Around the Region: Bridge Jumper Dies, Woman Found, Teen Dies, Man Drowns

– Johns Creek Patch

Johns Creek Police told Patch late Tuesday afternoon that a Johns Creek woman missing from her home since Sunday, May 27, is safe.

Meanwhile, her husband told Channel 2, WSBTV.com, that his wife suffers from a medical condition that causes her to slip out of reality and that she left her home about 1 a.m. on Sunday after fighting with her family.

- Norcross Patch

A man committed suicide Monday night by jumping from the I-85 bridge in unincorporated Norcross, police say.

Around 11 p.m., a Gwinnett County Police officer saw a man sitting on the Center Way overpass above I-85 North, according to the police report.

The officer attempted to speak with the man, Lamonte A. Shaw, a 38-year-old from Peachtree Corners, but he jumped off the bridge before he could be stopped.

– Roswell Patch

The is seeking the community’s help in locating a missing man.

Wasim Wajeed, a 23 year old black male, has been missing since Monday, May 28. He does not have his required medication, cell phone, or any money.

- Northeast Cobb

An Acworth teenager has died after a two-vehicle accident in Northeast Cobb late Monday evening. 

Cobb Police Spokesman Officer Michael Bowman said that Laquan Hilton, 17, of Acworth, died after sustaining injuries in a crash at the intersection of Piedmont Road and Bells Ferry Road, where Piedmont becomes Barrett Parkway.

- Acworth Patch

Rigoberto Lara Hernandez of Woodstock, 34, drowned in Lake Allatoona Sunday afternoon.

Around 2 p.m. on Sunday, Cherokee Sheriff's deputies were dispatched to a drowning at the Galt's Ferry Day Use area in Acworth, according to a Cherokee County Sheriff's Office news release.

- Roswell Patch

were called to the home of a local teen whose mother found seemingly inappropriate text messages on his phone.

The mother told police that she doesn't know the person texting her 14-year-old son, or whether they are male or female. According to the police report, officers read text messages, which clearly indicated the boy's age and the fact the texts were sent by an adult.

The report did clarify that no sexual remarks had yet been made by the adult over a 15-hour text conversation, but it did appear to be heading in that direction.