VaHi Safety Team Report

Wolfinger sent he following report by e-mail on Monday, July 29..

The following reports are taken from our APD Zone 6 (http://atlantapd.org/Zone6.aspx) crime stats for the 2012 weeks of 27 and 28 (6/30 to 7/13) for our VaHi Beat 601.  Again I state that 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.

 The following reports are taken from our APD Zone 6

Aggravated Assault  -  No reported incidents from Beat 601 
Auto Theft  -  Vehicles were stolen from Drewry Street and Barnett Street.   Commercial Burglary  -  No reported incidents from Beat 601
Residential Burglary  -  A home was entered on PDL Place via a possible unlocked door.
Commercial Robbery  -  No reported incidents from Beat 601  
Residential Robbery  -  No reported incidents from Beat 601 
Pedestrian Robbery  -  Such a robbery was reported on 7/13 on Park Drive (west of Monroe Drive).  The victims (not listed as to how many) were robbed at gunpoint by 4 males on the morning watch time period (10 pm - 7 am)  No other details available from the report. Around the Zone - these robberies continue with many of them aimed at taking cell phones from unaware and unalert victims.  Do NOT walk and talk or text on our sidewalks, the BeltLine path, parks or other public areas.  That call is not that important that you have to risk losing a cell phone.  Yes a good idea to have your phone along - but keep it hidden in your clothing.  
Larceny From Vehicle  -  Vehicles were entered on North Highland Avenue (3), PDL Avenue (3), Virginia Avenue (2), Barnett Street, Drewry Street, Highland View, Maiden Lane and St. Charles Avenue.  One of the Virginia Avenue incidents involved yard care equipment being taken from the back of a contractor's pickup truck.  Have you warned your yard care guys of the danger of leaving unwatched and unlocked equipment on the street while they are working???  Somebody in the 1100 block of Virginia Avenue did not, or at least the lawn guys did not pay attenton to a warning. Among all of the items taken from vehicles during this time period all around the Zone - the most alarming incidents involved the theft of handguns SIX  times!!!!  These are all weapons that can now be used for armed robberies!!  
Larceny Other  -  A wallet (and it's contents) was taken from an unwatched purse at a North Highland Avenue bar.  Yet another chained bike was taken from a balcony of an apartment at the Virginia Highland apartments on Virginia Avenue - this is one of a continuing sequence of such thefts at this apartment community - are we getting the word out to these residents that the porches/balconies are not safe places to store bikes???? Nearby at the Edgewood Target store - there were 6 shoplifters caught.  The Publix at Piedmont @ North Avenues caught 3 shoplifters while our PDL Avenue Kroger and Publix stores only reported one such incident. At the Edgewood Kroger store an unwatched cell phone was taken from a shopping cart - keep those phones in your pocket while not in use!!!  They are NOT a status symbol to be shown off to the world.   Stay alert, keep ALL parked cars cleaned out at ALL times,  and enjoy a few days outside without any rain!!