Tuesday, April 30, 2013
The scammers approach you at home and ask about tree work or utility work and say they need to see your backyard. Meanwhile...
DeKalb County police's North and Center precincts are warning residents this week about a growing robbery scam in the area. From an alert sent out to residents this week: Please be aware and alert your neighbors that there are a few scams going around, allowing people to get in your home. The way it seems to be working is that the people are knocking on front doors and talking about tree work or utility line work and that they need to access your back yard or your neighbors. While this is going on and you are taking them to your back yard the other person who is usually waiting in a car in the drive way enters your house and takes whatever they can. BE ALERT…SAY NO to these types of door calls. Don’t open your doors to these people …
Sunday, April 14, 2013
Decatur police say phones can be converted into instant cash at recycling kiosks found in area malls.
Cell phones have been the targeted loot in several of Decatur's recent robberies. Decatur police Chief Mike Booker thinks that's because a national trend has taken root here: the thieves are converting the phones into hundreds of dollars in quick cash at ecoATMs, self-service electronics recycling kiosks found at Atlanta area malls. The Washington Post says ecoATMs work like this: An ecoATM can operate without a human being. The kiosk automatically scans a person’s ID, snaps a picture of the customer and takes a fingerprint. It then automatically checks the unique phone ID against a local database, which is updated regularly. If the ID isn’t on the list, the machine dispenses cash to the user. Booker said police have not linked any local …
Thursday, October 4, 2012
The man robbed the SunTrust bank in Publix grocery store on Henderson Mill Road on Friday afternoon.
A man robbed a Northlake bank Friday afternoon, DeKalb County police said. The man approached the customer counter at SunTrust bank in Publix grocery store at 2162 Henderson Mill Road at about 4:30 p.m., the police report said. His right hand was covered by a white parcel service envelope. The man pointed the covered hand in the direction of a bank employee and said, "Give me the money. Don't say anything." "No," the employee said, and she ran into an office confined by glass. The man leaned over the counter and searched through the drawers, taking an undisclosed amount of cash. While running toward the store's front door, he dropped $95, which was recovered by the bank manager. The suspect was described as a black male about 6 feet tall …
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Publix Super Market at Briarcliff Village SC
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Friday, June 29, 2012
The man walked up to the girl near Valley Place Apartments as she was waiting for the school bus on June 21.
A man approached a 12-year-old girl waiting for the morning school bus at Valley Place Apartments and snatched her bag on June 21, DeKalb County police said. The girl was standing near 3324 Valley Brook Rd. just east of North DeKalb Mall when the man walked up to her at about 7:15am, the police report said. He asked the girl if she was from around the area, and she said yes. The man demanded that she give him her bag, and when she said no, he snatched it from her and ran back into the apartment complex. The girl returned home to tell her parents, and when she and her father went looking for the suspect, the girl said she saw him drive off in a blue or green van. The van's tag number was given to police, and no one was injured. The suspect…
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3324 Valley Brook Pl, Decatur, GA
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The robbery at the Park at Briarcliff apartment complex occurred Tuesday afternoon.
An Emory University student was robbed Tuesday afternoon when he opened his front door for two men who rushed into his apartment and forced him in a closet, DeKalb County police said. The 19-year-old student was in his Park at Briarcliff apartment in the 1400 block of Druid Valley Drive when he heard knocking at his door at about 5:30pm, the police report said. Without checking the peephole, he opened the door and two suspects rushed in and turned the victim around so his back was to them. "Turn around, go to the back and lay down," one suspect said. One of the suspects walked the victim into his bedroom and forced him into his closet. "If you move I will hurt you," the suspect said. He asked the student if he had money or valuables, and …
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Park At Briarcliff
1491 Druid Valley Dr NE, Atlanta, GA
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Friday, June 15, 2012
A selection of crimes in the North Druid Hills-Briarcliff area reported to DeKalb County police over the last week.
Man steals iPhone from woman on Jordan Lane A man approached a Decatur woman on Jordan Lane while she was pushing her child in a stroller and stole her iPhone on June 8, DeKalb County police said. The man walked up to the 25-year-old woman while she was walking in the 700 block of Jordan Lane and commented about the child at 2:34pm, the police report said. He reached on top of the woman's stroller, grabbed her phone valued at about $200, ran and jumped into a burgundy vehicle. Victim: Large dog scared burglar away A woman who lives on Clairmont Lane told DeKalb County police her large dog scared away a potential burglar Saturday. The 53-year-old woman told police she left her home in the 1500 block of Clairmont Lane at 5:30pm and returned …
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700 Jordan Ln, Decatur, GA
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1500 Clairmont Ln NE, Atlanta, GA
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Emory Woods Apartments
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Thursday, June 7, 2012
The suspects stole the 41-year-old victim's bike and other items Monday evening, DeKalb County police said.
Two men assaulted another man and stole his bike in Medlock Park on Monday evening, DeKalb County police said. The 41-year-old victim was riding his bike near 800 Medlock Rd. at about 5pm when he saw two men walking in his direction, the police report said. He said he saw the first suspect whisper to the second, and as he passed them, the first suspect kicked him to the ground. Both suspects kicked the victim while he was on the ground, and they fled with his bike, cell phone and backpack. The victim suffered minor cuts to his face and admitted himself to DeKalb Medical where he was later released. The first suspect was described as a white male about 5 feet 6 inches tall, about 165 pounds, wearing blue jeans and a black shirt. The second …
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800 Medlock Rd, Decatur, GA
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Friday, May 25, 2012
A selection of crimes reported to DeKalb County police over the last week.
Police: Man tried to steal car, two dozen Polo shirts at Macy's An Atlanta man was charged May 19 with trying to steal two dozen Polo shirts from Macy's in Northlake and then a car from store's lot later, DeKalb County police said. The suspect, 47-year-old James Leonard who lives on Buford Highway, was seen walking out of the store with the shirts at about 1:30pm, the police report said. Outside, witnesses said Leonard pushed down a woman walking toward the store and grabbed her car keys. But he was confronted by two men as he tried to open the woman's car door, and one of them restrained him until police arrived. The police also found Leonard was carrying a key to a Chrysler Sebring, which Leonard said belonged to a friend. But later, an …
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1500 Frazier Rd, Decatur, GA
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Monday, May 14, 2012
Benjamin Rivers, 33, of Stone Mountain was arrested in connection with seven robberies, including two in North Druid Hills.
The FBI has arrested DeKalb County's serial bank robber wanted for seven robberies including two in North Druid Hills. Benjamin Rivers, 33, of Stone Mountain was arrested in connection with the robberies, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The robber police were searching for struck in North Druid Hills last Monday. Not many details, including the specific charges, were immediately available. Here are links to North Druid Hills-Briarcliff Patch's coverage:
Thursday, May 10, 2012
The robberies began in July and the last one occurred Monday – at SunTrust in Publix in Shamrock Plaza.
The FBI and DeKalb County police are searching for a serial bank robber who's struck in North Druid Hills twice – most recently on Monday. The suspect robbed SunTrust in Publix in Shamrock Plaza and threatened to use a gun, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. From their story: In each robbery, the suspect has waited in line before going to a teller's window, usually while talking on his cellphone. While no weapon has been observed during any of the incidents, the suspect has given the teller a note demanding money and threatening to use a gun. The AJC story also includes security camera stills and a description of the suspect. Here are link to our stories on the suspect:
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Jason Daniel Carlton
3:08 pm on Tuesday, April 30, 2013
F.E.M.A. is doing flood plain survey work in Dekalb Co. right now so ask for credentials because they might need to get to the side of your property more ›