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🌱 Patch AM: What a 492-vehicle burglary ring means for Gwinnett neighborhoods
Also, don't miss St. Monica's Annual Arts & Crafts Show on the Gwinnett County Patch calendar
Hi there, Gwinnett County! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- What a 492-vehicle burglary ring means for Gwinnett neighborhoods
- How one fatal crash is reshaping traffic safety on Old Norcross Road
- How K-9 Cowboy helped deputies stop a major fentanyl suspect
Also on today's calendar: St. Monica's Annual Arts & Crafts Show and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 95 and low of 72 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, temps: high: 90, low: 71.
- Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 93 and low of 68 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Gwinnett County: 7 plead guilty to burglarizing 492 vehicles, ring to serve over 60 years combined (ocgnews.com) — Seven people have pleaded guilty to a massive vehicle break-in ring that hit nearly 500 cars across Gwinnett County, targeting cargo vans, tools, guns, and cash. Gwinnett's district attorney says each defendant received a 20-year sentence, with varying prison time, after investigators tied them to a safe house and a shooting incident where a homeowner was thankfully unharmed. Multiple local police departments helped build the case. 
2. How a street racing tragedy changed a Gwinnett neighborhood (wsbtv.com) — Neighbors in a Gwinnett County community are pushing for lasting safety changes after a deadly street racing crash killed resident Susan Kirkland at Old Norcross Road and Glen Chase Drive. Following the tragedy, the county has added signs, a speed radar, and increased patrols while reviewing more fixes. Two men now face first-degree vehicular homicide charges, with one also accused of leaving the scene.
3. 'Cowboy' comes to the rescue: K-9 helps Gwinnett deputies arrest fentanyl suspect (wsbtv.com) — Gwinnett County sheriff's deputies used K-9 "Cowboy" to help safely arrest a fleeing suspect during a narcotics operation involving a significant amount of suspected fentanyl. Officials say the dog subdued the person until deputies took over, after which medical staff cleared the suspect for custody. The sheriff's office emphasized careful, case-by-case use of K-9s to protect residents, deputies, and detainees.
4. Metro Atlanta high school ranks among top 10 public schools in the nation (wsbradio.com) — A Gwinnett County magnet high school has been named one of the top 10 public high schools in the nation by U.S. News & World Report. The Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science and Technology ranked seventh out of 18,000 schools, boasting a 100% graduation rate and top-tier test scores. Several other metro Atlanta schools also earned strong national placements.
5. '2000 Mules' Come Home to Roost: Pardoned Felon Dinesh D'Souza Settles Defamation Case on Eve of Trial (americankahani.com) — A Georgia man filmed using a Gwinnett County absentee ballot drop box has settled his defamation lawsuit against filmmaker Dinesh D'Souza over the 2020-election documentary "2000 Mules." State investigators had already confirmed his ballot drop was legal, and a federal judge ruled the film's criminal accusations false, prompting apologies, pulled distribution, and now a confidential settlement.
📸 Around Gwinnett County
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Gwinnett County
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★ Featured events ★
- St. Monica's Annual Arts & Crafts Show →
1700 Buford Hwy NE, Duluth
9:00 am
Saturday August 22
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Other local events
- V Volleyball vs. Flowery Branch / Morrow
Dacula High School , 123 Broad St, Dacula, GA 30019, USA
5:00 pm - 3 - 5 Curriculum Night
Riverside Elementary School Suwanee, GA 30024
6:00 pm - V Football @ St. Pius
Dacula High School St. Pius X Catholic High School, 2674 Johnson Rd NE, Atlanta, G
7:30 pm - Understanding Medicare →
Gwinnett County Public Library - Buford-Sugar Hill Branch, 2100 Buford Hwy NE, Buford
11:00 am - 9th/JV Volleyball @ Hebron
Dacula High School Hebron Christian Academy, 775 Dacula Rd, Dacula, GA 30019, USA
5:00 pm - JV/V Softball vs. Mill Creek
Dacula High School Dacula High Softball Complex, 45 Hebron Church Rd, Dacula, GA 3
4:00 pm - V Volleyball @ Parkview HS
Dacula High School Parkview High School, 998 Cole Dr SW, Lilburn, GA 30047, USA
6:00 pm - 9th/JV Volleyball @ Shiloh
Dacula High School Shiloh High School, 4210 Shiloh Rd #6147, Snellville, GA 30039\
5:00 pm - V Softball vs. Buford
Dacula High School Dacula High Softball Complex, 45 Hebron Church Rd, Dacula, GA 3
4:00 pm - 🌸🌿 Inner Engineering In-Person program in Tucker GA, from August 27th to 30th 2026 🥁 →
Gujarati Samaj of Atlanta, 5331 Royal Woods Pkwy, Tucker
6:00 pm - Estate Planning 101 →
Gwinnett County Public Library - Five Forks Branch, 2780 Five Forks Trickum Rd SW, Lawrenceville
1:00 pm
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Friday August 21
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Friday August 28
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Pepper makes them sneeze (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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