Crime & Safety
Crime Blotter
A selection of recent crimes in the North Druid Hills-Briarcliff area reported to DeKalb County police.
Man robbed at gunpoint at The Orleans apartment complex
A Decatur man was robbed at gunpoint in apartment complex Sunday night, DeKalb County police said.
The 46-year-old man said he was walking home from work near the complex at 2676 Milscott Dr. when the suspect emerged from a wooded area and put a handgun to his head at about 11pm, the police report said.
The suspect forced the victim to the ground and stole his wallet, his iPhone and his watch. The man fled south on foot on DeKalb Industrial Way toward Walgreens.
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The victim was not injured.
Honda Civic stolen from Silvapine Trail
A 2000 white Honda Civic was reported stolen from a home on Silvapine Trail on Sunday, DeKalb County police said.
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The car was stolen from the 3000 block of Silvapine Trail between 10:30pm Saturday and 11am Sunday, the police report said.
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