The Brief
- Lavan Hickman, already serving a work-release sentence for burglary, walked away from the facility to commit another burglary at North Gwinnett Co-Operative.
- The theft at North Gwinnett Co-Operative impacted community resources, temporarily closing the thrift store that supports families in need.
- Surveillance footage and crime scene evidence, including fingerprints, led to Hickman’s arrest and new charges of burglary and criminal damage.
BUFORD, Ga. – Gwinnett County police have arrested a man accused of breaking into the North Gwinnett Co-Operative last month and stealing cash from its thrift store.
What we know:
Investigators say 38-year-old Lavan Hickman of Clarkston forced his way inside the nonprofit’s Second Blessings Thrift Store on Commerce Drive around 6:30 a.m. on Aug. 19. …