Sandy Springs Blotter: Knife-Wielding Suspect Cuts Robbery Victim

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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 April 24-30:

Robbery

• 500 block of Northridge Drive, 30350, April 24: A 25-year-old man reported that on April 24, around noon, someone knocked on the door. When he answered, a male armed with a gun came inside. A second male followed. They demanded to know “where the money was,” but left with the victim’s watch and iPhone. He was struck on the head by the man with the gun, causing a laceration. Suspect one is a black male, grey shirt. The second suspect is an unknown male (mask) with a red shirt with white starts on it and a zipper in the front. Both men were between 25-27 years old.

Burglary

• 5320 Roswell Road, 30342, April 24 (Southern Trace Apts.): The victim said someone forced (broken glass) a patio door and entered. Nothing was taken. The victim said earlier, a black male knocked on the door asking for someone. He was dressed in a grey shirt, jeans, and Nike Shoes. He was also holding a rock in each hand. (Capt. Steve Rose says: In police work, we call that a clue).
• 500 block of Calibre Springs Way, 30342, April 25: Someone broke and forced a rear bedroom window open and accessed the victim’s apartment. The apartment was ransacked. Nothing was listed as stolen. The following day, a second burglary was reported in this apartment complex.
• 1000 block of Spalding Forest Court, 30350, April 29: A 31-year-old woman reported that she notified the apartment office she would be gone for a few days. On return, she noticed the apartment looked “lived in” which made her think that someone had accessed the apartment. The missing iPad was another clue. She said that when she told the office staff she would be gone, there were others in the office who could have overheard the conversation.
• 5300 block of Peachtree Dunwoody Road, 30342, April 29: Someone used a pry tool to open a carport door leading to the home. Jewelry, electronics, and video games were taken.
• 4735 Roswell Road, 30342, April 29: Someone kicked the front door to the apartment, forcing it open. Missing is a PS3 game system and TV.

Thefts

• 6601 Roswell Road, 30328, April 25: A store manager at Plato’s Closet said she noticed a cash drawer short about $322. Video of the transactions showed an employee paying a customer, supposedly selling clothing, much more than what was documented as a sale of just over $21. Turns out the customer selling the clothing was a friend of hers named Max, and the transaction was for the purpose of stealing money. The suspect was still at the store and her story was that Max had been to a strip club the night before and had an excessive amount of one-dollar bills. (The old Traditional Strip Club Defense.) Her point is that her transaction of handing over money for exceeding the supposed $21 sale, was legit. She said the money was an exchange and she had Max’s strip-club money in the other hand. The problem with her story was that the video clearly showed that she never placed any money in the register. The employee never admitted the theft. She was fired and given a criminal trespass warning. (Rose says: When people steal from you, prosecute them.)
• Marchland Court, 30342, April 26: Someone accessed a fenced in area of the home and took a Cannondale Mountain Bike, Husky Blower, LED Flashlight and Echo Weed Eater. The report said the item were in a fenced area that may not have been locked due to no force used to gain entry.
• 6000 Roswell Road, 30328, April 26: Someone stole two cellphones from the AT&T Cellphone Center.
• 10 Glenlake Pkwy, 30328, April 27: An employee of a company said one of her employees stole a $500 money order and cashed it. The order was cashed (endorsed too) with the employee’s name. The employee admitted it, saying she cashed others too.

Thefts From Vehicles

• 1155 Mt. Vernon Hwy, 30328, April 24: Two laptops, iPad, calculator, air cards
• 6250 Peachtree Dunwoody Road, 30328, April 24: Green/orange Nike Kobe Bryant shoes
• Spalding Trail, 30350, April 25: Coats (2) and stereo
• 5580 Roswell Road, 30342, April 25: Stereo and speakers
• 6490 Roswell Road, 30328, April 27: Tag
• 6650 Roswell Road, 30328, April 28: iPhone
• 600 block of Berkley Run, 30342, April 29: Catalytic Converter
• 5500 block of Glenridge Drive, 30342, April 29: Catalytic Converter
• 2000 block of Gables Lane, 30350, April 29: Catalytic Converter
• 6000 block of Gables Lane, 30350, April 29: Catalytic Converter
• 5500 block of Glenridge Drive, 30342, April 29: Catalytic Converter
• 5100 block of Roswell Road, 30342, April 29: Catalytic Converter
• 900 block of Telfair Close, 30350, April 30: Wallet and contents
• 8000 block Grogan’s Ferry, 30350, April 30: MacBook Air, Jewelry

Assault

• 5800 block of Roswell Road, 30328, April 24: A 36-year-old man reported that he was driving north on Roswell Road and observed another car, same direction, driving erratically and reckless. At some point the other car stopped and a man got out and cursed at the complainant, still seated. The complainant exited and took a photo of the suspect who, in turn, pushed him, then returned to the car, driven by a female, and left the location. The suspect’s car is a Honda Accord. The suspect is a black male, 5’-7” and 170 pounds and who suffers from the “Napoleon Syndrome.”
• On April 25, cops were called to North Springs Charter High School athletic field regarding a fight. Soccer players of the Hispanic American Soccer League were playing a game. Toward the end of the game, the referee called a foul on player #4, who, in turn, pushed the referee and then hit him in the face. The referee’s story was disputed by several others on the field and who witnessed the alleged assault. They said he got in the face of the referee but did not hit him. The person who was said to have hit the ref left, and nobody knew his last name or anything about him, which kind of makes him look a bit guilty right? All we know is that his name is Jesus and he wears #4.
• 800 block of Summerbrook Drive, 30350, April 27: A 23-year-old woman said she and her girlfriend got into an argument, then physical fight over the show Breaking Bad. The fight part was the victim getting pushed into the wall. The other woman was gone on arrival.
• 5700 Roswell Road, 30342, April 28: A 37-year-old man reported that he was robbed and injured by a knife-wielding man at the Shell Station. The victim said he drove in when approached by a man, described as black male, short hair, grey baseball cap, who pulled a knife and cut him. The victim had a serious five-inch long laceration on his arm and a scratch on his neck made by a box cutter. The victim, known drug user, said he wasn’t there to meet up and buy drugs but was purchasing ice tea. The victim was later taken to the hospital for treatment of the injury.

Other Things

• People Who Probably Should Not Make a Police Report: A 53-year-old man said he contacted a woman, referred by a friend, to pick him up at the Peachtree DeKalb Airport, drive him to the Westin (Concourse), and give him a massage. The fee was $500. She picked him up and they went to dinner. He paid her prior to arriving at the hotel. Once in the room, she received a phone call from her “daughter” saying that said daughter had hurt herself. She left to render motherly aid, leaving the man massage(less). The next morning he called the police to file a theft report.
• Cops were called to Napoli’s Restaurant, 276 Hammond Drive, on April 30 in regards to an altercation. A man told cops he ordered food and then burped loudly. The owner of the restaurant told him to leave. The complainant said he has an intestinal condition that causes him to burp loudly. He re-entered the restaurant and was, according to the owner and employees, nudged out the door. The officer negotiated a refund and the man was given a criminal trespass warning not to return and he left. No charges were made.

Fraud

• A 46-year old woman filed a report that her tax returns were rejected by IRS because someone had already used her SSN. (Rose says: the IRS will want a police report done before releasing any information to you. If this happens, and right now it is common, file a report and contact them with the information and case number. On April 27, two additional victims reported the same type incident. More reports were logged, same M.O. on the 28th. It goes on and on this time of year).
• 6049 Roswell Road, 30328, April 28: The staff at McDonalds called police regarding a counterfeit bill. The report said a person “uttered” a counterfeit $20 bill. “Uttered” is a funny word. The utter(er) was still on the scene and explained that he received the bill as part of $200 from Wells Fargo Bank in Roswell. He seemed very cooperative and utterly surprised. The fake bill was ID’d due to a lack of watermark line. Utter is a verb meaning more or less to express with words. The proper use of the word would be as follows: “He was well-spoken, uttered not a single obscenity and had good teeth.”
• A 44-year-old woman reported that when checking her credit report, she found an unauthorized Comcast account opened in her name. She contacted the company, who was trying to collect the funds, to report the fraud.

Arrests

• Cops were called to the Waffle House on Northside Drive regarding a person down. They found a male in the parking lot who appeared to have taken a drug. His girlfriend said she believes he took heroin just before. Witnesses said the girlfriend was flushing drugs down the toilet prior to the police arrival. She also concealed items in her pants. Once recovered, 11 pills were taken in by the cops. The man was sent to Northside Hospital. He was left with a copy of charges, as was the woman, who was also taken due to her being pregnant.
• 2900 block of Sandalwood Drive, 30350, April 28: Around 5:30 pm, officers responded to a disturbance call. They spoke to a 45-year-old woman who said she was removing property from one apartment to another due to not getting along with the current roomie. The roomie got upset over her opinion that food was being taken from the apartment. This led to the following: Victim struck six times in the face; several names called including, b**** and junkie h*; “uttered” statements including “Y’all b***** keep my name out of your mouth” and “I’ll push your fat a** down the steps”; Reported unauthorized use of hot sauce, brand unknown; and Punch to the right side of a face. One person was taken to Northside Hospital and the other charged with Disorderly Conduct.
• 6309 Roswell Road, 30328, April 29: Around 8:30 a.m., cops were called to the address regarding a man masturbating. He was located and later arrested.
• A female employ of the Green Sauna, 7855 Roswell Road, was charged with Solicitation of an Illicit Sexual Act after soliciting....uh....stuff.
• Costco 6350 Peachtree Dunwoody Road, 30328, April 30: A man took a shirt, valued at $20 and put that bar code on a printer toner item valued at $80, known as a switcheroo, and confidently proceeded to checkout. All was well until the code read “Toner” which is not a brand of shirt. He was charged with Shoplifting.
• Another shoplifter was arrested on April 30, at the Publix, 8725 Roswell Road, after stealing $32 in Atkins Bars.