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6A I DAWSON COUNTY NEWS I dawsonnews.com Wednesday, May 4,2022 Authorities arrest theft suspects near outlet mall By Julia Fechter jfechter@dawsonnews.com Officers from the Cumming Police Department arrested two Atlanta men this past Saturday in connection with a theft outside of the North Georgia Premium Outlets. Ronnie Alexander Jones Jr, 28, and Delonzo Damon Wayne Nisby, 29, were arrested and turned over to the Dawson County Sheriff’s Office the evening of April 23. Nisby has been charged with a felony count each of entering auto, theft by taking, possession of fire arm during commission of a crime and second-degree criminal damage to prop erty, while Jones was charged with felony enter ing auto and theft by tak ing for allegedly being the party to a crime. Both men received one misdemeanor count of stalking. Jones was released on April 25 on a $11,200 bond, and Nisby was released today, April 26, on a $22,200 bond. DCSO warrants specify that the alleged crimes took place between 3:30 and 4:30 p.m. in the outlet mail’s parking lot. According to the stalk ing warrants, Jones was driving the vehicle he and Nisby were in when they fol lowed the victim from Saks Phipps Plaza in Atlanta to the outlet mall area in Dawson County. Nisby’s stalking warrant accuses him of fol lowing the victim after watching her make a purchase from the plaza’s Louis Vuitton store. After following the victim to the Tory Burch store and watching her enter, Nisby allegedly followed the vic tim to the Tory Burch store area and waited until after she entered the busi ness to smash the window of her Nissan Murano, about $500 in damages, and take two Louis Vuitton purses worth $4,247 from the vehicle. Nisby allegedly had a Glock handgun with him during that time. Jones is alleged to have been in the vicinity while the break-in occurred. In a Saturday post, Cumming PD posted about the search and apprehension of the sus pects. At 4:15 p.m. on April 23, DCSO notified the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office and CPD of the theft. DCSO pro vided the other officers with detailed descrip tions of the sus pects, their vehicle and the items taken. Then about 10 minutes later, CPD Officer Dailey saw a car matching DCSO’s descrip tion traveling south on Ga. 400 near Exit 15. A traffic stop was conducted, and offi- cers subsequently searched the vehicle after the driver gave consent. They found specific items that linked Jones and Nisby to the crime as well as items belonging to the victim. Both men were then arrested. Dawson County Sheriff Jeff Johnson thanked CPD and FCSO for the “speedy assistance in helping catch these suspects” as part of a follow-up Facebook post. CPD’s post also com mended Officer Dailey and the “teamwork between multiple law enforcement agencies in order to put two theft sus pects in jail and [to] be able to return property to a victim of a crime.” Nisby Amicalola EMC awards $140K in scholarships By Erica Jones ejones@dawsonnews.com This week, Amicalola EMC awarded $140,000 in college scholarships to high school seniors from several local counties during the annual Amicalola EMC youth awards banquet. According to a press release by Amicalola EMC, the banquet was held on April 27 at Chattahoochee Technical College in Jasper and honored 140 high school seniors from Dawson, Cherokee, Gilmer, Lumpkin and Pickens counties. Each senior received a $1000 scholarship. About 400 seniors, parents, school administrators, Amicalola EMC staff members and board of director members were present at the banquet. The scholar ships were all funded using unclaimed property, the release said, in accordance with O.C.G.A. 44-12-236. “Amicalola EMC continues to support our youth, our schools and our communi ties,” the release said. “We’re extremely proud of the accomplishments of these high school students and wish them every success as they continue their education.” Photo courtesy of Amicalola EMC On April 27, Amicalola EMC honored 140 seniors with $1000 scholarships during the organization's annual youth awards banquet. Dawson County Retired Educators holds meeting By staff reports Dawson County Retired Educators met at the Dawson County High School College and Career Academy on April 19. Terry Hammond, Lori Grant, Amy Smith, and Kristi Moore welcomed the group and provided information regarding programs offered onsite. Three FCCLA students will be compet ing nationally in San Diego for their bak ing and culinary talents. DCREA was able to donate $300 toward their trip expenses. 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