🌱 Teenagers Admit To Vandalizing Car + Ongoing Scam At Mavis Tire

Hello, friends! It's me, Amy, your new host of the Johns Creek Patch newsletter — back in your inbox with everything you need to know about what's happening in town.

But first, today's weather:

Times of clouds and sun. High: 79 Low: 56.

Here are the top three stories in Johns Creek today:

1. A Johns Creek woman recently reported to police that her vehicle had been vandalized by Jolly Ranchers. The woman told authorities she believed the vandals to be her former friends, who she had blocked by phone number and social media account, and who had been stalking and harassing her. Two teenagers admitted to authorities they had placed the Jolly Ranchers on the woman's car as "payback," but the woman has declined to press charges and instead has asked police to document the incident if the harassment continues. (Appen Media)
2. An employee at Mavis Tire in nearby Milton reported to police on May 8 that $1,000 had been stolen from the business through a refund by a man who had repair work done on a blue Honda Accord. Per Mavis Tire's staff, all the man would have had to do is click the wrong buttons on the user interface and submit a fraudulent refund to himself. Security footage shows the man performing the scam, and crumpling up the receipt for the fraudulent transaction afterward. Someone matching the description of the suspect, described as a 5'9"-to-5'10" black man with a slim build, black hair in a twist style, and wearing a white T-shirt, black sweatpants, and gold chain, has been spotted doing the same scam in Johns Creek at another Mavis Tire location. (Appen Media)
3. Fulton County man Demarko Moss has been found guilty of the 2018 murder of his girlfriend, Keisha Smith, per District Attorney Fani Willis. Following the verdict, Judge Scott McAfee sentenced Moss to life without the possibility of parole, with an additional 15 years on top. According to the prosecution, on Sep. 2, 2018, at roughly 10:00 p.m., Moss shot his girlfriend, Keisha Smith, three times while she was seated in her car at her apartment complex in full view of her two children in the back seat. The shooting allegedly occurred in the course of a breakup between Moss and Smith, and the medical examiner found Smith to have been in the early stages of pregnancy at the time of her death. (Fox 5 Atlanta)

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Today in and around Johns Creek:

• Art On A Limb Suwanee - Explore Gwinnett Suwanee At Suwanee Town Center Park (12:00 AM)
• Feeding Fridays At Autrey Mill Nature Preserve and Heritage Center (8:00 AM)
• Sean Bulow at Adobo Taqueria and Tequila Bar (6:00 PM)
• Open Mic Event At Abbott's Bar & Grill (6:30 PM)
• Red, White, Bluegrass & Bach - Explore Gwinnett Suwanee At Suwanee Town Center Park (7:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Today is the last day of school for Fulton County Schools students — if you take a first day of summer pic of your young ones, you can send it to the City of Johns Creek at communications@johnscreekga.gov, and it will be shared on the City's social media! (City of Johns Creek, Georgia - Government via Facebook)
• The Johns Creek Chamber of Commerce wants to thank LexTechs Atlanta and First Citizens Bank for hosting the networking Business After Hours event last week! (Johns Creek Chamber of Commerce via Facebook)
• Free workshops at the Ocee Library are being put on by Johns Creek Arts Center this summer — more info at the link! (Johns Creek Arts Center via Facebook)

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About me: Amy Mayo is a writer, visual artist, and political scientist, living in the NC Research Triangle. She graduated from the University of North Carolina Asheville with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and has worked in a variety of fields outside of copywriting including policy advocacy, the healthcare industry and pharmaceuticals, and education. She hopes one day to live up to the stringent expectations of her cat, Morty.