Sandy Springs Blotter: Man Robbed Inside Apartment Complex Laundry Room

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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 Aug. 15-19:

Robbery

• 4800 block Roswell Road, 30342, 8/16: A robbery was called in around 10:30 p.m. from a man who said he was in the laundry room of his apartment complex when a Hispanic male came in and threw an egg at him, missing him but hitting the wall behind him. Seconds later, a black male came in and pulled a gun. He took the victim’s iPhone and demanded the password. The victim refused so the suspect fled. He is described as a black male, 5’-9”, black t-shirt and jeans.

Burglary

• 5501 Glenridge Drive, 30342, 8/15: A resident reported a $500 pair of sunglasses and an eight-hundred dollar pendent necklace were missing from his home. He said earlier, the apartment staff e-mailed that fire inspections would take place. He thinks this may be related.
• 8100 block of Colquitt Road, 30350, 8/15 (7:30 p.m. to 8:55 p.m.): The resident said someone entered through an apartment bedroom window where they took a purse, cellphone, MacBook and Xbox-360 video game system.
• 200 block of Franklin Road, 30342, 8/18: Apartment entry (no forced entry) revealed that a TV was missing as was $700 cash, which was stored under a mattress. According to the report, the front door was likely left unlocked while the victim was away.

Thefts

• A 44-year-old woman reported that while she was in jail, someone stole her 55-inch TV, cellphone, two-
  thousand dollars’ worth of clothing and medication including methadone, Lortab and phenobarbital. She suspects her roommate.
• Cops were called to 789 Hammond Drive (30328) around 9:30 a.m. to meet with a man who said the following: He picked up a friend, whom he met online five months ago. They spent the following day together and the morning after that, he drove her back to her residence on Hammond Drive. She couldn’t find her keys, saying she left them at his place. He told her he had to be somewhere and couldn’t drive back but after his appointment, he’d retrieve her keys. In return, she grabbed his keys and ran out the door. He called the cops and spoke to the woman. The officer spoke with her and said if she didn’t return the keys, he would have to charge her with theft. She told the officer that in return, she would call the cops and charge HIM with theft. The drama continues.
• A man on Summer Lake Drive, 30350, 8/15: A 28-year-old man said he and his girlfriend decided to break up. She packed up and had all her stuff at the front door which is when he decided to leave for a bit to avoid a confrontation. He left and came back the following day and sure enough, his ex-girlfriend was gone as was the following: PS4 game system, six PS4 games, Canon camera, six watches, headphones, .22 caliber gun and ammo. Capt. Steve Rose says: All this totaled over about $2,900. The victim said the ex’s sister and her boyfriend came and helped her move and therefore are on the short list of suspects. Again, sorry for the loss but fundamental error though. Do not leave an ex or intended ex alone with your stuff that you like. After the romance is over, it’s all business.
• 5580 Roswell Road, 30342, 8/15: Around 7:30 a.m., the manager of Lifetime Fitness called the police and said that a suspect entered the business by going around where the pool is and getting passed the lock (somehow). He went into the locker room where he was seen by one of the members. The member locked his stuff and took a shower. When he got out, he saw the man going through his locker and had his wallet. The member confronted the man. Staff members came and escorted the man to the front to verify his story that he was a member. He then fled through the front door. The report said the man was in the club yesterday and is suspected of a theft then. He is described as a black male, short, thin, about 25 years old. They believe that the man was able to record the victim using the locker’s combination lock (built in) with his camera while he pretended to use the phone. Rose says: Well this guy defeated the lock on the pool gate and then the combination lock in the locker room. Don’t leave your stuff there. Get in the habit of stashing it in your car trunk before going to the club. If you’re driving an upscale SUV, find a creative place to hide it. Don’t get lazy.
• 227 Sandy Springs Place, 30328, 8/16: A 55-year-old man reported that on Aug, 12, he left his phone and a pair of eyeglasses on the counter at the self-checkout line at Kroger. He returned and found that it was gone. On Aug. 14, he called the number and spoke with a man who said he purchased the phone and after speaking with the victim, said he would meet him at the Publix on Abernathy and return it. He later changed his mind. He then told the victim he could find the phone at the book donation box near Aldi’s Restaurant. He recovered it minus the battery. The man called the victim again, (blocked number) and said his battery was behind a dumpster near the yogurt shop at Abernathy Square. The victim recovered it, but not the glasses. The phone’s memory had been wiped.
• 7700 block of Roswell Road, 30350, 8/17: A woman said she allowed an acquaintance to stay at her apartment for a couple of days. The man took her iPhone and Pandora bracelet and pawned them. He first denied and then confirmed he pawned them. She thinks he lives in Dahlonega.
• 4920 Roswell Road, 30342, 8/17: A 57-year-old woman said someone took her wallet from her purse while she shopped at Kroger. She canceled her credit cards before they could be used.
• An employee of St. Joseph’s Cancer Center reported someone stole her wallet was taken from her purse near the nurse’s station. Credit card, $3 in cash, and medication was taken.
• 8767 Roswell Road, 30350, 8/18: Cellphone left behind on a retail store counter, cellphone stolen.
• 705 Hammond Drive, 30328, 8/18: A 28-year-old man said he was playing basketball on the courts and left his hat and wallet courtside. Someone took it. He later found fraudulent charges on one of his cards in Snellville.
• 5000 block of Long Island Drive, 30342, 8/19: The complainant said someone removed an AC unit from a home that’s under construction.
• 5930 Roswell Road, 30328, 8//19: A 39-year-old woman reported that someone stole her wallet from her purse located in the “steal me” position in her shopping cart. By the time she reported it, a credit card had been used at the Target at the Prado.
• 800 block of Mt. Vernon Hwy, 30328, 8/19: Someone stole a MacBook Air laptop and iPhone-5 from an office at Holy Innocents Episcopal Church.

Thefts From Vehicles

• 8300 block Roswell Road, 30350, 8/15: Paper drive-out tag “Union City Toyota”
• 7300 block of Cardigan Cir, 30328, 8/15: Golf clubs
• 6300 block Roswell Road, 30328, 8/15: Nothing taken
• 1005 Crestline Pkwy, 30342, 8/16: License plate CCD-2619 (GA)
• 6000 block Citywalk La, 30328, 8/16: $1 in change
• LA Fitness, 30328, 8/17: Wallet, credit cards (later used) Keys taken from inside the club
• 6450 Powers Ferry Road (2), 30339, 8/18 (Rio Bravo): Briefcase, checkbook, handbag, Fitbit
• 400 block of Jefferson Dr, 30350, 8/19: 26-inch chrome rims
• 5570 Roswell Road, 30342, 8/19: PS3 Game system

Assault

• 1100 Hammond Drive, 30328, 8/15: A 36-year-old man reported that he and other employees of the Chin-Chin Chinese Restaurant were playing soccer behind the building when one of the players named Lucas became angry, grabbed the victim, and squeezed him. The victim said he couldn’t breathe and believes a rib was cracked or broken due to the progressive pain he felt as the day wore on. Lucas works in the kitchen.

Fraud

• 8300 blk Roswell Rd, 30350, 8/18: Lost ATM card-fake check deposited for $2,800 and a $980 withdrawal.
• Windsor Pkwy, 30342, 8/18: Account opened in victim’s name with AMEX
• Summerbrook DR, 30350, 8/18: Someone opened an account with Advanced Point Capital (online loan) for a business called Hookers-R-Us.
• Enclave Circle, 30328, 8/19: Someone opened a Sprint account in victim’s name.
• Wesley Oaks, 30342, 8/19: Someone opened a commercial account in the victim’s nam

Arrests

• Just after 3 a.m. an officer was riding through the apartments at Highland Park Trail when he saw a man urinating in the bushes. The officer requested ID, the man refused and walked off. He was arrested.
  
• On Aug. 17, the manager of Pep Boys on Roswell Road called the police and said an employee allowed a customer to obtain four new tires, valued at just over $1,000, and did not charged the customer, putting a zero balance on the invoice. The employee said he had done this in the past also. He was arrested at the store and taken to jail.
• 7884 Roswell Road, 30350, 8/18: Cops responded to a fight call at the QT. They found one man with visible signs of injury to his face. He pointed out a car that was backing out of a parking space, telling the officer it contained the people who assaulted him. They were detained. Other independent witnesses confirmed the victim’s account that one of the suspects asked the victim a question. The victim apparently ignored them and this caused the suspect to assault him. Two others joined in. All three suspects were arrested and taken to jail.

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