Friday, March 8, 2013
A selection of crimes reported to DeKalb County police in the North Druid Hills-Briarcliff area over the last week.
Shop owner: Angry customer or ex-employee vandalized my building The owner of K&M Auto Repair on Briarcliff Road told DeKalb County police he believes an angry owner or ex-employee vandalized his shop and a customer's car March 1. Police responded to the shop at 2195 Briarcliff Road at about 6:45 a.m. to an alarm call and discovered several shop windows and customer's car window broken, the police report said. The owner said he planned to check the shop's security cameras. Blueberry Trail home burglarized, nothing stolen Someone broke into a home on Blueberry Trail but left without stealing anything March 1, DeKalb County police said. After returning to his home is the 1100 block of Blueberry Trail, the 60-year-old homeowner discovered …
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2195 Briarcliff Rd NE, Atlanta, GA
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1100 Blueberry Trl, Decatur, GA
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Wednesday, January 30, 2013
The first burglary occurred Jan. 18. The second happened Jan. 22.
Burglars apparently returned to a Doreen Court home near Lakeside High School for a second time last week after first hitting the home earlier this month, according to the North Briarcliff Civic Association. From a post the association sent out to members Tuesday: Home Burglary on Doreen Court, Atlanta GA - 1/18/2012. Entry gained through rear window. Alarm system malfunction and master bedroom was ransacked. Jewelry and other sundry items taken. Police feel UPS delivery scared intruders and they left before further items could be taken. Intruders attempted to gain entry again on 1/22/13; however, alarm prevented further destruction. Be Observant. Call 911 if you see suspicious activity on or around your property or a neighbor's property…
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Two Briarcliff men were charged in the Wednesday morning incident.
A Merry Hills man stopped a burglary last week after he confronted two men fleeing his neighbor's home and shot one of them in the leg, DeKalb County police said. The man told police he confronted the men after they broke into a home in the 1300 block of Carolyn Drive at about 11:40 a.m. Wednesday, according to the police report. He said he first fired a warning shot into the air because one of the suspects would not get on the ground and "acted like he was going to leave the scene," the report said. When the suspect approached him, the man said he fired what he thought was another warning shot only to realize he'd hit the man in the leg. A responding officer discovered the wounded suspect on the ground when he arrived. "The white [man] …
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1300 Carolyn Dr NE, Atlanta, GA
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Monday, January 21, 2013
The burglary occurred in the Country Squire/Pangborn area Wednesday.
A burglar distracted an elderly North Briarcliff woman while his partner robbed her home Wednesday, the North Briarcliff Civic Association said. The association sent the following note out to its residents Sunday: Country Squire/ Pangborn area - Wed. afternoon: Elderly neighbor was collecting her mail & trash can from the street. A white pickup truck with a hispanic male inside approached her and asked if her husband was at home. Realizing she was home alone, he told her they were working behind her house and that the neighbor wanted a few trees/limbs removed. He talked to her for about 10 minutes in her backyard. He then got a call and said his partner had been injured and left quickly. Later, the lady realized that her home had been …
Saturday, January 19, 2013
The crime occurred in the 1400 block of Holly Lane on Monday morning.
A Merry Hills homeowner walked in on two burglars stealing electronics from her home Monday morning, DeKalb County police said. The 35-year-old woman told police she returned to her home in the 1400 block of Holly Lane at about 10:20 a.m. and discovered a man walking out of her home, according to the police report. She told the suspect to leave. "I'm going," he said. The man walked up Holly Lane toward North Druid Hills Road and then cut between some houses, moving toward Target. But when she turned around, another man exited her home, carrying several items, including a 20-inch computer, a camcorder and a digital camera. That man ran to the rear of her home. No description of the suspects was given.
Two men were attempting to rob a house.
A pair of burglars were apprehended by DeKalb County police in the Merry Hills neighborhood off Lavista Road on Friday afternoon before they could do any harm. An alert neighbor spotted two men acting suspiciously and called 911. They were caught emerging from a house and arrested. One of the two burglars confessed to detectives that they were responsible for recent thefts on Citadel and Shepherds Lane. A neighborhood watch group in the area known as the LaVista Patrol is asking for vigilance "as there are more neighbors than patrol officers," an email bulletin stated Friday. "If you see something, please do not hesitate to call 911 immediately and then either call the LaVista Patrol at 404-827-8635 or email your concern to watch@…
Friday, January 18, 2013
A selection of crimes in the North Druid Hills-Briarcliff area reported to DeKalb County police over the last week.
North Decatur beauty supply store burgled Someone broke into Golden Beauty Supply in North Decatur and stole thousands of dollars of wigs and other beauty products sometime before Tuesday morning, DeKalb County police said. The store's owner called police after he arrived at the store on North Decatur Road shortly before 5:40 a.m., the police report said. The responding officer noted that the front glass window had been shattered with a big rock. A glass display case was also broken. More than 30 wigs worth more than $4,000 and $500 worth of electric clippers were stolen. Car stolen from Budget Auto on Lawrenceville Highway A 2004 Ford Crown Victoria was stolen from Budget Auto on Lawrenceville Highway last weekend, DeKalb County police …
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1766 Lawrenceville Hwy, Decatur, GA
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Friday, January 11, 2013
A selection of crimes in the North Druid Hills-Briarcliff area reported to DeKalb County police over the last week.
Expensive outdoor power equipment stolen from Henderson Mill home Thousands of dollars worth of outdoor power equipment and other tools was stolen from a Henderson Mill home last week, DeKalb County police said. The owner of the home in the 2600 block of Henderson Mill Road said someone broke in between 9:30 p.m on Jan. 5 and 11:30 a.m. the next day and stole a pressure washer, a leaf blower, three drills, an electrical saw and three rolls of copper wire. A responding officer noted damage to the steel door frame of the home's rear sliding door. Man offers to be woman's pimp A woman called DeKalb County police after a man offered to prostitute her on the Internet on Tuesday evening. The 40-year-old woman said she was walking home from the …
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2810 Lawrenceville Hwy, Tucker, GA
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1570 Clairmont Rd, Decatur, GA
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2600 Henderson Mill Rd NE, Atlanta, GA
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Sunday, January 6, 2013
A selection of crimes from the the North Druid Hills-Briarcliff area reported to DeKalb County police over the last week.
Thousands in jewelry stolen from apartment Thousands of dollars in jewelry and other expensive items were stolen from an apartment in The Conservatory of Druid Hills on North Druid Hills Road on Wednesday, DeKalb County police said. The 36-year-old victim told police she left her apartment at about 7:15 a.m. and found it ransacked when she returned at about 8:25 a.m., the police report said. The front door was forced ajar. About $7,000 in jewelry was stolen and more than $2,000 in expensive designer bags were taken as well. Oak Grove townhome broken into, nothing taken An Oak Grove man's townhome was broken into Dec. 28, but nothing was stolen, DeKalb County police said. The man, 33, told police he left his home in the 2400 block of Oak …
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The Conservatory at Druid Hills
3421 N Druid Hills Rd, Decatur, GA
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2400 Oak Grove Vis, Decatur, GA
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2995 N Druid Hills Rd NE, Atlanta, GA
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Sunday, December 16, 2012
The Oakhurst resident grappled with an intruder he discovered in the living room.
David Kennerly said he's not an aggressive guy. But when he woke up in the middle of the night Dec. 3 and found a burglar in the living room stealing the flat-screen television, "I flipped out," Kennerly said. "I went ape mode." The 40-year-old Turner employee, wearing only pajama bottoms, did exactly what law enforcement officers don't recommend. He confronted the man, screeching and grabbing him by the shoulders. "He was a little bigger than me and in good shape," Kennerly said. "The only thing he said was shut up. He hit me with the TV." Kennerly said he may have gone down, but he's not sure because everything happened so fast. The man ran down the hallway to the front door. "I ran after him and threw him off the front porch," Kennerly …
Herman Lorenz
7:44 am on Wednesday, January 30, 2013
A few years ago a student gang broke in a third floor window and stole a bunch of things, including a sword from our house. They knew they only about 20 minutes before the police would arrive, so they left. They came back the next day, but I took the other sword to work with me. And my wife took all of her jewelry. So they completely trashed the house. more ›