Woman Robbed at Gunpoint, Liquor Store Employee Assaulted: 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 Nov. 12-18:

Robbery

• 3400 block Glenridge-Stratton Drive, 30342, 11/15: A 32-year-woman reported that she arrived in her apartment complex parking area around 4 a.m. When she got out of her car, she was approached by a man described as a black male who had a gun. He took her purse at which time she saw a second black male remove her cosmetic bag from her car. She said she saw a third man as they left in a silver sedan. She said the gunman was about 17-20 years old, short, 5’4” to 5’6” and was about 130-150 lbs. He had a short twists his hair. The others were short, skinny, and appeared to be young. Another car nearby the victim’s appeared to have been broken into, leading the officers to believe that the woman may have interrupted the three suspects who originally intended to break into cars, but decided to rob her when she drove up.

• 4500 block Lake Forrest Drive, 30342, 11/12: Responding to an alarm, the officer found pry marks on the front door. It appears the burglar did not get in.
• 1600 block Saddle Ridge Way, 30350, 11/14: The residents reported they left around 7:45 and upon return home, just before 6 p.m., found that the home had been entered and obviously gone through. Several items were taken. The home is on the market and had been shown recently.
• Gables Lane, 30328, 11/14: The resident said they noticed their change jar was not as full as they left it and checked the home finding a considerable amount of money gone, that had been stashed in other places in the apartment.
• 100 block Highland Park Drive, 30350, 11/15: The 22-year-old resident said she was awakened with a noise but assumed it was one of her roommates so she ignored it. She returned to sleep but later found a window was broken and blood was on the blinds. Nothing was out of place. Capt. Steve Rose says: It is not uncommon for burglars to cut themselves when they break a window in an entry attempt. It’s good DNA for the file to compare with later.
• 7100 block Peachtree Dunwoody Road, 30328, 11/15: Someone forced entry into a storage shed, taking an Echo leaf blower valued at $250.
• 3100 block of River Exchange Drive, 30350, 11/15: Between about 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. someone entered the apartment and took several items including a TV, PS4, iPhone 6, $300 cash, and an HP Laptop. The resident said she opened the window the night before but forgot to close it. The blinds were out of place and the screen was off indicating the entry point.
• 400 block Glenmont Court, 30350, 11/17: Someone entered the home and took a stove top from the kitchen. No forced entry was found.
• 900 block Landmark Drive, 30342, 11/17: An officer responded on an alarm call and found two landscaping employees working, one in the front and one in the back yard. The officer also found that a rear door had pry marks indicating entry or an attempted at it. He detained and spoke to the two employees as they could now be possible suspects. The landscapers were cooperative and allowed the officers to look in the truck and trailer. It is believed that when they showed up, they may have actually done so as the burglar was trying to make entry and he was scared off. The resident said nothing was taken.

Thefts

• 8725 Roswell Road, 30350, 11/12: An 86-year-old woman said she was shopping at Publix and was unloading her groceries into her car. She pushed the cart to the side and drove home where she realized she had left her purse in the cart. She returned to the store but the purse was gone. The parking lot video shows a white van pull up and two Hispanic males exit. They notice the purse and then take it before driving away.
• 1100 block Hammond Drive, 30328, 11/12 (FairField Inn&Suites Marriott): A guest said someone took her Estee Lauder Re-Nutriv face crème from her makeup pouch inside her room while she was gone.
• 7900 block Colquitt Road, 30350, 11/13: A 59-year-old man said someone stole his black Honda Civic sometime overnight from his apartment complex.
• 600 block of Highland Park Trail, 30350, 11/13: A 26-year-old woman reported someone took her car from her apartment parking lot sometime between midnight and 2 p.m. the next day.
• 900 block Bergeron Place, 30328, 11/13: A 53-year-old man reported his car stolen from his garage overnight. He said the car was inside the closed garage door but he believes his kids left the door open when they returned home earlier. The car’s keys were inside the vehicle. A bike was also taken.
• 6600 block Roswell Road, 30350, 11/15: A business owner said two propane heaters, tower type, were stolen from outside the business. The heaters were chained to the fence. The value of each was $1,000.
• Morgan Falls Road, 30350, 11/16: A 24-year-old woman reported that she received a call from a friend who was coming in town and as such, allowed her to stay at her residence. She said her friend stayed at her home but later decided to stay at a hotel. After she left, the resident noticed her driver's license and a debit card missing. She called her friend who said she had it and must have taken it by mistake. She drove to the hotel on West Paces Ferry Road to retrieve her ID and debit card. Two days later she discovered her corporate credit card missing too. The credit card had been subsequently used for about $6,000 in charges in and around the city including the hotel room which was rented in the victim’s name. The card issuer’s fraud department is working with her on the theft and fraud. The friend has vamoosed.
• 8300 block Roswell Road, 30350, 11/18: Just after midnight, an officer was called to the Barnacles Bar and Restaurant regarding a stolen car. He met with a woman described as belligerent, and who began to curse at the officer. He finally got her corrected on proper greetings and she told him her acquaintance got upset with her for smoking a cigarette and took her keys and left in her Mercedes convertible. The cops called the acquaintance who said he was with her but they arrived in separate cars and that he left because of her belligerence. He told the officers that she is known to use various substances and gets mean when she does. The officer called the insurance company, retrieved a VIN showing the car was impounded by DeKalb police after being stolen and then recovered back on the 6th. The wrecker company said they did not have the car which was, in fact, registered to her. There was no indication that the acquaintance took the car and the officer thinks she probably lost her keys. However, the car in question was not in the parking lot so it was listed as stolen (again). The officer noted the woman was belligerent throughout the whole time.

Thefts From Vehicles

• 3100 River Exchange, 30350, 11/12: Temporary tag
• 6500 block Roswell Road, 30328, 11/15: Tag taken from rental car
• 7200 block Roswell Road, 30328. 11/16: Speaker box
• 200 block Allen Road, 30328, 11/17: Glock 9mm, bag and ID
• 1165 Perimeter Center West, 30328, 11/17: Purse and contents

Assault

• 6401 Roswell Road, 30328, 11/12 (Roswell Package Store): The employee said a man came in and walked around the store a couple of times, then took a bottle of tequila and placed it in his sleeve, then tried to walk out. The employee tried to stop him, but the man hit him a couple of times in the head and face before running down along Roswell Road. The employee was seen by EMS for a swollen eye.
• Cedar Run, 30350, 11/13: A 36-year-old woman was injured while fighting another woman over the following circumstances provided by her husband at the hospital where she was being treated for a broken arm: They were in the apartment. The two women were sitting on the sofa and $200 cash was sitting on the sofa between them. The other woman picked the money up which started the fight that went from the couch to the floor where his wife broke her arm. No one seems to know who the other woman was and why she was in the apartment. The victim and her husband were evasive on questions regarding the other woman.

Fraud

• Kingston Drive, 30342, 11/12: Credit cards accounts opened fraudulently.
• Hammond Drive, 30328, 11/14: Fraudulent Georgia Power account opened.
• Twin Branch Road, 30328, 11/14: Check forged and cashed ($4,350).
• Old Stratton Chase, 30328, 11/14: Fraudulent card accounts opened.
• 6000 block PDR, 30328, 11/15: $6,000 in surgery costs were paid with fraudulent credit card.
• Reddington Way, 30328, 11/15: Fraudulent account opened.
• 1100 Hammond Drive, 30328, 11/15: Fraudulent $10,000 check cashed at the bank.
• 6400 block Powers Ferry Road, 30339, 11/16: Checks altered and cashed.
• 7840 Holcomb Bridge Road, 30092, 11/16: SunTrust Bank employees reported a white female presented a check for $7,800 to be cashed, along with a Texas driver's license and debit card. The teller became suspicious during the conversation with her and as such, the woman became “froggy” which is my word for nervous. She demanded her ID back but the teller hung onto it. The woman bolted and got into a red four-door possibly Ford, driven by a black male. The car had a temp tag.

Other Things

• A 32-year-old man said he and his previous landlord were in a romantic relationship. When it ended, he remained at the same address, and eventually found a new girlfriend. Now he reports that his car was damaged, the ex and current landlord has accused him of sexual misconduct, and texted him that she hired “people” to come after him.
• 8725 Roswell Road (Publix), 30350, 11/14: The store manager said that a man went into the men’s room and sprayed liquid soap from the store container all over the floor. He said this was the fourth time this happened this month.
• Kroger reported a destroyed toilet on the 16th. It started when a guy flushed his keys (It always begins
  with flushed keys).
• A woman reported that her ex-boyfriend has phoned her at work repeatedly and threatened her by telling her he could pay someone $600 to get her and the cops would have no ties. She was given information on how to file a temporary protection order.

Arrests

• 5565 New Northside Drive, 30339, 11/12: Around 2 a.m. cops were called to the Waffle House regarding a drunk guy with a can of Bud in his hand, who wanted to fight just about everybody. Employees said that he came in with the beer and took exception of being asked to leave because of the beer. He tried to climb over the counter, but apparently was too drunk. He challenged everyone in the restaurant to a fight. He told the officers that he walked to this location from Lithonia and the restaurant didn’t serve him because he was black. He was arrested.
• 5501 Kingsport Drive, 30342, 11/12: A man said he was with a group of friends who later beat him up and took his car. The officer said as he was talking to the victim, the car pulled up with three men inside. When they saw the officer, they tried to back out but he stopped and detained them. They told the officer that they were all driving around and drinking beer but they did not take the car without permission. The victim’s story kept changing too — partially due to the fact he was drinking along with the other men. The theft was never validated however one of the subjects was wanted on a probation violation and the others were charged with various counts related to open container, underage possession, and unlicensed driving.
• 8725 Roswell Road, 30350, 11/12: Publix employees detained a person after she took some items from the cooler and attempted to leave without paying. The value of the items in the shoplifting attempt totaled over $500. She was arrested.
• 6565 Old Riverside Road, 30328, 11/13: Around 3:30 p.m. officers were called on three juveniles in the wood area near a home. The officer walked towards them and noticed they were smoking marijuana. A small jar and small amount of weed were confiscated. Two of the kids were juveniles and turned over to parents pending juvenile court dates. The other, age 17, was given a citation to appear in court.

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