Milton Farmers Market to operate on Saturdays

MILTON, Ga. — The Milton Farmers Market returns next month on a new day and with some new vendors, and it’s open for a few more.

After taking place on Wednesdays the past two years, the farmers market will now run between 8:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. on Saturdays starting April

22 and through October.

The change is intended to draw more people, including more families, to downtown Crabapple on their offdays when they no longer have to deal with school pick-ups, rush hour traffic and other weekday responsibilities.

The shift means that the exact make-up of vendors may change from last year, though there should still be a great variety of people selling fresh produce, homemade products and other special custom must-haves for the home and beyond.

For those interested in staffing a booth or with interest as a potential vendor, email Judy Hall at miltonmarket@comcast.net.

The market will be in the City Hall plaza between Council Chambers and Community Place at 2006 Heritage Walk. It’s once again being run by Hall and vendors in partnership with the City of Milton.

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Woman mounts fight against attempted fraud

MILTON, Ga. — A woman informed Milton Police March 6 that she noticed unauthorized transactions totaling nearly $3,000 on her charge card beginning March 1. She said the first transaction was for $596.06, made online at Target for a PlayStation 5 God of War Ragnarök console with a wireless controller.

A second transaction was made March 2 for $1,508.50 online at Revolve, where an unauthorized person purchased two pairs of pants, a shirt and a pair of shoes. The shipping address is the woman’s home address along with her phone number. But the woman said she never received anything, nor did she authorize the transaction.

A third transaction was made March 3 online at Wayfair in the amount of $193.95 for a Chanse 30-inch table lamp set. The shipping address was in Brooklyn, New York, along with the phone number of a man in the same city.

Police verified that the Revolve order was canceled. The woman also said the other two orders appeared to be canceled and that her fraud protection may have prevented the transactions from processing fully.

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Driver clocked at 85 mph along Crabapple Road

MILTON, Ga. — Milton Police clocked a white 2015 Jeep Wrangler driving east on Crabapple Road just past Arbor North Drive March 6, going 83 mph in a posted 35 mph zone at around 6:40 a.m.

Police activated lights and siren as they pulled over the vehicle. The driver said he had been trying to catch up to his friend after they left a nearby gym and that they were headed to a nearby gas station to get a donut.

Police called the driver’s mother who said she would be taking action at home regarding the incident.

Police charged the driver with speeding and reckless driving.

Police probe burglaries at homes off Deer Trail

MILTON, Ga. — A man off Deer Trail reported a burglary at his residence to Milton Police March 11.

The man said he left his residence with his wife early that day at 11:30 a.m. and returned at 8:38 p.m. When he returned, he noticed the living room lights were on, and there were multiple pry marks and damages on the wood door frame to his front patio door.

The door appeared to be the point of forced entry, the police report said. Police also noticed the master bedroom closet had been ransacked, with items and clothes scattered all over the floor.

The man’s wife said several of her 22-karat gold jewelry pieces were missing from inside the master bedroom closet, which consisted of two rings, two bracelets and two chains. The total value was placed at $5,000.

About an hour later, another resident off the same road in IMT Deerfield apartments reported a burglary. When police arrived, a man said he noticed pry marks on his front door frame when he returned from a four-hour outing at 9:31 p.m.

The man said the keyhole inside his front door appeared to have been tampered with because when he unlocked the door, it opened easily.

Police also noticed the master bedroom locked, but the man said he did not lock the room when he left.

Police observed the bathroom closet had been ransacked, with the luggage and clothes scattered all over the floor.

The man said he found his document folders laid on his bed, but nothing was missing from inside. But the man’s wife said all her 24-karat gold pieces were missing from inside of the master bathroom closet, totaling $5,000. Two hoop earrings, three stud earrings and a diamond earring were reported missing.

A detective responded to take photos and process the scene for latent prints.

Neither residence had cameras on scene or nearby, according to both police reports.

In a March 16 story titled “Milton, Alpharetta address plans for Mayfield Farm,” Appen Media reported Old Rucker Farm is a joint program with Milton and Alpharetta. The City of Alpharetta owns Old Rucker Park & Farm exclusively and solely operates the programs there.