Dunwoody Police blotter March 20-27

The following information was pulled from Dunwoody’s Police-2-Citizen website and is presumed to be accurate.

3000 block of Four Oaks Drive – On March 20, police were called to a home at about 6:10 a.m. for a report of family offense-no violence by a 41 year-old man. The man told police he and his wife, 48, got into an argument over money and that he was worried about her sobriety.

6100 block of Ashford Gables Drive – On March 20 at about 6:55 a.m. police were dispatched to a call of a family offense, no violence, between a 21 year-old man and a 20 year-old woman after the woman called police.  The officer took statements from both people. “The involved parties were separated and given the case number,” according to the report.

4900 block of Winters Chapel Road – On March 20 at about 10:48 a.m. police responded to a call of a hit and run. According to the report, a Parkwood Village Apartments sign was destroyed after a vehicle struck it.

1600 block of Dunwoody Village/Mount Vernon Road – On March 21 at about 4:42 p.m., a 60 year-old woman from Dunwoody driving a silver 2011 Hyundai Sunata told police she was the victim of a road rage incident. She told police, a 30-40 year-old male, pointed a handgun at the woman while they were in their vehicles.

4700 block of N Peachtree Road – On March 21 at about 4 p.m., an 18 year-old male told police his Nikon D90 camera valued at $1,000 was stolen the night before at Brook Run Park.

4700 block of Ashford-Dunwoody Road – On March 21 at about 11 a.m.., an employee from a restaurant reported a case of fraud.

2400 block of Jett Ferry Road – On March 21 at about noon, an unknown person called police to report a domestic dispute taking place in the parking lot of a fast food restaurant. The person who called police said the man and woman were chasing each other around the parking lot and were last seen running behind a nearby bank. Taken into evidence was one ounce of marijuana.

4500 block of Ashford-Dunwoody Road – On March 21 at about 7 p.m., officers responded to the parking lot in reference to a suspicious vehicle. Investigations were conducted and the driver was found to be under the influence of a narcotic. Heroin and Ativan was later discovered and the female driver was placed under arrest. After the arrest the female was transported to the DeKalb County Jail.

1200 block of Ashford Crossing – On March 24 at about 8:15 a.m., a 31 year-old wanted man was arrested and charged with false representations to police after officers responded to a suspicious person call. He had a backpack containing several pairs of jeans, shirts and hygiene products. The man arrested had a tattoo on his left arm of “what appeared to be the Pillsbury Doughboy on meth.”

5400 block of Tilly Mill Road/Holland Court – On March 24 at about 9:20 p.m., a 24 year-old man was reported for driving a Toyota Camry southbound on Tilly Mill Road across two residential yards. The vehicle struck two mailboxes that were knocked into the middle of the roadway. A witness saw the man in the Camry drive his vehicle into the northbound lane, facing oncoming traffic, then crash on a sidewalk. The driver received immediate medical attention. He was initially unconscious with shallow breathing but did not appear to have visible injuries. An empty syringe was found in the driver’s seat when he was removed from the vehicle. He was administered a dose of Naloxone and regained consciousness. Officers asked the man what he had taken. He replied “heroin.” He had red eyes and slow speech. He was advised that he was under arrest for driving under the influence of drugs. He refused to have a blood test administered. He was then transported to Northside Hospital for further evaluation. He was charged with DUI (drugs), failure to maintain lane, and striking a fixed object. The Camry sustained extensive front end damage. It was not drivable and was towed from the scene. A medium-sized black dog was inside the man’s vehicle. The dog was released to DeKalb Animal Control Unit. The syringe was collected and turned in as evidence

Arrests

285 EB/Chamblee-Dunwoody Road – On March 20, arrest for wanted person located.

285 WB/Shallowford Road/Lake Ridge Lane – On March 20, arrest for marijuana possession.

4700 block of Ashford-Dunwoody Road—On March 21, arrest for larceny-shoplifting.

Larceny/Theft

4700 block of Peachtree Road – On March 20, report of larceny.

4400 block of Ashford-Dunwoody Road – On March 22, report of larceny from building.

2100 block of Peachford Road – On March 22, report of larceny-other offenses.

4700 block of Ashford-Dunwoody Road – On March 22, report of larceny-shoplifting.

4300 block of Ashford-Dunwoody Road – On march 23, report of larceny from building.

4700 block of Ashford-Dunwoody Road – On march 24, report of larceny-shoplifting.

4300 block of Ashford-Dunwoody Road – On March 24, report of larceny-shoplifting.

1100 block of Hammond Drive – On march 24, report of shoplifting.

4400 block of Ashford-Dunwoody Road – On March 24, report of larceny from building.

Fraud

4700 block of Ashford-Dunwoody Road – On March 21, report of fraud.

4600 Peachtree Place Parkway – On March 21, report of fraud.

5000 block of Shadow Glen Court – On March 22, report of credit fraud.

40 block of Perimeter Center East – On March 24, arrest for fraud-swindle.

Other

90 block of Perimeter Center West – On March 22, report of harassing communications.

1200 block of Hammond Drive – On March 22, report of lost and found property.

1100 block of Atcheson Lane – On March 23, report of animal complaints.

4800 block of Twin Lakes Terrace – On March 24, report of disturbing the peace.

4400 block of Ashford-Dunwoody Road/Ravinia Parkway – On march 24, report of marijuana sales.

Dyana Bagby is a staff writer for Rough Draft Atlanta, Reporter Newspapers, and Atlanta Intown.