Shot Fired at Hotel, Shoplifting Suspect Found In Gated Dumpster

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 of the incidents that occurred Nov. 4-7:

Arrests

• 7525 Roswell Road, 30350, 11/4: Following a shoplifting complaint at Publix, the employee followed the suspect while police responded. Officers spotted a man matching the description, or rather spotted a pair of tennis shoes protruding from a gated dumpster behind the nearby Walgreens. The shoes were ordered out of the gated area. They complied, followed by the guy wearing them, who happened to be the same suspect. He was arrested.
• A woman said she caught her significant other with another woman and during the confrontation, she took some swings at him causing him a few scrapes. Later, she was arrested for instigating the conflict. He was also arrested after cops learned he was wanted in Cherokee County for a probation violation.
• 6300 block of PDR, 30328, 11/6: Drug arrest by narcotics unit. Heroin, methamphetamine, and cocaine were confiscated.
• 7200 block PDR, 30328, 11/6: An officer was looking for a suspect on a warrant. He noticed a woman who matched the description. He spoke to the woman who said she was walking to a friend’s home on Westfair Court. She had no ID on her but said she knew her driver's license number and gave it to the officer. He checked and found a warrant active on her for a probation violation from Sandy Springs. He took her into custody and during that time, found a clear baggie with a rock in it, field-tested positive for methamphetamine. She said she “had a little crystal meth” in it, along with a couple of pipes and some (small amount) marijuana. She was arrested.
• A man was arrested at PDR and Mt. Vernon after a traffic stop. He was wanted in Dunwoody for failure to appear on traffic charges.
• On GA-400 at the MARTA ramp, an accident investigation resulted in the arrest of one man who had two warrants, one in Fulton for failure to appear and one in Cobb for trespassing. He was arrested.

Burglary

• 5675 Roswell Road, 30342, 11/4: The resident left her apartment at 6 p.m. and returned just after midnight. She told cops that her unlocked back door was open when she and her husband returned. Missing was jewelry, and cash.
• 2200 block of Monterrey Pkwy, 30350, 11/4: The complainant said he was checking on a neighbor’s apartment while he was out of town. He told the officers someone took a large 48-inch Vizio TV. The entry point appears to have been a sliding glass door.
• 2000 block of Wheaton Way, 30328, 11/4 (Sales Trailer): Someone forced entry to the sales trailer of the John Wieland community. Missing were a laptop and TV. Several items were damaged in the burglary.
• 5675 Roswell Road, 30342, 11/4: The two resident victims said someone came into the apartment by way of a window. Missing is a vaporizer and E-Juice, whatever that is. Also missing is a DC backpack and Bluetooth speaker.
• 6125 Roswell Road, 30328, 11/6: Someone broke into the bottom floor of the parking deck (under construction) and into an equipment and office area. Three storage trailers were entered and several construction items were taken including copper, electrical devices, and other items.
• 200 block of Mt. Vernon Hwy, 30328, 11/7: A construction manager reported that several tools were stolen from the construction area.
• 5675 Roswell Road, 30342 11/7 (Mosaic Apartments): The resident said she returned home and found a bedroom window damaged. Missing from the apartment is a Galaxy cellphone, Samsung Tablet, electric guitar, coins, and Michael Kors woman’s wallet.

Thefts

• 1100 Hammond Drive, 30328, 11/4: An 80-year-old man reported that he was at Einstein Bros. around 2:30 p.m. He noticed his wallet was not in his gym shorts. The staff informed him that no wallet had been turned in. He drove to Lowe’s where he had been previously, but did not locate it. He returned to Einstein Bros. and was told that someone turned the wallet in. $460 in cash was missing. An employee said he saw a man go into the men’s room, then returned and turned in the wallet.
• 5580 Roswell Road, 30342, 11/4: A construction trailer was burglarized overnight. Missing are tools and a TV.
• A 58-year-old man said someone stole his wallet, driver's license, and other items from his locker at
  Lifetime Fitness. He believes someone watched him set the lock code and then came in and took the items. By the time he canceled his cards, two of them were used, one at the nearby GameStop store and another at a Footlocker. Total hit on the wallet was just over $500.
• 6000 block of Riverside Drive, 30328, 11/6: A resident reported that several items were stolen from the residence from Oct. 26 to Nov. 6.
• 350 Carpenter Drive, 30328, 11/6: A 73-year-old man reported his 2001 Chrysler Town and Country car was stolen from 270 Carpenter Drive sometime during the daytime hours of 8:30 a.m. to 5:43 p.m.
• 9400 block of Roberts Drive, 30350, 11/6: A 39-year-old woman said she hired movers to move her into Sandy Springs. She was not present during the move and later discovered three rings, valued at $6,500, were missing. She said she did not know anything about the moving company but one of the men was named Jeremiah. Capt. Steve Rose says: You don’t know the name of the company who took all your possessions and placed them in a truck?
• 6010 Sandy Springs Circle, 30328, 11/6 (Smoke 911): The employee reported that around 6:45 p.m., a man came into the store to buy a product called Organically Purified Mitragyna Speciosa Silver Botanical Extract valued at $33. His card was declined so he said he’d get another. As he walked out, he grabbed the Organically Purified Mitragyna Speciosa Silver Botanical Extract and got into a car and left. He is described as a Hispanic male wearing a black hoodie and was carrying Organically Purified Mitragyna Speciosa Silver Botanical Extract.
• 6300 block of Peachtree Dunwoody Road, 30328, 11/8: A 33-year-old man said he and a man whom he met earlier at the Extended Hotel were going to attend a concert. He had some personal items in the man’s car, including a Swiss Gear bag, Wells Fargo debit card, cellphone and $1,400 cash. The acquaintance told the victim he was going to get the tickets at the counter but apparently never returned. Somehow, not explained in the report, the acquaintance absconded with the man’s property that was left in the suspect’s car. Someone told the victim that the suspect checked out of his previous room and into another. He tried to locate the suspect but was unsuccessful.

Thefts From Vehicles

• 8200 block of Berkley Ridge, 30342, 11/4: Not listed
• 5920 Roswell Road, 30328, 11/4: Suitcase and contents, $200 check.
• 144 Allen Road, 30328, 11/5: Nothing taken
• 5420 PDR, 30342, 11/5: 4 black male suspects using metal pole to smash windows. Grey Ford Fusion vehicle
• 400 block of Summer Terrace Lane, 30350, 11/5: Nothing taken
• 2000 block of Cimarron Pkwy, 30350, 11/5: Tag
• 8601 Roberts Drive, 30350, 11/6: Car buffer, 5 quarts of motor oil, bracelet
• 8800 block of Applegate Drive, 30350, 11/6: Camera said to be valued at $10,000
• 9 Cedar Run, 30350, 11/6: Tag
• 500 block of Vicksburg Place, 30350, 11/6: 3 sets of sunglasses, backpack, shoes
• 8800 block of Long Beach Cir, 30350, 11/6: Nothing taken; forced entry, window
• 5200 block of Roswell Road, 30342, 11/6: Purse and contents
• 4500 block of Roswell Road, 30342, 11/7: Dell laptop

Other Things

• 8610 Roswell Road, 30350, 11/4: Around 11 p.m., officers responded to a fight call. They found a man who had lacerations to his face and blood on his shirt and pants. The man told the officers that he had exited a restaurant after a few glasses of wine. He observed four to five people, including a woman in a wedding dress. According to the victim, he began talking with the group but during the conversation, one of the men became aggressive. His account of the incident is not all that clear, only that he ended up on the pavement, having been struck in the face. Around the same time, a wedding and reception took place in the same complex. That accounts for the dress. We call that a clue.
• 6345 Powers Ferry Road, 30339, 11/5 (Wyndham Hotel): A 25-year-old woman said she met a man at the Blue Flame Adult Club on Donald Lee Hollowell Parkway in Atlanta. She later met the man at the Wyndham at 6 a.m. They apparently got along well. He left around noon and took $1,000 cash, sneakers, and Gucci flip-flops with him. She recalled the man’s name was Trevor and he left in an older Ford Mustang.
• 1050 Hammond Drive, 30328, 11/6: Just before 1 a.m., officers responded to a “shots fired” call at the Extended Stay Hotel. The complainant said they were in the hotel room when a bullet entered through the window. The caller said he was in bed watching TV when all of a sudden he heard a shot and felt glass “all over my face.” No one was injured during the incident. A 9 mm shell casing was located outside in the lot. The bullet passed through and into the wall, where it lodged.
• 1000 block of Harbor Pointe, 30350, 11/6: A 38-year-old man reported he was being harassed by text messages from a woman whom he had a thing with after he split from his wife. He stayed with the “other” woman for 2 to 3 days and he got back with the wife (Capt. Rose's disclaimer: Not that going back to the wife is bad, but someone has to lose in that scenario). Anyway, the now ex-girlfriend found out and the text messages came in nonstop. She continued with screenshots of their one-time private conversations and then informed him he owed her $350. Later, a guy called, informing the complainant that he was a debt collector who “runs people down for money.” He told the complainant that he was being paid $500 to collect the $350 debt, meaning the ex-girlfriend did not major in finance. She finally said she was sending folks from North Carolina to “get him.” Capt. Rose says: This guy should have known he was doomed from the beginning. Move in for 2 to 3 days then back to the wife? Make up your mind, sir.
• On Nov. 7, a 74-year old man reported that he received a call from a man identifying himself as the district attorney, informing him that his grandson was in an accident and needed $2,000 for bond money. The victim wired $2,000 from a nearby Walmart to another Walmart before realizing he had been duped.

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