Sandy Springs Blotter: Jeep, Laptop, Television Stolen From Condo

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Editor’s note: the following incidents were taken from the Sandy Springs Police Department’s weekly Wrap Up, which contains some — not all — of the incidents that occurred Feb. 21-25:

Burglary

• 900 block of Jefferson Drive, 30350, Feb. 21: The victim said someone entered her apartment without force and took an iMac computer.
• 9300 block of Huntcliff Trace, 30350, Feb. 22: The victim believes someone entered his home from a back sliding door. Drawers and closets were found open and dirt had been tracked in. There were several items taken from the home.
• 2000 block of Dunwoody Heritage Drive, 30350, Feb. 22: Someone entered the residence by forcing a back window (brick) and entering. Missing is cash and some silverware.
• 9500 block of Huntcliff Trace, 30350, Feb. 23: Someone attempted to force entry to the home at around 10:45 a.m. The alarm activated and police were dispatched but cancelled minutes later. Minutes after that, a complainant called 9-1-1 and reported that someone tried to force a door window open but the breaking glass apparently set off the alarm. Nothing appeared missing. Capt. Steve Rose with the Sandy Springs Police Department says: A good idea is to never assume an alarm if false.
• 8300 block of Roswell Road, 30350, Feb. 24: Sometime between 8 a.m. and 1 p.m., someone entered the victim’s apartment and took two guitars, video game system (X-Box,) digital camera and equipment and other photography items. No signs of forced entry were found.
• 6851 Roswell Road, 30328, Feb. 24: Sometime between Feb. 22 -24, someone forced a door open to the victim’s condominium. Pieces of furniture had been painted with black spray paint. In addition, several items including two TVs, jewelry, a MacBook Air, and three digital cameras. The keys to a 2011 Jeep Cherokee and the Jeep itself were also missing. The victim is currently in the process of divorcing her husband and, subsequently, you would think he would top the short list of suspects. Well, it turns out that she has an ex-boyfriend, one whom she has never met, who lives in Arizona and is a member of a motorcycle club called Rough Riders Bike Club. The victim doesn’t think the husband would do this but the ex-boyfriend, whom she has never met, would.

Thefts

• 8450 Roswell Road (Hellenic Towers), 30350, Feb. 21: A 71-year-old man reported that someone took a $7,900 cashiers check from his room. He believes his 45-year-old girlfriend has it, which he intended for her to have for car repairs, so I’m not sure what is going on there. Might be more to that.
• 6120 Peachtree Dunwoody Road (Hilton Hotel), 30328, Feb. 21: A guest reported that sometime between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. someone came into her room and took her wallet from her purse.
• 6250 PDR, 30328, Feb. 23: A cabbie reported he picked up a woman from Covington and drove her to the Marriott Courtyard. The woman got out, said she had to get the money from inside, and never returned to pay the fare that was over $100.
• 500 block of Tahoma Drive, 30350, Feb. 23: A resident hired a man to demolish an old deck and build a new one. The man was given $1,500 to demolish. He asked for $3,000 to purchase the wood for the new deck, which he was given by check. He then asked for $2,000 more to purchase wood — which is what he asked $3,000 dollars for earlier. The victim then asked for his $4,500 back and then the suspect refused to finish the work and would not repay the victim. The suspect previously represented himself as working for a local painting company, but the victim found out he left that company some months ago. Capt. Rose says: Do your homework on contracting work like this. Get references and I.D. on the person so you know who you’re dealing with. Don’t pay the balance of anything up front. Usually contractors want half up front and the other half at completion.
• 6650 Roswell Road, 30328, Feb. 23: A 78-year-old woman reported that while she was shopping at the Goodwill Store, someone lifted her wallet from her purse that was left open in the shopping cart. The card was later used at the QT on Roswell Road and DSW Shoes in Alpharetta. Advice from Capt. Rose: If you are going to put your purse here, make sure it is snapped, zipped, and/or otherwise secure. Don’t walk away from the cart. Be mindful of strangers approaching to ask you a random question while you are shopping. This may be a tag team effort to steal. Normally, the first guy distracts the victim and while doing so a second person, who is not necessarily a man, will slip in and remove the wallet. If someone does this while you’re shopping, turn and face the cart while you politely give him a totally bogus response on information as to how to cook rice or whatever silly question he or she asked.
• The foreman of a landscape crew that was taking a lunch break at the QT on Roswell Road, said while they were inside, someone removed four Stihl backpack blowers that were left unsecured in the back of the truck.
• 8779 Dunwoody Place, 30350, Feb. 24: Someone stole a 600 pound metal recycle bin, used to collect clothing from a commercial parking lot. The complainant suspects a competitor.
• 6615 Roswell Road, 30350, Feb. 25: A 90 year old woman reported that, while shopping at the Publix, someone stole her wallet from her purse. She found that a credit card had been used before the bank could close the card out.

Thefts From Vehicles:

• 6250 PDR, 30328, Feb. 21: $1,000 cash / personal documents taken
• 6110 PDR, 30328, Feb. 21: MacBook Pro laptop / laptop bag ($2,000 loss)
• 6250 PDR, 30328, Feb. 21: Stolen items not listed
• 100 block of Towergate Place, 30350, Feb. 21: iPhone and converter box
• 6475 Roswell Road, 30328, Feb. 21: 20 gift cards $800 value
• 5793 Roswell Road, 30328, Feb. 21: $200 cash
• 1155 Mt. Vernon Hwy, 30328, Feb. 21: iPhone and soccer bag $700 value
• 6700 Powers Ferry Road, 30339, Feb. 22: $700 in clothing
• 1150 Hammond Drive, 30328, Feb. 23: Stolen items not listed
• 5501 Glenridge Drive, 30342, Feb. 24: Stolen items not listed
• 5501 Glenridge Drive, 30342, Feb. 24: Wheels and tires taken
• 7921 Roswell Road, 30350, Feb. 24: BMW hood emblem taken
• 6 Concourse Pkwy (parking deck level 6), 30328, Feb. 25: Stolen items not listed
• 6 Concourse Pkwy (parking deck level 6), 30328, Feb. 25: Stolen items not listed
• 6 Concourse Pkwy (parking deck level 6), 30328, Feb. 25: Stolen items not listed
• 6345 Powers Ferry Road, 30339, Feb. 25: Ogio Suitcase and clothing

Fraud

• A 39-year-old woman reported that someone used her name and personal information to fraudulently obtain Bank of America credit cards and then used them at Nordstrom. The cards were mailed to an address on Harris Court in Marietta.
• 5701 Roswell Road, 30342, Feb. 23: A 34-year-old man said he was approached by a man described as a black male, 27-30 years old, with braids. The man offered to sell an iPhone 5 for $200. The victim went into the convenience store (ATM) to get the money and paid the man. When he got the phone, he noticed it was not the same one that he was shown earlier. The suspect left in a silver Toyota with a SC tag.

Assault

• A 27-year-old woman reported that she was assaulted by her ex-boyfriend at her residence. She said while he was in the shower, she looked on his phone and found photos of nude women. He got upset and assaulted her by hitting and kicking her and she called 9-1-1 after he left. She had signs of physical abuse and later drove herself to the hospital to be checked out. She said the ex did not live with her, but lives in Cobb County somewhere and does not know the address.
• 5675 Roswell Road, 30342, Feb. 22: A 20-year-old man said that just after 10 a.m. he was walking near Building 15 when he saw a man described as Hispanic, 5’7”, wearing jeans and a black and red Adidas hooded sweatshirt. The man made a hand gesture to him like he was shooting a gun and the victim turned and walked away. He was jumped seconds later by the same man who hit him on the head with a pair of brass knuckles, leaving a laceration. The victim was taken to Northside Hospital.
• 6151 Powers Ferry Road, 30339, Feb. 23: Cops were called to meet a man who said another man was angry after being accused of stealing. The man picked up a pipe and tried to hit the victim, who blocked it with his arm. The victim said he tried to walk away. The suspect then grabbed a fire extinguisher and tried to spray him with it but it didn’t work. The man then struck the victim in the face with the extinguisher, causing a large laceration. The suspect then fled. The victim said the man, who was an employee, had been staying at the residence on Powers Ferry Road. The suspect’s boss said he will fire the man immediately. The case is pending warrants on the suspect.

Other Things

• 5700 Roswell Road, 30324, Feb. 21: A man who had been give criminal trespass warnings to stay away from the Shell Gas Station, returned and became disorderly by way of shouting, banging, and finally urinating on the door. He left before officers arrived.
• A woman called and said that she has been getting harassing phone calls. She has refused to answer them but she believes they are from her soon-to-be ex-husband.
• A 45-year old woman contacted police and told officers the following: She has been training with friends, one male, one female, for triathlons. She noticed the male kept showing up at locations that were totally unrelated to their training. Since he didn’t know where her daily schedule took her, she became suspicious and checked the underside of her car where she found what turned out to be a GPS tracking device. She actually found a second device under the car. Both were removed and logged into evidence at the PD.

Arrests

• 6350 PDR (Costco), 30328, Feb. 21: Costco security personnel detained a woman after she took $107 worth of items, including five packs of lamb rib roast, beef pepper steaks and some cheeses. She was arrested.
• 400 Summer Drive, 30350, Feb. 23: Officers were called to a person who said he was being chased around the parking lot by a man with a knife. The victim was a cabbie who brought the offender to the location but, as they arrived, the offender drew a knife and threatened the victim who, in turn, exited the cab. The offender was noticeably intoxicated and in his attempt to chase the victim, promptly did a face plant into the parking lot where the officers found him. He was arrested.
• 227 Sandy Springs Place (Kroger), 30328, Feb. 23: Officers responded to meet a security guard at the Kroger who spotted a man and woman in a car who had driven around the parking lot a couple of times and he suspected were going to go inside and shoplift. The man parked and went inside while the woman remained in the car. The officers arrived, found the car, and were waiting when the man came out with a shopping cart full of groceries, valued at over $400, that he in fact had not paid for. The man was arrested. The security guard said he recognized the man from a previous attempt he made at shoplifting from the store.
• 6345 Roswell Road, 30328, Feb. 23: Officers were called to the location parking lot concerning a man attempting to cash a fraudulent check for over $900. The company representative said the check number had already been used and the check was fake. The man was arrested and taken to jail on Forgery charges. The man said that his roommate, who left when the cops arrived, had given him the check to cash.

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