Sandy Springs Blotter: TVs, Jewelry, Coca-Cola Collectibles Stolen From Homes

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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 Jan. 4-8:

Burglary

• 500 block of Northridge Road, 30350, Jan 4 (Dec. 24 to Jan. 4): A resident was out of town and his apartment monitored by a neighbor. Someone gained access during that time and took several items including luggage, clothes, 40-inch TV and a men’s ring.
• 1000 block of Glenridge Stratford Drive, 30342, Jan. 4: Someone entered the resident’s apartment between 1 and 2:45 p.m. by forcing a door. A laptop, electronic items and jewelry were taken. A second burglary was reported in this complex.
• 700 block of Willow Creek, 30328, Jan. 4 (4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Jan 3): the resident found forced entry to the apartment and found that a Samsung Galaxy X5 Note and Dell Notebook were stolen.
• 2000 block of Spring Creek Lane, 30350, Jan. 4: A 34-year-old woman said someone burglarized her apartment and stole her perfume she received as a Christmas gift.
• 1500 block of Spring Creek Drive, 30350, Jan. 5: A woman said someone stole some Coca-Cola memorabilia from her home over Thanksgiving. She blames apartment staff who were scheduled to do work while she was out of town during the Thanksgiving holiday.
• 4500 block of Lake Forrest Drive, 30342, Jan. 6 (7 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.): The resident said someone forced the front door in and took an undisclosed amount of cash and weapons.
• 5800 block of Glenridge Drive, 30342, 1/7 (business burglary -- Southern Orthopedics): Cops responded to an alarm just before 2 a.m. They found glass broken out via a concrete block. Three iMac computers were taken.
• 1200 block of Harbor Pointe Pkwy, 30350, Jan. 8 (9:15 p.m. to 6:51 a.m.): The resident said the door to the apartment was forced open and a 60- inch TV was taken.

Thefts

• 6200 block of Peachtree Dunwoody Road, 30328, Jan. 4: A 35-year-old woman said her purse was stolen from the La Quinta Inn and Suites after leaving it in a chair in the main lobby. Another guest found the purse, minus the $240 cash in the parking lot.
• Forrest Lake Drive, 30328, Jan 4: A resident reported several medications were missing between Dec. 17 and Jan. 2. The housekeeper said he enlisted her niece to fill in for her while she was out on a medical issue. Although not proven she took them, the housekeeper and niece were dismissed from working there.
• 1100 block of Perimeter Center West, 30328, Jan. 4: An employee left her iPhone in the cafeteria and walked away. She remembered, she returned but the phone was gone. The phone was tracked and had been moved out of Sandy Springs.
• 8600 block of Roswell Road, 30350, Jan. 4: An employee of Red Baron’s Antiques said they received a call from an auction house in Forsyth County and informed that certain items in their possession were believed to be owned by Red Barons. They believe an employee stole the items to sell for profit.
• 500 block of River Run Drive, 30350, Jan. 4: A man reported he was contacted by another man he had previously worked with, and asked if (the suspect) could come over to visit. He arrived with a female acquaintance. During that time, the male visitor and victim were outside the home while the female was inside. Later, the victim found a briefcase missing as well as a MacBook Pro laptop. The victim called and confronted the suspect (male) who returned the briefcase and Passport but not the other items. The suspect, according to the victim, had an armed man with him that he referred to as a security guard. The victim later found that charges were made on his AMEX card as well as other fraudulent charges.
• Man goes to store, leaves phone, phone stolen. That’s about it.
• 7500 block of Roswell Road, 30328, Jan. 5: A 42-year-old man said he had friends over and one friend brought an uninvited guest. He later reported a gun stolen from his home. He believes one of the guests took it.
• 6650 Roswell Road, 30328, Jan. 5: A 66-year-old woman said someone stole her wallet from her purse while she was shopping at the Goodwill Store around 1 p.m.
• 8000 block of Roswell Road, 30350, Jan. 6: A woman walked into Kroger, got groceries, and went to the self-checkout lane, scanned them with the bill coming to $104. She scanned her debit or credit card but the card was declined. The reports said she was not approached by an employee so she bagged them up and out she went to the parking lot, got in her car and left.
• Target employees reported a man came in and took $99 in items and then left without paying for them. He got into a van and drove off. The good news is the van was a pest control van with the name and phone number listed on it — all of which were recorded.
• 6300 block of Cherry Tree Lane, 30328, Jan. 7: The complainant said two flat-screen televisions were taken from the home and believes the former roommate of her brother took them following her brother’s passing.

Thefts From Vehicles

• 100 block of Bernard Place, 30342, Jan. 4: Landscape equipment from work truck.
• 6940 Roswell Road, 30328, Jan. 4: iPad (young black male seen running).
• 5000 block Sherrill Drive, 30342, Jan. 6: Ruger gun
• 1155 Perimeter Center West, 30328: Jan. 6: Money
• 6110 PDR (Comfort Inn), 30328, Jan. 7: Shoes
• 800 Hammond Drive (Sheraton), 30328, Jan. 7: Nothing taken
• 769 Hammond Drive (Hampton Inn), 30328, Jan. 7: .380 pistol and Canon Camera.
• 6110 PDR (x4), 30328, Jan. 7: Laptops and other items
• 5500 block Kingsport Drive, 30342, Jan. 7: Necklace
• 1100 block Calibre Springs, 30342, Jan. 7: HP Laptop
• 300 block of Johnson Ferry Rd, 30328, Jan. 7: Louis Vuitton purse

Assault

• A woman reported she was doing some cooking for Costco on Jan. 6 (I’m assuming this is the samples they offer— which is a good place to go if you’re broke and hungry, but that’s another story). She said during that time, a co-worker walked up to her, kicked her on the leg, laughed and then walked off. The woman later said she was just playing — you know, that game where you go up to someone and kick them and laugh -- that game.

Other Things

• A woman at 6700 Roswell Road said the HOA plugged outside Christmas lights into her outlet. She unplugged them but someone re-plugged them.
• A man reported that he has a warranty with Home Shield and utilized it on a washing machine repair. The technician who responded from a local company called Forward Atlanta Appliance Company damaged the floor, wall and door frame. The resident called to discuss payment for the damage and spoke to a man, who was supposed to be the manager, and with a heavy Russian accent, who threatened him by saying, “Do you feel safe in your home? I’m much bigger than you! I have a weapon, etc.” The case is under investigation.

Fraud

• Jan. 4: A 57-year-old woman said someone used her Visa debit card in Brooklyn, New York, at a Target Store in the amount of $162. She does not know how the card number was obtained.
• A 55-year-old woman said she received a voice mail from a man identifying himself as Deputy Mike Harris of the Fulton Sheriff’s Department Warrant Division. He left his phone number. Instead of calling him, she called the Fulton Sheriff’s Department who told her that they did not have a deputy by that name and if they needed anything from her, they would go there instead of calling. Capt. Steve Rose says: Good for her. She didn’t fall for it but rather confirmed the information with the sheriff’s department.
• A man reported that he was on his Mac computer when he received a pop up notice from Spurt Technologies telling him his computer had been hacked and he needed to call them (number provided) to stop the intrusion. The victim contacted the number and spoke to a man with a Middle Eastern accent who he gave complete access to his computer. The man then told him and sold him $189 in firewall protection. The victim’s wife came home. Her husband, victim, explained what was going on and she became suspicious. She called and spoke to him and suggested that she suspected fraud. The man told her, “You have our address, come down and have tea with us. ”She said she then noticed that someone had access to her files and appeared they were downloading them. Rose: BBB rates Spurt Technologies with an F. It looks like they’re out of Irving, TX.

Arrests

• PDR/Central Park, 30328, Jan. 4: After a traffic stop at 3:30 a.m, an officer detected the smell of marijuana and found a small amount on the driver. The passenger was wanted on warrants for failure to appear in Riverdale and was arrested for transfer to Riverdale.
• A man was charged with possession of marijuana after a traffic stop because the tag was unreadable. The officer smelled weed and later found a small baggie of it. The man was given a citation.
• Cops were called to Dunwoody Place on an intoxicated man disturbing the business (QT Store.) The man said gangsters were after him. He was clearly delusional and drunk. He said he had high blood pressure and so an ambulance was called in. The police left, thinking he was going to the hospital, but the officers were called back because the man was now running around the QT parking lot screaming that the EMS personnel were hitmen trying to kill him. He tried to enter the QT Store but was detained by the returning officer. He was later medically cleared and arrested.
• 8750 Roswell Road, 30350, Jan. 6: A woman standing in the road -- not the crosswalk, but road -- talking on her phone, was asked by a passing officer why, and she said she didn’t know it was not legal to stand on the road with a phone and not in the crosswalk. She had an outstanding warrant from Bibb County for contempt of court on a larceny charge. She was arrested.

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