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ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Police are investigating a May 6 burglary that occurred at Lynne Circle. The homeowner and her mother had gone shopping at noon and returned three hours later to signs that someone
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Woman caught stealing thousands in clothing ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Police arrested a woman May 5 after she was caught with $1,500 worth of clothing from the Macy’s on North Point Circle. The loss prevention officer reported having seen the woman select several items of clothing and enter a fitting room. When she left, her purse was noticeably bulging, and she was holding fewer clothes. The woman attempted to leave the store without paying, but she was detained. Officers found 20 pieces of woman’s clothing in her purse. She also had a tool used to remove anti-theft tags. The woman, identified as 53-year-old Babs Proller-Frey of Cumming, was arrested for shoplifting over $500 and for possession of tools for commission of a crime.
Man surrenders fake bills to Alpharetta authorities
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ALPHARETTA, Ga. — A man contacted police May 8 after he realized that he had $600 worth of counterfeit bills. The man had moved recently to Alpharetta from Los Angeles. While he had been in Los Angeles, he said a friend had given him some cash from a
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had burglarized the house. A laptop, iPad and several pieces of jewelry were missing. The combined value of the items is over $10,000. a There was no surveillance footage of the incident.
cell phone sale. Once the man had moved, he received a call from the friend who said the money was fake and that a report had been filed with Los Angeles police. The man brought the remaining money to Alpharetta police and turned in the fake bills.
Home burglarized during business trip ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Police are investigating a burglary that took place at a home on Graystone Way. The homeowner had been away on a business trip between May 5-9. When he came home, he saw the basement door was open and his cabinets had been rifled through. The homeowner told police his smartphone app had alerted him on May 7 his power had been turned off. Police found that someone had tampered with an external power box. The man said a Rolex, worth $10,000, was missing.
Wallet goes missing during work hours ALPHARETTA, Ga. — A man called police May 8 after he realized his wallet had gone missing while he was at work, and his credit card had $500 worth of fraudulent charges. The man had clocked into work at 4 p.m. at Main Event on Davis Drive. About four hours later, the man saw that his wallet was missing. When the man checked his debit card account, he saw seven fraudulent
charges. The charges were made at several locations, including an Exxon in Perimeter, Cajun Bones in College Park, at Taco bell in College Park and a Steve Madden online order. The card was deactivated.
Cell phone number used in fraud case ALPHARETTA, Ga. — A woman called police May 7 after she saw $7,000 worth of fraudulent charges on her bank account. The woman said a man had used her cell phone number to hack into her email account and later her SunTrust account. Several charges were made on her account, ranging between $1 to $2,000. Police directed the woman to the Federal Trade Commission to report the identity theft and take steps to protect her identity.
Man arrested speeding over 100 mph on highway ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Police arrested a man May 7 after he was caught traveling over 100 mph on Ga. 400 northbound south of Haynes Bridge Road. Police were patrolling in the area at 11:30 a.m., when officers spotted a car pass by at a high rate of speed. Radar clocked the driver traveling at 105 mph. Officers pulled the driver over and identified him as 22-year-old Luis Romero Espinoza of Cumming. He was arrested for reckless driving first offense and speeding.