http://www.scanforsythcounty.com ScanForsythCounty en-us hourly 1 1970-01-01T00:00+00:00 Thu, 12 Jun 2008 14:28:03 -0400 http://www.ScanForsythCounty.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=160 http://www.ScanForsythCounty.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=160 Forsyth County authorities are searching for a convicted sex offender with ties to the county who escaped from a work program in neighboring Gwinnett County on Tuesday.<br><br>David Bremen Walker, 46, has family ties in north Forsyth County and could be headed to the county, the Forsyth County Sheriff\'s Office said in a press release.<br><br>Walker has been in prison for child molestation and was in Gwinnett County on unrelated charges when he escaped from a work release program.<br><br>... Tue, 10 Jun 2008 09:14:51 -0400 http://www.ScanForsythCounty.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=159 http://www.ScanForsythCounty.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=159 A manhunt was under way Tuesday morning along Ga. 400 in Forsyth County for suspects in a foiled burglary attempt at a high-end clothing store in Dawson County, authorities said.<br><br>About 5:20 a.m., a private security guard at the North Georgia Premium Outlets in Dawsonville spotted a silver van backed up to the doors of the Saks Fifth Avenue, a store that had been hit a few weeks ago by smash-and-grab burglars who stole several thousand dollars in blue jeans, Dawson sheriff\'s Sgt. Tony... Mon, 19 May 2008 16:46:21 -0400 http://www.ScanForsythCounty.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=158 http://www.ScanForsythCounty.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=158 Emergency crews from the city of Milton and Forsyth County were working at 2:45 p.m. to rescue a construction worker trapped in a collapsed trench.<br><br>The victim, whose name was not immediately being released, was conscious and buried up to his waist, said Capt. Jason Shivers of the Forsyth County Fire Department.<br><br>The trench collapsed at a construction site at the Hampshires subdivision off Freemanville Road, said Shivers.<br><br>... Wed, 14 May 2008 15:23:33 -0400 http://www.ScanForsythCounty.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=157 http://www.ScanForsythCounty.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=157 Forsyth County commissioners voted Tuesday to jump-start work on a new county jail, using money from fines and bond forfeitures.<br><br>On a 4-0 vote with one member absent, the commissioners voted to spend $616,000 to continue design of the proposed 482-bed jail.<br><br>The new jail is estimated to cost about $60 million, and plans to issue bonds to cover the expense are expected to be put before Forsyth County voters in November.<br><br>... Sun, 11 May 2008 09:17:44 -0400 http://www.ScanForsythCounty.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=156 http://www.ScanForsythCounty.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=156 A 32-year-old Dahlonega man died early Friday in a one-vehicle crash in north Forsyth County.<br><br>The victim, identified as Stephen Boone Roberts, was pronounced dead at the scene. The accident, on Ga. 400, just south of Ga. 306, happened around 1 a.m.<br><br>Ron Tomblin, a traffic investigator with the Forsyth County Sheriff\'s Office, said Boone was traveling alone when his northbound Jeep Wranger left the road and hit a guardrail.<br><br>... Thu, 08 May 2008 16:01:48 -0400 http://www.ScanForsythCounty.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=155 http://www.ScanForsythCounty.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=155 Authorities suspect foul play may be involved in the disappearance of a 32-year-old Forsyth County man.<br><br>The Forsyth County Sheriff\'s Department said Michael Brian Benson was reported missing Saturday by his fiance.<br><br>Benson left his home on Country Walk Court at about 8 a.m. last Friday in a 2000 black Toyota Tundra truck he was test-driving, the sheriff\'s office said.<br><br>... Mon, 24 Mar 2008 12:01:40 -0400 http://www.ScanForsythCounty.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=154 http://www.ScanForsythCounty.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=154 A 36-year-old Roswell man was killed Friday when his motorcycle collided with a truck in Forsyth County.<br><br>The victim was identified by Forsyth County sheriff\'s deputies as Hyosun Son.<br><br>David Garrison, a traffic investigator with the Forsyth County Sheriff\'s Office, said Son was headed south on Hwy. 9 when a wreck in the northbound lane knocked a Ford F-150 into his path.<br><br>... Thu, 13 Mar 2008 12:05:37 -0400 http://www.ScanForsythCounty.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=153 http://www.ScanForsythCounty.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=153 Lt. Steve:<br><br>I was driving up 400 and a cop stopped me for speeding. There was traffic to my right so I pulled over to the left against the median wall. The officer was agitated with me and I didn't like his attitude. I couldn't pull over to the right because of the traffic. What should I have done? Was I dumb to do that?<br><br>Dear Dummy:<br><br>Having been there myself, I'm guessing the officer was a bit on the agitated side knowing that he was about to be run over. The only thing that would fit in... Wed, 12 Mar 2008 19:26:14 -0400 http://www.ScanForsythCounty.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=152 http://www.ScanForsythCounty.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=152 A 57 year-old Forsyth County woman was killed Tuesday when her sports utility vehicle smashed into a utility pole.<br><br>The victim was identified as Autume G. Smith of Truman Mountain Road in Gainesville.<br><br>Ron Tomblin, a traffic investigator with the Forsyth County Sheriff\'s Office, said Ms. Smith died instantly in the 4:45 p.m. accident.<br><br>... Tue, 20 Nov 2007 21:13:29 -0500 http://www.ScanForsythCounty.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=151 http://www.ScanForsythCounty.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=151 CUMMING – Forsyth County Sheriff Ted Paxton announced a special crackdown this Thanksgiving for people who refuse to buckle their seat belts and violate the speed limit during the holiday... Wed, 14 Nov 2007 14:18:38 -0500 http://www.ScanForsythCounty.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=150 http://www.ScanForsythCounty.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=150 A federal judge has thrown out a jury verdict and $6.7 million judgment in a defamation lawsuit against former Forsyth County Sheriff Dennis Lee Hendrix.<br><br>But Hendrix, a 38-year career law enforcement officer and Forsyth County\'s sheriff from 1996 to 2000, said Wednesday he\'s not celebrating.<br><br>\"I\'ve lost everything — my family, my career, my good name,\" he said. \"Nobody wins here, except the 300 million Americans that are guaranteed freedom of speech.\"<br><br>... Mon, 05 Nov 2007 19:08:30 -0500 http://www.ScanForsythCounty.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=149 http://www.ScanForsythCounty.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=149 A bicycling bank bandit was being pursued Monday by Forsyth County authorities.<br><br>Sheriff Ted Paxton said the suspect robbed the Regions Bank at Ga. 9 and Post Road about 10:50 a.m. Monday and escaped on a red bicycle.<br><br>The suspect handed the teller a note demanding money, but did not display a weapon, the sheriff said.<br><br>... Thu, 25 Oct 2007 13:24:27 -0400 http://www.ScanForsythCounty.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=148 http://www.ScanForsythCounty.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=148 The GBI is investigating the apparent suicide early Thursday of an inmate at the Forsyth County Adult Detention Center.<br><br>Forsyth County Sheriff Ted Paxton said Kenneth Lamar Bennett, 36, of Cumming was found hanging from a bed sheet in his maximum security cell at 2:34 a.m.<br><br>Bennett had been at the jail in Cumming since June 7, when he was arrested on multiple charges, including obstruction of an officer, felony probation violation and a felony drug charge.<br><br>... Fri, 19 Oct 2007 20:20:37 -0400 http://www.ScanForsythCounty.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=147 http://www.ScanForsythCounty.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=147 A Forsyth County school bus driver was injured Friday when a deer was struck by a car and thrown through the bus\'s windshield.<br><br>An eight-year old student from Settles Bridge Elementary in Suwanee and a bus monitor witnessed the incident, but were not injured, said Jennifer Caracciolo, the school system\'s spokeswoman.<br><br>Capt. Frank Huggins, spokesman for the Forsyth County Sheriff\'s Office, said a car traveling east on Echols Road near Buford Highway struck the deer shortly before 7 a.m.<br><br>... Wed, 17 Oct 2007 17:16:03 -0400 http://www.ScanForsythCounty.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=146 http://www.ScanForsythCounty.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=146 Forsyth County authorities want to question a man they say tried to shoplift a 12-pack of beer from a Lake Lanier convenience store.<br><br>The man didn\'t get home with the brew.<br><br>He was chased by store personnel, dropped the beer in the parking lot, and got away in a green Honda.<br><br>...