2 Accused Of Prostitution In Sandy Springs: Blotter

Editor's note: the following incidents were taken from the Sandy Springs Police Department's Weekly Wrap Up compiled by Capt. Steve Rose, which contains some of the incidents that occurred Feb. 17-22:

Burglary

• 7200 block of Duncourtney Dr., 30328, 2/17: The resident said they retired for the night around 11 p.m. The following morning just before 6 a.m., the resident discovered that both cars in his garage were gone. His wife’s purse, which was on the kitchen table, had been taken as well. It appears the garage door was left open, as was the door to the home from the garage. He said the thieves probably saw the purse, got in, took it, discovered the keys and took the cars too.
• 200 block of E. Belle Isle Road, 30342, 2/17 (Waterford Place Apartments): An apartment maintenance shed was burglarized but nothing reported missing.
• 5500 Interstate North Pkwy, 30328, 2/18 (Crown & Caliber): Burglar(s) entered from a hole made in a wall from an adjacent construction site. Video showed a male wearing a hoodie, sweats, gloves, crawling around the back door around 1:30 a.m. His face was concealed. He spray-painted the cameras.
• 5675 Roswell Road, 30342, 2/18: Two apartment burglaries reported at Mosaic Apartments. One resident said he returned home just after 7 p.m. and found a man described as a black male, standing in his living room. The man fled through an open sliding glass door. Nothing was taken.
• 6000 Roswell Road, 30328, 2/19 (Verizon): Just before 4 a.m., cops responded to an alarm and found side windows smashed open. At the time of the report, it was not known if anything was stolen.
• GA-400 @ Abernathy Road, 30328, 2/19: Construction site storage container locks were cut and several items taken from them.
• 5900 block of Lake Forrest Drive, 30328, 2/19: Construction site, several HVAC units were taken from an unsecured area.
• 7900 block of Roswell Road, 30350, 2/20: The resident said he came home and found his door unlocked. Inside, he discovered his computer and a flat-screen TV had been stolen.
• 400 block of River Valley Road, 30328, 2/21: The resident said their alarm activated just before noon. She checked and found the carport door to the home had been forced open. The report did not mention anything stolen. A footprint was taken from the forced door.
• 500 block of Mossy Vale Way, 30328, 2/21: The resident said she left home just after 9 a.m. and returned around 4 p.m. She discovered her door had been forced open. Missing were some costume jewelry pieces, a MacBook laptop, and some other items. Cops processed another footprint that matches the aforementioned burglary on River Valley Road.
• 6500 block of Long Acres Drive, 30328, 2/21: The resident returned home to find her door, leading from the carport to the home, damaged, similar to the two above burglaries. A footprint was taken. Missing is a large jewelry box measuring 5’ x 1’ and an entire dresser drawer.
• 8700 block of Dunwoody Place, 30350, 2/22 (Public Storage): Officers met with a man who told them his storage unit and been entered by someone who stole over $6,000 in collectable Nike shoes. He last checked the unit in November. The officers noted the lock was intact but the storage units have open tops, allowing entry from another unit over the top. Capt. Steve Rose: Nike collectible shoes? I did not know that was a thing.

Thefts

• 1155 Mt. Vernon Hwy, 30328, 2/17: The victim said that sometime between 10 and 11 p.m., someone stole her black 2016 Nissan Altima.
• 1155 Mt. Vernon Hwy (Home Goods), 30328, 2/17: The employee said two suspects, a white male and black female, took $450 in store items, got into a white Mercedes and left. The officer pulled in as the car was leaving and for a short time, attempted to stop the car but it continued, erratically driving from the parking lot to Perimeter Center West. The officer discontinued due to the dangerous conditions of a pursuit.
• 5570 Roswell Road (Target), 30342, 2/17: Loss prevention staff detained a woman for stealing swimsuit items by placing them in her purse and attempting to leave the store. She was charged with shoplifting less than $500 in value and given a citation to appear in court on April 18.
• 100 block of Berwick Drive, 30328, 2/17 (motor vehicle theft/recovery): A 2013 Toyota RAV4 SUV was recovered in an area near the previous incident location where several cars were broken into and others stolen.
• 8500 block of Roswell Road, 30350, 2/18: The owner of the Casagave Restaurant said an “on-call” employee left the store with $721 in cash after the restaurant closed. He said the employee had been pocketing customer money over the eight hours he worked the restaurant. The end-of-the-night tally came up $721 short.
• 600 block of Hightower Trail, 30350, 2/18 Cherokee Golf Club: The golf club reported two carts missing. One was recovered nearby in the 9900 block of Huntcliff Trace. The second cart remains missing.
• 1155 Mt. Vernon Hwy (Stein Mart), 30328, 2/18: Employees said upon reviewing video on Feb. 15, they saw a man described as a black male in his 40’s, conceal eight Nike watches in his pants.
• 400 block of Carolwood Lane, 30342, 2/20: The resident said someone stole his Lexus RX350 from his driveway. The theft occurred sometime between 8:30 p.m. and 8 a.m. the following morning.
• 7746 Spalding Drive, 30350, 2/20 (Dagwood’s Pizza): A customer said she accidentally left her purse on the chair and left. She returned a short time later but the purse was gone. The purse contained $100 cash, credit cards, a money order and ID. Capt. Rose: By the way, and this is off-topic, but Dagwood’s has the largest and very delicious pizza slices. They are located in the Publix Shopping Center at Holcomb Bridge and Spalding.
• 290 Windsor Pkwy, 30342, 2/21: A patrol officer responded to a complaint of an abandoned car. He found a 2009 Mercedes CLK350 backed into a parking space. The car was checked and came back stolen from Cobb County. It was impounded for printing and safekeeping.

Thefts From Vehicles

• 7200 block of Duncourtney Drive, 30328, 2/17
• 200 block of Berwick Drive, 30328, 2/17
• 1155 Mt. Vernon Hwy, 30328, 2/19
• 6300 block of Roswell Road, 30328, 2/19
• 6900 block of Roswell Road, 30328, 2/20
• 6900 Roswell Road, 30328, 2/20
• 400 block of Carolwood Lane, 30342, 2/20
• 100 block of River North Drive, 30328, 2/20

Fraud

• 600 block of Forest Hills Drive, 30342, 2/19: The resident received a letter from PayPal saying someone used his name and information in an attempt to open a line of credit. He said his personal ID was compromised by way of the Equifax debacle and as such, he froze his credit. The attempted ID theft was unsuccessful.
• 700 block of Old Creek Trail, 30328, 2/19: The resident said that about two weeks ago, he stopped receiving mail. He followed up with the post office and found that someone had placed a stop on his mail delivery. When he recovered his mail, he found that someone had applied for three credit cards in his name. As of the time of report, none were used.
• 600 block of Harbor Pointe Pkwy, 30350, 2/22: The resident said she tried to file her IRS return electronically but was informed it had already been filed. She said IRS told her that the same person filed them in 2013, 2014 and 2015 as well. She said her Facebook account had been compromised.
• 6400 Peachtree Dunwoody Road, 30328, 2/22 (Home Depot): An employee said a man came in and produced a driver’s license and requested to open a line of credit. She ran the license info and he was approved for an $8,000 line. The man immediately attempted to purchase $3,000 in goods, all while the employee was still on the phone. She suspected the man and told the credit agency that she thought the deal was fraud. At that time, a uniformed officer came into the store. The suspect spotted the officer and fled. The man whose name was used said his personal ID was stolen some time back.
• 7900 block of Roswell Road, 30350, 2/17: Domestic related call.
• 1001 Johnson Ferry Road, 30342, 2/19: A man said he was leaving his apartment in the 5500 block of Glenridge Drive when two men assaulted him. The victim had obvious signs of physical injury to his face and ear. He said the two suspects were black male teens who he believes jumped him because he is friends with another person whom, I’m guessing, they don’t like.
• 400 block of Abernathy Road, 30328, 2/20: A man reported two Great Danes at the Morgan Falls dog park attacked his poodle. His dog sustained puncture wounds to the back. He said the owner tried to quickly leave, telling him, “It just happens.” The complainant took a picture of the man who then got angry and pushed him, yelling to him at the same time. He then left the park in reverse so that his tag would not be visible. The suspect is a white male in his 40’s or 50’s.

Other Things

• 6050 Roswell Road, 30328, 2/21 (Square One Apartments): Two women were arrested for soliciting prostitution while posing as massage therapists. The apartment, one of the new residences recently constructed, was arranged to conduct massage and prostitution business. Lockers, massage tables, oils, condoms, and all the other stuff for that therapeutically massage experience. There were several black clocks, each placed in a massage room that contained a camera discreetly built into it. One male was located in the apartment. He was a customer and was not charged at the scene.
• 5900 block of Roswell Road, 30328, 2/22: The employee at Lavida Massage reported that around 11 a.m. or so, a man walked up to the glass door and then opened his trench coat to reveal his naked self. He came inside, made several incoherent statements and left. The employees believe they know who he is and he has mental issues.

Arrests

• 2/17, 9401 Roberts Drive: loitering/prowling
• 2/18, Target on Roswell Road: shoplifting
• 2/18, 6100 block of PDR: giving false info to police
• 2/19, 7000 block of Twin Branch Drive: battery
• 2/20, 8725 Roswell Road (Publix): shoplifting
• 2/22, 6050 Roswell Road: 2 arrests
• 2/22, 295 Mt. Vernon Hwy: theft
• 2/23, 5898 Roswell Road: forgery in the third degree
• 2/17-23: 19 traffic-related; 19 arrest reports titled "disorderly conduct" between Feb. 17-23.

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