Sandy Springs Blotter: Bruster's, Wine Store Burglarized

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 Sept. 3-7

Robbery

• 8721 Roswell Road, 30350, 9/6: Wells Fargo reported they were robbed around 11 am. The suspect, a light skinned black male, gave the teller a demand note for $5,000. He was given an undisclosed amount of money. He left in a black Dodge Charger onto Roswell Road, then Dunwoody Place. He had on a blue and white stripped sweater with horizontal lines, jeans, and a white baseball style cap. Capt. Steve Rose says: the reason we always say “undisclosed” amount of money on bank robberies is because the robber gets very little.

Burglary

• 5000 block of South Trimble Road, 30342, 9/7: The resident said she left at 11 a.m. for about an hour. Upon return, she saw an older maroon pickup truck in her driveway. The truck had damage on the front passenger side. She thought nothing of it, assuming that they were work crews working next door. Inside she found the bedroom ransacked. She looked outside to find that the truck was now gone. Rose: Might want to keep this truck description in mind. A maroon, older pickup truck with damage to the passenger side would be an excellent 911 call to us.
• 200 block of Johnson Ferry Road (Bruster's), 30328, 9/8: Responding to a 3 a.m. alarm call, officers found that the front door had been forced open. The cash registers and computer were damaged however it appears nothing was taken. The burglar also broke into the Beer and Wine Craft Store next door. Forced entry was also the M.O. and again, nothing was taken.

Thefts

• 200 block of Old College Way, 30328, 9/3: The resident reported a gold Kia Sedona was stolen from the driveway sometime between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m.
• 300 block of Summerset Lane, 30350, 9/3: A 29-year-old man said he borrowed his friend’s Ford F-350. During that time, someone stole it.
• 4800 block of Merlendale Drive, 30342, 9/3: The resident said between 3 a.m. and 7:30 a.m., someone stole his 2010 Dodge Ram from his driveway. He said that it was possible he left it unlocked with the keys in the console.
• 5675 Roswell Road 30342 9/4: The resident reported that he was contacted by Brookhaven police who had his 1999 Jeep Cherokee and two young juveniles who had stolen it during the night (victim didn’t know it was taken). The juveniles ran a light and when the cops tried to stop them, they fled from the car but were caught.
• 7800 block of Holcomb Bridge Road, 30350, 9/5: A store clerk said around 4 a.m. a man came in asking to buy beer. She told him that he had to wait until 7 a.m. to buy it. He left but came back a short time later asking if he could buy juice. “Yes,” she replied. He picked up an 18-pack of Bud and walked out. She followed, trying to get the beer back but he threatened to shoot her. He left in a newer model Camero, driven by another person. Video was working so detectives will view it and go from there.
• 6075 Roswell Road, 30328, 9/5: Two women reported that someone stole their phones while at the Taboo 2 bar.
• 500 block Telford Place, 30342, 9/6: The resident was notified by a neighbor that a white male between 40 and 50 years old and driving a brown BMW took her mail from the mailbox.
• 100 block of Wilderbluff Court, 30328, 9/6: The resident said several contractor have been in her home doing renovations between Aug. 2 and Sept. 5. During that time, an expensive watch was taken from her home.
• 1165 Perimeter Center West, 30328, 9/7: REI employee reported a man stole a Cannondale CASDX Disc 105 bike, valued at just over $1000. He took the bike off a display rack and walked it out the door. Video shows the suspect, a white male, 6’-0”, blue shirt, cargo shorts and sunglasses taking the bike.

Thefts from Vehicles

• Forrest Lake Drive, 30342, 9/3: $30 cash
• 6345 Powers Ferry Road, 30339, 9/3: man with a hoodie ran to a light blue Dodge Avenger driven by another male and fled. There were four total thefts in the afternoon.
• 2000 Riveredge Pkwy, 30328, 9/3: Same suspects as above
• 1 Concourse Pkwy, 30328, 9/3: Tag
• 460 Morgan Falls Road, 30350, 9/3: Forced window; purse taken
• 200 block of Peachtree Hollow Ct., 30328, 9/3: Unlocked; work bag and contents
• 6917 Roswell Road, 30328, 9/4: Not known what was taken
• 3000 block Spring Creek Lane, 30350, 9/4: Unlocked; luggage taken
• 6700 Roswell Road, 30328, 9/4: Forced entry; unknown what’s gone
• 5600 Roswell Road, 30342, 9/4: Backpack taken; window shattered
• 900 block Morgan’s Landing, 30350, 9/4: Tag
• 200 block of Wembly Cir, 30342, 9/5: Nike shoes
• 290 Hilderbrand Dr (x2), 30328, 9/5: driver's license, checkbook, book bag
• 66 Northwood Drive, 30342, 9/6: Suspect described as a black male about 5’9” and was wearing a white long T-shirt, jeans, baseball style cap with red bill
• 2000 block Spalding Forest Ct., 30350, 9/7: Several cars broken into
• 2900 block of Spring Creek Lane, 30350, 9/7: Several cars broken into
• 300 block Glencastle Lane, 30342, 9/7: Landscaping

Assault

• Cedar Run, 30350, 9/3: A 23-year-old woman reported that two co-workers followed her home just before noon and assaulted her over from a $5 tip that went missing. She said one of the girls pulled her hair. She received some minor scratches. The fight stopped when the neighbor said they were calling the cops.
• 6075 Roswell Road, 30328, 9/4: A woman at Taboo 2 Bistro & Bar said a 37-year-old man was peeping inside the women’s bathroom. The man said he did not, but was talking to another woman when she went into the bathroom; however, he was outside. The first woman’s date, boyfriend, or whatever, threw a bottle, hitting the 37-year-old man. He was seen by EMS but refused treatment.
• 1000 block Jefferson Drive, 30350, 9/4: A 26-year-old man called the cops around 4 a.m. and said he was assaulted by another man whom he knew, while he (victim) and another person were “on the couch, hanging out, doing sexual things” when the suspect came from the bedroom, told the victim to come into the bedroom to speak with him. An argument ensues, a TV was broken and the victim ended up with a bloody nose. No one wanted to prosecute, so the officer left contingent on the suspect leaving first.
• On Sept, 4, a simply tranquil Tuesday afternoon erupted into chaos when the employees of The
  International School of Skin and Nail Care at 5600 Roswell Road called the police to report that two students engaged in fisticuffs over a previous rumor. One of the parties said she was in the lunchroom eating when another student challenged her to a fight over said rumor. The party refused to fight saying she was here for an education so the other party offered up another off-site location to fight which the first party again refused. This resulted in the party of the second part hitting the party of the first part on the head with a chair. She had visible scratches on her, inflicted by the other’s obviously well manicured nails but said she did not want to press charges. Now, the party of the second part said that the first part and her boyfriend approached her at her job at Magic City in Atlanta the previous night and assaulted her over some boyfriend stuff. The Nail School staff had them escorted off the property. No one went to jail.

Fraud

• A 66-year-old man reported that his bank contacted him regarding his change of address. He had not
• done that and notified them that he thought this was a fraudulent attempt. The address change was to an address in Lithonia.
• 5000 block of Interstate North Pkwy, 30328, 9/7: A company representative reported that a temporary accountant, hired sometime back, apparently wrote three company checks to himself for just under $1,000.

Other Things

• 8100 Roswell Road, 30350, 9/6: A woman called the police and reported that a neighbor has had an ongoing issue with her and continues to harass her, calling her names. The neighbor said the woman told him his breath stinks. He provided video of her yelling at him. This pair has had the cops out on three previous occasions.
• 5000 block of Riverview Drive, 30342, 9/6: A resident said he was contacted by a tree remover offering to cut and clear a tree that had fallen. The resident paid $175 to the man. He cut up two chairs that the tree fell on but not the tree. The resident continued to call the man several times but he has not returned to finish the job.
• An office manager for a doctor’s office on Peachtree Dunwoody Road reported they were contacted by the DeKalb Medical Examiner's Office regarding a death investigation of a woman who appears to have died of an accidental overdose. The woman had been employed at the doctor’s office for a very short time, less than two weeks, and apparently stole a prescription pad, found in the room.

Arrests

• 4717 Roswell Road, 30342, 9/3: Cops were called to the Chateau Villa Apartments around 7 p.m. regarding someone shooting a gun. The located a man matching the description and found that he had a BB gun and a small amount of marijuana on him. He was charged with disorderly conduct and released on a copy of charges.
• 6900 block of Roswell Road, 30328, 9/4: At about 2:30 a.m. a patrol officer stopped a car after observing that it did not have its headlights on. The officer turned the blue lights on causing the driver to attempt to flee and elude. He pulled into an apartment complex and bolted from the car. The officer chased him on foot, catching him behind some apartment buildings. The tag on the car was found to be stolen from Missouri and the car stolen from South Carolina. The man was booked for theft by receiving stolen property as well as traffic offense.
• Target (5570 Roswell Road), 30342, 9/4: Store security observed 3 men stealing DVD’s valued at $274 from the store racks. Police were called and arrived just before the men left the store. They were stopped and the items recovered. The three men went to jail. The officers found several Blue Ray DVD’s in his car. The man admitted he shoplifted them from Target stores in Norcross and Dunwoody earlier that day.
• Later that day, Target employees observed another man take a Logitech Harmony 650 Universal Remote
  without bothering to pay for it. He too went to jail.
• Short version: Igor and Felipe were walking on Roswell near Glenridge just after 6 p.m. Both were stinking drunk, one holding a 24-pack of beer. The officer stopped them and determined Igor was underage. As he had to deal with two persons, the officer secured one in the car while he sat the other
  one on the ground until he could get the first one situated. Felipe said he didn’t want to get up so the officer had to drag Felipe over to get him on his stomach to cuff him. He resisted for a bit but was eventually handcuffed. They were both arrested with an additional charge on Felipe for furnishing alcohol to a minor. During the ride to jail, Felipe was very rude, spitting on the screen separating the front and back seat. He called the officers names. As such, a medical mask was placed on Felipe’s face to keep his spitting local.
• 6900 block Northgreen Drive, 30342, 9/5: Someone called the police regarding two juveniles smoking weed. The officer located them and some marijuana in a pill bottle. They were cited pending juvenile court appearance. They were released to their parents.
• 201 Northwood Drive, 30342, 9/7: Cops were called to an apartment and told the following: a 45-year-old woman said she broke up with her boyfriend and banished him from the apartment and onto the apartment patio. Later, he asked to use the bathroom but she denied the request causing him to throw a rock through the sliding glass window. A small amount of marijuana was found on him. He said he smoked a little weed before the cops arrived. He was arrested.

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