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Monday, October 6, 2008
Crime & punishment
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
A look at the police blotter:
Robbery
A man said that just before 2 a.m. he left his apartment in the 500 block of Northridge Drive, headed to his car to go to the store, when he was attacked by three males who hit him with an object and then went through his pockets. The victim was treated for two broken teeth. The suspects were around 16-18 years of age, one wore a white t-shirt.
Thefts
The resident of a home on Crompton Court said that his maid service is responsible for the theft of three iPods from his home.
A woman reported someone stole her wallet from her purse. The thief got $100 cash and three credit cards. The amount later charged on the cards exceeded $1,000.
A representative of an office on Peachtree Dunwoody Road said after they hired an employee to manage billing, that employee began taking money exceeding $1,400. More money is missing and the suspect has not returned to work nor will return calls to the office.
Forgery, Fraud, and ID Theft
The woman reported that her Social Security number was stolen and used to obtain a loan for more than $5,700. She found out when collections services contacted her. If this happens to you, call the police to make a report. Get a copy of the report, make additional copies and immediately send one to the agency attempting to collect. Notify the three reporting credit bureaus, Experian, Equifax, and Trans Union. Have fraud alerts placed on your credit.
A man in the 9400 block of Roberts Drive received a letter from Harbor Financial in Ontario, Canada, telling him he won $100,000. (Clue) Enclosed in the envelope was a check for over $3,900 to cover taxes for the winnings. (Big clue) The victim was instructed to wire that amount of money to New York to an Alicia Cook. The victim would then receive the winnings. (Really Big Clue!) As if you didn’t know, the victim deposited the money and the check was later returned as phony. Go with your suspect instincts anytime you are suddenly informed that you’ve won money, especially lots of it.
An employee of a doctor’s office in the 5500 block of Peachtree Dunwoody Road fraudulently called in a forged prescription for 30 tablets of Lortab in the name of one of the doctor’s existing patients. The fraud was discovered before the suspect could pick up the prescription.
Burglary
A man who lives in the 1600 block of Harbor Point said his front door was forced open while he was at work. Thieves made off with a 42-inch plasma TV, PS3 and a paintball gun.
Two people, in charge of checking on a man’s house while he was out of town, saw someone leaving the home on Misty Ridge Manor after breaking in. Officers later made an arrest on the case. The arrested man had worked for the victim. He said he was down on his luck and for that reason, did the burglary. The homeowner refused to prosecute.
This resident said someone entered her apartment in the 1900 block of Sandalwood Drive, without forced entry, and took a gold-plated nameplate from her clock. She suspects the apartment maintenance staff.
Assaults
Two men got into an argument when one of them, allegedly consuming adult beverages, wanted to play the drums in a jam session at Café 290. Soon it turned to physical violence when one of the guys got hit in the head and the other in the face. Please, play the drums responsibly.
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