Police arrest Florida man in alleged home invasion

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ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Alpharetta Police arrested a man in a suspected home invasion with shots fired at Sommerset Lane on Feb. 2. Police confirmed no one died on the scene, but they would not release information as to whether the home’s resident was injured.

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Wallet thefts reported at Alpharetta restaurant

ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Police were called to Rumi’s Kitchen in Alpharetta Jan. 14, after it was reported that thieves had stolen several wallets from restaurant patrons.

Officers were notified that a woman’s wallet had been stolen between 10:30 a.m. and 12:45 p.m. at either Rumi’s Kitchen on Avalon Boulevard or at a nearby business. However, while taking the report, officers learned that two other people had belongings stolen while eating at Rumi’s Kitchen.

All three victims reported their wallets, ID cards and credit cards had been stolen, and their credit cards were used immediately at a Lowes on Mansell Road in Alpharetta. While investigating, officers were able to view video evidence of the thefts and identified a male and female suspect, who could be seen on camera taken belongings out of a woman’s bag.

At the time of the report, the

Officers received several calls around 10 p.m. about a home invasion in progress in which a man entered a residence and began firing rounds. As police arrived on the scene, they saw a man exit the front door of a residence with a shotgun in his hand.

The police told the man to drop his weapon and get on the ground. The man dropped his weapon, but said “I’m not suspects had not been identified.

Thieves burglarize vehicle repair facility

ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Alpharetta police responded to a burglary report at AAA Mansell Car Care Plus on Mansell Road Jan. 13. Reports said thieves entered the facility through its front window, which was smashed-in with a rock, and several vehicles had been entered using keys kept in the facility.

Thieves allegedly attempted to steal several of the vehicles but were unsuccessful, the report said. Officers have not determined what, if anything, was stolen from the vehicles.

Security cameras captured footage of the burglary, but at the time of the report officers had not identified any suspects.

Customer pays for pizza with counterfeit money

ROSWELL, Ga. — Employees at the Pizza Hut on Holcomb Bridge Road reported fraud to the police after someone paid a delivery driver with prop money on Feb. 1.

Officers identified the $80 cash as “motion picture prop money,” which was used to pay for a $73 pizza delivery bill and tip. The delivery driver said he was given the apartment com - getting on the ground, I have a pistol.” When he reached into his pocket, officers grabbed the man and forced him down. plex address but not the apartment number. He also did not have the names of the three people who took the pizza.

The man was taken in for questioning and later charged with home invasion, aggravated assault, possession of a firearm in commission of a felony and two counts of felony obstruction. The arrest report lists him as a Port Saint Lucie, Florida, resident.

The phone number used to order the pizza had no identifying information, and police could not track it to an individual. Officers said it could be a burner phone.

The Pizza Hut store manager said she wants to press charges. The case remains active.

Employee tackles man who snatched iPhone

ROSWELL, Ga. — Roswell police responded to a theft at the Metro PCS store on Holcomb Bridge Road Jan. 30 after an employee said a young man tried to snatch an iPhone off the counter.

The suspect entered the store and asked about the new iPhone 14 Plus. When the employee brought the phone to the counter, he asked the suspect for his name and address. The young man provided what turned out to be a phony address.

While the employee was looking away, the suspect grabbed the phone and ran for the door. The employee ran after the young man and tripped him outside of the store. He grabbed the phone from the suspect, who hopped into a black Jeep that sped away.