NEWS NEARBY: Man Robs Gwinnett Business After Job Inquiry

In an act that probably will not end up on his resume, a man robbed a Norcross-area car wash after the owner told him there weren’t any job openings. 

The owner had been cleaning the parking lot and returned to his office to find a man inside. The man asked for a job, and the owner told him that he wasn't hiring at the moment. The man walked away, but returned a short time later -- with a handgun. After taking the owner's money and driver's license, the still-unemployed man fled.

For the complete story, visit Norcross Patch.

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It was a “whiff of raw marijuana” that prompted Snellville Police officers to sniff out a pot-growing operation recently.

The odor was so strong, according to the police report, that officers followed the pot scent a half-mile to a house where 21 pot plants were found, including some that officers followed the pot scent a half-mile to a house where 21 pot plants were found, including some that were 6-feet tall. The street value was $25,000.

For the complete story, visit Snellville Patch.

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