Muddy, Wet Man Caught at Scene of Vandalized Abandoned Homes
Drywall had been ripped out and insulation removed in an apparent attempt to gain access to copper wiring.
A Gwinnett County man is facing multiple charges after being caught at the scene of what appeared to be an attempted metal theft on West Rock Quarry Road in Buford. On the morning of Jan. 17, an officer was dispatched to an abandoned residence in the 2500 block of West Rock Quarry Road in response to a report of a suspicious vehicle. The officer found William Anderson, 42, of Lawrenceville, at the scene next to a Chevrolet Silverado that was stuck in the mud. When asked what he was doing, Anderson said he and a friend were “out looking for deer.” Anderson had a rifle in his truck, but no ammunition. Also, in plain view in the bed of the truck, Anderson had an open tool box with a pair of bolt cutters. The officer noted there was cut wire …
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Hope Thompson
8:36 am on Saturday, January 26, 2013
Two of the houses are my cousin's old houses. The county should go ahead and bulldoze the houses to keep people out. We see cars and the fence pulled down all the time when we pass by there. more ›