Police Blotter: Man Charged With Armed Robbery, Assault On Resident

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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 March 4-9:

Robbery

• 8100 block of Colquitt Road, 30350, 3/8: Cops were called to an apartment complex just before 11 p.m. on a robbery call. They found man who had been injured and was bleeding from his head. The man said he was trying to unlock his door to his apartment when he was approached by a young gun-toting black male demanding his keys to his car. The victim refused and was hit in the head by the suspect’s gun. The suspect then fled. A witness said he saw a young black male running from that location towards Northridge Road. The officer notified the other cars near the area of a description being short black male wearing all black. They located the suspect on Northridge and Dunwoody Place. After a brief foot chase, he was captured. He was charged with aggravated assault, robbery, obstruction and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony. The victim was treated at North Fulton Hospital for a laceration to the back of his head.
• 6000 block of Riverside Drive, 30328, 3/6: Someone forced entry into a home under renovation and took a microwave. This occurred sometime between the 5th and 6th
• 1400 block of Summit Springs Drive, 30350, 3/6: The resident said that during the night someone entered her home while she was sleeping and took her bedroom dresser TV. She suspects her ex-boyfriend.
• Unoccupied homes in the 200 block of Mt. Vernon Hwy NE were burglarized March 7-8. A Viking refrigerator was taken.
• 100 block of Landsdowne Drive, 30328, 3/8: The resident said sometime during the day someone entered his home and took $75 in gift cards given to him and his iPhone charger. He said that someone had come into the home on several occasions and he suspects his nephew.

Thefts

• 5545 New Northside Drive, 30327, 3/4: Cops were called to the location just after 2 a.m. and spoke to a man who said he was at the Chevron station. He left his car running but locked it while he was in the store. He then saw a man attempting to pry the door open. The suspect aborted the attempt and fled towards I-285 in a newer model Chevy Camero. Suspect one is a black male, 17 to 25 years of age, thin and wore a dark hoodie. Suspect two is a black male, same age, dark (red) hoodie and short -- about 5’-6”. Nothing was taken.
• 1155 Perimeter Center West, 30328, 3/5: A construction project manager reported that he was informed by employees that other employees have been committing thefts over the past couple of months, primarily stealing electrical equipment amounting to $15,000.
• A man reported that someone took his Playstation 4 game system. He doesn’t know how or when andno one broke into his house so the PS4 just vanished.
• A man on Claridge Drive (30342) said on March 5, he met a woman at the Tavern at Phipps and they returned to his home to drop his car off and then take an Uber to a club. He came home and had a beer. The next thing that he remembers is that he woke the following day on his couch. Missing is his watch, bracelet (2) and his house and keys to his car. The car was not taken. He said the woman is a white female, 5’-8”, 25 to 30 years of age, had an indented tooth, a tattoo on her back and called herself “Olivia.” He said the staff at the bar knew her as “Alex.” He believes he was drugged.
• 1155 Mt. Vernon Hwy, 30328, 3/6: A 45-year-old man reported that during his workout at LA Fitness, someone and took his back pack that contained several items. Capt. Steve Rose says: Really?? You used a cheap combination lock???
• 6615 Roswell Road, 30328, 3/6: A 55-year-old woman reported that after shopping at Publix, she loaded her items in the car and then returned the cart to the cart-return area and returned to her car only to find her purse gone. Rose: What?? You left your purse in the unlocked car and walked away?
• 6100 block of Peachtree Dunwoody Road, 30328, 3/7: A hotel employee said someone took her backpack from behind the front desk of the hotel. Missing are personal items and $1,200 cash. Rose: What?? You had $1,200 cash and left it lying around in your backpack??
• 5400 block of Meridian Mark Road, 30342, 3/7: An employee said she left her purse and laptop on her office desk and went to a meeting. Upon return, the items were gone. Later someone used her credit card at the nearby medical station stop (MARTA) nine times totaling $97.
• A woman reported that she and her boyfriend were at a hotel on Hammond Drive when he snatched her phone and began looking at her contacts, then refused to return it. They fought over it, but he then left with the phone.
• Target Store at 5570 Roswell Road, 30342, 3/8: A man came in and took several items, paying for some but not all. Two items not paid for: Apple Air Port $199 and a $429 breast pump.
• Adair Lane, 30350, 3/10: A 25-year-old woman said she placed her clothes in the laundry room of her apartment complex. She returned 30 minutes later and found that all of her underwear was gone. She said this happened once before. She noticed a Chevy Impala with a black male, long dreads, sitting in the parking lot during that time. The victim’s friend said she also had underwear stolen from that room before. She said the same car was there prior to her theft as well.

Thefts from vehicles

• 6345 Powers Ferry Road, 30328, 3/4: Backpack and some military gear taken
• 6345 Powers Ferry Road (Wyndam), 30328, 3/4: Cameras
• 1155 Mt. Vernon Hwy, 30328, 3/4: Not known what is missing (Looks like three separate thefts took place in the parking lot near the cinema)
• 1005 Crestline Pkwy, 30342, 3/5: Not known
• 1005 Crestline Pkwy, 30342, 3/5: Not known
• 1005 Crestline Pkwy, 30342, 3/5: Nothing taken
• 6000 block of Vernon Woods, 30328, 3/7: Not listed
• 5000 block Cross Gate Drive, 30328, 3/8: Surface Pro laptop and prescription sunglasses
• 7000 block Brandonshire Rd, 30350, 3/8: Watch
• 85 Mt. Vernon Hwy, 30328, 3/8: Baby bag
• 650 Mt. Vernon Hwy, 30328, 3/8: Checkbook (2 thefts reported)
• 600 block Spalding Drive, 30328, 3/9: Not listed

Assault

• Two pizza employees got into an argument. One threatened to get his gun in 30 minutes or less.

Other things

• A 50-year-old man reported that he owns property (home) in Marietta that he leases. He notified the tenant that the lease was up and to e-mail him if he wanted to renew. The man said he did initially, but did not contact the owner afterwards. The owner assumed he did not want to renew. The owner went about the business of showing the home to new prospects to which the current resident has now made threats to shoot anyone coming over — specifically with a scoped rifle.
• An officer was called to meet with a woman who said that her 12-year-old daughter was being disrespectful to her and had been missing school. She confronted her daughter who in turn said she would have her friend kill her mother if she wished.
• A man reported that he received a string of text messages from a 678 area code number offering him oral sex and a photo of a penis.

Fraud

• Check forgery: 5800 block of Roswell Road, 30328, 3/4: A woman made a fraudulent deposit of just under $2,000 into an account, then withdrew funds from it before the bank could determine the validity of the check.
• On March 4, a man reported someone used his Chase Bank credit card to make a $55 Domino’s Pizza purchase in Douglasville.
• A 36-year-old man said someone used his personal information to open a T-Mobile account in Alabama.
• A 64-year old man said someone used his personal information to apply for and receive/use a credit card in his name. The card had a $6,400 balance.
• An 18-year-old man said he bought an Xbox game system through an app called Offerup.com. He sent the money via MoneyGram but had not included the reference number. The transaction is not supposed to allow the receiver to receive the funds without it. However, in this case, the seller did receive the money (not listed) and of course did not send the Xbox.
• A 52-year-old woman who owns a business said she was called by someone who said they were with Georgia Power collections regarding a $491 outstanding balance and if the matter was not paid immediately, the power would be turned off. Furthermore, she was to go to Office Depot, specifically at 1155 Mt. Vernon Highway, and get a Reloadit card for the $491 and provide the code to the collector before 6 p.m. She did so. She later found out, by calling Georgia Power, that she had paid her bill on time and they don’t collect past due accounts via Reloadit cards. Rose: if you get one of these calls, here’s what you need to remember: 1) Confirm your last payment and contact that utility company before you commit to anything. Even if it is a legit collection, they don’t do business like that. You will have time to confirm things. 2) Know that if the caller says anything about a pre-paid card then it’s a scam. 3) Most utility companies will work with you so pick up the phone and call them to verify this information.
• On March 10, a 34-year-old man said that he used the website Roommate.com to find a place to live in Atlanta. He contacted a woman named Cynthia regarding a furnished apartment. She convinced him to give her his Wells Fargo bank card number for an initial payment of $25. Afterwards, she moved money from his bank account to a private credit card racking up over $4,000 in purchases. She changed the address on the account to an Atlanta address and new phone number.

Arrests

• March 4: traffic stop, Roswell Road in the 6300 block: Cop smelled weed, man charged with same, including a bong and grinder in his backpack.
• 500 block of Northridge Road, 30350, 3/4: Around 10 p.m. officers were called to an apartment area on persons smoking marijuana outside the building. The call was upgraded to a fight. The officers arrived and during that time found little evidence of the marijuana, but discovered one of the individuals was wanted in DeKalb County for fraud so they hooked him up and off he went.
• Cops arrested a man at Glenlake Parkway and Abernathy Road after an accident. One of the drivers said he didn’t have his license on him because he was arrested earlier in the day for driving with a suspended license.
• On March 5, following an accident on GA-400, one of the drivers was arrested on two outstanding warrants, one for child neglect and the second for failure to appear on a previous traffic offense.
• On March 7, Target employees nabbed a 12-year-old male for stealing two packs of ear-buds at $20 (He tried to flush the second pair). Mom called and will hopefully dispense family justice.
• Target employees caught a woman trying to exit the store after stealing some stuff. (When I’m not sure what they stole, I call it “stuff.”) Rose: She cried and said she was sorry. They gave her a hug and she was a good person the rest of her life. NO! She was arrested because that’s what happens when you steal stuff. Wait! I found the stuff: cross-body purse $23, panties $13, bra $13, lotion $4, nail polish $23.
• Officers arrested a man in the Target parking lot after a suspicious-person call was received by 9-1-1. The man said he was in the parking lot about 20 minutes waiting on a friend to call and give him directions to his home on Chamblee-Tucker Road. The officer looked inside the car from where he stood and saw a brown bottle labeled “drugs” containing a green leafy substance, consistent with that of marijuana. The officer immediately interpreted the bottle labeled “drugs” and the green leafy substance as a “clue” and proceeded accordingly. He asked the man if any illegal drugs were in the car. The man said “no” and then told the officer there were three hypodermic needles in the console, because he injects methamphetamine into his arm with the needles. He told the officer he uses marijuana and “will never quit!” He was charged with possessing just over 4 grams of marijuana.

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