This week’s report is short and that’s a good thing.
We also have a winner for our “best excuse for our trying to get out of a speeding ticket” contest.
Robbery
Promenade Apartments Peachtree Blvd @ Johnson Ferry Rd 02/19
A woman was robbed as she left her apartment going to work. She was approached by a man armed with a gun. The robber made her go back into the apartment and tied her up then he stole her belongings. After freeing herself and calling the police, she told us that the robber was Hispanic, average size and armed with a black revolver. (This is scary. Please look around as you leave your homes and call us if you see anyone that appears suspicious.)
Assault
4763 Buford Hwy 02/19
Police responded to the restaurant after receiving a report of an assault. The investigation revealed that an African-American man had been stabbed by a Hispanic man after the two exchanged words within the restaurant. The stabbed victim was taken to the hospital. Police searched the area and found the attacker. He was arrested.
Burglary
5404 Peachtree Blvd 02/17
Burglars broke into the Shell station and stole a large quantity of lottery tickets.
Vandalism
1841 Chamblee Tucker 02/17
Someone threw a rock through a window at a video game store.
3200 Block of Chamblee Dunwoody 02/21
A man reported that someone slashed two of his tires during the night. He suspects his neighbors because he had called the police earlier to complain about them having a loud party.
5645 Peachtree Road 02/18
Vandals spray painted the side of the business overnight.
Theft
4825 Buford Hwy 02/17
A woman reported that someone entered her car and stole her GPS and a jacket. There were no signs of forced entry. It was probably left unlocked.
WalMart 02/18
Officers arrested two men after being called to a shoplifting complaint. The two men tried to flee in a vehicle but were caught by the officers. The shoplifters were driving a stolen car with a stolen tag.
120 Wiggins Way 02/19
A man reported that someone stole his silver 1994 Honda Accord. Its tag number is BFX0226.
MORON OF THE WEEK
Some people just shouldn’t be criminals. Case in point; this guy.
A man reported that someone stole his tag. Nothing unusual about that, we take stolen tag reports all the time. What is unusual is that the man found his tag on someone else’s car in the same parking lot. He called the police again to report finding his tag. The responding officer arrested the owner of the other car.
If you steal a tag, don’t park next to the car that you stole it from. You will be arrested like that guy.
The winner of the “best excuse for getting out of a speeding ticket” contest is Naomi Jabaley. Here is what she sent:
“Officer, I’m 83 years old, I know I was speeding, I have to hurry home from church before I forget where I’m going.”
So Naomi, call me and claim your prize. My number is 770-986-5005 ext. 225.
Until next week….
Sgt. Bill Pollock
Chamblee PD
The Chamblee Police Department is very concerned with your safety and security. If you see suspicious activity, call 911 and we will respond. If you have questions about non-emergency matters, please call us at 770-986-5005. And, as always, you can email your comments to us at cops@chambleepd.com
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This week’s report is shorter than previous reports. That is a good thing.
Do you remember our contest of who could provide the funniest excuse for speeding? I said that the deadline was February 12th but I am still getting great entries. Because of this, I am going to extend the deadline another week and notify the winner in next week’s report. So if you have a funny excuse and thought that it was too late to submit it, you now have a second chance. Just send your excuses to either wjpollock@chambleepd.com or cops@chambleepd.com.
Assault
Pearl Lane 02/09
A young man was found bleeding outside of one of the apartments. It appeared that someone had struck him about the face and upper body. He was taken to the hospital. It is still unknown what happened.
5399 New Peachtree 02/14
Two police officers, Officer Waasdorf and Detective Ngo were sitting in a marked patrol car in the parking lot when they noticed a fight breaking out. One man had a meat cleaver and was about to chop the other man. When he saw the officers, he pitched the cleaver but it didn’t help him much. The officers arrested him for aggravated assault. Thank goodness that the police were there on the spot. That could have turned into a homicide.
Burglary
Jefferson Circle South 02/11
A resident returned after being away for a few days and found that her apartment door had been forced open. Someone had entered and stolen her television.
Jefferson Circle South 02/14
A man reported that someone pried open his bedroom window and stole a large amount of cash from his apartment.
Pearl Lane 02/15
Officers responded to a burglary and met with the victim. He reported that someone had broken a window and stole a large amount of cash from his apartment.
Just a note about apartment burglaries: Please know that renters can obtain renter’s insurance from most insurance companies at a very reasonable rate. If you rent an apartment or a house, please insure your belongings.
Fraud
Skyland Drive 02/10
A Chamblee resident reported that he obtained a copy of his credit report and found that someone has used his name and other personal information to open an account in another state.
Check your credit reports frequently. It will save you a lot of grief in the future.
Theft
2471 Chamblee Tucker Road 02/11
A man reported that someone shattered his car window and stole his portable GPS unit.
If you leave it in plain sight, someone will eventually steal it.
WalMart 02/11
A lady reported that she was approached by a man who claimed that he couldn’t read. He asked her to help him pick out a few items that he needed. She tried to help the man and read the contents of the packages to him. It sounds like the lady thought that she was really helping this poor man do his shopping. Well it turns out that he was just distracting her so that he could steal her wallet from her shopping cart.
Never turn your back to your purse. Keep it on your shoulder, not in the shopping cart.
MARTA 02/11
A woman reported that someone stole her purse while she rode the train to Chamblee. She did not see who took it but noticed it gone upon her arrival here.
See above comment.
4815 Buford Hwy 02/13
A woman reported that someone smashed her car window and stole her collection of gospel compact discs.
Now that is low down.
Here is a tid-bit of trivia for you. Did you know that the Bible is the most shoplifted book in the world?
Cumberland Court Apartments 02/14
Officers took a report of a stolen van but found it a short time later in the apartments on Wiggins Way . The car thief was still with the vehicle. He tried to run but the officers caught him.
That’s it for this week. I didn’t even find a moron story in this week’s reports. Hopefully there will be a good one next week. Until then, be safe and try to keep warm.
Sgt. Bill Pollock
Chamblee PD
The Chamblee Police Department is very concerned with your safety and security. If you see suspicious activity, call 911 and we will respond. If you have questions about non-emergency matters, please call us at 770-986-5005. And, as always, you can email your comments to us at cops@chambleepd.com
These crime alert emails are sent to inform everyone of what is happening in our community. If you do not wish to receive anymore of these emails, please email us atcops@chambleepd.com and tell us to remove you from the list.