Sandy Springs Blotter: Man Robbed While Sleeping Outside Gas Station

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Sandy Springs, GA -- 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 Feb. 6-10:

Burglary

• 780 Johnson Ferry Road, 30328, 2/8: A 70-inch TV was stolen from an office.
• 4800 block of Lake Forrest Drive, 30342, 2/9 (1:45 p.m. to 3:59 p.m.): The resident returned home and found two suspects leaving his home in a gold SUV. The suspects were described as black males, one with a beard and a ‘beanie.’ Several items including a TV and X-Box game system were missing.
• 5000 block of Whitner Drive, 30328. 2/10 (9:30 a.m. to 8:06 p.m.): The resident said he returned home and found someone had forced entry to the home by way of a rear door and window. Silver and jewelry were reported missing.
• 7000 block of Riverside Drive, 30328, 2/10 (2:22 p.m. to 6:27 p.m.): The resident said he found a patio door open and garage door raised. Several outdoor tools were missing.

Robbery

• 5700 block of Roswell Road, 30342, 2/8: A man reported that around 3 a.m. he was sitting in front of the Chevron on Roswell Road. He was awakened by a man whom he knew as “Gonzo” who was going through his pockets, taking approximately three dollars. Capt. Steve Rose with Sandy Springs police says: this is technically a robbery but not so much. Stay awake folks.

Thefts

• 6500 block of Wright Road, 30328, 2/7: Someone stole a 7x12 homemade trailer with two X-Mark walk-behind mowers on it. The thieves gained access to the victim’s unlocked truck and moved it back some 12 feet in order to gain access to the trailer.
• Finchley Court, 30328, 2/8: Bicycle taken from the carport sometime between 10:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.
• 4920 Roswell Road, 30342, 2/9: A Kroger employee said a man requested two cartons of Newports. The employee was briefly distracted by another employee, at which time the suspect grabbed the cigarettes and ran out the door. He is described as a black male, about 5’-9”.

Thefts from Vehicles

• 400 block of Morgan Falls Road, 30350, 2/6: Purse (3 black men, silver passenger car possible suspects).
• 500 Abernathy Road, 30328, 2/6: Handbag and misc bills.
• 1400 block Huntcliff Village Ct., 30350, 2/7: Nothing taken.**
• 1300 block Huntcliff Village Ct., 30350, 2/7: Nothing taken.**
• 100 block Huntcliff Village Ct., 30350, 2/7: Nothing taken.**
• 1000 Johnson Ferry Road, 30342, 2/7: Purse and wallet
• 6075 Roswell Road, 30328, 2/7: backpack, Nike sweat suit, passport, keys, check book, title and flash drive.
• 5100 block Kingsport Drive, 30342, 2/8: $250 cash.
• 3100 block Spring Creek La, 30350, 2/8: Clothing items stolen, vandalism to rental Jeep; victim knows the two female suspects seen running from the car; all came down for a party from Chicago.
• 6075 Roswell Road, 30328, 2/8: Nothing taken.
• 8700 block Roswell Road, 30350, 2/8: Black bag containing medical supplies.
• 8800 block Roswell Road, 30350, 2/8: CD’s, checkbook, daughter’s Social Security card.
• 2200 block Jefferson Drive, 30350, 2/8: Coat, wallet and credit cards, driver’s license and $40 cash.
• 5400 block Mt. Vernon Pkwy, 30342, 2/8: Suspect: black male 6’-4”, tall, 300 pounds, between 30-40 old.
• 5600 Roswell Road, 30342, 2/9: Two cases of beer from the beer truck.
• 6100 block Blue Stone Road, 30328, 2/9: Handbag and iPad.
• 100 block Peachtree Hollow Ct., 30328, 2/10: 9mm pistol from unlocked car overnight.
• **Rose: Look at the three reports on Huntcliff Village Court where each car broken into had nothing of value.

Assault

• A 22-year-old female server at Tony’s Sports Bar said that on Feb. 7 around 10:30 p.m. she was working and was in the process of collecting payment from three men on a tab around $43. One of the men said his wallet was in the car and asked if she would accompany him and the others to the car to get his money. When they arrived at the car, one of the men pushed her down while the others jumped in. All three fled in an older model sedan. She did get the tag number. The assault is under investigation.
• 6075 Roswell Road, 30328, 2/8: A 30-year-old female reported that while at the Taboo-2 Bar, she was assaulted by an acquaintance whom she knew through her cousin. She said she was in the restroom speaking to the suspect, catching up on old times, when she was assaulted by the woman. She was grabbed from behind, hair pulled, punched and knocked to the ground before the staff came in and broke it up. Both were removed from the club. The victim said she wants to pursue charges.

Domestic violence reports

• Woman would not give her husband gas money. He punched, kicked, and choked her. Arrest warrant taken and active for the husband who fled.
• Argument over husband not picking up kids on time. Victim was choked, cut her lip. Husband arrested.
• Argument over infidelity; female arrested.

Other things

• A 33-year-old woman reported that she began receiving text messages from someone whom she does not know and was not familiar with the phone number. The messages included the following: 1) Trick or Treat, the Halloween Man is in your home; 2) This is Fox News Channel. Your home will be interviewed by the press about your education garbage; 3) The aliens are approaching your home; and 4) We have your debit card and access to your car. She said she has not experienced any activity on her card and has no idea who this is. Information was given to her regarding how to block calls and configure spam.
• 6955 Roswell Road, 30328, 2/8: Fire and police were called to a fire just before 8 p.m. Visible flames were seen coming from the corner of the condo building when the fire units arrived. It was quickly extinguished. The resident was not at home. A juvenile witness said he saw two young males run from the location just before the fire could be seen. The case is under investigation by the SSFD Arson Unit.
• 4535 Roswell Road, 30342, 2/10: This is a flim-flam, quick change scam to be precise. A man came into the drug store, gave the clerk a $100 bill, ask for it back, saying he has a smaller bill to use, then went through a series of exchanges for different denominations until the employee is distracted and/or confused and the guy walks out with more money than he came in with. He likes Walgreen’s and has hit them three times for about $250.
• The manager of Smoke 911 said a woman keeps calling. The report didn’t say what the woman said when she called.
• Doctor reported an employee embezzled funds from an account that should have been closed. She admitted the theft to him.

Arrests

• 8359 Roswell Road, 30350, 2/6: Kroger security called the police to report the following: A drunk guy walked into the store, panhandling and harassing customers so they kicked him out. He walked to the nearby Dollar Tree Store where he swiped some food items totaling just over six bucks. He was spotted coming out of the store by the responding officer. He was arrested.
• Lake Island Drive, 30342, 2/7: A resident returned to his home and saw that another man, whom he did not know, was coming out of it. The man, now suspect, ran to his 2005 BMW-Z4, which was parked in the driveway, and sped away across the resident, now victim’s yard. The victim then followed in his car while calling it in to the 9-1-1 center. A patrol officer observed the suspect’s car and got it pulled over around the 5900 block of Powers Ferry Road. The suspect had a crowbar inside his car and a piece of paper with several addresses of home that were vacant and/or for sale, including the home he had just burglarized. The suspect, Ronald Clark, was arrested for burglary. It appears that nothing was taken from the home but a side doorway had been damaged and was the point of entry for the suspect.
• 5570 Roswell Road, 30342, 2/10 (shoplifting/Target): the thief tried to abscond with some disposable underwear, and a sweater that he concealed. The man fled in one of those electric carts -- at perhaps 0.2 MPH if that -- so security “caught up” and shut the power off. He was arrested.

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