The case of a stolen vehicle was quickly solved when officers realized the missing vehicle had been found on fire earlier that day.

A Lawrenceville man contacted the Gwinnett County Police Department after discovering his 2008 Cadillac was missing. The victim said he parked his vehicle at a business in the 1300 block of Auburn Road on June 3. When he returned the following day, his vehicle was gone. The victim noticed broken pieces of glass on the ground where he had last seen his car.

Shortly after taking the report regarding the stolen vehicle, the responding officer learned that an investigator had been called to the incident location earlier that day in response to a vehicle fire. The description of the burned vehicle and the license plate number matched the victim’s vehicle.

According to the report, the cause of the fire is undetermined. The case is listed as active.

Other recent Dacula area incidents investigated by the Gwinnett County Police Department include:

June 1

• Theft by shoplifting in the 2200 block of Hamilton Creek Parkway.

June 2

• Theft by taking in the 2800 block of Sam Calvin Drive.
• Simple battery in the 2700 block of Olivine Drive.
• Entering auto in the 2400 block of New Hope Road.
• Entering auto in the 4300 block of Milford Place.
• Entering auto in the 4500 block of Evan Court.

June 3

• Motor vehicle theft in the 1300 block of Auburn Road.
• Entering auto in the 3000 block of Ashton Point Circle.
• Entering auto in the 4400 block of Mulberry Ridge Lane.

June 4

• Entering auto in the 2000 block of Ashton Point Drive.
• DUI arrest near the intersection of Harbins Road and Highway 316.

June 5

• Three cases of entering auto in the 2300 block of Hamilton Mill Parkway.
• DUI arrest in the 2400 block of Hamilton Mill Road.

June 6

• Entering auto in the 3800 block of Fence Road.

For questions about this blotter, email kristi.reed@patch.com.