Inside Police Reports: Tough Lesson About Locks at the Pool

The provided a hard lesson for a 12-year-old girl on May 29.

According to a Gwinnett Police incident report, the girl had just completed swimming lessons when she saw that her backpack and all of its contents were stolen from the girls locker room.

The stolen items included her cell phone and $5 in cash.

The mother arrived at the center and told police she had tried to call the daughter’s cell phone to tell her she was coming to pick her up, but there was no answer.

A word of warning to the thousands of people who will enjoy the three pools at the aquatic center this summer: Have fun, but secure your stuff.

The aquatic center has plenty of lockers, but they don’t come with locks.

The Gwinnett County Police officer told the mother she should report the theft to the cell phone company.

There also was this: “Bring a lock next time.”