YouTube video shows some amazing tricks performed by visitors to Duncan Creek skatepark.
A YouTube video posted last week shows some talented skateboarders performing tricks at Duncan Creek skatepark in Dacula. Do you have YouTube videos you'd like to share with the community? Send the links to dacula@patch.com and we may feature them on Dacula Patch.
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Teen arrested after striking man thought to have taken cell phone.
A 19-year-old Winder teen was arrested on a charge of disorderly conduct after allegedly striking a man during a Dec. 8 altercation at Duncan Creek skatepark. Police were called to the Chevron on Braselton Highway at Jim Moore Road after a 20-year-old Hoschton man said he was assaulted at the skatepark over a missing cell phone. According to the victim, he was visiting the skatepark when a teen, later identified as Jacob Bergen of 105 New Cut Road in Winder, approached him. Bergen reportedly accused the victim of stealing his cell phone. The victim denied having the phone and said he offered to let Bergen and his friends search him. The victim also told the officer he offered to buy Bergen another phone. Bergen allegedly became upset and …
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Early afternoon incident occurred while victim was a short distance away watching her grandsons.
A woman visiting from North Dakota was the victim of a June 23 car break-in at Duncan Creek Park. The victim, who had driven her daughter’s vehicle to the skatepark, was watching her grandsons when she noticed a white Chrysler SUV park next to the vehicle. The victim said she did not see anyone exit the Chrysler. According to the victim, the Chrysler was only parked alongside her daughter’s car for a few minutes. When the victim and her grandsons returned to the vehicle at approximately 1:25 p.m., the victim noticed the driver’s side rear passenger window had been smashed. The victim’s purse was missing as was an iPod and wallet belonging to one of her grandsons. The victim advised she had left her purse on the front passenger seat of the …
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Local residents enjoyed an afternoon of fun including a skateboard contest and a bike rodeo.
Skateboarders and cyclists enjoyed a day of fun at Duncan Creek Park on Saturday. Bike safety and helmet fitting workshops were held, and skateboarders participated in a skate contest for prizes. Here is a look in photos.
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Charges stem from January incident in Lawrenceville.
A Lawrenceville man was arrested last week after an off-duty Gwinnett County police investigator recognized him as the suspect in an active rape investigation. The investigator, who had been visiting Duncan Creek skatepark with his family, saw Blair Malachi Washington, 20, skateboarding and asked an on-duty officer to verify Washington’s identity. The investigator advised Washington was a suspect in a rape investigation and had several outstanding warrants for his arrest. When questioned by officers, Washington readily identified himself and was placed under arrest once the active warrants were confirmed. Washington is facing charges in connection with a January sexual assault at Lake Sweetwater Apartments in Lawrenceville. According to …
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Sidewalks to be installed along both roadways.
Work has begun on two Dacula area transportation projects -- one on Pine Road and one on Jim Moore Road. Curb and gutter, sidewalks and drainage upgrades are being installed along Pine Road from Duncan Creek Park on Braselton Highway to Little Mulberry Park on Hog Mountain Road. Sidewalks are also being installed along Jim Moore Road between Hamilton Mill Parkway and Highway 324/Auburn Road. The $891,094 project is being funded with 2005 and 2009 SPLOST proceeds. The project was approved by the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners earlier this year.
Project will also complete sidewalk along Jim Moore Road.
On Jan. 18, the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners approved two transportation contracts using SPLOST sales tax funding. In the Dacula area, curb and gutter, sidewalks and drainage upgrades will be installed along Pine Road from Duncan Creek Park on Braselton Highway to Little Mulberry Park on Hog Mountain Road. Sidewalks will also be installed along Jim Moore Road between Hamilton Mill Parkway and Highway 324/Auburn Road. The $891,094 project will be funded with 2005 and 2009 SPLOST proceeds. DOT Director Brian Allen said a project-selection committee of citizens helped identify and prioritize the projects.
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The new barrier is designed to direct pedestrian traffic to crossing at Pine Road.
Construction of a new fence at Duncan Creek Park is currently underway. The 1,650-foot fence should be finished by mid-January. The 6-foot-high metal fence will separate the park from Braselton Highway. The barrier is designed to prevent users of the park from crossing the busy highway at points other than the designated crosswalk at Pine Road. Completion of the project comes more than three months after 13-year-old Dakota Wilson of Auburn was killed on Braselton Highway near the park. Dave Cich, whose son was friends with Wilson, said the teen was walking alongside the busy highway when he stumbled into traffic. The Sept. 17 accident occurred on a stretch of the five-lane highway next to Duncan Creek Park's 20,000-square-foot skate …
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bill
6:49 pm on Wednesday, March 2, 2011
did you ask the residents on pine rd. if it was ok? just like the government to put a gun to your head and force you to do something or pay taxes. so much for a free country! are they going to pay me for taking my land! bill darley 1655 pine rd. more ›