Crime & Safety

Buckhead Crime Blotter: Man Robs Woman After Rear-Ending Her Car

Roundup of crimes reported in Buckhead

The following police reports were filed April 7-13 by Zone 2 of the Atlanta Police Department and submitted to Buckhead Patch. During this period, the zone filed 116 police reports. All information is presumed to be accurate. Buckhead Patch is providing some of the reports filed in this blotter.

Residential Burglary at 1630 Lenox Road NE

4/10/13 sometime between 9 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.

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Someone kicked in the back door of the home, entered and stole laptop, Android tablet, two watches and a Kindle Fire. No suspects.

 

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Man Rear-ends Woman's Car, Then Robs Her

Robbery-Pedestrian at Capitol City Plaza, 4011 Roswell Road NE

4/9/13 at 8:50 a.m.

Woman said she was hit from behind in her car. When she pulled over to get information and dial 911, the other party came out of his car and robbed her of her purse and watch. Suspect is described as a white man who is 5'8", 200 pounds with a gold tooth. He was wearing black hooded sweats and was driving a Chrysler 300 with tinted windows.

 

Robbery-Pedestrian at 550 Pinetree Road NE

4/9/13 at 10 p.m.

Victim said three male suspects got out of a black sedan and robbed him at gunpoint. They took his iPhone 5.

 

Chasing Cell Phone Robbers Can Cause Knee Injuries

Robbery-Pedestrian at Chili's at 2420 Piedmont Road NE

4/11/13 at 7:15 p.m.

Suspect snatched the victim's cell phone from the bar and ran out of the restaurant. The victim ran after the suspect and got into a short fight with him, causing injury to his knee.

 

People Leave Keys in Ignition, Thieves Get In and Drive Off

Auto Theft at 626 Yorkshire Road NE

4/11/13 at 11:50 a.m.

Victim left his keys in the vehicle and came back and noticed the vehicle was gone. No witnesses. No cameras.

Auto Theft at 1080 Wildwood Road NE

4/10/13 at 2:23 p.m.

Victim left keys in the ignition. A man was seen walking up to the victim's vehicle, getting in and driving away.

 

Other Larceny at BP, 1856 Piedmont Ave. NE

4/8/13 at 10:45 a.m.

A man and a woman entered the store. The man concealed in his pocket: two candy bars, a bag of peanuts, a bag of cookies, two cell phones and a wallet. A man stopped the male suspect concealing the items and the suspect emptied his pockets. The suspect begged the man not to call the police and left the scene as he attempted to call the police. There is video at the store of the incident.

 

Men Pretend to Want Gym Membership, Take Off in Land Rover

Auto Theft at 3165 Peachtree Road NE

4/10/13 at 1:15 p.m.

Three men enter the gym asking about getting a membership. They distracte the gym employee while one took the keys from behind the desk to a Land Rover. The three men drove off the property in the Land Rover. There were no video cameras on the property.

 

Aggravated Assault at 1701 Northside Drive NW

4/9/13 at 8:15 a.m.

A man heard a noise and looked outside to saw that someone had broken into his vehicle. The victim went outside and saw that the man was still in his vehicle. The victim confronted the suspect and was stabbed in the neck and shoulder. A blue SUV pulled up and the suspect jumped in and left the scene.


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