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By ALEXANDER POPP alex@appenmedia.com

DUNWOODY, Ga. — A security guard at the Sage Woodfire Tavern in Dunwoody was shot while trying to stop a pair of suspects who allegedly left without paying for their meal Feb. 11, law enforcement officials

$760 fraud reported to Dunwoody police

DUNWOODY, Ga. — A Sandy Springs resident recently reported he was defrauded of $760 while attempting to purchase DeWalt power tool batteries from a man in Marietta.

Sandy Springs Police said the victim spoke with a 20-year-old Marietta man Feb. 6 and made a deal to buy several DeWalt batteries from him for $760. Because the victim had previously dealt with the man, he sent the money via Zelle and made plans to pick up the batteries Feb. 10.

However, when the victim tried to reach the man before the exchange, the man didn’t answer his phone. The suspect later blocked the victim’s number.

Using information gathered by the victim, police officers located a suspect in an incident.

At the time of the report, the suspect had been identified but hadn’t been arrested.

Thieves steal checkbook in hotel vehicle burglary

DUNWOODY, Ga. — Sandy Springs Police reported a vehicle at the Marriott Hotel on Perimeter Center Parkway was burglarized by unidentified thieves Feb. 10.

The vehicle was parked in the hotel said.

Sgt. Michael Cheek of the Dunwoody Police Department said the security guard was shot in the hand and shoulder at about 10:50 p.m. after a man and woman having dinner at the restaurant on Ashford Dunwoody Road left without paying for their meal.

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When the couple were confronted in the restaurant’s parking lot, the male suspect pulled out a gun and shot the security guard twice, police said.

The suspects fled the scene after the shooting, and the security guard was transported to Grady Memorial Hospital in a stable condition.

After the man’s checks were stolen, thieves also attempted to withdraw an additional $6,700 from his account from a Truist Bank in Forsyth County. However, the bank canceled the withdrawal because the signatures on the account didn’t match, the report said.

lot at about 8:30 a.m. and the burglary was discovered at 12:30 p.m. At the scene, police learned the vehicle’s right rear window had been smashed and many of the victim’s belongings were stolen including his checkbook, laptop and book bag.

At the time of the report, no suspect had been identified.

Thieves steal $18,000 through forged checks

DUNWOODY, Ga. — Thieves using forged checks stolen from the mail were used to steal more than $18,000 from a Dunwoody business owner recently, police said.

The owner of a Dunwoody company reported to Sandy Springs police Feb. 9 that three of his checks, two from his business and one from his personal account, had been stolen and forged after they were mailed from the post office on Dunwoody Village Parkway.

The victim said images of the checks showed the thief wrote their Social Security number on the back of one of the checks for an unknown reason.

At the time of the report, no suspect had been identified in the case.

Thieves take two safes in residential burglary

JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — A couple left their home on Fairview Bluff with a locked door around 11:30 a.m. Feb. 6, and returned home a few hours later to find the door unsecured and damaged.

The man told Johns Creek Police he found multiple items missing from the dining room table, located immediately to the left of the front door. The bedroom and closet appeared to have been ransacked with multiple items missing, the police report said.

Two safes were taken, the report said, one from under each side of the master bed. The rest of the home appeared to be untouched.

Both the man and his wife reported multiple items missing, including two safes, basketball cards valued at $100,000, a laptop and iPad valued at $350, $22,000 in cash, 12 ounces of gold and 140 ounces of silver, two passports, immigration paperwork and a work permit.