Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Crime report for Tuesday, May 15
Around 7:39 a.m. on Tuesday, May 15, a caller reported a man sitting in his car in the parking lot behind Genki Sushi, 1040 North Highland Ave. The caller said the man had taken pills and drank unknown amounts of alcohol. Police said the man was unconscious and was transported to the hospital. At press time, an update on his medical condition was unavailable. The following is a small sample of calls for service to the Atlanta Police Department on Tuesday, May 15: 12:31 p.m.: A suspicious person was reported near Saint Charles Place and Ponce de Leon Avenue. 2:05 p.m.: A person was pulled over for reckless driving at Glen Iris Drive and North Avenue. 3:17 p.m.: A worker at Gerber Collision and Glass, 2441 Cheshire Bridge Rd., told police a …
Monday, May 14, 2012
Safety report from Virginia-Highland
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Monday, May 14
The following report was sent to Virginia-Highland residents by VHCA safety chairman John Wolfinger. The following reports are from our Zone 6 crime stats for the 2012 weeks 15 and 16, with emphasis on our VaHi Beat 601, but with news from around Zone 6 as it applies to us. Again, I state, these reports are not meant to scare anyone, but to make you aware of what happens around us everyday and to raise your level of alertness. Aggravated Assault - No reported incidents in Beat 601 Auto Theft - Vehicles were stolen from Arlington Place, Barnett Street, Briarcliff Place, and a scooter from Virginia Avenue. A vehicle was stolen from Cresthill Avenue and later found on Pine Street, N.E. More about auto thefts at - http://eastatlanta.…
Saturday, May 12, 2012
Commander Major Van H. Hobbs Jr. said patrols are still up in the area where the assault took place.
Friday, May 11, 2012
Victims had just come off restaurant shift
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
The suspect is driving a black Toyota Prius.
Atlanta Police arrested a man they believe is responsible for breaking into Yoforia on Monroe Drive in March
Atlanta Police arrested and charged a man on Sunday, May 6, they believe is responsible for back-to-back burglaries of Yoforia on Monroe Drive. Andre E. Andrews is charged with breaking into the yogurt shop at 985 Monroe Dr. on March 1 and March 9. Police believe Andrews kicked in the back door of Yoforia and took money from the cash register. The March 1 burglary was around 11 p.m. The March 9 incident was around 7:00 a.m. He is also suspected of committing other crimes in the Midtown area, according to police. Andrews is being held on $24,000 bond at Fulton County Jail. Come join the rest of the VaHi-Druid Hills Patch fans on Facebook! It's Patch and Facebook together. Doesn't get much better than that.
Honda Accord is No. 1 stolen vehicle in Georgia.
In recent weeks, there's been a rash of high-profile vehicle break-ins, carjackings and auto thefts in Atlanta. The most recent theft occurred sometime between Saturday night and Sunday morning in the 500 block of Flat Shoals Avenue in East Atlanta Village. The victim reported her black, Honda CRV, with Indiana license plate No. CA9314, was stolen from the driveway. The responding Atlanta police officer said more likely than not, it was teens looking for something to steal for a joyride. Patch looked at the most recent year-to-date auto theft and vehicle larceny stats for the Atlanta Police Department's Zone 6, which includes East Atlanta, Virginia-Highland, Poncey-Highland, Grant Park, East Lake, Old Fourth Ward among other neighborhoods…
Friday, May 4, 2012
Police say the man may be responsible for a series of incidents in North Atlanta and Buckhead going as far back as Dec. 6, 2009.
Thursday, May 3, 2012
A $2,000 reward is being offered for information on the suspect
Monday, April 30, 2012
A Patch series featuring neighborhood watch groups
Ever wondered about the neighborhood watch program in your community? Learn More About Neighborhood Watch is a Patch series dedicated to providing you all the information you want to know about the security patrol in your neighborhood. This week, we focus on the patrol in Virginia-Highland. Fight Back Against Crime started 21 years ago as a group of business owners on the north side of the neighborhood that wanted to keep the community safe. It soon evolved into an official neighborhood watch group, and over the last few years, the group expanded to include the south side of Virginia-Highland. Patrols are scheduled for the north and south side of the neighborhood separately, but officers respond to calls across the community if there is an…
John Wolfinger
3:05 pm on Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Lieutenant Cantin of Zone 5 Investigations stated that Andrews was arrested while walking on Peachtree Street in Midtown during the morning watch (11 p.m- 7 a.m.). APD had issued a BOLO, and an alert officer just spotted him walking. more ›