From a neighboring Neighborhood Watch: Neighbor Alert

Sent: Thu, Oct 15, 2009 9:19 am
Subject: Chateau Woods Neighbor Alert WAKE UP CALL Coordinator involved too.

All of  these occurred  on Tuesday Oct. 13^th

White male about 6'2 ,  medium to large build,  brown straight hair,   "creeping looking" guy per a young girl and some neighbors saw him in their carport as well

Some kids feel he lives in Dunwoody, as they have seen him around other places… who knows

He was also seen on Sat. walking a dog so he might have been casing the area.

The police are working with these folks.

 

 

CRIME ALERT

 

Dear Neighbors:

 

Last night we one or more perpetrators went through the neighborhood entering unlocked cars stealing valuables or money.  These are crimes of opportunity and are easy pickings for the criminals:

 

The following Chateau Woods residences are the ones that were hit:

 

1585 Chateau Drive – Stolen Halloween decorations (within the last several nights).

1744 Chateau Drive – Stolen golf clubs and sun glasses.

1559 Rochelle Court – Stolen bicycle and money.

1562 Rochelle Court – Stolen money.

 

Our neighbor saw a man wearing a baseball hat and jacket enter our carport and look through one of our vehicles at 12:45 am.  Even though the lights went on, the man acted very nonchalantly and did not seem rushed.  He rode away on our son's bicycle.  Because he acted coolly, our neighbors figured it was someone related to our family.

 

Fortunately, the items taken were of relatively little value.  But this is a reminder to us all that if you see something or someone that looks suspicious or out of place please call 911 first and let the Dunwoody Police Department check it out.  With a sluggish economy and the holidays coming up crime always seems to pick up.  Please be alert, keep your doors locked, and valuables out of sight.

 

 

 

 

From the Dunwoody Police

Sent: Monday, October 19, 2009 8:15 AM
Subject: Update

 

Ladies and Gentlemen,

                I hope everyone had a nice weekend.  We have had some incidents going on around the city.  We are continuing to have car break-ins.  Last week, several cars were broken into on Chateau Drive and Rochelle Court.  The suspect was taking items from “unlocked” cars.  Please continue the “target hardening” that we are suggesting.  Take all valuables out of the cars and lock them!  We also had a witness who saw the suspect and did not call the police.  The only description is a man wearing a baseball cap and a jacket.

 

Morning watch responded to approximately 12 car break-ins on the 17^th.  They were occurring around the Kellogg Springs Drive area.  The suspect was caught and charged that same night!  Good Job Morning Watch!

 

If you saw the news last week, I was talking about some pick-pocketing that occurred over at the mall.  Please be sure to watch all valuables at all times.  These suspects were very good and were able to make some transactions using their credit cards.  They were targeting females that had purses hung on the backs of their chairs.  http://www.dunwoodyga.gov/Government/departments/Dunwoody-Police-Department/Police-Press-Releases.aspx

 

We had a burglary that occurred on Tyndall Court on the 16^th.  It occurred between the hours of 0815 and 1450.  The suspect made entry by prying open a side door.  Evidence was collected and submitted at the PD.  Please remember to record your serial numbers on all valuables.  I received several e-mails on this burglary over the weekend.  This was a “Burglary” not a “Robbery”.   

 

Robbery- With intent to commit a theft, a person will take the property of another by use of force, by intimidation or sudden snatching. 

Burglary- A burglary is committed when one enters the dwelling of another with the intent to commit a felony or theft therein. 

 

Dekalb County had an Armed Robbery, (see definition above) at the Texaco on Ashford Dunwoody and Johnson Ferry Road.  The suspect came through our jurisdiction and was spotted by one of our daywatch officers.  The officer followed the suspect until back up and Dekalb County officers could arrive.  The suspect was taken into custody without incident.  Good Job Daywatch! 

 

I am currently in training for the next several weeks for our Records Management System.  Officer Furman and I started last week and will begin teaching the rest of the department.  We will be and have been busy!  Thanks to the neighborhood watch coordinators for giving us updates and suspect descriptions.  These are forwarded to detectives for follow up!  I hope everyone has a good week!

 

Mike

 

Michael W. Carlson

Sergeant/PIO

Dunwoody Police Department

41 Perimeter Center East, Suite 100

Dunwoody, GA.  30346

Office:  (678)382-6907/Fax:  (770)396-4655

mike.carlson@dunwoodyga.gov

www.dunwoodyga.gov

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From the Dunwoody Police

Sent: Monday, October 19, 2009 8:15 AM
Subject: Update

 

Ladies and Gentlemen,

                I hope everyone had a nice weekend.  We have had some incidents going on around the city.  We are continuing to have car break-ins.  Last week, several cars were broken into on Chateau Drive and Rochelle Court.  The suspect was taking items from “unlocked” cars.  Please continue the “target hardening” that we are suggesting.  Take all valuables out of the cars and lock them!  We also had a witness who saw the suspect and did not call the police.  The only description is a man wearing a baseball cap and a jacket.

 

Morning watch responded to approximately 12 car break-ins on the 17^th.  They were occurring around the Kellogg Springs Drive area.  The suspect was caught and charged that same night!  Good Job Morning Watch!

 

If you saw the news last week, I was talking about some pick-pocketing that occurred over at the mall.  Please be sure to watch all valuables at all times.  These suspects were very good and were able to make some transactions using their credit cards.  They were targeting females that had purses hung on the backs of their chairs.  http://www.dunwoodyga.gov/Government/departments/Dunwoody-Police-Department/Police-Press-Releases.aspx

 

We had a burglary that occurred on Tyndall Court on the 16^th.  It occurred between the hours of 0815 and 1450.  The suspect made entry by prying open a side door.  Evidence was collected and submitted at the PD.  Please remember to record your serial numbers on all valuables.  I received several e-mails on this burglary over the weekend.  This was a “Burglary” not a “Robbery”.   

 

Robbery- With intent to commit a theft, a person will take the property of another by use of force, by intimidation or sudden snatching. 

Burglary- A burglary is committed when one enters the dwelling of another with the intent to commit a felony or theft therein. 

 

Dekalb County had an Armed Robbery, (see definition above) at the Texaco on Ashford Dunwoody and Johnson Ferry Road.  The suspect came through our jurisdiction and was spotted by one of our daywatch officers.  The officer followed the suspect until back up and Dekalb County officers could arrive.  The suspect was taken into custody without incident.  Good Job Daywatch! 

 

I am currently in training for the next several weeks for our Records Management System.  Officer Furman and I started last week and will begin teaching the rest of the department.  We will be and have been busy!  Thanks to the neighborhood watch coordinators for giving us updates and suspect descriptions.  These are forwarded to detectives for follow up!  I hope everyone has a good week!

 

Mike

 

Michael W. Carlson

Sergeant/PIO

Dunwoody Police Department

41 Perimeter Center East, Suite 100

Dunwoody, GA.  30346

Office:  (678)382-6907/Fax:  (770)396-4655

mike.carlson@dunwoodyga.gov

www.dunwoodyga.gov

www.twitter.com/dunwoodypolice

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From a nearby neighborhood: Burglary Alert - 1701 Tyndall Court

Subject: Burglary Alert -  Tyndall Court
Date: Sat, 17 Oct 2009 21:58:14 -0400

Just wanted to alert everyone that our house was broken into Friday 10/16 sometime between 8:00 am and 2:45 pm.  We have been in touch with many of our cul-de-sac neighbors but just in case someone was walking or driving by and saw anything or anyone out of the norm by our house we would like to hear about it. 

 

This was certainly a wake up call for us to no longer be complacent about the alarm, computers in site by windows, keeping jewelry in a safe bolted to the wall or floor, and keeping a list of registration numbers for much of the items mentioned later.  These robbers were only interested in flat screen TVs not regular one.  Wiis, Nintendo DS, Wii Guitars and all the games, music and video CDs.  Easy cash to get from a Game Stop store.  Took a safe that was not bolted, laptops, cameras and video recorders.  Pretty much the usual stuff one would expect. 

 

As neighbors I would encourage everyone to be alert to suspicious activity.  If anyone knows emails for the neighbors in Vernon Springs you may wish to pass the word around.  I for one love nosey neighbors. :)

 

From a neighboring community Neighborhood Watch: Tree removal solicitors

IF you see anyone in Dunwoody asking for business  no matter WHO they are…tree men, roofers, siding, painters etc….   according to Sgt. Carlson , "they are soliciting for profit.  It's against our ordinance."  They must have the COD ID badge.   Remember girl scouts and boy scouts …that's the simple way to remember who is ok… 

 

PLEASE keep asking folks to call 911 and let me know when they do, so I can get it out to all of you. This morning a   coordinator sent this email to her folks and asked me to share it with all of you to do the same.

 

 The neighbor (now) knows to call 911 if this happens again.  If you have any ideas of how you are going to get this thru to your neighbors that might be "different" "creative"… let me know.  I have no more ideas up my sleeve. If they don't call they are just not helping to keep us safe.

 

 

Hi Neighbors,

 

I received some information from a concerned Cambridge resident regarding a company that has been coming door to door soliciting tree removal service.  Although this is not unusual, what was concerning is that after receiving a second opinion the resident learned that almost all of the information this company/the saleman shared was false.  Further, not only was it false but would have caused irreprable and significant damage to her property.  This particular resident was told that not only her trees along the creek would fall, but that her pines in the front had pine beetles and would fall.  They quoted ridiculously high prices with discounts if the work was done within the next 24 hours.  Even after the discount, the price was still very high.  The resident spoke with her licensed arborist and learned that there were no pine beetles and the trees were fine and would be ok for another couple of years.   

 

Some folks come around like ambulance chasers and they say all the right things and have you fearing that because of all of the rain the trees around your home are at risk of falling if the wind blows.  Please know that, and more importantly for those of you are backed up against the creek, the root system of your trees maybe holding your property together.  Although there may be a risk of the tree itself, you may not want to remove the stump.  Thereto, if large portions of the trees are dropped onto areas that are still water soaked it could cause portions of the property to collapse.  

 

If you suspect that the information you are being given is false, call the property county or city authorities to verify the information  Further, and according to Dunwoody PD, it is illegal to solicit for profit within the city limits.  They need to display an identification card that Dunwoody PD issues.  If they are soliciting and do not have an I.D. card displayed, please CALL 911***  NOT THE DUNWOODY POLICE* they will respond via the 911 operator*

 

If you do speak with someone and have concernes, please please please always get second and third opinions before removing any trees or installing retainer walls.  

 

Share this information with your neighbors.  Despite our best efforts, not everyone on Cambridge is part of the neighborhood watch.  Please keep an eye out for your neighbors, especially those who may easily fall prey to these solicitors. 

 

Please let me know if you have any questions.  If you do have to alert the authorities, drop me a line to let me know what's going on so we have some good communication going on to assist eachother.