Armed Robberies; Lyft Driver Threatens Customer: Blotter

Editor's note: the following incidents were taken from the Sandy Springs Police Department's Weekly Wrap Up compiled by Capt. Steve Rose. This week's wrap up contains some of the incidents that occurred July 26-31:

Robbery

• 4300 block of Spring Creek Lane, 30350, 7/31: A 33-year-old man reported to police that a man robbed him inside the apartment complex located in the 4300 block of Spring Creek Lane. He told officers that he arrived home just before 5 p.m. It was raining, so he ducked into a breezeway and was looking at his phone when a man suddenly approached him and demanded his money. He told the perp he had only $3 and he could have it. The man pulled a gun and pointed at the victim and again demanded money. Again, he was told all he had was $3. The man ordered the victim to go up the stairs and not to turn around. The suspect then fled. The lookout is that of a black male, 20-30 years old, about 6 feet tall and was wearing a gray hoodie.

Burglary

• 4600 Roswell Road, 30342, 7/30: The resident said her cellphone and computer were taken from her apartment. She said she leaves the door unlocked for convenience. She said the burglary took place between July 5-6.

Thefts

• 6300 block of Peachtree Dunwoody Road, 30328, 7/26 (Extended Stay America): The complainant said while staying at Extended Stay America someone stole his handgun from the holster that was inside a duffel bag. He believed the theft occurred during the day when he was gone.
• 1100 block of Glenridge Place, 30342, 7/26: The complainant said just before 1 p.m., a man described as a slender, 20-something black male about 6 feet tall wearing a red cap, black long-sleeve shirt, red shorts and blue socks took two packages from his doorstep. The theft was recorded on video. The items taken were a pair of shoes and a cap.
• 7884 Roswell Road, 30350, 7/27 (QuikTrip): A man reported he left his phone in the restroom. He realized it and returned to the restroom where he called his phone number. He heard it ring from the restroom. The door was lock. He knocked and called the phone again. During this time, he heard the toilet flush. The phone then went silent. A man came out of the restroom denied knowing anything about the phone. The victim checked but the phone was no longer in the restroom. He obtained the man’s tag number and gave it to the officer who responded.
• Westfair Court, 30328, 7/27: The complainant said she ordered medication that never arrived. She said a neighbor found the package that had been opened. The contents included medicine that needed to be refrigerated immediately.
• 1000 Johnson Ferry Road, 30342, 7/27: The complainant said he parked his 2009 Volkswagen CC Sport in the parking deck at around 7:15. He told the officer he left the keys in the car. When he returned just after 10 a.m., the car was gone. Video showed a black male, about six-feet in height, slim, wearing a red t-shirt, jeans, and black tennis shoes with white soles. He had a shaggy haircut and carried a red backpack. He exited the ninth floor stairs and took the car.
• 2400 block of Sandalwood Drive, 30350, 7/27: The resident reported a UPS package was delivered, but later stolen from his apartment. The package contained an iPhone.
• Battle Ridge, 30342, 7/28: The resident reported that a package, delivered around 4 p.m. was stolen. The package contained a car seat.
• 5555 Roswell Road, 30342, 7/28: The complainant said he was sitting on his doorsteps with his phone. He momentarily left to go inside. Upon his return to the steps, he found that his phone was gone.
• 200 block of River Vista Drive, 30327, 7/29: The complainant’s Sondors electric bike was stolen from a shared storage area.
• 6558 Roswell Road, 30328, 7/29: The complainant said her Mazda 6 car was stolen.
• 795 Hammond Drive, 30328, 7/30: The complainant said his 2015 red Nissan Altima was stolen from the visitor’s parking area of the condos.
• 8000 block of Roswell Road, 30350, 7/30: The complainant said she left a black suitcase outside of her apartment at around 8:45 p.m. She went back outside at 9:30 p.m. and the suitcase was gone. She told the officer there was nothing of value inside the suitcase but she felt violated.
• 8300 block of Roswell Road, 30350, 7/31: A 29-year old man reported that he shipped a new iPhone valued at $1.000 to an address in Louisiana. He was later told the box he shipped was empty. The box appeared to have been cut from the bottom and then re-sealed. He told officers he shipped from the UPS store and watched as the package was sealed. UPS has initiated an investigation into the theft.

Thefts From Vehicles

• 6300 block of Mt Vernon Oaks, 30328, 7/26
• Glenridge Pt. Pkwy #200, 30328, 7/26
• 1160 Hammond Drive, 30328, 7/27
• 5500 block of Shiver Summit, 30342, 7/27
• 1005 Crestline Pkwy, 30328, 7/28
• 4800 block of Powers Ferry, 30328, 7/29
• I-285/Ga. 400, 30342, 7/29
• Dunwoody Springs Drive, 30328, 7/30
• 1155 Perimeter Center W, 30328, 7/30
• 5580 Roswell Road, 30342, 7/30
• 6623 Roswell Road, 30328, 7/31
• 6623 Roswell Road, 30328, 7/31
• 200 block Wing Mill Road, 30350, 7/31
• 2000 Riveredge Pkwy, 30328, 7/31
• 6700 block Roswell Road, 30328, 7/31
• 8879 Roswell Road, 30350, 7/31

Fraud

• 7901 Roswell Road, 30350, 7/26: Former property manager at Dunwoody Pointe Apartments is suspected of cashing money orders intended for rent payments.
• 100 block of Lexington Place, 30328, 7/26: Wells Fargo fraud department reported a possible fraud after a customer had his account accessed, money deposited, then an attempt to withdraw $1,746 was made against the account.
• 2090 Dunwoody Club Drive, 30350, 7/26: A 56-year-old Marietta man is suspected of an
  attempt to cash a $1,682 check from a company in Cincinnati. Officers were told this man and another were caught doing the same thing in Brookhaven.
• 500 block of Parkerton Lane, 30342, 7/27: Victim said someone used his name and personal information to open a fake construction company. SunTrust Bank informed him that the company bank account was overdrawn over $17,000.
• 6500 Roswell Road, 30328, 7/27 (Rag-O-Rama): The company buys used clothing from customers. The complainant wrote a check for $28. That check was later altered to read $2,400. The person who sold the clothing and took the check is suspected of doing the same in Atlanta and has an active warrant. That person is Jordan Daniel who owns a Tennessee driver's license.
• 300 block of Summerset Lane, 30328, 7/30: The victim said someone in Dallas Texas used her
  information to lease an apartment.
• 5400 block of Chemin De Vie, 30342, 7/30: The victim reported someone used his personal
  information to open an account with Charles Schwab. The company cancelled the account before any activity occurred.

Other Things

• A 41-year-old man reported that he conducts business for his auto dealership on Facebook. On July 29, he answered a “friend” request that appeared to be one of his 40-plus contacts on social media. He soon received nude photos from a woman who said she was 26-years old and lived in Germany. He responded by sending nude photos of himself. Shortly after, the woman, or someone informed him, that she was a minor and he was participating in child porn. A demand for money soon followed. Later, to make things worse, he was suspended from his workplace pending an investigation. Capt. Steve Rose says: Well if you read this report enough you’ll recognize that this is not the first time we’ve seen this scenario. Guys remember this: Recognize that unsolicited nude photos of women may not be a legit signal to return the favor.
• Glenridge Connector, 30342, 7/31: A woman called police and reported that a man in a black truck cut her off in traffic along GA-400 and Sidney Marcus Boulevard. The truck then followed her and drove aggressively until one point when he passed her and pointed a pistol at her. She obtained the tag number of the truck, which was registered to a man in Atlanta.

Assault

• 1000 Johnson Ferry Road, 30342, 7/27: A 51-year-old man was arrested after he was observed injecting an unknown substance into the IV line of a patient at Northside Hospital. According to the report, the patient went into cardiac arrest with a minute but was revived and later taken to ICU where he is recovering.
• 227 Sandy Springs Place, 30328, 7/27: A 30-year old woman employed by Marco’s Pizza said she accidentally bumped into a co-worker who punched her in the arm and yelled at her in front of customers.
• 5600 block of Glenridge Drive, 30342, 7/28: A 28-year-old man said he took MARTA from Decatur to Sandy Springs to meet with his uncle at his workplace somewhere on Glenridge Drive. The victim told officers he came up “to smoke marijuana and hang out.” He met his uncle at an office, then briefly excused himself to the bathroom. When he came out, he was looking into his phone. He looked up to see his uncle who began punching him in the face. He told officers his uncle was mad over the victim doing something with his daughter, who is the cousin of the victim. A friend took the victim to Emory Saint Joseph’s Hospital where he was treated for injuries to his face. So far, the victim cannot provide any information on his uncle other than his name.
• 145 Northwood Drive, 30342, 7/28: A 35-year-old man reported that shortly after 2 a.m., he and his friend were walking from LaDona Club when five armed Hispanic males approached them and started demanding money. The victim tried to run but fell and was beaten with a metal pipe. The suspects stole his friend’s wallet and phone before fleeing. The victim was treated for injuries, including a large laceration to his leg. The only descriptions of the suspects was that they wore all black and had Afro-style haircuts.
• 6400 Peachtree Dunwoody Road, 30328, 7/30: A man reported to police he hired a Lyft driver to take him to Perimeter Mall to buy clothes for his son. According to the complainant, the driver did not follow directions to the mall so he attempted to correct it. The driver became verbally abusive so the complainant told her he wanted out. She said something to the effect, "I’ll handle you (him)," and at some point let it be known she had a pistol in the car. He said the gun was never pointed at him or even shown. To date, they have not identified the driver although the driver herself called 911, at the same time the complainant did, to report the incident and told the call taker that she did have a weapon in the car.

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