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The candidates for Forsyth County sheriff talked leadership, budget and safety during a debate Monday night. Read More
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Government leaders were recognized Wednesday by the Forsyth County legal community as part of its annual Law Day observance. Cumming Mayor H. Ford Gravitt and Forsyth County Commissioners Pete Amos, Patrick Bell, Jim Boff, Todd Levent and Brian Tam were recipients of this year’s Liberty Bell Award. The honor is given annually by bar associations nationwide to people who have contributed to the local judicial system. It is traditionally not presented to lawyers or judges. ... Read More
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Walter Bell was in tears Friday morning as a Forsyth County judge sentenced him to 15 years in prison. Bell, found responsible by a jury for causing a fatal wreck on Ga. 400 last summer, must serve 12 years of his sentence, with the remaining three years to be on probation. Prior to the sentencing by Forsyth County Superior Court Judge David L. Dickinson, John McMillan spoke on behalf of his daughter, 21-year-old Jenny McMillan ... Read More
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The murders of Glenn Turner and Randy Thompson by the late Lynn Turner, a Forsyth County native, will be featured on a TV show tonight. The Investigation Discovery network will air an episode of “Motives & Murders” focused on the Turner story at 10 p.m. According to a news release from Investigation Discovery, “Motives & Murders” focuses on the minds of criminal investigators as they reveal untold stories behind the captures of notorious killers. In ... Read More
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The Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office is crediting the use of social media for helping crack a recent theft case. According to the sheriff’s office, two local women wanted for taking and using another person’s credit card turned themselves in Monday at the agency’s south precinct. Khrista M. Simonds, 21, of 1220 Canton Highway and Elaine F. Dishroom, 47, of 1905 Canton Highway have been both charged with one count each of theft and financial transaction ... Read More
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A 31-year-old Forsyth County man has been charged with sex crimes after authorities say he posed online as a female teenager to acquire graphic images of young boys. According to the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office, Brendan J. Spaar of 7320 Brassfield Drive was arrested Tuesday night on four counts each of child molestation and sexual exploitation of children. Spaar, who is being held without bond at the Forsyth County Detention Center, also faces three counts ... Read More
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It’s official, Forsyth County will get a new Superior Court judge. Read More
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A 20-year-old Buford man will spend the rest of his life behind bars for killing a security guard in a 2010 armed robbery at a Forsyth County grocery store. Read More
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Sentencing has been postponed for an Atlanta man found responsible for causing a fatal wreck last summer on Ga. 400. Read More
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A 27-year-old man has been charged with aggravated assault after a stabbing Tuesday night. Read More
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Authorities are investigating a two-vehicle wreck in south Forsyth that claimed the life of a 20-year-old man. Read More
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The property crimes unit of the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office has been honored for its work in solving one of the largest jewelry heists in the state’s history. Read More
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House Bill 850 didn’t make it out of the state Senate before the 2012 legislative session ended. Read More
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A Forsyth County man has been charged in connection with a theft at a local pharmacy. Read More
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Some two months after responding to a 911 call involving Sheriff Ted Paxton at a home in north Forsyth, the Forsyth County Fire Department conducted an internal investigation into how firefighters handled the situation. Read More
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The Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office is mourning the loss of one of its own. Read More
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Forsyth County is one step closer to getting a third Superior Court judge. Read More
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The attorney for an Atlanta man accused of causing a fatal hit-and-run wreck last summer said the case is a tragedy but that doesn’t make his client guilty. Read More
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Cumming police are crediting the public for helping crack a recent armed robbery case at a smoke shop. Read More
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A Gainesville woman will spend a decade in prison for causing a 2010 wreck in north Forsyth that claimed the lives of two people and injured two others. Read More
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For its next candidates’ debate, the Forsyth County Tea Party may need a bigger facility. Read More
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Two Forsyth County Sheriff’s deputies have been honored for exemplary efforts that led to arrests in major cases last year. Read More
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