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Woman cited for DUI following traffic stop

FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Deputies arrested an Alpharetta woman Feb. 11 after a traffic stop turned up various pills and a glass pipe in the vehicle.

A sheriff’s deputy performed a traffic stop on a 2022 Buick Enclave spotted swerving and failing to maintain a lane on Buford Highway near Ga. 400.

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According to the sheriff’s report, the female driver refused to have her blood alcohol tested, and she began yelling, cursing and was “very belligerent.”

The woman told deputies the vehicle was a rental. Deputies observed the front seats of the SUV were soiled, and they reported finding a blow torch and a glass pipe with burnt residue on the driver’s side.

A deputy also reported finding several pill bottles inside the woman’s purse. Deputies searched the system for the suspect’s Florida driver’s license, which returned invalid. The suspect told deputies that she did not have a driver's license.

The woman also had two active warrants in Forsyth County.

She was transported to Forsyth County Jail under misdemeanor DUI and failure to maintain lane charges.

Cumming man arrested for theft by deception

FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Forsyth County deputies arrested a suspect in a 2022 theft by deception incident.

Deputies arrested Harley Neal, 79, of Cumming Feb. 10 on nine counts of felony theft by taking and three counts of misdemeanor theft by taking.

The incident dates back to Oct. 8, when the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office received a call from an officer at the Iowa City Police Department, who said someone in his jurisdiction had sent $2,000 to Neal.

Forsyth County deputies spoke with the manager at Shady Grove RV Park where Neal lives. The manager

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told deputies that Neal had been receiving about two to three envelopes a week, which appeared to have cash inside.

The manager said he suspected Neal was “up to no good,” and he had taken photocopies of the envelopes sent to Neal, the sheriff’s report stated.

The manager also told deputies Neal had received card readers. When the manager inquired about the mailings, Neal reportedly told him he was not operating any business.

Neal is being held at the Forsyth County Jail with a bond amount of $110,240.

Woman cited for battery against her husband

FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Deputies arrested a Cumming woman Feb. 7 who had allegedly slapped her husband several times in front of their young son.

The woman’s husband called deputies and told them he had video footage of his wife striking his face in front of their child.

Deputies reported the footage showed the woman coming downstairs when her husband was getting their son ready for school around 7 a.m. After the husband had asked their son to go to his room, the woman struck him for the first time, the report stated.

The footage showed the husband returning home with the child around 8 a.m., because the boy was not feeling well. The woman then returned downstairs and struck her husband, who was sitting beside their son, the report stated.

The husband told deputies his wife had been drinking, and she had come downstairs to initiate an argument, which may have resulted from his recent request to file a divorce.

Deputies reported seeing minor lacerations on the husband’s arm, face and torso.

The woman admitted to slapping her husband, and she said they have a long history of domestic issues. Her husband, she said, had allegedly cancelled her credit cards.

Deputies reported smelling alcohol on the woman, and her speech was slurred. The report states three prescription bottles of Diazepam were on the counter.

The woman was arrested for misdemeanor battery family violence and cruelty to children. She was transported to the Forsyth County Jail.

Stolen packages reported on River Trace Drive

JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — When going out for a morning walk in his neighborhood Feb. 8, a homeowners association president was approached by a resident who said her mail was stolen from her mailbox and front porch on River Trace Drive.

The man also told Johns Creek Police he received an email about suspicious vehicles driving through the neighborhood and looking in mailboxes around 6:20 a.m. Feb. 7.

He said he accessed the neighborhood’s camera system and was able to provide license plate info for three vehicles in the area around that time. The first vehicle was described as a white Toyota Corolla with a tag registered in Norcross. The second vehicle was a brown Nissan sedan with a tag registered in Marietta. The third vehicle had a Pennsylvania tag but did not come back with any information, the report said.

Police went to the victim’s home, but she was not there.

Two Feb. 7 reports were also filed regarding larceny from mailboxes, which occurred on Riverclub Parkway, about 1 mile north of River Trace Drive.