of the year ceremony. Read More
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