Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Monday murder of a former Grady High student outside a Ponce de Leon Avenue apartment complex comes as transitioning area continues to try to distance itself from a reputation as being a home for criminal activity
On Tuesday while area residents were left speculating as to why a local man was gunned down Monday afternoon outside a Poncey-Highland apartment complex, others were left still believing the Ponce de Leon Avenue corridor will succeed in its evolving urban gentrification in the face of some recent violent crime. Lee Lowery III was shot and killed by a lone gunman shortly after 5 p.m. Monday while attempting to visit the Ford Factory Lofts, located in the Poncey-Highland neighborhood next to the Ponce City Market development. Late Monday morning, Atlanta police released this video showing the moments that led to the fatal shooting of the 20-year-old young man in the breezeway of the apartments. Police investigators are asking that anyone …
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Navigation systems, wallets also reported stolen
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Tuesday, April 24, 2012
The following report was sent to Virginia-Highland residents by VHCA safety chairman John Wolfinger on April 24. The following reports are from our Zone 6 crime stats for the 2012 weeks of 13 and 14, with emphasis on our Beat 601, but with news from around the zone 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. Aggravated Assault - No reported incidents in Beat 601 Auto Theft - Vehicles were stolen from PDL Place and North Highland Avenue Auto Theft Recovery - No such findings from Beat 601 Residential Burglary - A residence was entered on Ponce de Leon Place via a kicked-in door Commercial Burglary - No reported incidents in Beat …
Monday, April 16, 2012
No other thefts reported in area
A scooter was reported stolen at an apartment complex in Virginia-Highland late Saturday night. The scooter was taken overnight on Saturday, April 14, on the 1200 block of Virginia Avenue. No other thefts were reported in the area Saturday night, according to police. The scooter is a light blue Buddy 150 with silver trim. Anyone with any info about the incident is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 404-577-TIPS or call 911. Connect with Virginia-Highland Patch on Facebook and Twitter at @VaHiPatch. Get Patch in your inbox.
Monday, March 12, 2012
Report from Virginia-Highland
The following report was sent to Virginia-Highland residents by VHCA safety chairman John Wolfinger on March 12. The following reports are gleaned from our Zone 6 crime stats for the weeks 8 and 9 of 2012, with emphasis on our VaHi beat 601 - but with news from around the Zone as it affects us in some way. Again, I state these reports are not meant to scare anyone, but to raise your level of awareness as to what happens around us everyday. Aggravated Assault - No reported incidents in Beat 601 Auto Theft - One vehicle was stolen from Greenwood Avenue. Nearby in Inman Park on Alta Avenue a workman left his keys on the seat of his pickup at 2 p.m. - only to return 15 minutes later to find an empty parking space. Auto Theft Recovery - …
Monday, January 9, 2012
Witnesses say thief tried to smash car window
A person attempted to steal a backpack on Friday from a car parked at Alon’s Bakery in Morningside, according to witnesses. The person tried to break a back window of a car with a rock and take a child's backpack in the back seat, according to an e-mail sent to the community. The attempt was unsuccessful and the person fled from the parking lot. “This exemplifies the need to keep parked cars cleaned out at all times, even in busy parking lots,” Virginia-Highland safety chair John Wolfinger said in an e-mail to residents. The Clean Car Campaign, organized by the Atlanta Police Department, also reminds residents to remove all valuable items from cars to avoid car break-ins. For more safety tips, visit the Atlanta Police Department website.
Monday, December 19, 2011
Man attempts to steal $2K of items from Bill Hallman
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Monday, December 19, 2011
The following report was sent to Virginia-Highland residents by VHCA safety chairman John Wolfinger on Dec. 18. The following reports are gleaned from our Zone 6 crime stats for the 50th week of 2011, with emphasis on our Beat 603 (we are now Beat 601 as of 12/13) , but with news from around all of Zone 6 as it applies to us. Again, I state, these reports are not meant to scare anyone, but to raise your level of awareness of the things that happen around us everyday. Week 51 will be the first report from our changed Zone 6. Aggravated Assault - No reported incidents from Beat 603 Auto Theft - No reported incidents from Beat 603 But nearby at the Intown Suites Motel on Piedmont Circle - the security guard reported his own vehicle …
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Police discuss security cameras, importance of 911 calls
Although some residents say they don’t feel safe in their neighborhood, statistics show that crime is down in most of northeast Atlanta. Atlanta Police department zone six commander John Dalton told a packed crowd at the YWCA in Virginia-Highland Tuesday night that crime in Virginia-Highland is down almost 25-percent from this time last year. “We are putting a significant amount of resources here,” Dalton said. Crime in the Morningside-Lenox Park beat is down 11-percent, but there seems to be an uptick in robberies and stolen property compared to this time last year. In the Lindridge-Martin Manor and Piedmont Heights beat, crime is down 20-percent, but residents in the neighborhoods are seeing a slight increase in auto thefts and …
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Tuesday night meeting set for 6:30 at the YWCA
City Councilman Alex Wan will host a public safety town hall meeting Tuesday, Nov. 15, to discuss the recent criminal activity that has been taking place in and around Virginia-Highland. Wan will be joined by Atlanta Police Department zone six Commander John Dalton and zone two Commander Robert Browning. The open forum will allow residents to ask questions about public safety and discuss ways to keep the neighborhood safe, especially around the holiday season. The meeting is set for Tues., Nov. 15, at 6:30 p.m. at the YWCA, 957 North Highland Ave.
Monday, November 14, 2011
Police searching for man in early 20s
The owners of the shopping center at N. Highland Avenue and Amsterdam Avenue are offering a $200 reward to anyone who can provide more information about recent vandalism at DBA Barbecue. In the early morning hours on Tues., Oct. 11, a man broke into the restaurant on N. Highland Avenue and ripped metal beer signs off the walls, took down a Florida Gators flag and tore down another banner. The man also caused significant damage to the fence around the property and the flagpole outside the restaurant, according to several reports. Atlanta Police are still searching for a man in his early 20s that they believe is responsible for $600 worth of damage to the restaurant and property. Video surveillance caught the man entering the restaurant and …
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
WSBTV reports one man arrested
Atlanta Police have arrested one man in connection with an armed robbery last month in Virginia-Highland, according to a WSBTV report. Police told WSB that Roy Latimore, who also uses the name Dewon Pitts, was arrested on Tuesday "for another armed robbery in northeast Atlanta." More from WSB: Investigators compared his mug shot to a composite sketch developed based on descriptions provided by the female victims in a North Highland Avenue attack. Surveillance video from a Citgo gas station on Boulevard showed men in a gold minivan using the women's stolen credit cards to buy gas. "Both victims picked out him as the person who had the gun and was involved in the robbery," Atlanta police investigator Darrin Smith told Channel 2's Amy Napier …
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