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PUBLIC SAFETY
Police Blotter
The following incidents and arrests
are some but not all of the reports
filed with SSPD over the listed pe
riod, dated through June 7.
The following information was provided by
the Sandy Springs Police Department from
its records and is presumed to be accurate.
ROBBERY
■ 7700 block of Colquitt Road 30350 - On
May 27, a 21-year-old man said that just be
fore 10 p.m.. he was at the Legends of Dun-
woody Apartments walking his bike up near
the water tower at Benwell Road when he
passed three young men. One of them hit him
in the head, and the group took $4 from him.
A second case, similar to this, was reported
close to this time. That incident took place in
the 1000 block of Pitts Road.
■ 1000 block of Brentwood Way 30350 -
On June 7, a woman reported that at 6:30
a.m., when she walked from her apartment
to her car, she was assaulted by two men.
The victim fell to the
ground, screamed,
and kicked at the as
sailant who pulled a
gun on her and told
her to “shut up.”
They took a black
laptop bag with the
word “Ranstad” on it and the laptop. They
fled. A witness said they saw a Chevy Cru-
ze leaving the area, and a young man throw
ing a white T-shirt and green hat from the
car. Those items matched the description of
one of the suspects. The items were recov
ered and are in the forensics evidence area.
The victim was not injured.
BURGLARY
■ 6200 block of Vernon Woods Drive 30328
- On May 27, a witness called 911 and report
ed that she saw a SUV leaving a residence.
She followed the car and reported that two
men were in the car. The witness followed
the car onto Peachtree Dunwoody Road until
she got hung up on the light near Perimeter
Center. The home had been entered by force
at the garage. Missing is an iPod and laptop
as well as Bose speakers. The two suspects in
the car were men who were in a dark green
SUV (dirty) that was described as looking like
a Ford Bronco.
■ 8400 block of Roswell Road 30350 - On
May 29, an employee at Abra Auto Body re
ported that someone came into the busi
ness overnight and took work-related items
including a polisher, sander, pressure wash
er, fan and other things. There was no forced
entry.
■ 5700 block of Glen Errol Road 30328 - On
May 29, the resident reported that someone
entered the home via a patio door (forced)
and took several items.
■ 300 block of Winding River Drive 30350 -
On June 3, while the victim was out of town,
the victim’s apartment was entered by force.
Nothing was taken, but the victim found sev
eral cigarettes on the floor and stove top. A
neighbor saw several teens jumping over the
fence to the patio area of the apartment.
■ 300 block of Pine Forest Road 30328 - On
June 3, the homeowner said that while she
was gone, someone entered her residence
and took jewelry from her bedroom area.
CAPTAIN STEVE ROSE, SSPD
srose@sandyspringsga.gov
At the location that day were employees of
a gutter service. Her cleaning person said
she found an open window and the a/c on.
A piece of jewelry was located on the floor.
The alarm apparently activated but a rela
tive cancelled it when he could not locate
the homeowner.
■ Spalding Trail 30350 - On June 4, around
10:17 a.m., a man was sleeping in his apart
ment when he heard a shattering of glass,
courtesy of a rock coming through a window.
He then saw a man attempting to enter the
apartment. Once the suspect realized the
apartment was oc
cupied, he fled.
300 block of
Jefferson Drive
30350 - On June 4,
someone entered
the apartment during the early afternoon and
took several electronic items. No forced en
try was found.
■ 1500 block of Summer Drive 30342 - On
June 4, the resident reported that someone
entered the apartment by the front door and
took several items. The front door frame had
been kicked in.
■ 4500 block of Peachtree Dunwoody Road
30342 - On June 5, the victim said between
June 2 and June 5 someone entered the res
idence and took several pieces of silver din-
nerware.
■ 1000 block of Spalding Forest Court
30350 - On June 5, the victim was gone over
night. She returned to find a closet door open
and a light on. She discovered that some
one had taken a jewelry box from her night
stand. No forced entry was found.
THEFT
■ 6100 block of Roswell Road 30328 - On
May 27, at I HOP, a woman reported that her
First Community Credit Union card was sto
len. She blamed another person , who said he
didn’t know what she was talking about and
probably did this to get out of paying the bill.
This happened at 4:30 a.m.
■ 200 block of Franklin Road 30342 - On
May 27, a woman reported that another
woman took her house key and rental car
keys, and damaged her Beats by Dr. Dre head
phones.
■ 7300 block of Roswell Road 30350 - On
May 27, a man left his cellphone on the coun
ter at the Shell station and upon checking
out, left the phone. When he returned, the
phone was gone. Store video showed a man
wearing a green “Lucky Shirt” taking and
concealing the phone, then leaving.
■ NOTE: I figure that about 40 percent of
our thefts would be eliminated if people
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