Man Robs Woman at Gunpoint In Front of Child: Blotter

SANDY SPRINGS, GA -- 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 — not all — of the incidents that occurred Jan. 7-11:

Arrests

• 5570 Roswell Road, 30342, 1/9 (Target): A man was arrested after stealing $80 in electronic items.
• 201 Northwood Drive, 30342, 1/10: Just before 11 p.m. a woman pulled into her apartment complex when two men described as a black and Hispanic, along with a white female, argued in the roadway. The black male retrieved a long rifle from his car and then robbed the victim of $10. The suspect took the victim from the car and shook her. The suspect became angry and threw the money back at her. She left in her car and called the police. Upon receiving the lookout on the suspect, a patrol officer spotted a car matching the description of the suspect’s car at the Shell station at 5700 Roswell Road, very close to the incident location. The officer spotted the man he thought was the driver on the far side of the station. The man turned and walked towards the officer but was told to stop where he was — which of course he ignored and kept walking towards the officer. He was then secured by officers and later identified as the suspect who robbed the victim. He was charged with several felonies including robbery, possession of a firearm during a felony, cruelty to children (the victim had a 1-year-old child in the car at the time of the robbery). The gun was recovered, a .22 rifle. Another weapon, a BB-gun, was also confiscated.
• 1117 Perimeter Center West, 30328, 1/11: Around 9 a.m. a female employee reported she was walking down a hallway in an office building when she saw a man described as a black male, and who had his penis exposed, sitting on the ground next to the women’s bathroom. The man was detained by security and later arrested.
• 8725 Roswell Road, 30350, 1/11 (Publix): Security observed and detained a man who stole $37 in store items and then attempted to leave without paying. He was arrested.

Burglary

• 120 Northwood Drive, 30342, 1/7: Just before 3 a.m. the caller said he saw a black male smash a window into the business called Cindy’s Fiesta. Officers found a hammer on the floor and a broken up cash register. It looks like about $100 was taken.
• 9401 Roberts Drive, 30350, 1/9 (Lodge on Chattahoochee Apartments): The complainant said several packages were opened at the location, which I believe was the leasing office. Video showed a male and female, sifting through the packages. At least one item was stolen from a package.
• 4600 block East Conway Drive, 30342, 1/9: The complainant said someone entered the unfinished home between Jan. 6-9, taking two Trane furnaces. The home is unoccupied.
• Cedar Run, 30350, 1/10 (Azalea Park Apartments): A man reported someone accessed his apartment from 5:30 to 5:50 p.m., stealing $1,300 cash from his pants pocket.
• 100 block Highland Park Trl, 30350, 1/11: The staff reported the maintenance shed was burglarized sometime overnight. Missing are tools from a bag and two small Freon tanks.
• 9200 block of Roberts Drive, 30350, 1/11 (River Vista Apartments): The leasing office staff reported the maintenance office was burglarized overnight. Missing is an AC unit recovery machine and 30-pound tank of refrigerant.

Thefts

• 6225 Roswell Road, 30328, 1/9: A 28-year-old woman reported that someone took her 2014 GMC Sierra K1500 from the parking lot near Roasters. The theft occurred between 6:30 a.m. and 5:23 p.m.
• 4920 Roswell Road, 30342, 1/9: Kroger staff reported that two females stole an activated $500 gift card. The employee activated the card and gave it to one of the suspects who then left in a white Jeep Cherokee. According to the report, the cashier is not a suspect.
• 5200 block of Peachtee Dunwoody Road, 30342, 1/10: A man reported that he found a black plastic tub containing mail that was taken from several addresses on PDR and West Kingston Drive. One resident said they had video of a man described as a black male, carrying a black plastic tub towards a parking deck at about 6:30 am. He has not been identified.
• 1600 block of Bakers Glen, 30350, 1/10: A 73-year-old woman reported that she took her wedding ring off, a normal procedure when she walks for exercise. She left it in her bedroom area, concealed. The following day she looked for it but did not locate the ring. She said during that time a flooring company was in her home doing work.
• 6615 Roswell Road, 30328, 1/10 (Publix): Officers were called to the store regarding an employee stealing. The female suspect said over the past year, she had been stealing money from the register by way of processing a refund, then after the customer left, she would zero out the refund and pocket the cash. The amount totaled about $6,000, some of which is on video.
• Old Stratton Chase, 30342, 1/10: Between 1:13 and about 4:45 p.m. someone took the victim’s mail including a box with a ski jacket in it.

Thefts From Vehicles

• 455 Abernathy Road, 30328, 1/7/: Truck tailgate and tail lights
• 6400 block Roswell Road, 30328, 1/9: Wallet (suspected vehicle: F-150 black)
• 365 Montevallo Drive, 30342, 1/10: Pistol
• 6200 block Roswell Road, 30328, 1/10: Nothing
• 6200 block Roswell Road, 30328, 1/10: Book bag, prescriptions
• 290 Hilderbrand Drive, 30328, 1/10: Tablet computer
• 2900 block Treelodge Pkwy, 30350, 1/11: Nothing taken (wallet was in the car)
• 200 block Johnson Ferry, 30328, 1/11: Tan purse and $50
• 5920 Roswell Road (x2), 30328, 1/11: Nothing listed
• 6120 Roswell Road, 30328, 1/11: Gun and Galaxy S7 phone taken
• 6420 Roswell Road, 30328, 1/11: Nothing missing

Fraud

• A 42-year-old woman reported that upon checking her credit report, she found that someone
  opened a credit account with U.S. Bank, using her identification. She cancelled the account.
• A 22-year-old woman reported that she was married in September and hired a wedding
  photographer to photograph the event. She paid him $800 in November but never received the photos. Upon checking, she learned the photographer closed down his website and moved from the business that was located on Alawana Drive in Athens.
• A 57-year-old woman reported that her bank account was accessed and over $2,700 taken from it.
  She found several transactions on her account from Disneyland in California.
• A 74-year-old woman said she wrote a check in December, using her driver’s license as identification. Later, she learned from her bank that someone wrote five checks using her account information, using the name Designer Home Remodeling.

Other Things

• A woman reported that on Jan. 9 she was northbound in the 4900 block of Roswell Road when a
  car pulled up next to her, got her attention, and then exposed his penis.
• A man reported that he was injured at the Regal 10 Cinema after he walked into a dark theater.
  He tripped and hit his head.

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