Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Inside the Police Blotter: Firefighters were able to bring the man outside and transport him to the hospital.
A woman called authorities earlier this month to report that her husband had set their garage on fire and remained inside. According to the Lilburn Police report, the incident occurred around 1:42 p.m. on the 700 block of Stacey Court, near Burns Road. Numerous fire department trucks arrived on the scene to rescue the man and battle the flames in the garage and, which also had a vehicle inside. The husband was brought out of the garage on a stretcher and was transported to Gwinnett Medical Center for treatment. Dispatch advised that the incident could have been a suicide attempt. The Lilburn report has this fire listed as an arson in the first degree. Inside the Police Blotter runs regularly every week. The information is based solely on …
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Investigators are asking anyone to come forward if they have any information on the fire, which took place on the 5200 block of Stafford Drive last Friday.
A fire that destroyed a home in Lilburn last Friday has been determined to be caused by an act of arson to cover a burglary, according to Gwinnett Fire. According to Gwinnett Fire spokesman Lt. Colin Rhoden, investigators deemed the incident as arson after finding several points of fire origin in the house, which is located on the 5200 block of Stafford Drive. Additionally, the home's residents told fire investigators about specific items that were taken from the home. Just before the fire, three Hispanic or ethnic males were seen leaving the residence with some of its contents, Rhoden continued. Complete information collected by investigators led them to search for the perpetrators who fled the scene in a white four-door sedan. "I live …
Tuesday, July 24, 2012
A Friday fire at the Georgia Medical Center is being called an arson, and investigators need the public's help with information.
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Tuesday, July 24, 2012
Gwinnett County investigators believe a Friday morning fire at the Georgia Medical Center in Lilburn was an arson. No injuries were reported in the blaze, but firefighters found a broken window with fire damage to the interior of the the office building at 3945 Lawrenceville Highway, according to a press release from Gwinnett Fire and Emergency Services. Firefighters first arrived to the medical facility about 9 a.m. on July 20. A 911 caller stated that a lot of smoke was in the office, but that the flames were out. Later, surveillance footage showed that the damage happened during the early hours of the morning. Still, arson investigators are trying to piece together exactly what happened and who is responsible. Fire investigators are …
A month after a fire on Vivid Drive in unincorporated Stone Mountain, fire investigators are calling it an arson.
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Tuesday, July 24, 2012
Gwinnett County arson investigators now are ruling a house fire in unincorporated Stone Mountain as an arson. The fire happened about 8 a.m. on June 22, very near Lilburn. And, after many hours "investigators painstakingly reviewed the information found at the scene, the neighborhood and surrounding area and determined that the fire was suspicious in nature," said Lt. Colin Rhoden, in a press release. On the day of the fire, emergency workers arrived to the 5100 block of Vivid Drive, where heavy fire and smoke billowed from a home, according to the press release. Crews then were able to slow damage to nearby areas, and to save the Vivid Drive home, though there was extensive interior damage. The "unusual" spread of the fire and the amount …
Saturday, February 25, 2012
Police arrested David Stone, of Snellville, in connection with an arson at Zoar UMC, and fire officials say he admitted to setting the fire.
UPDATED 5 p.m., Saturday, February 25, 2012: Gwinnett Fire and Emergency Services issues press statement regarding arrest. Officials say Stone admitted to burglarizing and setting fire to Zoar UMC. See additions below. UPDATED 4 p.m., Saturday, February 25, 2012: See update from Major John Strickland regarding an arson warrant below. David Stone, of Snellville, has been arrested and charged in connection with a Friday morning arson at Zoar United Methodist Church. Major John Strickland, commander of the south precinct of the Gwinnett County Police Department, notified Patch of Stone's arrest. Although Stone was not initially charged with arson, Strickland described him as "the arson suspect." He was booked into jail at 3:16 a.m., according…
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Police and fire investigators looking into a series of more than 20 intentionally set trash bin fires.
UPDATED Dec. 28 at 11:16 a.m. Several trash cans were burned, but no one was injured in a string of arson incidents that occurred on Dec. 22 in the Dacula area. A New Hope Road resident arrived home shortly after 2 a.m. on Dec. 22 to find Gwinnett County Fire and Emergency Services personnel extinguishing two flaming trash cans at her residence. The incident was just one of eight reported that evening. Police and firefighters were also called to homes on Gracebrook Drive, Luke Edwards Road and Indian Bluffs Drive. The eight incidents were the latest in a series of intentionally set trash bin fires in the Dacula and Lawrenceville areas dating back to August according to Gwinnett County Fire and Emergency Services public information officer …
Monday, November 28, 2011
Officials have determined that a weekend fire was intentionally set.
(Editor's Note: This article is taken from a press release from Gwinnett Fire and Emergency Services.) Fire officials have determined that a fire at a home in the 2400 block of Mossy Branch Drive in Snellville was an act of arson. The home is located in the Brookwood-area's Bright Water subdivision, and it had been burgerlized. Officials say the fire was set "in an attempt to destroy evidence or otherwise mislead investigators." Residents were not home at the time, and no injuries were reported. A neighbor alerted emergency crews to the fire just before 10 p.m., and heay fire and smoke met fire fighters when the arrived shortly after. Quick action helped keep the fire from spreading throughout the two-story home. “We are asking anyone who …
Sunday, August 28, 2011
Neighbors called the fire department Saturday night after seeing smoke coming from in a vacant home on Kay Drive.
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Sunday, August 28, 2011
Fire Investigators have determined that a fire in a vacant home in unincorporated Norcross Saturday night was intentionally set. The Georgia Arson Control, Inc. is offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of person(s) responsible for arson. Firefighters responded to a call from neighbors Saturday night at 8:05 p.m. to the 6000 block of Kay Drive, NW located near Singleton Road. Firefighters found the home filled with smoke and a fire in one of the bedrooms. No one was in the home at the time of the fire and there were no injuries. The home is managed by a rental company, the property owners live out of town. Fire Investigators have ruled arson as the cause but no further information will be …
Friday, August 19, 2011
Fire Investigators found evidence of incendiary device inside building.
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Friday, August 19, 2011
At 12:23 a.m. Friday, Gwinnett firefighters responded to a call at a business located in a shopping center on Jimmy Carter Boulevard near Peachtree Industrial Boulevard. Shortly after arrival, firefighters found heavy smoke coming from the office of Envios La Familia Peruana, a courier service and merchandising store for Peruvian products located on the second floor of a shopping center at 7050 Jimmy Carter Boulevard. "Firefighters reported a glass door was broken out when they arrived," said Captain Tommy Rutledge for the Gwinnett County Fire & Emergency Services. "A witness reported seeing an unknown individual throw an object through the front door prior to the fire erupting," he said. Fire Investigators were called in and have ruled …
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Inside the Police Reports: A car was torched on Burns Road.
A car was toilet-papered and set on fire last week. The vehicle, described as a white, four-door 2006 Suzi-Aro, belongs to a resident in the apartment complex on the 4800 block of Burns Road, according to arson investigators with the Gwinnett County Fire Department. The victim reported to officers that during the overnight hours of July 26 and July 27, suspect(s) toilet papered the car and then lit the paper on fire. The incident caused minor cosmetic damage to the hood and other parts of the vehicle. The case is still currently active and under investigation. Suspect(s) could face charges of third-degree arson and criminal trespassing, but no suspects have been established at this time. No motive has been established, either. Spokesman…
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Car arson reported.
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