Woman Attacked By Man After Parking In Handicap-Designated Spot: Blotter

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 June 23-27:

First this: A man reported that he left town on June 16 and returned on the 26th. He discovered that someone stole $2,500 that was on top of his desk in his apartment. He noted that the pest control company had come by to check for pests. Capt. Steve Rose says: that is a lot of money to leave laying around – especially in an apartment, since it is well-known that the manager and maintenance crew all have key access. Staff are always on the top of the suspect list but rarely involved. Still, the “friend-of-a-friend” method could easily result in gaining access to the cash. Bottom line: not a smart move.

Robbery

• 5640 Roswell Road, 30328, 6/26: Around 4:30 p.m., officers responded to a bank robbery at PNC Bank. The complainants said a black female, 20 to 30 years old, wearing a camouflage bandanna and long-sleeved shirt, took an undisclosed amount of cash and left on foot toward the interstate. The woman had come to the bank and into the office of the employee, said nothing, and then handed her a note demanding money. The money was given to her; she left, crossed over the road, and fled on foot northbound. This suspect is also being investigated by the FBI for a robbery at Wells Fargo on Roswell Street in Marietta.

Burglary

• 5675 Roswell Road, 30342, 6/24: The resident noticed the back door to her apartment had been opened. She discovered that her Samsung laptop, gold necklace with pendant, and other items had been stolen. She had been gone from about 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. that evening.
• 200 block Beachland Drive, 30342, 6/27: Responding to an alarm, an officer noticed the sliding-glass door was missing the locking mechanism. The door had fresh pry marks as well. It appears the location was burglarized. Coincidentally, another officer located a male in the wood line near the home about an hour earlier. The white male was wearing a “Friday the 13th” T-shirt, black pants and a ball cap.

Theft

• 1000 Johnson Ferry Road, 30342, 6/23: A 23-year-old woman said she works at Northside Hospital and placed her wallet on her purse, which was on top of the lockers in the break room. She left for a bit and returned, where she placed the wallet back into the purse that was atop the lockers. Later, when she left for the day, her wallet was missing from the purse on top of the lockers. Capt. Rose: Maybe put it in the locker? Better yet, with a lock? There’s a better chance of it being there when you return.
• 5580 Roswell Road 30342 6/24 (Lifetime Fitness): A 56-year-old man reported a theft from the gym locker sometime between 5 a.m. and 8 a.m. There was no sign of forced entry. There are several employees with access to the master lock. Ten $100 bills were stolen.
• 400 block Morgan Falls Road, 30350, 6/26: A tricycle was stolen from the ground floor outside of the complainant’s apartment.
• 5400 block Peachtree Dunwoody Road, 30342, 6/26: A 32-year-old woman reported her Buddy scooter was stolen from the parking lot near the apartment clubhouse area.
• 5580 Roswell Road, 30342, 6/26 (Lifetime Fitness): A 37-year-old man said he was at the gym from 11 to 11:40 p.m. He discovered that $1,000 had been taken from his wallet, which was inside the gym’s locker room. Nothing was tampered with, and management said someone used a master key. Detailed investigative work yielded the fact that only one employee had access to the key during that time. Management said their internal investigation from corporate will be initiated immediately.

Thefts From Vehicles

• 1600 block Powers Ridge Place, 30328, 6/23: Nothing taken.
• 3500 block Treelodge Parkway, 30350, 6/24: Tag.
• 700 block Glenforest Drive, 30328, 6/25: Arrest made.
• 3200 block River Exchange Drive, 30350, 6/26: Black male seen breaking window, then fleeing along with two more black males. Canon camera/lenses valued at $1,800 value were taken.
• 4600 block Roswell Road, 30342, 6/26: Two suitcases from a truck’s bed.

Other Things

• 201 Northwood Drive, 30342, 6/23: A 19-year-old man told cops that he was assaulted by 8 to 10 men behind the apartment complex just after midnight. One approached him and asked him to “go one-on-one” just before he was assaulted. He was taken to Northside Hospital to treat cuts and bruises. He told the officer he was armed with a fork but was not able to use it. He added that he thought he knew the names of two of the suspects.
• 5400 block Meridian Mark Road, 30342, 6/24: A 54-year-old man reported that he was assaulted by his nurse while he was working out in his room. He said the nurse knocked his legs down from the wall where they had been positioned. She then punched him in the nose after he tried to put his feet back against the wall. He added that he fell from his bed and hit his head, sending him to the ER at Northside Hospital. The officer checked the man’s ID and found a warrant waiting on him in Barrow County. Due to his condition, Barrow was notified of the contact but that we were not taking him into custody.
• A 41-year-old man reported he received a package containing an iRobot vacuum in
  December. The address was his, but the name was different. He personally returned the iRobot to the store (Best Buy). He contacted his credit card company and was told the matter was resolved and that he was not responsible for the debt. Fast forward to June: he received a letter from a collections agency, advising him he owed $534 – the price of the iRobot.
• A 35-year-old woman reported that someone opened a DirecTV account in her name and ran the
  bill to more than $700.
• A 34-year-old woman said she was contacted by a company called American General
  Contractors Agency in Houston. The company provides cleaning contracts as a business opportunity. They told her she needed to pay $1,997.55 – through AGCA – to provide worker’s compensation for future employees. She did so and then did the research, learning the whole thing was a fraud.

Arrests

• 6250 Peachtree Dunwoody Road, 30328, 6/26 (Courtyard Marriott): While conducting a business check at about 1:30 a.m., a patrol officer spotted a BMW backed into a parking spot. He noted a male sleeping – in his underwear – in the backseat. The man produced a Florida driver’s license of a man who looked nothing like the man in his underwear. A check of the car’s tag showed the car was stolen out of Roanoke City, Virginia. The man was handcuffed and placed in the police car. The suspect, who originally said his last name was Herrin, now said it was Barker. The officer found several documents and credit cards in the name of Herrin in the console. He also found items in the trunk connected to Mr. Barker, the suspect. Barker was charged with felony theft by receiving (the car), possessing another’s identification, financial transaction card theft, giving a false name, and loitering and prowling. Barker was taken to jail.
• Court officers arrested a woman in Sandy Springs Municipal Court after learning she was wanted
  in Cherokee County on a warrant. She was detained and later transferred to Cherokee County.
• 8805 Dunwoody Place, 30350, 6/23: Two men were arrested (on a copy of charges), just before midnight at the Azalea Park at Sandy Springs apartment complex. They were charged with possession of about 3.5 grams of marijuana. Security officers observed the pair smoking in the car, which led to the 911 call.
• 3000 block Spring Creek Lane, 30350, 6/23: Shortly after 1 a.m., a 33-year-old woman was injured after her husband, following an argument over a “relationship outside the marriage,” assaulted her. She suffered minor abrasions on her head and forearm. The husband was arrested at the scene and charged with domestic violence.
• I-285 west ramp to GA-400 north, 30328, 6/26: While investigating a crash that occurred just after noon, one of the drivers seemed impaired. The officer asked if he could search for drugs. The man denied. The K-9 was called in and immediately alerted on the car. The search yielded some heroin, marijuana, and psilocybin (packaged as Magic Mushrooms). He was arrested.
• Pitts Road, 30350, 6/26: Around 2:30 a.m., an officer pulled a car over after observing it weaving out of the lane. The driver said he fell asleep. The officer noted marijuana residue on the floorboards. He searched the car’s console and located what was later tested as 32 grams of heroin. The driver was arrested.
• 6345 Powers Ferry Road, 30339, 6/23 (Wyndham Hotel): A patrol officer was checking the hotel parking lot when he heard a commotion and observed a white sedan driving off with a male, holding onto the car window, yelling at the driver. The man let go as the car exited toward I-285. The officer put the car’s description on the air and spoke with the man. He said the woman had the other half of a $20 bill, (he held out the other half, ripped.) He said he and the woman were on a date and she took that bill and more cash, then fled. In the meantime, the car was located and stopped by another officer. The driver had the other half of the bill but no driver’s license. She said the two had been on a “date.” She was arrested for theft, obstruction and driving without a license.
• 8200 block Dunwoody Place, 30350, 6/23: Following a traffic stop, officers arrested the driver due to a warrant in Crisp County for failure to appear. She was arrested and eventually turned over to Crisp County.
• 6300 block Peachtree Dunwoody Road, 30328, 6/23: Long story short, a patrol officer noted a suspicious car with three passengers, including one who ducked down (We call that a “clue”). The officer turned around, stopped the car, sniffed, and then found some weed in the car. The driver pointed out a second car – telling the cop that they were meeting up with that car, which was leaving the scene. Another patrol car stopped that car containing four passengers, also with weed and armed with a Sentinel Deluxe .22 pistol, stolen from Bibb County. The owner of the gun said he bought it for $50 “for personal protection.” The marijuana, just more than 21 grams, was bagged individually (small plastic bags) and as such, he was charged with possession with intent to deliver, theft by receiving and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony. He was jailed.
• 8725 Roswell Road, 30350, 6/25: A 22-year-old woman reported that around 12:30 p.m., she was assaulted by a man who was upset because she parked in the handicap-designated spot without authorization. She said she exited the car and the man, with his family present, began taking photos and yelling at her. She said he approached her and hit her three times in the face. The man denied it; however, a witness confirmed the assault. He was arrested.
• 1050 Hammond Drive, 30328, 6/26: “Ms. Princess” was arrested by the vice unit for prostitution.
• 600 block Patrick Place, 30328, 6/27: Just before 2 p.m., an 84-year-old resident called police to report that a man was in his backyard yelling something about that his wife was in the culvert in the backyard. The officer arrived and located the man in question. He was unsteady, had no shoes, and had fresh scrapes on his legs. In addition, he matched the description of a man who fled from police earlier in the day. The man said he didn’t know how he arrived at this location. He provided ID, which resulted in finding that he was wanted in Forsyth County on a criminal warrant. He was charged with loitering and prowling and held for later transfer to Forsyth County.
• Dunwoody police, 6/23, failure to appear in Sandy Springs Court
• Cobb police, 6/23, failure to appear in Sandy Springs Court
• Chamblee police, 6/23, failure to appear in Sandy Springs Court
• 6300 block PDR, 30328, 6/23: disorderly conduct (marijuana)
• 4920 Roswell Road, 30342, 6/23: felony probation violation (Cherokee County)
• 8200 Dunwoody Place, 30350, 6/24: probation violation (Cobb County)
• Hammond Drive, 30328, 6/24: disorderly conduct (prowling)

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