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Police investigate report of assault at hospital

DUNWOODY, Ga. — Dunwoody police are investigating a 58-year-old East Point man who allegedly assaulted an employee at Peachford Hospital Feb. 25.

Police reports said officers responded to the hospital at about 10 p.m. after an altercation occurred between two employees. At the scene, a woman told police she had been punched in the chest by another employee in a “completely unprovoked” attack.

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Dunwoody man arrested for hit-and-run wreck

DUNWOODY, Ga. — Police arrested a Dunwoody man for allegedly fleeing the scene of a wreck on Jett Ferry Road Feb. 27.

Dunwoody police reports said the wreck happened at about 11 a.m. near the intersection of Jett Ferry and Mt. Vernon roads when the suspect struck another vehicle head-on while turning out of a private driveway. After the wreck, the suspect driver turned into a nearby parking lot and fled the area.

The incident was captured on security camera footage from multiple nearby businesses. Police were able to identify and locate the suspect at his home in Dunwoody.

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The victim discovered Feb. 2 that someone had made five unauthorized transactions totaling $7,642.84 on his credit card at the Jared Jewelry Store on Ashford Dunwoody Road in January and December.

Later, the victim also learned that a suspect had changed the address on his credit card account to an address in Atlanta.

At the time of the report, no suspect in the crime was identified by Dunwoody police.

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The victim said her attacker, who works on the same floor of the hospital, came to work in a “bad mood” and became irate when she asked him to pass some items out to hospital patients. Statements from several witnesses collaborated her story, the report said.

The suspect was sent home from the hospital prior to the officer’s arrival, but they later made contact with him over the phone. However, the suspect refused to speak with police at the time of the report.

The report did not say whether any charges were filed in the case.

When confronted with evidence from the wreck, the suspect allegedly denied any involvement in the wreck. However, police also located the suspect’s vehicle and saw it matched the vehicle seen on security footage.

The man was placed under arrest for hit and run, driving with suspended registration and other traffic charges, and was transported to the DeKalb County Jail.

Duluth man files report for fraudulent purchases

DUNWOODY, Ga. — Dunwoody police reports said a Duluth man was recently defrauded of more than $7,000 through credit card purchases at a Dunwoody jewelry store.

DUNWOODY, Ga. — Dunwoody police are investigating a Buford-based plumbing company that allegedly took $3,500 from a local homeowner for a remodel job and never completed any work.

Reports said the investigation began Feb. 27 when a homeowner on Tillingham Court in Dunwoody reported they paid a plumbing company $3,500 as a deposit for the installation of a new steam shower in January.

The homeowner’s contract said the project would be completed by Jan. 26, but despite the fact that their deposit check was quickly deposited, no work was ever started on the project, the report said.

Once police identified the company’s owner, they found evidence that he had been charged with theft by conversion previously in Michigan in December 2022.

At the time of the report, no charges had been filed by police in the case.

CITY OF DUNWOODY/PROVIDED

Dunwoody officials said Feb. 27 that settlement agreements with tenants of the city-owned property at 4553 North Shallowford Road will allow a $7.78 million sale of the site to move forward in March.