Police Blotter: Man Stabbed in Arm at Citgo Station

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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 Oct. 28 through Nov. 5:

Assault

• Roswell Road and Hammond Drive, 30328, 10/31: A 29-year old woman said she was assaulted by her boyfriend who struck her after he wanted money and she told him he was ungrateful. She said he hit her with a carton of Newports. He was charged with simple battery.
• A 36-year-old woman said her boyfriend and soon-to-be baby’s father struck her in the face after she tried to remove a beer from his hand during the Georgia-Florida football game. She said she had scratches on her face from the incident. She did have scratches but they were not recent. The boyfriend left the location. No charges were filed.
• 5600 block of Roswell Road, 30342, 11/1: A man reported that he was in a store on Oct. 30 and got into an argument with the sales associate who, according to the complainant, slapped him across the face, then exposed his firearm located on his hip. The complainant said he did not remember what the argument was about. Capt. Steve Rose says: According to the man code, when one man slaps another, he is obligated to challenge that man to a duel or else.
• 710 Morgan Falls Road, 30350, 11/3: A 26-year-old man reported that he was in a verbal argument with an employee. The man said the other guy “got in his face” and took an aggressive stance while he was in his work space. The other guy then punched him in the mouth, then grabbed his personal items and left.
• 8700 block of Dunwoody Place, 30350, 11/3: Around 11:30 p.m. officers were called to North Fulton Hospital to see a victim who said he was assaulted and stabbed several times in the forearm while at the Citgo Station on Dunwoody Place. He told officers that he walked to the Citgo to buy cigarettes. In line in front of him was a couple. They took a long time to check out so he said something to them about taking so long. He had words with the man, then bought his cigarettes and walked outside. The same man came up to him and stabbed him in the arm. The victim ran off. He said the man was a black male, 5’-5” and about 24-25 years old, dressed in what he called urban clothing.

Burglary

• 125 Northwood Drive, 30342, 10/31 (7 a.m. to 9 p.m.): The resident said someone forced a back window (rock) but nothing appears to have been taken although her ladies bag was moved around.
• Parkgate Drive, 30350, 11/4 (2:45 p.m. to 8:05 p.m.): The resident said that she returned home and noticed the door was not locked. She was sure she left it locked. Missing is her Sony TV and Nintendo WII game system. She suspects a man who lived with her about nine months ago. She said he was a thief and had stolen from her before. She said he didn’t have a key but had access to hers (meaning he probably made one).

Thefts

• 500 block of Jefferson Drive, 30350, 10/31: A man reported that on Oct. 28 his violin was missing and on Oct. 30 his acoustic guitar also went missing. He suspects his now ex-roommate who he said probably pawned them before turning himself in to the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office on a probation violation.
• A 17-year-old girl reported she went to a party at 7785 Roswell Road (clubhouse) and at some point her new iPhone 6 was stolen. She did not recall if she dropped it or left it in her car.
• 900 block of Abernathy Road, 30328, 11/1: A man reported his bike was stolen from the parking deck, along with the bike lock.
• A resident on Berrydale Drive said her trash bin was stolen.
• A 54-year old woman reported that on Nov. 3 she was at the Kroger at Sandy Springs Place just after 1 p.m. and forget to get her purse from the shopping cart when she left. When she discovered it, she contacted the store who searched but could not find it.

Thefts From Vehicles

• 500 block of Telford Place, 30328, 11/1: Purse and contents
• 6120 Roswell Road, 30328, 11/1: Laptop and shoes
• 5925 Roswell Road, 30328, 11/1: Registration, Mexican ID and passport/wallet
• 5500 block of Northside Drive, 30339, 11/1: Glock Model 19 and wallet/contents
• 1800 block of Wingate Way, 30350, 11/1: Tag and tires were punctured.
• 1117 Perimeter Center W, 30328, 11/2: 3 pairs of sunglasses and Amazon TV devices
• 5675 Roswell Road, 30342, 11/3: Welding equipment
• 1100 Morgans Landing Drive, 30350, 11/4: Items taken, but not listed on the face sheet
• 900 block of Davis Drive, 30342, 11/4: Cash from the console area
• 1300 block Morgans Falls Lnd, 30350, 11/4: GPS
• 1800 block Summit Place Dr., 30350, 11/4: 24 pack of Coke and 26 boxes of assorted chips
• 227 Sandy Springs Place, 30328, 11/5: Pocketbook and contents, ID, credit cards.

Other Things

• A woman called the police to report two people in a car, parked on her street during the daylight hours. The man was on top of the woman, according to the caller. Capt. Rose says: Well, we get these from time to time and although it is normally a case of a lack of discretion and timing, we check to make sure that both are consenting. Then we usually lecture and let go. Catch and release. Still, it’s a legit call to 911 because you never know until you find out.
• 789 Hammond Drive, 30328, 10/31: Around 11 p.m. cops responded to a call that several juveniles were in front of the condo property acting unruly. The officers located one juvenile who appeared extremely intoxicated and who told the officer “I’m drunker that a ’MF’.” His mother was called but prior to her arrival, the kid passed out and had to be taken to Northside Hospital by ambulance for evaluation. He did regain consciousness prior to being transported. He was charged on a copy for underage possession.
• Rose says: Here’s normally where I lecture as a parent of four kids, combined with what I’ve seen in 39+ years out here. For the sake of space, here is the lecture in bullet point:

1. Teenagers aren’t smart. It’s not their fault. Their brains haven’t fully developed.
2. They will try things — don’t think they won’t.
3. You are not their friend, but rather you are their parent, and they will hate you from time to time especially if you are doing your job as a parent.
4. If they accuse you of not trusting them, you may consider agreeing with them but tell them it’s for the right reasons.
5. Don’t bluff and then not follow through. If they want to spend the night at Johnny’s house, you might want to show up. It really makes them mad but sends a message that you’re not kidding around. Detective Sandy and I used to call one of my boy’s at midnight when I told him to be where he was supposed to be. We’d be calling from the street outside the boy’s home. He got mad when I said he needed to step outside to talk to us. He drove up ten minutes later and accused me of not trusting him (See number 1). I agreed (See number 4). He really hated us for that, but got over it and is graduating from college next month. What he is not is buried in a cemetery because he went too far one night because he always got away with everything he tried. Lecture over.

• A man reported that he was in the parking lot of his apartment complex on Summit Springs Drive and got into an argument over his accusation that the other guy vandalized his car. The other guy told him, “I’ll beat your a--, I’ve got guns in my house and will kill you, and you don’t know what gang I’m in.” The two have a history.
• An officer arrived on GA-400/Northridge to investigate an accident and found that one of the driver appeared to be having a seizure inside his car, which was locked. The victim was unable to respond to requests so the officer broke the window as the paramedics arrived. I did not appear that he received any injuries from the accident.
• Timberland Drive, 30342, 11/4: Shih Tzu bites woman.

Fraud

• A man reported that he received mail from Barclays Master Card Company regarding past due payments on his card. He never opened an account with the company. Charges were being made in the metro area on that card.
• A 34-year-old man reported that he was contacted by Comcast on a $789 past due account that he did not open.
• A business owner on Glenridge Drive said he noticed suspicious activity on his business account, confirmed by his bank who said several transactions were conducted on the account, totaling $1,500 that resulted in refunds to another account not associated with the business. He held a meeting with the employees telling them that if the person came forward, he would fire them but not prosecute them. No one came forward; however, one of the employees did not return to work. He later confirmed that the account where the refunds were directed, was that of the missing employee.
• On Nov. 3, a 43-year-old man reported that his credit card number was used in a number of transactions totaling just over $200. One purchase was made at the Kroger on Northridge. The video is being looked at to see if they can identify the person using the card number.

Arrests

• DUI: Roswell Road and Lake Placid, 30342, 10/31
• DUI: Abernathy and Roswell Roads, 30328, 10/31
• 7785 Roswell Road, 30350, 11/1
• GA-400/Roberts Drive 30350 10/31: The driver of a Toyota Camry intentionally placed the wrong tag on his car. The tag came back to a plumbing company in Alpharetta, the driver’s employer. He said he didn’t have the money to get a tag. The driver’s license was also suspended. The license history showed 11 suspensions since when he first obtained one in 2000. The suspensions included not having insurance, not going to court, and driving with the suspended license. He was arrested.
• 6300 Powers Ferry Road, 30339, 11/1: Officers were called to Mardi Gras Club just after 1 a.m. on a disturbance call. The located a man, who turned out to be the caller to 911, who told the call taker that if the police didn’t respond he was going to retrieve his gun and kill him some people. An employee of the club said the man was irate and was yelling that he was going to his car, get his gun, and shoot people. He did nothave a gun on him but rather a laser scanner. Upon the arrest, the man complained that his arm was injured and he was spitting up blood although the responding paramedics found nothing. He continued to be loud and uncooperative. He was taken to jail.
• 5665 Peachtree Dunwoody Road, 30342, 11/3: Officers were called to St. Joseph’s Hospital on an assist request by security who got into a scuffle with a patient because the patient had a joint on him. The scuffle ensued when he tried to dispose of it in the bathroom. He later told the cops it was in his book bag and he had forgotten about it. He was given a ticket by the police and was discharged from the hospital.
• Around 4:30 a.m. patrol officer was checking the area of PDR and Hammond, the area of several hotels, due to recent car break in incidents. He came upon a car occupied by four persons in a Dodge Charger. He asked what they were up to and checked them on GCIC. One came back with a wanted alert and warrants from Cobb County on a probation violations and Financial Transaction Card Fraud. He was arrested.
• 8725 Roswell Road, 30350, 11/4: Publix employees watched a woman steal two bottles of Listerine by placing them in her purse. She then bought some Tide Pods and walked out where she was detained for police. She was charged with shoplifting the $21 items. She was released on a copy of charges pending her court appearance.
• PDR and Crestline Pkwy, 30342, 11/5: A patrol officer stopped a vehicle around 11 p.m. after he observed the rear taillights and brake lights were not working. The driver turned out to be wanted in DeKalb County for a probation warrant stemming from the original charge of dealing cocaine. He was wanted in Henry County for probation violation stemming from drugs. He was also wanted in Cobb County for a hit and run offense. Needless to say his license was also suspended. He was arrested.

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