Sandy Springs Blotter: Man Allegedly Assaulted By Uber Driver

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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 May 9-11:

Burglary

• Stein Mart (1155 Mt. Vernon Hwy), 30328, May 9: The alarm for the store activated just after 3 a.m. Officers found forced entry to the front door. A rock, 2x1 ft., was found on the floor of the shattered glass door. A Michael Kors purse was found on the floor. About 15-20 purses were stolen. Store video showed two males in the store at 3:08 a.m. One suspect is a black male who wore a long sleeve grey shirt, jeans, and a black ball cap with a yellow visor. The second suspect, said to be possibly a black male, wore a dark blue hoodie and jeans.
• Whitley Park Drive, 30350, May 9: Responding to an alarm just after 10 p.m,, officers found a set of doors forced open. Nothing appears to have been taken.
• Lazarian Court, 30350, May 9: The resident said that around 9:45 p.m. she heard noises coming from her rear porch. She looked and found a man standing just inside the screened in porch. The man fled. A search did not turn up the suspect. This home is just behind the home on Whitley Park Drive. Probably the same guy.

Other Burglaries

• Cedar Run, 30350, May 10
  
• 200 block of Franklin Road, 30342, May 11
• 5450 Glenridge Drive, 30342, May 11

Thefts

• 3100 block of River Exchange Drive, 30350, May 11: An 82-year-old woman reported that several pieces of jewelry were taken from her residence. She said an employee of the facility came to the residence to clean at the time when she had to leave for an appointment. Missing are three necklaces.
• 1200 block of Wingate Way, 30350, May 11: Stolen AC unit.

Thefts From Vehicles

• 6300 Powers Ferry Road, 30339, May 10: Items taken not listed on the face sheet
• 6345 Powers Ferry Road, 30339, May 10: Ray-Ban glasses, Oakley glasses
• 6335 Roswell Road (CVS), 30328, May 10: Children’s Toys valued at $80
• 6345 Powers Ferry (Wyndam Hotel), 30339, May 11: Watch missing
• 6690 Roswell Road, 30328, May 11: Not listed on the face sheet
• 240 Stonemill Trail, 30328, May 11: Black male, 6’-2” observed in the car, fled

Assault

• A man on Powers Chase Drive said that just after 3 a.m., an Uber taxi driver punched him in the face after he complained that he was taking the wrong road. The victim said the driver told him, “All I’m trying to do is take your drunk a** home M-------F-----!” He told the driver to stop and he would get out. He said the driver threatened to kill him and punched him under the eye — then took him home. The man took a photo of the tag with his phone. He said the driver forcefully took the phone, attempting to delete the photo but failed to do so.
• 6851 Roswell Road, 30328, May 11: A man reported that around 4:20 a.m. he and his girlfriend woke to find two men, who they met “a while back” standing over them in the apartment bedroom. The victim told the men to leave. They hit him in the face and left in a Toyota 4Runner. The motive was not listed in the report. They believe the men climbed to the back patio area and entering the apartment through an unlocked sliding door. The victim was treated at the scene and not seriously injured.
• 8100 block of Colquitt at the intersection of Northridge Crossing Drive, 30350, May 9: A 25-year-old woman said she was looking for her friend’s jacket and, while in her car, came upon about ten people hanging around the intersection. She asked about the jacket which somehow angered another girl who punched the victim in the eye, took her cellphone and ran off. The cops learned that the suspect’s name was possibly Tiffanye. When they spoke to the victim, she was evasive about any of the information. She didn’t seem to have much desire to find out anything more.
• Preston Woods Trail, 30328, May 9: Domestic Violence call / male was arrested / had previous arrest for DV
• 178 Northwood Drive, 30342, May 9: Around 9 p.m. officers responded to an assault and found a man who had been hit in the head by another man holding a gun. The suspect walked past the victim and then said something to the man about “if you talk to the police, I’ll shoot you” and then hit him. The victim had a good sized laceration and was transported to the hospital. He did not know the man who was described as a Hispanic male, skinny, about 30 years old wearing a sleeveless shirt and baggy pants. The same man had been seen earlier near the liquor store at 215 Northwood Drive with the gun in his waistband.
• 4900 block of Roswell Road, 30342, May 9: Domestic Violence call / male arrested

Other Things

• A 27-year old man on Spring Creek Lane said he and a coworker had some cocktails beginning at 4 pm and ended up in bed together. The victim woke to find a man standing over him with a gun, yelling “Get out before I kill you!” The victim, not needing to be told twice, took the hint and vacated in a hurry, minus his shoes and pants. The offender turned out to be the boyfriend of the girl in bed with our victim. He said he had no gun and ordered the man to get out. The girlfriend confirmed the drinking and bed part but said there was no gun involved. The officer retrieved the victim’s pants and shoes and gave him a ride to Marta for the long ride home—allowing time for reflection.
• A man said he rented an apartment for two months and paid $1300 to a woman for the rental in the 6900 block of Roswell Road. He moved in but was soon visited by the apartment staff asking what he was doing in a vacant apartment. He now cannot get the woman to call him back.

Arrests

• 5550 Glenridge Drive, 30342, May 9: At 2:30 a.m., a beat officer passed a man standing next to his car on Glenridge Drive. The man was urinating on the roadway — middle of the roadway. According to the report, his genitalia was exposed and so he was cited for public urination.
• Marshalls/5900 block of Roswell Road, 30328, May 9: Loss prevention staff detained a woman for stealing earrings, a black top, and kid’s sandals. She had her two kids with her so the suspect was given a citation to appear on shoplifting charges in June.
• A man spotted a police car pulling into the parking lot at 201 Northwood Drive. The man crouched down behind a car. Unfortunately for him, another police car pulled into the area on the other side of the lot and that officer spotted the man hiding. He confronted him and asked him what he was doing. The man said “don’t worry about it” which means “I’m drunk, take me to jail.” He was charged with prowling after he could not provide a reason he was there (didn’t live there) just before 1 a.m.
• An officer, riding through the apartment lot at 5675 Roswell Road, passed a man who appeared intoxicated and perhaps too young to be drinking legally. He spoke to the man who, upon seeing the cop, tossed his beer into the bed of the pickup truck he was standing next to. The man was unsteady on his feet and appeared to have just thrown up next to the truck. The officer determined he lived in the complex and told him that to avoid being intoxicated in public, he should go back to his apartment — to which the man replied that he did nothing wrong and would remain outside to smoke his cigarette — which means “I’m drunk, take me to jail.” He was charged with underage consumption and public intoxication. He told the officers that he consumed 8 beers in the past hour and had played a drinking game with vodka. He was then checked by EMS and taken to the hospital after officers noted that he was shaking and acting “zoned out.”
• On May 10, cops received a call of a shoplifter at the Kroger on Sandy Springs Place. The witness said the man was walking towards the Dunkin Donuts Store. He was located, detained and later arrested for stealing $170 in groceries located in his backpack. He was also wanted in Dunwoody on criminal warrants.
• Costco (6350 Peachtree Dunwoody Road), 30328, May 11: Store staff detained a man for taking a bottle of Probiotic 10, Turmeric and a pack of FrontLine Plus. He put the items in the shopping cart and then placed a large bag of dog food on top of that. He paid for the dog food and then was stopped past the checkout line and detained. The stolen items totaled $82. He was charged with shoplifting.

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