PUBLIC SAFETY
Buckhead Police Blotter From police reports dated March. 22 through April 4 The following information was provided to the Buckhead Reporter by the Zone 2 precinct of the Atlanta Police Department from its records and is presumed to be accurate.
napped man also called 911 after her son, who was on the phone at the time his father was being kidnapped, told her what was happening. The kidnapper fled the scene, taking a wallet and the car. He returned the man’s license when the man asked him to. The car was later recovered at Windsor Parkway at Northway Drive, after a neighbor discovered the car parked at the location. The wallet, cash, car and keys were returned to owner.
ROBBERY 2000
KIDNAPPING 3700
block of Peachtree Road—On March 26, a kidnapping was reported after a resident discovered a man with a shotgun in the upstairs part of a house. The man with a shotgun tied the resident up and took his wallet, cellphone and the keys to his truck. A second resident encountered the armed intruder while he was downstairs on a cellphone talking to his son. The intruder took the man’s cellphone, but did not terminate the call, and ordered him at gunpoint inside his grey BMW to drive to Windsor Parkway. While at the location, the kidnapper demanded the man’s wallet and ordered him out the car.
The man tied up at the house was able to
cut himself free and he ran to a neighbor’s house to phone 911. The wife of the kid-
block of Peachtree Road—On March 22, officers were dispatched to a report of a person screaming outside an apartment complex. A man came out of the bushes and demanded money from a woman, who was walking her dog. The man slashed the woman’s arm with a knife. She began screaming and running toward the front of the building, while yelling, “I don’t have any money.” The man was last seen jumping the fence and fleeing toward the Brookwood Valley Apartments. Emergency Medical Services arrived to treat the woman’s cuts.
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block of Lenox Road—On March 23, a man carjacked a woman who was in her car at a security gate near a condo. The man pointed a gun at her and demanded, “Give me your purse and phone.” Then he demanded, “Give me everything and get out of the vehicle.” When she got out of her Nissan, the man left in it headed toward Buford Highway. An Apple iPhone and a purse that contained an ID and credit cards were taken.
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block of Northside Drive—On March 31, a strong-arm robbery of a pedestrian was reported. A woman returned to a residence after being struck. Once inside the residence, the suspect locked the woman and a friend inside. When the woman began screaming, the suspect tackled and began striking her. While inside, the suspect again locked the door and demanded both cellphones and took $500. As the two victims were leaving, the suspect grabbed a purse and pulled the woman down. At some point, one of the victims was able to retrieve her cellphone back from the suspect. The suspect and friend were not on scene when patrol units arrived.
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block of West Wieuca Road— On April 3, a man met two women at a club and they returned to his residence. He awoke to the women going through the belongings in his closet. As the women ran, he attempted to chase after them, but one woman pushed him down a flight of stairs. Three wallets and three watches were taken. When police arrived, they found the man lying on the floor in a pool of blood. The master bedroom back door had been left open. Police believe the women exited using the garage.
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT 1100
block of Huff Road—On March 25, a woman’s grandfather threw a license plate at her and spit on her when the two fought over a vehicle purchase.
1100
block of Huff Road—On March 25, a man attempted to stab another man with a knife, after both men and a woman had been fighting. Before the attempted stabbing, the man asked the attacker if he had a problem with him. That’s when he
pulled a knife and tried to stab the man in the chest. The woman who had been fighting with the men emerged from around the corner with a machete-style knife. She charged at the man who had almost been stabbed. After a security guard pulled him away, the victim fled to safety. The man and woman suspects fled the scene in a white Audi. 1900
block of Piedmont Road—On March 28, someone hit a man in the head with the butt of a weapon and took his wallet. The man had a noticeable injury to his head and he complained of neck pain. He needed the police offer’s help to stand. He was taken to Grady for further treatment, and when police interviewed him the following day, he realized his car keys and car were stolen from the hotel parking lot.
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block of Kingsboro Road—On April 3, a witness entered a parking lot and saw someone moving the cameras inside the parking lot. After the witness questioned the man about being on the property, the man attempted to run. The witness tried to stop him. The man headbutted the witness and stabbed him in the hand with an unknown object. A neighbor and the witness chased the man into the parking lot at Lenox Mall, where they encountered a security officer and an offduty Atlanta police officer. The man was arrested.
The
man who was arrested has committed several thefts from autos at the mall. Flyers were put up warning the residents. The knife was never recovered. When the man was searched, spark plugs, which are known for the use of breaking windows, were recovered in his pockets.
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