Resident Dragged By Van Driven By Robbery Suspect: 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 Jan. 14-18:

Robbery

• 8500 block of Roswell Road, 30350, 1/16: An employee of Subway reported that just after 9 a.m., a man, described as white male, came into the store and pulled a gun on the employee. He then walked around the counter and took a small amount of cash from the register. The suspect was a white male in his 30’s, with blonde and reddish hair and weighed about 180 pounds. He wore a black motorcycle helmet with red flames painted on it.
• 1700 block of Spring Creek Lane, 30350, 1/17: Just before 9 p.m. police responded to a robbery call. The victim said he was in the apartment parking lot trying to jump his car off because of a dead battery. A gold van approached, stopped, and the passenger asked directions. The victim leaned into the window to give directions to the men when the driver reached across and grabbed the victim’s cell phone from his hand, which the victim did not relinquish. As a result and according to the victim, the van drug him several hundred feet. The van then struck a parked vehicle, which apparently dislodged the victim and his phone from the suspect’s grasp. The victim suffered a possible broken collarbone and had a welt above one eye. All three suspects were black males. The driver was described as skinny. The van was an older model, unknown make. It left the parking lot in the direction of Morgan Falls Road but was not seen thereafter.

Burglary

• 700 block of Riley Place, 30327, 1/17: The resident said someone stole a 2014 Mercedes Benz ML350 from her garage sometime after 11 a.m. The car was later recovered on Dogwood Drive in Atlanta.
• 500 block of Woodmoore Court, 30342, 1/17: The resident was away from the home from just before 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Upon return, he found evidence of forced entry. Footprints were found in the snow indicating the suspect was in both the front and back yards. Nothing was reported taken.
• 100 block of Grosvenor Place, 30328, 1/17: A witness who observed this burglary and called the police said two white males came into the house around 10:30 a.m. Both were dressed in black. One male wore a large brimmed black hat. They knocked on the front door, and then entered through the garage. The resident reported jewelry taken from the home.
• 300 block of Marsh Trail Cir, 30350, 1/14: There were four individuals having a get together at the apartment. All four left for the afternoon and upon their return, discovered the front door had been forced open. Among the missing items are eight laptops and a couple of gold coins.

Thefts

• 1300 block of Cimarron Pkwy, 30350, 1/15 (Stolen Vehicle): The resident said someone stole her white Chevy Tahoe from the apartment lot overnight.
• 227 Sandy Springs Pl, 30328, 1/15 (Kroger): Purse snatching
• 600 block of Monterrey Parkway, 30350, 1/16: Man said a couple of friends came over
  from Tony’s Sports Bar. Later, his wallet and a video game were missing from the kitchen counter.
• 7000 block of Auden Trl, 30328, 1/16: The complainant was loading his car. He placed his backpack next to the car, returned to the home for ten minutes, then returned to find the backpack gone. Contained is his driver's license, bank card, $50 in cash and medication. He said work trucks from the city were nearby.
• 800 block of Glenairy Dr, 30328, 1/17: Stolen vehicle -- 2016 Range Rover.
• 4920 Roswell Road, 30342, 1/14 (Kroger): The complainant said that someone took her wallet from her purse while she was shopping.

This week's highlight

• 6500 block of Roswell Road, 30328, 1/14 (Steak and Shake): Cops were called to a person who was shot at the restaurant just after 5 a.m. The 22-year-old victim was shot in the leg. He was later taken to Atlanta Medical Center for a non-life-threatening bullet wound, through and through. The detective arrived at the hospital and spoke to the victim. After a few questions and sketchy answers, the man admitted that he lied about the whole thing because he had accidentally shot himself after sticking his hand in his pocket where he had a gun concealed. He made up a story that a grey Nissan shot him as he was standing outside smoking.

Thefts From Vehicles

• 7200 block of Highland Bluff, 30328, 1/15
• 5500 block of Northside Drive, 30339, 1/16
• 800 block of Mt. Vernon Hwy, 30328, 1/17
• 500 block of Blue Teal Ct., 30328, 1/13
• 800 block of Powers Lake Drive, 30327, 1/14
• 4900 block of Roswell Road, 30342, 1/17

Assault

• 1000 Johnson Ferry Road, 30342, 1/15: Responding to a fight call, officers spoke with two men at the scene, which is the parking deck. The first guy said he was backing out of a parking space when the second guy — behind him in another car — honked at him. The first guy said he finished backing out, then put the car in park, and then walked back to the second guy to confront him [This is where men become stupid, or more stupid, depending on which woman you ask]. The first guy said they argued for a short time, and then the second guy threw him to the ground and hit him in the face a couple of times. The second guy said he was waiting for a parking space and honked his horn to “alert him of his waiting.” He said the first guy got out of his car, “got in my face and spit on me.” He then pinned him to the ground to “mitigate” his spitting. He denied hitting the first guy. Neither man wanted to prosecute but asked for documentation. Capt. Steve Rose says: You, sirs, are an embarrassment to our gender. A parking space resulted in fisticuffs or the accusation thereof? That will not do. May I suggest interpretive dance next time. It is less painful in most cases.
• 1005 Crestline Pkwy, 30328, 1/15 (Hyatt Place Hotel): Officers responded to a fight at the hotel. One man said he and two others were asleep when another man banged on the door to be let in. When he opened the door, an argument ensued, resulting in a fight. The other guy said after he was let in the room, an argument ensued over someone going to a club without the other guy and something about someone being unfaithful. The parties were separated after telling cops the fight was mutual. The good news is they left for New York (where they live) the following day.

Arrests

• I-285 at Roswell Road, 30328, 1/15: Suspended driver's license
• Ga. 400 at Spalding Drive, 30350, 1/15: No insurance
• Ga. 400 at MARTA ramp, 30328, 1/15: Misdemeanor marijuana
• Ga. 400 at MARTA ramp, 30328, 1/15: DUI
• 300 block of Sandalwood Drive, 30350, 1/15: Loitering/prowling
• Abernathy at Roswell Road, 30328, 1/15: No insurance
• Ga. 400 at Abernathy Road, 30328, 1/15: Misdemeanor marijuana
• 6300 block of Roswell Road, 30328, 1/16: Check forgery
• 5600 Roswell Road, 30342, 1/13: DUI
• Roswell at Abernathy Road, 30328, 1/13: DUI
• 5600 block of Roswell Road, 30342, 1/14: DUI
• Peachtree Dunwoody Road at Hammond Drive, 30328, 1/17 : Possession of Stolen property
• PDR at Hammond, 30328, 1/18: Possession of firearm by felon
• 5800 block of Kingsport Drive, 30342, 1/18: Cocaine/marijuana trafficking

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