Incidents from BB shots to broken outdoor lights have frustrated residents, according to the North Briarcliff Civic Association.
A selection of crimes in our area reported to DeKalb County police.
DeKalb Police officials told a Northlake crowd that the best crime prevention advice is to be vigilant and call police when they observe suspicious activity.
An attempted robbery at the Toco Hill Publix on Sept. 17 was thwarted by a Publix employee who thought fast.
A teller at the SunTrust bank inside the Publix at Shamrock Plaza was robbed Sept. 16.
There has been a recent rash of robberies in the Briarcliff area.
The incident occurred at a home on Blueberry Trail near Druid Hills Middle School recently.
Two suspects stole $1,200 from the victim late Sunday night.
The Northlake restaurant will donate 15 percent of its dinner service proceeds to a DeKalb County memorial project created to honor Sept. 11 victims.
"I tried to get out but I couldn't," said John Catana, 63, of Lawrenceville regarding the Thursday morning crash into a Chevron gas pump on Clairmont Road.
Four burglaries have occurred near Clairmont and Briarcliff roads since July 29, DeKalb County police said.
Two armed robbers struck a woman in Carriage Place Apartments and drove off with her vehicle Sunday morning.
The out-of-control car sideswiped a gas pump Thursday morning, and the driver was trapped inside. A Tucker man saved him before the car burst into flames.
Law enforcement agencies in the north metro Atlanta area, including DeKalb County, teamed up to fight against growing metal theft crimes.
Neighbors gathered at Shallowford Presbyterian Church for a potluck and safety tips from county officials, as part of a nationwide effort to increase neighborhood lookouts.
The national event was created to strengthen the bond between communities and law enforcement.
The DeKalb County Police Department's North Precinct, which serves the North Druid Hills area, includes occasional updates on public safety-related news.
Four break-ins occurred near Scott Boulevard between July 15 and Monday.
Two suspects with guns entered the North Decatur Road bowling alley early Saturday morning and fled with $2,600 in cash.
Nothing was taken from the home after the men searched the couple's bedroom, including a jewelry box.
A 44-year-old man who lives off Buford Highway has been arrested and charged in the death of a Roswell woman following a hit and run crash over the weekend.
Three robberies occurred from July 2 - 4 on either side of I-85 near the school's Atlanta campus.
A mother spied a man looking through the window at her teenaged daughter Thursday, DeKalb County police said.
The county is encouraging residents to sign their pledge against celebratory gunfire.
The early Saturday morning carjacking occurred at 2900 block of Cedar Creek Parkway.
The shed at the Clyde Shepherd Nature Preserve was reduced to a charred heap of metal and wood after yesterday's storms.
Two men held up two other men with a handgun on North Druid Hills Road on Monday night.
Personal checks have been stolen from two of three cars in the same area since Sunday.
Residents of the neighborhood called police after two suspicious women invited themselves into an elderly woman's home and asked for money.