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  • Lawrenceville mourns slain Uber driver as donations surge for his family
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  • How did a Lawrenceville native land Boston College’s top defensive job?

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📰 News we're reading

• GoFundMe established for family of slain Gwinnett Co. Uber driver (fox5atlanta.com) — Lawrenceville residents are learning more about the New Year’s Day killing of Uber driver Cesar Tejada, who was found shot on Groveland Parkway and later linked to a carjacking. A 15-year-old suspect has been arrested, and a GoFundMe for Tejada’s Lawrenceville-area family has already raised more than $20,000 for his wife and children.
   

• Gwinnett County E911 to host Communications Division hiring event Jan. 31 (monroelocal.org) — Gwinnett County E911 is hosting a 911 Communications Officer open house and hiring event at the Police Annex on Hi Hope Road in Lawrenceville on Saturday, January 31. Prospective applicants can tour the 911 Center, observe live operations, complete Phase I testing and interviews, and may receive conditional job offers, with incentives and benefits available for successful hires.
   

• Ted Roof In As The New Defensive Coordinator For Boston College Eagles Football (bcsnn.com) — Lawrenceville native Ted Roof has been hired as defensive coordinator for Boston College football, capping a long career leading defenses at major programs like Auburn, Oklahoma, and Georgia Tech. Local readers may recognize him as a former Georgia Tech linebacker and Hall of Famer who grew up in Lawrenceville before moving into a decades-long Power 4 coaching career.
   

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