DPD Update: Attempted burglary

Hello everyone,

                I wanted to share an incident and some safety tips with you. On Monday we had an attempted burglary where the suspect rang the door bell and, upon not hearing a response, went to the rear of the house and broke out a window to enter. A resident was at the house and called 911 and the suspect fled the scene. This is a common M.O. for burglars to use. They will knock or ring the doorbell to see if anyone is at home. If no one responds, they assume the house is empty. Please pass on to your residents, that if they are at home and someone knocks or rings the doorbell, to make contact with them somehow. I would recommend leaving the door closed and talking to the person thru the door. If the resident is extremely suspicious of the person, they can call 911 immediately and then speak to the person. They may even want to say something such as “I’m not interested, I’ve called the police and you need to leave”.

                The residents should call 911 to report someone like this. They should try to get as accurate of a description as possible to include: age, sex, race, height, weight, clothing, hats, identifying marks. This will allow our officers to stop the person if they encounter them.

 

If anyone has any questions or concerns please feel free to contact me.

 

Thanks,

Officer W. Furman

Community Outreach Unit

Dunwoody Police Department

Scam Alert from DPD

Hello Everyone

I received the e-mail below about another scam that is occurring in the area. Please pass out to your neighborhoods and tell them to be on the lookout. Call 911 if you are approached by these two females.

Thursday June 3, 2010 @ 1:35 pm I came out of T. J. Max on Ashford Center West.

I opened my car with my remote, only the drivers door opens, had my purse close to my body under my right arm. Non descript South American middle age, don't think she was Mexican asked me, "Where you get your shoes." I looked down, said, "On line, Zappos.com.." She said, "Very Cute". She came closer, was much smaller than I am though I am 72 and my back was hurting so perhaps I looked frail.

She then asked me where was the closest major post office. I started to direct her to the post office in the Wal-Mart shopping center. She then produced a nylon fabric zip top wallet with a plastic window on one side. It looked like a Fed Ex mailing Label with the addressee International Clearing House Zone 12. Everything else in the address was numbers and dashes.

She said I found this by my car. I asked inside and they didn't want to help me.

I asked if she had looked inside. She said no. I was holding the wallet, the pull tap was missing, I just had a manicure and was in a hurry. I opened it. There was a stack of what looked like $100.00 bills. I said "We need to call the police and reached for my cell phone in my pocketbook under my right arm. About this time another female, black 30 to 35 well dressed, hair slicked back approached from the front of my car, said "Don't Call the police. My brother is a police and they will just keep it.

I was late for an appointment. I opened the wallet again, now a $1.00 was on top, the woman who "Worked for a bank" said, There's probably $500.00 there. There's a Fed Ex office and pointed to it, the first woman said I am going to call my husband and disappeared. The second woman who "who worked for a bank" asked me where I banked, I told her I didn't know her well enough to share that information, I was late for an appointment got in my car and left.

Fortunately she did not fall for the scam! If it just doesn’t seem right, it probably isn’t!! They will ask you to withdraw more money from your account and then split the rest. The amount in their wallet is not what they say it is. Be On The LookOut!!

Mike
Michael W. Carlson
Sergeant/PIO
Dunwoody Police Department

DPD Update

Good Afternoon Ladies and Gentlemen,

 

I have been receiving some positive feedback from the “Police to Citizen” portal.  I am sure it has been very informative. 

 

I wanted to pass on a few things that should be of interest to you:

 

Our speed trailer has been down for a few weeks.  We were receiving some inaccurate readings, so we sent it back to the manufacturer for repair.  We want to make sure that we are giving you the most accurate information possible.  I know that we have had some requests pending for some time, so please bear with us.  I will let you know when it gets back.

 

Let me know if you need more NW signs in your neighborhood.  I have a bunch in storage that I would like to get distributed!

 

There was a report of a white pickup truck that followed a 12 year old female yesterday in the area of Womack and Village Creek Drive.  It was occupied by a white male that was staring at her and driving very slowly.  Please remember to have your kids walk in groups, or escort them yourself.  If they see something suspicious, have them call 911 with a good description. 

 

There has been a report of another scam in the rental/real estate area.  Please read below:

 

Wanted to alert you to a scam going around in the rental/real estate arena.  Folks posing as home owners are copying material from true listing then listing them separately on another website.  The prospective tenant/home owner reaches out to the listing and is engaged by this scam artist who tells them one of several stories.  On the rental side, they indicate that money is not as important as finding a good person to take care of their home and they drop the rental amount by a few hundred dollars.  The listing will be lavishly written, sometimes, telling the tenant the utilities are included, a computer is already set up with internet, the kitchen is full stocked with utencils, etc.  In these cases it's easier to tell.  Further, all you have to do is send the deposit to them, as they are now located overseas temporarily, and they will send you the keys and contract.  Mind you, there are some very telling signs but sometimes there is not.  I have learned that folks have even met the prospective buyers at the home, then tell them some story about how the key isn't working but if they are interested they will take the deposit check with them and will meet them later with the key. 

 

Please be aware of a scam like this if you are selling or leasing a home!!

 

I have also seen an increase of thefts occurring from potential Craigslist buyers.  If you decide to sell an item on this web-site, and agree to meet them, BE CAREFUL!  We have had several thefts from unsuspecting sellers.  The seller will meet the potential buyer in a populated place.  The buyer will snatch the merchandise and flee the area. 

 

Mike

 

Michael W. Carlson

Sergeant/PIO

Dunwoody Police Department