Sandy Springs Blotter: Man Found Snorting Freon From AC Unit

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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 Dec. 13-16:

Robbery

• 5501 Glenridge Drive, 30342, Dec. 4: A man called 911 around 2:30 p.m. telling the operator that three men robbed him of $6,000 inside his apartment. The man said he was with a friend and two females asleep when he was awakened by three black males who had a silver gun. They ransacked the apartment and while doing so, the man ran from the apartment without the benefit of clothing. Therefore, Sandy Springs police received a 911 call of a naked man running and yelling, “call the police.” The three men left in an older model silver Nissan.

Burglary

• 3400 block of Treelodge Pkwy, 30350, Dec. 14: (12:30 p.m. to 4:15 p.m.) The resident said he returned home and found that several items were missing from his apartment. A MacBook, PS3, and some other clothing items were taken.
• 1600 block of Treelodge Pkwy, 30350, Dec. 14: The resident said she called Atlanta Gas to fix a furnance. In the meantime, the apartment maintenance staff delivered two space heaters for her. Shortly after, she said she discovered several items taken from her bedroom area.
• 5900 block of Brookgreen Drive, 30328, Dec. 15: Someone forced a storage shed open and took a Poulan Pro Gas Blower.
• 4600 block of Mystic Drive, 30342, Dec. 15: The resident reported several items were taken from his garage. The garage was not locked.
• 500 block of Calibre Springs Way, 30342, Dec. 15: (7:30 a.m. to 6:20 p.m.) The resident reported that someone entered his apartment through a bedroom window that was forced and broken. Two laptops, a PS4 video game system, AR-15 rifle and ammo were taken.

Thefts

• 335 Hammond Drive, 30328, Dec. 13: Just before 3 a.m. a security guard, monitoring CCTV, observed a car enter the parking lot, circle it twice and then stop. She walked to the location and found a man described as a black male, slim, wearing a blue sweatshirt inside another car in the lot. The man fled to his car and left. She then found damage to the car in what was an attempted theft. No property was taken.
• 4735 Roswell Road, 30342, Dec. 13: A 29-year old man reported his red 1995 Acura was stolen overnight.
• 1800 block of Spring Creek Lane, 30350, Dec. 13: A 33-year old woman said she and her friend went out for the night. Before doing so, she placed her wedding ring in a plastic bag leaving them in her purse inside the apartment. On return to her friend’s apartment, she went to sleep in the guest bedroom. Her friend was with a man she met on a dating website. The man left about 3 a.m. When the victim woke, she discovered the rings were gone. They believe the man took them.
• The manager of the Comfort Suites at 6110 Peachtree Dunwoody Road reported on the 14th that a man came into the hotel and obtained food meant for guests only. The man then took the elevator to the third floor and on camera, it appeared he was trying to get into several rooms via the magnetic card. He was able to get into room 314. The officers arrived and knocked on the door. The man answered saying “I’m checking out in five minutes.” They announced who they were and opened the door. The man was taken into custody. The hotel staff said the man has been in the hotel before and has stolen guest meals before. He was charged and jailed on loitering, disorderly conduct and theft of services.
• South Battery Place, 30342, Dec. 15: A woman reported that she noticed several pieces of jewelry missing. She suspected the cleaning ladies who were still at the location when the cops arrived. They said they did not take the items. There was nothing there to show they did so no charges were filed.
• 8000 block of Habersham Waters Road, 30350, Dec. 16: A man called and said that he was in his home office and saw UPS deliver a package at his door. He did not immediately go to the door to get the package. A few minutes later, he saw a black male walk away from his door and realized the man had his package. When confronted, the suspect ran and got into a Dodge, silver in color, and drove away. The man was in his early 20’s, and wore a black and white jacket and black hat. The package contained magazines.
• 5645 Roswell Road, 30342, Dec. 16: A 27-year old woman was inside the Citgo paying for items when she placed her Samsung Galaxy S5 phone on the counter. She walked back to her car and remembered she left her phone. She walked back in and noticed a man walking out. She saw that her phone was gone so she ran to the man’s car and asked if he had her phone. The man said “no” and sped off.

Thefts From Vehicles

• 1005 Crestline Pkwy (x2), 30342, Dec. 13
• 4300 block of Spring Creek Drive, 30350, Dec. 15
• 6050 Sandy Springs Circle, 30328, Dec. 15
• 6120 Peachtree Dunwoody Road, 30328, Dec. 16
• Spruell Springs Road, 30342, Dec. 16
• 1400 block of Summit Place, 30350, Dec. 16

Fraud

A 37-year old man on Hope Road said he received a call from the IRS saying he owed a lot of money, but if he paid $1,325 today (Dec. 15) that would cover half. The victim said the man had enough of his personal information to convince him it was legit so per instructions, he went to the Kroger and got Green Dot debit cards and provided the agent “Mr. Wilkins” with the numbers. He later called the number listed in Maryland, and “received a lack of cooperation leading me to think this was a fraud.”

Other Things

A man called and said he was at his business on Roswell Road when he got a call. The caller wanted to speak with another man who was the former store owner. The victim said the man was no longer there and asked why the man was calling. The man told him he would come to his work and hurt him. The call originated in Chicago.

Arrests

• Officers arrested a 24-year old man who is charged with felony shoplifting and obstruction at Marshalls Department Store at 5932 Roswell Road on Dec. 12. Officers were alerted to the shoplifting and a unit was on the scene when the suspect left the store. When the officer confronted the suspect, he refused to follow commands and struggled with the officer until he was secured with handcuffs. Over $700 in electronics and perfume were seized from him.
• Marshalls employees detained a man who came into the store and took items off the rack. Some of the items he returned with fake or found receipts and others he concealed and left the store without paying. He was arrested and jailed.
• 6400 Peachtree Dunwoody Road, 30328, Dec. 16: Home Depot asset protection staff met with officers following an internal investigation on an employee who had been embezzling money from the cash registers since the latter part of November. They found ten separate incidents of the theft where the employee tapped the till for an undisclosed amount of money. Most of the thefts were captured on video. The employee was arrested and jailed.
• Cops were called to the Calibre Springs Apartments just before 10 p.m. regarding a suspicious person. The caller said the man was behind a building and it sounded like he was spray painting as they could hear what sounded like aerosol spray. The cops found man lying next to the AC unit snorting the Freon from the unit. He was, according to the report, showing signs of being impaired. He was arrested.
• A 21-year old male attempted to rob the Kroger at Northridge in the early morning hours of Decmeber 21. The failed attempt left the lad penniless and on the run to the nearby wooded area near the Northridge Parkway cut through from Roswell to Dunwoody Place. As officers converged on him, he pulled a weapon and held it to his head. SWAT and negotiators were called in. After about three hours, he gave up and was taken into custody without incident or injury. The gun contained no bullets or magazines to hold bullets.