Inside the Police Reports: String of Thefts Yields One Suspect

On June 27, nine calls were made to police concerning items stolen from cars near Stockton Walk Lane.

A person or group of people presumably were going through neighborhoods and checking vehicles for easy access, according to Special Operations Commander Sgt. Greg Perry.

No windows were broken, and there was no forced entry.

There were no suspects, until the night of June 29. A resident saw a suspicious person walking around Stockton Walk Lane and reported him to the

When police arrived, they saw a young man attempting to hide. He was covered in grass stains from lying on the ground.

The suspect, , 20, was arrested for loitering and prowling.

The following morning, more than a dozen more crimes were reported in the same area where Pomeroy was arrested. This time, windows were broken and the suspect(s) attempted to force entry into a garage.  

Police were able to link Pomeroy to most of those crimes, including 14 entering autos, burglary and criminal trespass.   

Pomeroy is a suspect in the June 29 crimes and has so far been charged with one count; he is a suspect in the June 27 incidents, as well.

Police are trying to determine if more people were involved.

on Brookwood Lake Drive, Holly Lake Cove, Old Springs Court, Wood Gate Way, Holly Lake Circle, Burlington Lane, Stockton Walk Lane, Stockton Walk Court, Dogwood Court, Harbour Oaks Drive, and Pennistone Way in Snellville.

This is not Pomeroy's first run-in with the police, however. On May 11, after an incident of family simple battery.  Pomeroy turned himself in as soon as he heard of the warrant, however, and the family is not pressing charges, according to Pomeroy's father Mark Pomeroy.