http://www.ajc.com The latest headlines from AJC en-us Copyright 2009, Cox Newspapers Inc., AJC Mon, 6 Jul 2009 06:29:37 EDT Newspapers COXnet RSS Generator v1.0 http://img.coxnewsweb.com/C/08/17/52/image_1352178.jpg http://www.ajc.com 5 http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/stories/2009/07/06/lake_lanier_police.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=13 http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/stories/2009/07/06/lake_lanier_police.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=13 Sun, 5 Jul 2009 21:45:41 EDT It helps to have a sense of humor when your job is to patrol Lake Lanier. You could be wrangling with a beer-guzzling kneeboarder one minute and investigating a drowning the next. Or you could simply be interacting with friendly lakeside residents. Cpl. Eric Sanders and Boating Safety Ranger Mark Stephens are two of the state Department of Natural Resources officers tasked with maintaining safety on the 38,000-acre reservoir. http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/gwinnett/stories/2009/07/05/lanier_swimmer_critical.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=13 http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/gwinnett/stories/2009/07/05/lanier_swimmer_critical.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=13 Sun, 5 Jul 2009 21:37:49 EDT A 24-year-old woman was in "grave condition" on life support after being submerged in Lake Lanier for at least 12 minutes Sunday afternoon, Hall County fire officials said. The woman's family had been swimming near Van Pugh South Park when she went under. Hall County Marine rescue personnel were called and arrived at 3:50 p.m. They found her about 12 minutes later and tried to resuscitate her. She was taken to Northeast Georgia Medical Center. A 6-year-old boy, the woman's relative, also had to be rescued. But Hall County Fire Chief David Kimbrell said the boy was resuscitated and taken to Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston for evaluation. http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/stories/2009/07/06/crct_results.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=13 http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/stories/2009/07/06/crct_results.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=13 Sun, 5 Jul 2009 20:53:55 EDT Principal Patty Heitmuller filled spreadsheets with preliminary test scores showing how her students performed on the state's Criterion-Referenced Competency Tests. She pored over the information to calculate how Radloff Middle School in Duluth performed on the test and to predict whether the Gwinnett County school met federal testing goals. Failure to meet those goals could have a serious impact on both students and their schools. http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/gwinnett/stories/2009/07/05/snellville_house_fire.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=13 http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/gwinnett/stories/2009/07/05/snellville_house_fire.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=13 Sun, 5 Jul 2009 18:38:51 EDT Investigators are calling an early-morning fire that destroyed a Snellville house "suspicious." The blaze broke out shortly after 3 a.m. in a two-story, wood frame house in the 4600 block of Beau Point Court. "We have not labeled the fire arson, but at this point we are calling the circumstances surrounding the blaze suspicious," said Capt. Tommy Rutledge, spokesman for the Gwinnett Fire Department. http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/gwinnett/stories/2009/06/30/gwinnett_bones_found.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=13 http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/gwinnett/stories/2009/06/30/gwinnett_bones_found.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=13 Sat, 4 Jul 2009 08:42:29 EDT Investigators are trying to identify the skeletal remains of a man found in some Gwinnett County woods near Georgia 316, police spokesman Cpl. David Schiralli said Tuesday. The cause of death also remains a mystery. Schiralli said employees of a tree service were working in some woods near the Barrow County line Monday morning when they found the scattered bones. http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/gwinnett/stories/2009/07/02/more_skeletal_remains.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=13 http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/gwinnett/stories/2009/07/02/more_skeletal_remains.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=13 Sat, 4 Jul 2009 08:40:30 EDT For the second time this week, human remains have been found in Gwinnett County. Police say there's no evidence to support any connection, but both investigations are ongoing. The latest discovery occurred Thursday morning in unincorporated Lawrenceville, said Gwinnett police spokesman David Schiralli. The bones were discovered in a creek bed in the woods near the 1000 block of Cassina Court. http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/stories/2009/07/03/lake_lanier_holiday.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=13 http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/stories/2009/07/03/lake_lanier_holiday.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=13 Fri, 3 Jul 2009 17:28:07 EDT Buoyed by a sustained rise in the water level at Lake Lanier, Tom Helmka is now a glass-half-full kind of guy. "I'm feeling good about June," said the owner and operator of Aqua Sports Adventure in Buford. "Only a couple of weekends ago did I gain confidence that business is coming back." He celebrated by plunking down $50,000 for two pontoon boats, 20-foot and 24-foot, to add to his fleet. http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/gwinnett/stories/2009/07/02/rape_charges_dismissed.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=13 http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/gwinnett/stories/2009/07/02/rape_charges_dismissed.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=13 Thu, 2 Jul 2009 20:42:47 EDT Tennessee prosecutors have dropped charges against a Snellville man who was accused of kidnapping and raping an Atlanta stripper. On Thursday the Sevier County, Tenn., district attorneys' office dismissed the charges against 46-year-old David Joseph Jansen. On May 26, Violet Esteppe, 24, told deputies she was kidnapped by Jansen while jogging in her Morningside neighborhood. She claimed Jansen tied her up and drove her to a cabin in the Smoky Mountains, where he drugged and raped her, according to a Sevier County Sheriff's Office report. http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/gwinnett/stories/2009/07/02/animal_shelter_hours.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=13 http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/gwinnett/stories/2009/07/02/animal_shelter_hours.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=13 Thu, 2 Jul 2009 19:33:58 EDT The Gwinnett Animal Shelter may be able to keep serving would-be pet owners who are night owls. Alarmed by recent cutbacks in the shelter's hours of service, members of the animal advisory council have voted to recommend expanding the shelter's hours to include two weeknights and Sunday afternoon. At a special called meeting Tuesday evening, council members tried to find ways to provide the public with more access to adoption and intake services without raising costs. http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/gwinnett/stories/2009/07/02/taser_waffle_house.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=13 http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/gwinnett/stories/2009/07/02/taser_waffle_house.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=13 Thu, 2 Jul 2009 18:30:38 EDT A Waffle House employee is suing the Gwinnett County Police Department over what he says was an unprovoked encounter with an officer who stunned him with a Taser. The department's internal investigation records reveal that the officer used the weapon like a toy with tacit approval from two superior officers. Daniel Wilson, the 22-year-old waiter, spoke publicly about the encounter Wednesday at his attorney's office in Snellville. The incident has already resulted in the arrest of Cpl. Gary Miles, 33, and the resignations of Sgt. Christopher Parry and Sgt. Joey Parkerson. None of the officers could be reached for comment this week because their phone numbers are unlisted.