Sex offender sweep nets 14 arrests

The Gwinnett County authorities made 14 arrests during a sex offender sweep conducted last week.

The sweep April 28 included 69 officers from the county Sheriff's and police departments, as well as the cities of Lawrenceville, Lilburn, Snellville, Suwanee and Duluth. The 14 arrests were for nine misdemeanor and five felonies. Half of the individuals who were arrested were wanted on warrants from other counties. The other half were wanted for various crimes that were not sex crimes.