Five arrested in Dunwoody vehicle burglary spree

By ALEXANDER POPP alex@appenmedia.com

DUNWOODY, Ga. — Police in Dunwoody arrested five teens Jan. 26 accused of burglarizing more than a dozen parked vehicles at Peachford Hospital and a Dunwoody apartment complex Jan. 26.

Police were called to 2300 Peachford Road at about 12:30 a.m. Jan. 26 after receiving reports a vehicle burglary was in process at the Sterling Apartments. Police located multiple suspects “actively” breaking into cars, Sgt. Michael Cheek of the Dunwoody Police Department said.

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Woman’s purse stolen while shopping at store

DUNWOODY, Ga. —A woman reported to police Jan. 19 that her purse was stolen from her shopping cart by a thief, while she shopped at a Dunwoody TJ Maxx store.

Dunwoody police said the theft occurred at the TJ Maxx on Perimeter Center at about 2 p.m. as the victim was shopping. The victim reportedly saw her purse last inside her shopping cart and noticed a possible female suspect circling her “aimlessly” at the time.

A report said the suspect didn’t appear to be shopping and was acting strangely, holding a white shopping bag inside the store.

When the victim realized her purse was missing, she began looking for the woman who was acting strangely and saw her get in a car and drive away.

In total, the victim said approximately $7,000 was stolen, including the price of the purse, as well as an iPhone, cash and cards. Police reported no suspects have been identified.

All four suspects fled the scene when police arrived but were quickly located climbing a fence behind a public storage facility on North Shallowford Road.

One suspect was apprehended as police established a perimeter around the area and four other suspects were located hiding together with help from a K9 unit from the Brookhaven Police Department, Cheek said.

A suspect who continued to flee, ignoring officer’s orders to stop, was injured and apprehended by a K9 unit. He was arrested after being treated at a nearby hospital.

Woman reports assault outside MARTA station

DUNWOODY, Ga. — Police said a local woman waiting at the Hammond Drive MARTA station in Dunwoody Jan. 19, was assaulted by a male suspect.

The victim told police she was waiting for an Uber pickup at the station at about 6 p.m., when she was approached by an unidentified man, the incident report stated. When the victim attempted to walk away from the man, he grabbed her by her hoodie jacket and pulled her back toward him.

The woman was able to pull away and escape unharmed, and she was picked up at a nearby building.

The report did not identify any possible suspects in the crime.

$14,000 check fraud reported in Dunwoody

DUNWOODY, Ga. — A person took possession of a $14,000 check recently mailed to the Georgia Department of Revenue and cashed it at a Wells Fargo branch bank.

In total, police located 16 burglarized vehicles at the Sterling Apartments and Peachford Hospital and identified three other vehicles the suspects attempted to burglarize. Cheek said officers recovered a stolen vehicle, two stolen handguns and other stolen items during the incident.

Those arrested in the incident included four 17-year-old males and a 15-year-old male, Cheek said. The 17-year-olds were transported to DeKalb County Jail, and the 15-year-old was transported to a Regional Youth Detention Center.

Cheek said each of the suspects will face multiple felony charges.

The victim, a Dunwoody resident, reported he mailed a $14,003.14 check to the state agency Jan. 16 from a mailbox near 7 Dunwoody Park, but he learned the check was cashed Jan. 18 at a Wells Fargo branch by someone using a name he was unfamiliar with.

The man told police he didn’t know who deposited the check and subsequently canceled his Wells Fargo account after the theft was discovered.

No suspect in the crime was identified.

Stolen car recovered by Dunwoody police

DUNWOODY, Ga. — Dunwoody police have recovered a stolen vehicle that was found Jan. 17 parked and abandoned on Perimeter Center Place.

Police reports said a white 2005 Nissan Titan, bearing no license plate, was located at about 11 p.m. parked at an apartment complex at 60 Perimeter Center Place by a police officer working a parking violation detail.

Searching state and national crime databases, the officer learned the vehicle had been reported stolen in Gwinnett County.

No suspects have been identified.