1 Charged, 1 At Large In Rash Of Gwinnett Car Burglaries

GWINNETT COUNTY, GA — Police are searching Tuesday for a man they say was one of two men responsible for a string of car burglaries in two Gwinnett County cities.

The second man was recently arrested, and the two men face 49 charges between the two of them relating to the burglaries in Lawrenceville and Duluth.

The first burglary happened on April 17, when a man reported his car had been broken into at White Birch Way in unincorporated Lawrenceville. Police said the man's gun was stolen during the theft.

The assigned detective to that case with the General Crimes Unit identified a series of car burglaries in the area of Verner Road and Whitehead Place Drive, police said.

Police said another theft took place on May 17, when a person's credit cards were stolen and illegally used at a Lawrenceville retail store. Detectives visited the store and obtained images of the suspects and a car description of what they were driving, police said.

On May 20, several more car burglaries were reported in the area of Berkshire Eve Drive in unincorporated Duluth. Detectives discovered that the same suspects may have been responsible, police said.

Then, a suspect's vehicle was found on May 24. Police did not say where the car was located. Officers tried to conduct a traffic stop, but the driver left the car and ran away from the scene, police said. A stolen gun was found inside of the car, police said.

Warrants were then obtained for the arrest of Bryon Hunt, 27, of Forsyth County, and Roy Higgins, 27, of Buford, police said.

Hunt was arrested on June 30 at a Lawrenceville home and charged on suspicion of 13 counts of entering auto and 11 counts of financial transaction card fraud, police said. Hunt was taken to the Gwinnett County Jail.

Higgins remained at large Tuesday. Police said Higgins has active warrants for 10 counts of entering auto, 1o counts of financial transaction card fraud, one count of obstruction, one count of improper lane change, one count of theft by receiving stolen property, one count of possession of marijuana and two counts of possession of a controlled substance.

Anyone with information about Higgins' whereabouts is asked to call detectives at (770) 513-5300. Anonymous tipsters can call Crime Stoppers Atlanta, (404) 577-8477 or visit the Crime Stoppers website.