LPD Reports: 2 picked up on outstanding warrants after being found smoking marijuana with friends at a neighborhood pool house

The City of Loganville reported the following incidents for the period Nov. 15 – Dec. 31, 2024. Please note an arrest or charge does not constitute a conviction.

Nov. 19

• A male and a female subject were picked up on a warrant and the male was also charged with possession of marijuana after the were approached by officers on a suspicion of smoking marijuana while parked at the pool house in a neighborhood. The officer approached them as it was a location known to have people park and smoke marijuana in the past. Two of the four people in the vehicle were allowed to leave but the female driver was arrested on a warrant out of Coweta County and one male passenger was arrested on a warrant out of Clarke County and for possession of marijuana. He was given a citation for the marijuana and he and the driver were booked at LPD and transported to Walton County jail on the outstanding warrants.

Nov. 21

• A Wrightsville woman was picked up and transported to the Barrow Walton county line on a warrant out of Barrow County after police responded to a call about a sleeping or unconscious woman behind the wheel of a vehicle in the parking lot of McDonald’s. She told officers she was fine. However, when her information came back as having an outstanding warrant out of Barrow County, she was arrested and turned over to a deputy from Barrow County Sheriff’s Office at the county line.

Nov. 22

• A Snellville man was charged with driving without a valid license after he was involved in a minor crash on GA 10 and GA 20. When it was found that he did not have a valid license, he was arrested, booked at LPD and released on a copy of the citation.
• A Loganville man was arrested for failure to appear after he arrived at LPD the day after he was due to appear in court.
• A Loganville man was charged with simple assault for allegedly harassing a young woman and her son, staring at the woman and then following them and shouting that he was smarter than everybody. They went into a couple of locations for protection and police were called. He allegedly also threatened to blow everybody up and said he hated Americans. He was subsequently arrested and warrants were taken for simple assault.

Nov. 25

• A Snellville man was charged with speeding and driving without a valid license after he was observed allegedly speeding on GA 10. He was clocked at driving at a speed of 72 mph in a 45 mph speed zone. A traffic stop was conducted at which time he confessed that his license had expired. His vehicle was impounded and he was cited at LPD and released on a copy of the citations.

Dec. 1

• A Lawrenceville woman was charged with DUI alcohol 0.08 gm or more, over 21, and failure to stop at a stop/yield sign after she ran into a power pole on GA 20. When officers arrived she was walking away from the scene. She told officers she had been at a friend’s house and they were getting “lit.” She fell asleep and when she woke up, all her friends were gone and got into her car to go and look for them. She allegedly said she had two small glasses of alcohol but refused the standardized field sobriety. She was subsequently charged with DUI and failure to stop at a stop/yield sign.

Dec. 3

• A Loganville man was charged with lighted headlights other lights required and driving without a valid license after he was stopped for driving after dark without any active lighting equipment. When asked for his license, he confessed he didn’t have one. Neither did his passenger. The driver was cited for the headlight infraction and driving without a license and released when a valid driver arrived to pick them up.
• A Loganville woman was picked up on a warrant follow a minor traffic crash she was involved in near the Taco Bell in Loganville. When it was discovered that she had a warrant for failing to appear on a previous speeding charge, she was picked up by a WCSO deputy and transported to Walton County jail.
• Loganville police responded to a call reported as a warrant pick up and an armed person who reportedly pulled a gun wanted the complainant to perform a sex act. When police responded, neither the complainant or the alleged suspect were on the scene so officers had no contact with either.

Dec. 5

• A Loganville man was picked up on a warrant for a probation violation, booked at LPD and the transported to WCSO for further processing.
• A Loganville man was charged with obstructing police officers when he ran after being approached by police officers regarding his outstanding warrant for a violation of probation on felony warrants. He ran into the woods and was eventually retrieved with the help of a K9. He was booked at LPD and transported to Walton County jail.
• A Morrow man was charged with driving without a valid license and failure to yield at a stop sign following a crash at Crestview Dr and Hillmont Dr. He was cited and released.

Dec. 6

• A Loganville man was charged with driving with a suspended tag, driving with license suspended or revoked and for an expired registration after his expired registration registered on an officer’s tag reader. When stopped he confessed to the other infractions, stating that he had been stopped for the same issues two weeks prior by Snellville police. However, he was picking up his parents from the airport and was on his way home. Due to him still being driving despite already being charged by Snellville PD, the vehicle was impounded and he was cited and released on a copy of the citation. Two firearms in the trunk were taken in by the police for safekeeping.

Dec. 7

• A Loganville man was charged with driving without a valid license following a crash on Georgia 10. He was booked at LPD, cited for failure to yield when entering the roadway and driving without a valid license.

Dec. 12

• A Cleveland Georgia man was picked up on a warrant after being stopped when the tag hit on an officer’s tag reader for an expired registration. When he provided ID and the warrant was confirmed, he was subsequently arrested, booked at LPD and transported to Walton County jail.

Dec. 13

• A Loganville woman was charged with DUI – alcohol less safe and following too closely following a crash at the intersection of GA SR 20 and SR 81 in which both airbags had been deployed. The at-fault driver allegedly confessed to drinking and said she didn’t understand why the other driver had stopped on a green light. She was reportedly unsteady on her feet and fell asleep at the police station as she waited for police to complete the booking process. She was cited and picked up by a friend.

Dec. 14

• A Cleveland man was charged with leaving the scene of an accident with injury or damage and failure to yield while turning left following a crash in front of Walmart. Witnesses confirmed the story of the driver of the second car that the hit and run driver had pulled out of the Walmart parking lot in front of him. The hit and run driver was located behind the Loganville Baptist Church. He was subsequently booked and fingerprinted before being released on a copy of his citation.

Dec. 16

• A Lilburn man was charged with driving on a suspended/revoked license and headlight requirements after he was stopped in Loganville for driving without his headlights on. He was cited and released on a copy of the citation and the vehicle was towed due to the fact that he couldn’t get a licensed driverto pick it up.

Dec. 17

• A man was picked up on a warrant following a disturbance at the Waffle House in Loganville. When he was located, a check on his identity revealed that he had a warrant out of Douglas County for failure to appear.

Dec. 18

• A Lawrenceville woman was charged with driving without a valid license and failure to yield after stopping at a stop sign following a traffic collision at the intersection of Georgia 20 and Covington Street for a two-vehicle collision. She was booked at LPD, cited and released on copies of her citation.

Dec. 22

• A Loganville woman was charged with driving while a license suspended and failure to stop at a stop/yield sign after an officer observed her failing to stop at stop sign. When her license came back as being suspended out of Florida, her vehicle was impounded and she was booked at LPD, cited and released on a copy of the citation.

Dec. 25

• A Suwanee man was charged with driving on a suspended registration and license after his vehicle tag was checked and came back as suspended. The driver also had a license that was suspended for DUI. He was cited and released to a family member.

Dec. 26

• A Monroe man was picked up at a Loganville location on a warrant out of Barrow County for allegedly going to he former girlfriend’s location and threatening her with a knife. He was transported to the Texaco on Bold Springs Road where he was turned over to a Barrow County Sheriff’s Deputy.

Dec. 29

• A Conyers man was charged with driving without a valid license following a crash near the intersection of Ga. 10 and Cown Dr. When he confessed to having no license, the relevant authorities were contacted to verify his immigration status in compliance with HB 1105. He information didn’t turn up anything so he was cited and released on a copy of the citation.