City to revisit comprehensive roads program Officials begin elections plan

By AMBER PERRY amber@appenmedia.com

MILTON, Ga. — Following the Milton City Council’s decision to run their own municipal elections, city staff continue to check boxes and prepare for the months to come.

At an April 10 meeting City Manager Steve Krokoff presented his team’s newest findings and posited the latest in what will be a string of decisions for the council to make before November. Thus far the city has made a few official steps forward.

Councilmembers have fixed and published qualifying fees for the three Post 2 positions that will be on the ballot. They’ve updated the city code as it relates to municipal elections, and some staff members have attended elections training.

Still, a number of items remain on the checklist.

One notable topic at the April 10 meeting was the price tag. Krokhoff’s presentation included a cost estimate of $98,382, around $26,000 more than the one presented by the Milton Municipal Election Feasibility Committee.

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Police arrest suspect for fraudulent return

MILTON, Ga. — Milton Police arrested a Lawrenceville man for alleged theft at the Home Depot on Windward Parkway April 4.

The store’s loss prevention officer told police the suspect allegedly made a fraudulent return using a receipt for a vanity he never purchased.

He presented a receipt for the item at the return counter, the report said, and the store clerk gave him a cash refund of $212.93.

The suspect, who was in the parking lot when police arrived, was taken into custody and transported to the Fulton County Jail. He was charged with Theft by Deception and Theft by Shoplifting over $500.

During the investigation, police discovered the suspect also had an active felony warrant out of Gwinnett County for shoplifting from a Lawrenceville Home Depot location.

Woman finds AirTag, worries about safety

MILTON, Ga. — An Alpharetta woman reported to Milton Police April 5 that someone attached an Apple AirTag on her vehicle without her permission. Weeks before the report, the woman said she started to get notifications on her iPhone that an AirTag was following her location.

By initiating a sound from the device, the woman was able to find the AirTag underneath the rear right passenger door near the rear tire. She removed the AirTag from her vehicle and disabled it by removing the battery, the police report said.

The woman told police she had no children or recent breakups with friends or had any stalkers. Police suspected someone placed the AirTag on her vehicle while she worked inside the Dillard’s at the Perimeter Mall. After the woman expressed concern for her safety, police provided safety tips and advice on suspicious activity.

Milton police receive report of theft, elder exploitation

MILTON, Ga. — A woman reported to Milton Police April 7 that her fatherin-law, who has dementia, was led to believe by his at-home nurse he had unpaid balances.

The woman’s father-in-law had given the nurse a $500 check. The nurse was employed at Right at Home on Alexander Drive.

The woman said her father-inlaw was under the impression that he owed money to the nurse for an unpaid balance. But the woman provided police with a copy of an invoice, showing that balances were paid.

The woman also reported to police that six of her mother-in-law’s rings were missing. She said the jewelry, last seen April 6, was kept in a porcelain egg on her family’s entertainment center. But the egg was empty, the woman said.

Three rings at a total value of $6,700, while the other three rings had an unknown value.

The suspect was not apprehended at the time of the report.

Sandy Springs man arrested for fraud

ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Police have arrested a man who was allegedly caught in the act while trying to cash a fraudulent check at an Alpharetta bank.

Police said officers responded to the Pinnacle Bank on Northwinds Parkway March 28 after staff reported a man was trying to cash a fraudulent check.

Reports said the check was originally written out to a business for $5,487, but it had been altered to the name of the suspect in the bank. When a bank employee called the original company to ask about the check, they were told it was fraudulent.

When police arrived at the bank, they identified the suspect as a 20-year-old Sandy Springs man and took him into custody on forgery charges. Officers reported finding multiple forged drivers licenses in the suspect’s wallet.

The suspect was transported to the Fulton County Jail and charged with multiple counts of forgery.

Woman sends $7,500 to phone scammer

ROSWELL, Ga. — A woman living on Victoria Way told police April 2 that her sister was scammed out of $7,500 by someone on the phone posing as comedian Ron White.

Police contacted the 70-year-old sister, who said she was contacted by someone online who said they were comedian Ron White. She said the conversations were so “genuine and authentic” she believed it was him. The scammer, posing as White said he needed money for his mother’s emergency “bone marrow cancer treatment.”

The scammer said they needed $10,000 dollars to finish paying for the treatment. The woman wired $7,500 to the scammer. Her bank contacted her because of the suspicious transactions, but the woman sent them through because she believed she was doing the comedian a favor.

The woman has not been able to dispute the transactions with the bank. She sent police screenshots of her conversations with the scammer. The case is still active.

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At an April 13 work session, the Fulton County School Board looked at a recommended 7.1 percent salary increase for the 2023-2024 school year, with 5.1 percent lasting into future years.