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March 2011 - Reports of a man pushing a woman in a wheel chair asking for money for various reasons, meds, gas money etc. A tall man, reddish hair and complexion, in his late 40(s) and the mother red hair and in her late (60s). The woman seems able to walk fine when not in pitch mode. Usually says We live behind the Kroger on Bowers Road

Mountain Park, Lilburn Scam.

This alert is from a resident on Garner Rd. (March 2011)
FYI... This morning, a man (Caucasian, blonde, 40ish, well dressed) knocked on our door at 7:15 AM. I live off Garner Rd, Mt Park area of Lilburn. His story was that his son is sick with asthma and he needed money to buy his medicine because he left his wallet at church yesterday. I did not give him money, and he drove off very quickly when my husband pulled up in our driveway after taking our son to school. After I told my husband the story, he drove off looking for him and found him in the neighborhood behind us (Beech Forest?) off Garner , and he was approaching someone else's door. My husband pulled in behind him and wrote his tag number down. The man rushed toward my husband very nervously asking what he was doing, and my husband let him know that he would be calling the police and reporting his suspicious behavior. He told my husband he was just looking for gas money and he rushed off in his car.

My husband did call the police. He was driving a late model (less than 5 years old) dark blue, Jeep Cherokee 4x4 with a dealer tag.

This man looks very familiar. I feel certain he is the same man that was referenced in an email a couple of years ago that had been arrested for this type behavior on a number of occasions, usually approaching young children and moms out in their yards in the afternoon. I don’t mind giving folks money who really need it, but I remember stories about this guy getting very agitated and threatening when people would not give him money. That is what concerns me most about this particular guy.

So, I researched online, and I found the article from 2008 where this man was arrested for Theft by deception, his 19th arrest in Gwinnett County. Here is his name and the link with his mug shot. My husband and I both identify the man with 100% certainty as the man who came to my door this morning.
Booking Number Last Name First Name Middle Name Image Data
2008060588 BUCKNER MICHAEL ALLEN

http://www.gwinnettcountysheriff.com/asp/imageone_stage2.asp?target=%202008060588

We called the police back and told them that we were certain we had identified the man from online pictures from previous arrests and we gave his name and birthday

If someone meeting this description comes to your door, call 911 first, then follow up with the non-emergency number (770) 513-5700 if you can identify him as the same Michael Allen Buckner in the mug shot photo.

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