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Friday, May 2, 2008
Crime & punishment
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Have you heard all of the radio ads for collection agencies? Sign of the times folks. We’ve actually had a good couple of weeks on theft and burglary numbers but the economic times will account for more thefts metro wide. It’s very important not to assume your GPS is okay in that car when it’s stuck to the window. If you take it out, wipe that little circle smudge left on the window by the suction cup. Believe me, it’s much less work than having to replace the GPS. The going rate:
$40 for a $300 GPS
$500 for a $2000 laptop
Believe me, at those prices, there’s a market for them. Don’ t be lazy.
Robbery
A man and woman said they agreed to meet a man who was interested in buying some jewelry from them for his wife. He wanted to meet them about 10:30 at night outside an apartment complex on Northridge Road. When they showed up, two men robbed them at gunpoint, fled to an older red Chevrolet Blazer and drove away. . T The loss was valued at over $6800. Regardless of what you’re selling but especially something as valuable as jewelry, don’t even think of making arrangements to meet at night like this. Meet at a public place where you’ll have people all around you.
Burglary
A woman reported that someone entered her apartment and did a good deal of vandalism to it instead of stealing from it. She thinks that it may be as a result of a recent argument with someone over a man. (Men—what would you do without us…don’t answer.)t.
Someone pried a sliding door and entered the victim’s apartment in the 1200 block of Jefferson Drive. Missing is a bottle of perfume.
Thefts
$4,000 cash was taken from a vase in victim’s house. The vase is used a hiding place, suspect is a relative.
A cabbie reported that a guy in a cowboy hat stiffed him for $37 in cab fare.
Someone took an AC unit from behind the Village Cobbler Store on Roswell Rd. The whole metro is experiencing a lot of thefts from AC units due to the high price for the copper they contain.
Forgery/Fraud/ID Theft
A woman reported that a man, whom she knows, took her checking account number, put it on fake checks, and then wrote five checks totaling just under $1000.
Someone opened an American Express Jet Blue Card account in the name of the victim, and then charged $4,800 on it.
The victim said that someone compromised her banking account and purchased almost $900 in items including flowers that were later delivered to a woman named Roneisha in Decatur. Although originally grateful, Roneisha is now upset at having been put into this situation.
Someone’s Going to Hell
A woman reported that while she was attending church services at 7770 Roswell Road, someone took her license and her Sam’s Club card from an office in the church.
