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Friday, October 12, 2007
Arrest Report: Lost in the woods
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
We have a tip sheet for narcotics violations complaints located on our section on the website at www.sandyspringsga.org. Go to Emergency Services-Police.
These are some, but not all, incidents reported to the Sandy Springs Police over the past week.
Man Victimized by Raging Libido
If you’re going to jail for a few years, a person entering the fast-paces world of felony crime should give some thought to how you’re going to explain how you got caught, when you get to prison. I think that some guys don’t get paroled on the first time simply based on the how dumb they were when they got caught.
Haikeem Velente Williams, age 18 from right here in Sandy Springs, and walked into the Inserection Adult Video Store just after midnight. Haikeem put a bandana over his face, walked in, and pulled a gun on one of the store employees. He demanded money from the register, which the employee bagged for him. He then demanded money from the safe. The employee said he did not have access to the safe so Haikeem, cleverly remembering he was in an adult video store, decided to load up on videos. As he was pointing the gun in one direction, he was thumbing through the DVD rack in the opposite direction. The employee saw this as a great opportunity to grab the gun, which he did, and then toss Haikeem, all 126 pounds of him, on the ground. The other store employees held him until the cops got there.
Robbery
A man reported that he was walking home from his sister’s apartment when a car pulled up and three Hispanic men, one with a rifle, got out. They robbed him of several items, including $300 cash. The three suspects were all in their late teens to early twenties, either bald or close cut hair, white shirts and baggy pants. The vehicle was a gray Dodge Caravan Van. The victim said the man with the rifle told him “This is how we do it in California.”
A man reported that he stopped his car on the side of Franklin Road to check his map around 10 p.m. He was approached by four black males who opened his driver’s door. One man pointed a gun at him and demanded money. The victim was punched several times. The victim then accelerated and drove off. The suspects were described as wearing white and black t-shirts and dark pants.
It looks like the same guys hit another victim at the Sovereign Place Apartments in the 4800 block of Roswell Road around 10:30 p.m. He was in his car, in the parking lot, when they approached him demanding money. The victim was struck several times in the back of the head by the suspect’s gun. (Pistol whipped.) He declined medical treatment. The suspects were seen getting into either a Honda Accord or Mitsubishi Eclipse. He said two of the men had shoulder-length dreadlocks.
Burglary
Someone entered the Knuckle-Up fitness gym on Roswell Road and took $100 and a paycheck from the register. The video was viewed and an employee said that he recognized the person in the video. The detectives are viewing the video and will be taking warrants for the suspect.
Theft*
A man reported that he let his previous employee stay with him. The previous employee stole the man’s digital camera and a Home Depot credit card. $700 was later charged to the card.
The resident called the police and reported that during an open house on Wedgewood Way a woman was allowed to use an upstairs bedroom. The resident later discovered that medication had been taken from the area. The woman was described as white, 5-5” and just over a hundred pounds. She appeared to be 47-52 years old and wore an ivory shirt with khaki colored pants. The resident said that he learned this same woman was responsible for similar thefts from the Northfield Subdivision in Alpharetta last year.
A homeowner on Haven Court said that after his real estate agent showed the house to a client for the second time, jewelry, valued at $5,000 was missing from the master bedroom closet dresser.
If you think about it, what a great way to case a place and steal stuff! We have worked thefts from homes including thefts of large sums of cash from unlocked wall safes as well as bedroom and office thefts during or as a result of real estate or otherwise Open House Day. Be sure to secure everything including access to rooms that you do not want people walking through.
A homeowner on Estate Way reported jewelry missing after having several people in the home doing work. The loss was reported at $50,000.
Girls and Guys Fighting and Being Lost in the Sort-Of Woods
The short version: Lavel told police that he got into an argument with a guy named Stacy outside his apartment hallway. Lavel said Stacy hit him in the thigh with a sock filled with metal. The officer noted no physical signs of injury.
Kermit reported that Lakeisha punched him in the back of the head, poured water on him, and then threw a water bottle and then a baseball glove at him. Lakeisha then left the location accompanied by her aunt.
Johnathan said that while they were in a limo in the parking lot of the Mardi Gras Club on Powers Ferry Road, he was assaulted by Steve in their limo. Steve was not a friend of Johnathan but was in the limo along with six or seven other guys. Steve was angry because he brought a girl from the Pink Pony along in the limo. Steve hit Johnathan but Johnathan pushed Steve and then ran away. Unfortunately, Johnathan got lost, for about an hour, in the 15 square feet of wooded area behind Mardi Gras.
Relying on his survival instincts, Johnathan managed to find a ride to Smyrna where he called the police who politely told him they weren’t interested because none of the nonsense happened in Smyrna and to report it to SSPD. The officer filed a report titled “Simple Assault” only because we can’t title it “Silly and Stupid.”
As we all are, you’re probably concerned about the girl from the Pink Pony. No word.
Over at the Starbucks, James said that Dhaval accused him of hitting his car in the parking lot. James denied it so Dhaval said he was going to “kick his ass.” James called Dhaval a “Jackass” so Dhaval restated what he said before about the whole “kicking-of-the-ass” thing. The officer said the two men never hit one another and were told to separate. (Not exactly Pay-Per-View is it?)
Arrests
Eric Gichaga Kariuki, age 22 from Summit Drive in Sandy Springs, was arrested when he tried to pass a check at the “Ace Checks Cashed” store. The check was pitiful in nature, having been crudely altered by using tape and so on. It was made out to Kariuki for over $900. The actual owner of the check was called, confirmed the forgery, and came to the location, as did the cops.
Stewart Shawn, 37, from Summit Springs Drive in Sandy Springs, was arrested after stealing three cans of Copenhagen tobacco from the Chevron station on Roswell Road. When the clerk yelled for him to pay, he ran, got into his car and drove away. An officer, close by, stopped the car after the driver drove away with a woman (clerk) banging on the trunk of the car.
Terrance May, 25, from Colquitt Road, Sandy Springs, was arrested at the Target on Johnson Ferry Road for shoplifting in this manner: He put three CD’s down his pants and then paid for a couple of other CD’s.
An officer stopped a car for a defective headlight. The tag info came back showing the car was not insured. The officer spoke to the driver, and also smelled marijuana. The driver had a suspended driver’s license, so he was going to jail. One of the passengers gave a false name, but the officer recognized him as Shane Woods, age 17, from Treelodge Parkway in Sandy Springs. Shane had some funky looking $100 bills in his shoe, where we all carry large sums of money, and they turned out to be counterfeit. The driver of the car, Washawn Johnson, 23, from Treelodge Parkway was arrested for Driving with a Suspended Driver’s License and Defective Equipment.
Scam Alert
A woman reported the following: She started receiving e-mails regarding the fact that a relative of this e-mail(er) had died and he or she needed help getting the money. She didn’t respond. She later received, via UPS, three Visa Travelers checks worth $500 each with instructions to keep 10% and mail the rest to a Maryland address. She did the right thing and turned the checks into the PD.
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