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Car break-ins at fire stations causing unease BY CAILIN O’BRIEN
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A rash of car break-ins at local fire stations have firefighters on high alert. “We’re always looking at our surroundings and tak-
ing in the big picture when we’re at a fire,” Gwinnett County Fire Department Capt. Tommy Rutledge said. “Now, we’re also being extra vigilant even back at the fire station.” Fire personnel certainly have reason to remain on
edge. Thieves hit cars at four separate fire stations and a county government building Sunday night. Car break-ins were reported at Fire Station No. 5 in Duluth, Fire Station No. 23 in Norcross, Fire Station No. 15 on Lawrenceville
Square and Fire Station No. 31 at Georgia Gwinnett College. The county building on Russell Road, previously Fire Station No. 10, also experienced break-ins. The thief or thieves smashed in a window on each
targeted vehicle and stole personal items. Gwinnett County Police Department Cpl. Deon Washington said the thief or thieves appeared to be stealing any valuables they could find in the cars. Rutledge said at least one gun has been taken.
Break-ins even targeted county-owned cars. A pickup truck owned by the county was robbed at the Russel Road building and a fire-inspectors service vehicle was also robbed.
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Details get released on bones found along I-985
2017 SPLOST
BY CAILIN O’BRIEN cailin.obrien@gwinnettdailypost.com
Top left, a Gwinnett County school bus moves through the intersection of Collins Hill Road and Collins Industrial Way at the edge of Georgia Gwinnett College’s campus on Tuesday. Top right, cars approach the intersection of Collins Hill Road and Collins Industrial Way. (Staff Photos: Curt Yeomans) Above, the exterior of Brookwood High School, bottom left, and Mill Creek High School, bottom right, are shown. (File Photos) SPLOST projects near each were approved by a citizens review committee Tuesday.
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More information emerged Tuesday about the skeletal remains of a woman found inside a suitcase along Interstate 985 in July. Gwinnett County Police Department Cpl. Michele Pihera said a forensic anthropologist has examined the bones and determined the woman was between 5-foot1 and 5-foot-5. She was also mostly white, according to the results. “But she might have some Indian or Asian features to her,” Pihera said. The anthropologist determined the woman likely had some spinal fusion and slight scoliosis she might not have known about. Her left ribs showed signs of a healed injury. The Gwinnett County Medical Examiner’s Office previously said she likely died around February and was probably 20 to 30 years old. The new information hasn’t lessened
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Citizens committee OKs school safety project list BY CURT YEOMANS
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The picture is starting to come into focus on which transportation projects will be funded by Gwinnett County’s new SPLOST. A citizens review committee approved a list of
recommended school safetyrelated projects on Monday. It’s the first approved list of specific transportation projects that county leaders may fund with the 2017 SPLOST approved by voters in November. What kind of projects are they looking at? Well, there were intersection improve-
ments, sidewalks and new turn lanes at or near several schools included on the list approved this week. The committee’s work is far from over, however, as it continues going over project lists for various transportation categories as 2017 gets underway. “The committee has only
approved the specific list of projects for the school safety category so far,” county spokeswoman Heather Sawyer said. “The committee previously received presentations and approved the methodology that will be used by staff to identify
See SPLOST, Page 7A
A facial sketch shows what the remains of a woman found beside I-985 in July may have looked like. (Photo: Gwinnett County Police Department)
Brookwood teacher awarded for entrepreneurship program BY KEITH FARNER
etary donation. This time, Quinlan was among 12 winners of the Leavey Awards for ExcelIt would be difficult to pin- lence in Private Enterprise point a better stretch profesEducation by the Freedoms sionally for Cindy Quinlan. Foundation at Valley Forge. The Brookwood High As part of the recognition, School teacher picked up she will receive $7,500. another honor, the third time Quinlan and the other she, or the program with 11 educators from around which she works, has been America were presented with honored or received a monthe awards at the 96th an-
Jody Reeves, left, executive director of Academies, Career and Technical Education, and Brookwood High School teacher Cindy Quinlan celebrate Quinlan being named National Teacher of the Year by the Association for Career and Technical Education. (Special Photo)
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