Crime & Safety
Crime Report: Car Jacking, Pepper Spray Robbery
Zone 6 crimes reported for the week ended April 27.
These are the most recent crime incident reports in APD Zone 6, which includes parts of the area covered by Virginia-Highland—Druid Hills Patch as well as Grant Park, East Lake, Kirkwood, Old Fourth Ward, Candler Park and Inman Park.
For the full report of crimes from that week in Zone 6, please click on the attached PDF.
Location Date Shift Incident 965 Greenwood Ave. NE April 22Morning
Carjacking. Victim said he was followed by a Honda Civic. When he parked, three men got out of the car. One pointed a gun at him and another punched him in the face. They took his 2008 Volkwagen. 1084 Colquitt Ave. NE April 21
Evening Robbery. Victim said he was walking his dog when two men approached and sprayed him with pepper spray. They took his car keys. 1169 Seaboard Ave. NE
April 24
Morning
Beating. Victim said three men beat him with a stick as he slept outside the Georgia Power transformer.
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824 Highland Ave. NE
April 26
Morning Burglary. Front door pried open. Flat screen TV, $1,000 cash, two laptops and jewelry stolen.
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