Officers Talk Down Man Threatening Suicide On GA-400: 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 Oct. 21-25:

First this: Will there be extra patrols this Halloween?

Good question, and yes. We’ll have extra cars as well as Citizen on Patrol members patrolling the residential areas from around sundown to past 9 p.m., which is sort of the unofficial time that the older kids should take the hint that Halloween is over. SSPD as well as other north metro agencies will be visiting our listed sex offender’s residences to remind them of the requirements they are under, per their probation conditions.

Burglary

• 600 block of Mt. Paran Road, 30342, 10/24: The resident said two unlocked cars inside an open garage were entered during the late-night hours. The missing items include two garage door openers, Louis Vuitton checkbook, purse, wallet, debit and ID cards and a golf bag. One of the credit cards was used on Godby Place in Atlanta.
• 5500 block of Glenridge Drive, 30342, 10/24: The victim said between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. someone entered the apartment without force and removed an MP3 player. The pest control person and plumber were at the location on that day.
• 100 block of Marsh Glen Point 30350, 10/24: Two cars inside a garage were entered and a checkbook was stolen. The resident said the garage door was open only from 11:30 p.m. to just after midnight.

Theft

• 7 Concourse Parkway, 30328, 10/21: A laptop and projector were stolen from a boardroom inside the Westin.
• 2090 Dunwoody Club Drive, 30350, 10/21 (Kroger): The manager reported that just after 2 p.m., two men came into the store and stole 15 laundry pod cases and fled. The two suspects dropped most of them as the staff member noticed the theft and yelled at them. The two fled in a white SUV. They were described as follows: 1) Older black male, tall, slender, bald who wore a dark green shirt. 2) Heavy-set black male who wore a white T-shirt.
• A woman in the 8000 block of Roswell said her wife took $900 from the apartment after an
  argument. Capt. Steve Rose says: Okay…Why are you calling us? I have the same problem.
• 5oo block of Northridge Crossing Drive, 30350, 10/21: Theft of mail -- a package was delivered to the wrong address and someone signed for it. The package contained a Sony camera.
• 800 block of Perennial Drive, 30328, 10/23: Someone stole the victim’s trashcan.
• 8725 Roswell Road, 30350, 10/24: A 62-year-old man said he accidentally left his iPhone 7 in the Starbucks bathroom. During the driver home, he realized it and returned, but the phone was gone. He opened the tracking and found it to be in the area of the Publix, which is in the shopping center as the Starbucks. The phone was not located.
• 2000 block Spalding Drive, 30350, 10/24: A 65-year-old man reported that while in France, he was the victim of a pickpocket. He said he tried to report the theft to a French police officer who just laughed and said, “It happens all the time.” He lost his license, 80 Euros and a credit card.

Thefts From Vehicles

• 290 Hilderbrand Drive, 30328, 10/21: Gym bag, clothing, jewelry, $165 cash
• 1900 block of Island Ford Drive, 30350, 10/22: Pocketbook, wallet, cards, driver's license
• 500 block of Windsor Parkway, 30342, 10/22: Unlocked, Microsoft Surface Pro
• 200 block of Summer Drive, 30350, 10/23: Electronic item
• 5600 Roswell Road (Prado), 30342, 10/23: Parking deck (P-2) 2 total thefts
• 6000 block of Blackwater Trail, 30328, 10/24: Wallet
• 4600 block of Lake Forrest Road, 30342, 10/24: Nothing taken
• 6000 block of Riverwood Drive, 30328, 10/24: $200 cash, gym bag, sunglasses, keys
• 6600 block of Roswell Road, 30328, 10/24: Golf bag
• 5400 block of Glenridge Drive, 30342, 10/25: Tires and rims

Other Things

• Domestic call; 1000 block of Brentwood Way, 30350 10/21: The male suspect fled prior to arrival.
• Domestic call; 8400 block of Roswell Road, 30350, 10/21: No evidence to support charges.
• 5000 block of Roswell Road, 30342, 10/21: Domestic call; victim declined prosecution.
• 8000 block of Colquitt Road, 30350, 10/23; Domestic call; no charges filed.
• 8100 block of Colquitt Road, 30350, 10/24: Domestic call; a man called police saying that he was in the living room and his girlfriend was in the kitchen. Apparently, the girlfriend found a used condom on the floor and confronted him. He said she pulled a kitchen knife and walked towards him. She disputes the details, as does her mother, who was also on the scene. The complainant left and no charges were filed.
• A man who works for Lyft said he delivered a bottle of anointing oil to another man’s
  home and was given a “gummy” as payment. He suspected it contains THC and reported it to the cops. He told the officers the man said to take only a small bite of the gummy.
• 500 block of Northridge Road, 30350, 10/22: A 43-year-old man was found dead by his friend after they spent the night using drugs and drinking alcohol. The following afternoon, when the complainant woke, she walked out to the living room to find the victim lying on the carpet deceased. The complainant said they did cocaine and other drugs.
• GA-400 at Northridge Road, 30350, 10/22: Around 11:30 p.m., officers were notified of a man sitting on the retaining wall on GA-400. They found the man sitting on the wall, holding a knife to his throat. Officers closed 400 while they talked to the man who told the officers he wanted them to kill him. He appeared to be in stomach pain during the negotiations. He eventually surrendered the knife and was taken into custody and transported to the hospital. He told the officers that he swallowed meth and “some type” of pills.
• Scam: a 29-year old woman said she received a phone call from someone identifying himself as U.S. Deputy Marshal Davis, and he had an arrest warrant for her because she missed jury duty. She said she didn’t know anything about it. The suspect sent an e-mail with a fraudulent affidavit for arrest. She fell for the scam, bought a $290 pre-paid debit card and gave him the info. He then demanded another $290 at which time the victim suspected something was amiss. She then called the cops.

Arrests

• 2090 Dunwoody Club Drive, 30350, 10/21: Cops were called to the area around 8 p.m. on a complaint of a man inside a store, yelling and cursing. The man, who continued to display a bad attitude to the officer, said his mother was taking too much time shopping. He said he didn’t realize he was that loud. He calmed down a bit and as such, avoided the trip down the road of justice. He was charged with disorderly conduct on a copy.
• Spalding Drive, 30350, 10/21: Following a traffic stop, the officer noted the smell of marijuana. The driver was noticeably nervous, telling the officer his nephew smokes it, and drives his car, but he did not. This is known as throwing the nephew under the bus. The driver was taken into custody. The officer noticed the driver fidgeting quite a bit in the back seat. The officer found 22 grams of weed on the back seat that will be credited to the driver, who was released on copy.
• I-285 at GA-400, 30328, 10/22: Following a traffic stop, the officer noted the smell of marijuana. Also noted, was the driver’s attempt to eat the weed. The passenger stashed a joint in her shoe. The driver was arrested for a suspended driver's license as well as the marijuana. The passenger was cited and released.
• Roswell Road and Hammond Drive, 30328, 10/24: Traffic stop, marijuana, citations for disorderly conduct.
• 4600 Roswell Road, 30342, 10/25: Responding to a bank on a fraud-in-progress call, officers located a man who trying to cash a $1,200 check, showing a Texas ID as proof of identification. The teller quickly determined that the check was fraudulent and had called the police. The man was arrested despite the insistence by the bank that they did not want to prosecute. The check was on an account owned by a builder who did want to prosecute and as such, the suspect was arrested. Capt. Rose: I’m glad the builder, whose check was fraudulently used, stepped up.

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