Braselton police looking for teenager

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Tuesday, March 27. 2012

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The Braselton Police Department is looking for a teenager who was initially reported as missing, but is now considered a runaway juvenile.

Ashley Jarrard, 16, last spoke to her family members in Braselton on Saturday, after partying with friends on Friday night, according to assistant police chief Lou Solis. Her family was speaking to Braselton police to file a missing person report when Jarrard briefly called on Saturday night.

Braselton police searched for Jarrard and a 17-year-old friend, Kelsey Mahoney, including tracking their cell phone activity in parts of Barrow and Gwinnett counties and Atlanta, according to Solis.

A Gwinnett County police officer later saw two teenagers matching their descriptions walking along a road. Mahoney surrendered to the officer, but Jarrard ran away, Solis said. A search of the area with law enforcement officers, including the use of a helicopter, didn’t result in finding the teenager.

Solis said her status was changed Tuesday from a missing teenager to a runaway juvenile. At this point, police don’t know her whereabouts, but want to bring her safely home, he added.

Jarrard is 5 feet, 3 inches tall and weighs 125 pounds.

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#1 Just one? on 03/27/12 at 07:27 PM [Reply]

Really, Just one? from the Police blotter, I bet it's more than just one teenager they are looking for....

#2 Anonymous on 03/27/12 at 08:39 PM [Reply]

If Braselton PD would ever get off I85 they might give some of the local citizens help.

#2.1 Anonymous on 03/28/12 at 08:53 AM [Reply]

They are trying to Generate Revenue, Not Serve the Citizens, Maybe if we called it what it is, the Braselton Highway Revenue Service, then it would be more fitting?

They stay on I-85...But at least they can get out of towners money instead of preying on the locals only... (It should NOT be about money, but unfortunatly it is, just the facts. Some departments leadership is less revenue focused but not here)

#3 those on 03/28/12 at 10:43 AM [Reply]

crack top notch officcers with helicopter and probably k-9 outwitted by 16 year old, why do we let the police spend so much of ur mney, with dogs that seemnot to be able to catch people but only when the handler claims they alerted to drugs we take the biased word of revenue seekers. time and again these dogs fail yet ppl still are lead to believe these animals and thier handlers are great deterents and can stop crime. what a load of hoooey. and much is the ace helicopter ilot with all the toys they spent to outfit a helicopter getting come on stop buying the police bullcrap and realize they love looking cool. being right even when they are wrong.

#3.1 Anonymous on 03/29/12 at 09:30 AM [Reply]

You are really going to question police dogs and helicopter pilots when you can't even post with correct spelling or grammar. If you going to talk crap about police dogs and pilots, please show us the facts you have that show these accusations. Put your crayons down and show us how much you really know.

#3.1.1 um on 03/30/12 at 07:47 AM [Reply]

this story points it out, also recent stories where in hall county by lula the copter and dogs could not find guy in half mile area, so only when the profile is good theses dogs that cant track peopl and teenagers are the key when handler claims they alerted??? please we should stop this nonsense and leave it on the gong show, the dog reats to the handler more often then it senses these small amounts of drugs and when no drugs the excuse is there probably were drugs.. gve us a freaking break quit making the results fit the start.

#4 Anonymous on 03/28/12 at 11:37 AM [Reply]

If you don't speed they won't generate revenue. If you don't like the police call a crack head for help.

#4.1 Odins Eye on 03/28/12 at 12:25 PM [Reply]

Thats right fellow citizens, no need to depend on self-reliance.
Just call a government employee, they have the magic powers to make your life happy and safe.

#5 Anonymous on 03/28/12 at 11:14 PM [Reply]

I think the Braselton PD does a great job of distributing their officers on I-85 and in town. As someone who is frequently in the area I would not say they are on I-85 more then any other area in town. The fact of the matter is on I-85 they are doing good work keeping drugs out of Braselton and surrounding communities. If they have a presence on the interstate the bad guys will think twice before driving through the area, much less stopping to sell the drugs to our community. Why would ANYONE think taking drug money and drugs off our streets is a bad thing? Generating revenue from speeding tickets is not what they are solely doing on 85-thats minor compared to the work they are doing with drug dealers. The bigger picture is they are keeping our area safe from gangs, drugs and much more.

#5.1 Anonymous on 03/28/12 at 11:34 PM [Reply]

Braselton PD does not give a rats butt about "keeping our area safe from gangs, drugs and much more" It's all about the money on I85. I have lived in Braselton for years. Never have seen them ride down my street.

#5.2 Wake Up and Get Real... on 03/29/12 at 11:04 AM [Reply]

I call BS on that, 99.9997% of the vehicles on I-85 will never be in Braselton, ever, except to pass on the Interstate, that is Hunting Ground for REVENUE, You may not like this fact, but it is THE ONLY THING BPD gets from being there, those "drugs" passing thru are just that passing thru, but mostly its stopping cars for cash.

#5.2.1 Are you kidding on 03/29/12 at 11:14 AM [Reply]

Dude, wakeup a get out of the box you live in. Do you not think that the drugs going thru aren't making there way back here? What about the agencies working it above and below us. Ever stop to think that Lowndes County may have stopped a car coming to Braselton. Probably not. You don't seem to think much.

#5.2.1.1 No I am not, you are kidding yourself... on 03/29/12 at 11:33 AM [Reply]

you miss the point too. Braselton seems to have more and more Crime lately, my own family being victims, and I am sorry that drugs are being shipped on highways all over America from below the border, but WHEN we are suffering LOCAL CRIME that seems to be going up eveyday, our LITTLE TOWN Police Dept is not paid to focus on being the primary US Drug Agency or the State Patrol. Many departments have more resources too, I pay BPD to work Our Town, not the MULTI-MILLIONS passing by in a Freeway, of which 99% will never ever be on a single town street in Braselton,GA.

#5.2.1.1.1 Anonymous on 03/30/12 at 06:05 AM [Reply]

Really? You pay the Braselton P.D. to work the town??? Check again because Braselton does not have a city tax...

#5.2.1.1.1.1 the general fund on 03/30/12 at 07:38 AM [Reply]

nitwit, and yes taxpayers pay police hopefully to serve and protect homes and businesses, not sit on Fereral highway where the state patrol and if so inclined DEA or homeland insecurity should be, at most as a sterch on the federal interstate for crime prevention maybe county buteven then they should also be serving the county not the revenue job of federal highway system.

#5.2.1.1.1.2 your proud on 03/30/12 at 07:49 AM [Reply]

of your baby boy he finally found job that pays him for being arrogant jerk you raised him to be

#6 Really on 03/29/12 at 12:45 AM [Reply]

What is your street and I will see they get out there?

#7 bahabaha on 03/29/12 at 03:46 AM [Reply]

you really think they are keeping drugs off street, please! they probably stop 70 percent cars that do not have anything in them under this fishing trip they go on, and even fro little bit of drugs they ruin the mostly kids lives all in the name of safety. what a load of crap, still Police sell the best drugs, stop by a strip club see how many of the girls got off duty cops droppin them off packages... do not be fooled.

#8 Anonymous on 03/29/12 at 04:28 AM [Reply]

Since much of the nation's narcotics supply is moved by automobiles, police have also invented numerous drug-courier profiles for drivers.

Drug-courier profiles in many states include automobile drivers who exceed the speed limit, even though a 1991 Federal Highway Administration survey found that more than half of drivers on surveyed roads exceeded posted speed limits.
New Mexico state police invented a drug-courier profile to justify stopping drivers who showed "scrupulous obedience to traffic laws."
The Georgia state police profile instructed state troopers to be wary of "cars carrying a box of tissues, which signals cocaine use, and cars carrying empty McDonald's cartons or pillows and blankets in the back seat, which may signal drug runners in a hurry," as one law journal article noted.
One Florida trial judge observed of the Florida police's courier profile: "When you boil the profile down to its essentials, it covers just about every rental automobile or private automobile with out-of-state license plates traveling north on the turnpike or I-95."

Some police forces use legal technicalities to selectively stop and search cars. The Tinicum, Pennsylvania, police department from 1989 to 1992 routinely stopped blacks and Hispanics driving through or near the town on the pretext of a motor vehicle code provision that prohibits drivers from having rabbits' feet, dice, or air fresheners hanging on the rear-view mirror, and even stopped cars because they had tinted windows. They then searched the automobiles for drugs and contraband. Four black women returning from a church service asserted that the police officer who searched them told them they were stopped because they were young, black, and driving "a nice car."

According to the DEA, federal, state, and local police manage to intercept barely 10 percent of the illicit drugs entering this country. Drug laws have clearly failed to stop people from using drugs - and they have clearly allowed police to greatly increase their arbitrary power over the citizenry. Is all this worthwhile?

Unrestricted power to search implies unlimited subjugation to government officials. Drug-courier profiles symbolize contemporary America's refusal to limit government or protect the individual.

Americans must draw the line and refuse to consent to illegal searches. Judges must stand up for the rights of American citizens against police abuses. This is what our forefathers fought for and died for in 1776, and we should honor their sacrifice. The Constitution says that "the right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated...." The surest way to end abusive drug-courier profiles is to repeal drug laws. When police no longer have a pretext to search every citizen, they will have far fewer pretexts to hassle the people they supposedly serve.

#8.1 Odins Eye on 03/29/12 at 08:41 AM [Reply]

Well said.
I have been stopped a number of times by LEOs for being in a "known drug area".
My response was "known to who".
They can put signs around schools that say "drug free zone".
Why can't they put signs up that say "known drug area" Stay Away.
Once again, its not about drugs, its about government intrusion and conditioning the people to be submisive to the badge.
I never consent to a search of my person or vehicle.
And I have been subject to harsh and humiliating treatment by over zealous, authority crazed indignant LEOs.
But I will always refuse to consent to unlawful searches...and so should everyone else.

Resist the Police State.

Live free, before its illegal .

#8.1.1 Rights, Yes, -but do you bring some of it on? on 03/29/12 at 11:14 AM [Reply]

I agree with your statements, about being stopped for "being in" a "known drug area", that we as citizens may not know, or we might suspect it, be we do have the right to freely, legally conduct ourselves even in a "suspect area", so we should not have our rights trampled. I DO NOT Consent to searches either, although I have not be asked to (and I have never had anything illegal in a vehicle ever anyway), BUT Odin, You openly state you partake, and you also know that you ask for extra attention if ever stopped, because I cant imagine you communicate any differently in person than you type, therefore all your "freeborne", "live Free" and "resist the police state" gets you detained or treated "harshly" -Be Honest...

#8.2 Are you kidding on 03/29/12 at 09:21 AM [Reply]

Get all of your facts straight before you attempt post on topics. Your only showing a tiny percentage of the actual truth on this topic. Anyone can Google and copy and paste. NOT ONE of your examples show the ENTIRE truth on actual drug interdiction. You chose to leave many, many other circumstances that accompany these possible indicators when it comes to driver behavior.

#8.2.1 Odins Eye on 03/29/12 at 10:26 AM [Reply]

[Anyone can Google and copy and paste]

Then why don't you post the "facts" as you see them Officer KnowItAll.
My guess is that the facts you present would all be biased in favour of Law Enforcment.
Fact is the war on drugs is a FAILURE.
Anyone who supports the war on drugs is a FAILURE.
Law Enforcement benefits the drug cartels and the drug cartels benefit the law enforcment community.

Wanna buy some guns amigo?

-W

#8.2.1.1 Are you kidding on 03/29/12 at 11:10 AM [Reply]

How did I know you were going to chime in.

Driving to New York from Miami and only staying for a day. Numerous fast food wrappers could possibly mean you don't want to leave your vehicle unattended for fear of losing whatever it is your carrying. Numerous air fresheners to conceal odor from cops or K9. Driving 45 in a 65. Take ALL of these indicators from the same traffic stop and yes, we would look into th stop a bit further. Watching CSI MIAMI and COPS hardly qualifies you or # 8 to post anything knowledgable on this topic. Especially you, who have never worked in Law Enforcement. There are the facts that he chose to conveniently leave out.

#8.2.1.1.1 Sometimes all the factors just tell you... on 03/29/12 at 11:23 AM [Reply]

Profiling DOES Work. It is a tactic that is productive and saves time when you stop others not meeting the profile.

I was stopped by Gwinnett Police once, after I passed him slightly over the speed limit at night, his stop was based on my "not reacting to him" basically, he was looking for DUI drivers, I did pass him but also was briefly distracted for a moment so I didnt see him either. Upon seeing I was not DUI, he promptly, promptly, sent me on my way Without even a verbal warning even, I would say he did his job properly. GOOD JOB. He did NOT attempt to dig out some other excuse for the stop or drum up another reason to ticket me. That was good policework.

#8.2.1.1.2 Odins Eye on 03/29/12 at 11:54 AM [Reply]

[Driving to New York from Miami and only staying for a day.]
Yup only mules do this, no one ever makes a 1 day road trip for buisness or funerals or job interviews.
Problem is the law regulates the many for the actions of the few.
So according to your logic "all people are suspect".
None of what you stated is illegal to do...yet law enforcment labels you a suspect.

So by that logic....You dress and behave like a Nazi SS Storm trooper.
You have a Batman utility belt and storm trooper boots and numerous assault weapons.
Why would anyone think you are there to protect and serve.
History dictates that your types are a government myrmidons devoid of humanity and feelings other than "zero tolerance".
Willing to kill innocents in the name of "duty".

[[Especially you, who have never worked in Law Enforcement]]

I have never been a cattle rancher; but I know bull squeeze when I see it.

-Od

#8.2.1.1.3 or on 03/29/12 at 01:40 PM [Reply]

i could find a commercail moor vech traveling to where i want my drugs to go hide my shipment in the CMV follow it and let all the risk be on some unsuspecting joe, by the way in Mass, state the 600 searches they did of suspected cars in one town, 590 of the cars had no I repeaa no drugs or drug related items. but I guess if you stop enough cars and violate enough peoples rights in the quest for drugs sooner or later you find the maybe guilty party!!!

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