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PUBLIC SAFETY
that may have originated in Macon, Ga.
■ A man reported on May 30 that he was
on the Internet looking at employment op
portunities. He was contacted by a compa
ny named Jason Co-Group. He did an online
interview. Company personnel asked for his
banking account number so they could send
him money. He later received a check for
$1,350 and was asked to send $1,240 of that
to someone named “Valencia Koval,” and to
keep the rest. He did and later noticed that
his account was overdrawn for that amount
he sent.
■ 400 block of Marsh Trail Circle 30350 -
On May 30, a woman called and reported that
she received a phone call from someone who
said they were from Homeland Security.
They told her that she owed $703 be
cause the address on her passport
was incorrect. They told her to
wire the money to “Amit Kumar,”
who was in India. She did. Later
she was told this was a scam.
■ A woman reported that someone
accessed her debit card number and
used it on three different occasions.
■ 6100 block of Roswell Road 30328
- On June 3, an employee of Atlanta
Check Cashiers reported that they
cashed a check, later found to be
stolen, from a man for $400.
■ 500 block of Northridge Road
30350 - On June 4, someone ac
cessed the victim’s account number and
had merchandise delivered via FedEx to an
address in Chicago.
■ 8700 block of Roswell Road 30350 - On
June 4, a man came into a bank with a check
made out to him for $654, of which he only
wanted only $54 deposited. On checking, the
name on the account did not exist. The man
left the location prior to the police arriving.
■ 400 block of Marsh Trail 30350 - On June
5, a man reported that he set up a user ac
count with an online sales service to sell a
camera lens. He was contacted by a person
named Ann Yacob who was representing a
possible buyer in Nigeria. He was re-contact -
ed via e-mail by Ann Yacob who said she paid
the online service for the lens and gave him
information to ship the lens. He received an
other email saying the payment was made,
but he never confirmed this email was the on
line service. Turns out it wasn’t, and, by the
time he figured it out, he had sent the lens.
ASSAULT
■ 1st block of Cedar Run 30350 - On May 29,
around 2:30 p.m., police received a call of
a person shot behind a building. They found
a man lying on the back deck of the build
ing, with two shots to his stomach and chest.
His wife was with him at the time, and told
officers that he left to check on their kids
and he was approached by a young man who
shot him. A witness said two young men were
seen running from the scene and laughing.
The man was treated and then transported to
North Fulton Hospital, where he will recover.
The shots missed any major organs. The mo
tive of the shooting is still being investigated.
There is some evidence to show that the vic
tim and suspect(s) may know one another and
there may have been other things involved.
■ 6800 block of Roswell Road
30328 - On June 1, just before 4
a.m., officers responded to an
apartment complex on a person
shot call. They found the victim,
who was shot in the arm. The gun
man shot a man in the arm after
coming to the home of his “sort-of”
wife and finding them in bed. De
tectives were told that the suspect
and the woman were married for one
month, but really didn’t live togeth
er. The gunman took off, but later
surrendered to detectives.
■ 6000 block of Roswell
Road 30328 - On June 5, an em
ployee of a nightclub report
ed that a female ex-coworker at
tempted to take some cash from her
hand, so she pushed the woman away,
which prompted the ex-coworker to hit her in
the ear. The offender left but soon returned
with five or six other women, looking for a
fight. A protective order was taken out on the
ex-employee.
ARRESTS
■ 5300 block of Roswell Road 30342 - On
May 27, a patrol officer stopped a Nissan Max
ima on Roswell Road for a lane usage viola
tion. The officer spotted three men in the car
and when he spoke to the driver, he asked
him to exit. When the driver did, a gun, lat
er identified as a Kel Tec 9mm, was spotted
under the driver’s leg. The officer took ap
propriate action and secured the occupants
and checked for more weapons. During that
time some cocaine was located inside a bag
in the car. The driver was later arrested for
cocaine possession, traffic charges and pos
sessing a weapon during the commission of a
crime (drug possession.)
SANDY SPRINGS
NOTICE OF REZONING
Petition Number:
201300677
Petitioner:
Highgrove Homes, LLC
Location:
4040 & 4100 Spalding Drive
Present Zoning:
AG-1 (Agricultural District)
Request:
To rezone the subject property from AG-1 (Agricultural District)
to R-3A (Single Family Dwelling District) to allow 6 lots.
Public Hearings:
Planning Commission
June 20, 2013 at 7:00 p.m.
Mayor and City Council
July 16, 2013 at 6:00 p.m.
Location:
Sandy Springs City Hall
Morgan Falls Office Park
7840 Roswell Road Building 500
Sandy Springs, Georgia 30350
770-730-5600
SANDY SPRINGS
NOTICE OF VARIANCE PETITION
Petition Number:
201301691
Petitioner:
Matthew Harpring
Location:
4550 Stella Drive
Request:
One primary variances from Section 19.3.11.B.1 of the
Zoning Ordinance to allow a recreation court to be located
in a minimum yard.
Public Hearings:
Board of Appeals
July 11, 2013 at 7:00 p.m.
Location:
Sandy Springs City Hall
Morgan Falls Office Park
7840 Roswell Road Building 500
Sandy Springs, Georgia 30350
770-730-5600
SANDY SPRINGS - NOTICE OF REZONING
Petition Number:
201301000
Petitioner:
South City Partners, LLC
Location:
125 Glenridge Point Parkway
Present Zoning:
MIX (Mixed Use District)
Request:
To rezone the subject property from MIX (Mixed Use District) to
MIX (Mixed Use District) to allow 12,000 square feet of retail and
180 apartment units and a Use Permit to exceed district height.
Public Hearings:
Planning Commission
June 20, 2013 at 7:00 p.m.
Mayor and City Council
July 16, 2013 at 6:00 p.m.
Location:
Sandy Springs City Hall
Morgan Falls Office Park
7840 Roswell Road Building 500
Sandy Springs, Georgia 30350
770-730-5600
SANDY SPRINGS
NOTICE OF REZONING
Petition Number:
201300996
Petitioner:
Jason Tillery/ Domain Custom Homes
Location:
514 Mt. Vernon Hwy
Present Zoning:
R-1 (Single Family District)
Request:
To rezone the subject property from R-1 (Single Family District)
to R-2 (Single Family Dwelling District) to allow 2 lots.
Public Hearings:
Planning Commission
June 20, 2013 at 7:00 p.m.
Mayor and City Council
July 16, 2013 at 6:00 p.m.
Location:
Sandy Springs City Hall
Morgan Falls Office Park
7840 Roswell Road Building 500
Sandy Springs, Georgia 30350
770-730-5600
SANDY SPRINGS
NOTICE OF REZONING
Petition Number:
201300991
Petitioner:
Chris A. Weathers
Location:
211 Mt. Vernon Hwy
Present Zoning:
R-1 (Single Family District)
Request:
To rezone the subject property from R-1 (Single Family District)
to R-2A (Single Family Dwelling District) to allow 2 lots.
Public Hearings:
Planning Commission
June 20, 2013 at 7:00 p.m.
Mayor and City Council
July 16, 2013 at 6:00 p.m.
Location:
Sandy Springs City Hall
Morgan Falls Office Park
7840 Roswell Road Building 500
Sandy Springs, Georgia 30350
770-730-5600
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