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Hello Gwinnett County! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Did Gwinnett's Flock cameras go too far — or just far enough?
  • Family plans courthouse rally as Gwinnett brothers remain jailed without bond
  • Lawrenceville man gets life sentence in Gwinnett gun dispute killing

Also on today's calendar: Mexican Independence Day Celebration and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: I'm a rock group with 4 members; one member was assassinated. What am I? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Humid with a stray t-storm, with a high of 89 and low of 70 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Saturday: A shower and t-storm; humid, temps: high: 82, low: 69.
  • Sunday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 88 and low of 71 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Police face Flock questions at town hall days after 3 officers fired (wsbtv.com) — Gwinnett County residents confronted police and commissioners at a town hall over Flock license plate cameras just days after three officers were fired and charged with misusing the system. Officials outlined new safeguards, including supervisor approval for every search, retraining, shorter data retention, and an ongoing audit, while residents debated whether the cameras better protect neighborhoods or threaten everyday privacy on local roads.
   

2. Men jailed for shooting at neighbor, but mom says they were defending elderly relative (wsbtv.com) — Two Gwinnett County brothers have been jailed without bond since June after a confrontation with a neighbor turned into gunfire, and their family insists they were defending an elderly relative. Police say video evidence doesn't support self-defense under Georgia's Stand Your Ground law, while the family's attorney questions the investigation and plans a Sept. 16 rally at Gwinnett County Superior Court to push for their release.
   

3. Lawrenceville man, 24, gets life sentence for fatally shooting acquaintance 2023 gun dispute (ocgnews.com) — A Lawrenceville man has been sentenced in Gwinnett County to life in prison plus five years for fatally shooting an acquaintance during a 2023 dispute over an illegal gun sale. Prosecutors detailed how an argument escalated from texts to a confrontation outside a Norcross extended-stay hotel, with investigators and the Gwinnett County Police Department providing key evidence at trial.
   

4. Gwinnett County seeks CASA volunteers to support foster children (ocgnews.com) — Gwinnett County is urgently seeking CASA volunteers to support more than 300 local children currently in foster care, as a new grant helps fund program staff but not enough advocates. The county's Board of Commissioners accepted over $235,000 to sustain leadership roles, yet officials stress that everyday residents are needed to stand beside vulnerable kids in court and foster care. Interested volunteers can learn more at GwinnettCounty.com/CASA.
   

5. Kim Zolciak Faces Nearly $150K In Alleged Debt Amid Son KJ Biermann's Legal Troubles (tasteofreality.com) — Gwinnett County enters the spotlight as a sheriff's deputy there serves reality TV personality Kim Zolciak with a lawsuit over more than $130,000 in alleged business debt. The report outlines two separate Georgia cases tied to her dissolved company and an unpaid credit card, while also noting repeated failed attempts to reach her amid her son KJ Biermann's legal issues.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Mount Rushmore (Thank you J.J. W. for sending it in!)
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