Saturday, February 23, 2013
Friday morning incident the most recent violent crime reported outside the homeless shelter located just south of Midtown.
A man who told police that he was a Poncey-Highland resident told investigators that was stabbed four times by another man during an early Friday morning incident outside the Peachtree-Pine homeless shelter just south of Midtown. According to the Atlanta police report, an altercation ensued outside the shelter near the intersection of Peachtree and Pine streets around 3:30 a.m. The suspect told the victim he owed him $60 and not long after began hitting the victim. When the 33-year-old victim began to fight back, the suspect allegedly produced a knife and stabbed the victim four times, including once to the left side of his neck and arm. The suspect, described by the victim as a light-skinned black, standing 5-foot-11 to 6-feet tall with …
Friday, February 15, 2013
Atlanta Police have apprehended a pair of suspects accused of being involved in five pedestrian armed robberies Thursday morning, including three in the Midtown area.
The Atlanta Police Department announced late Friday afternoon that it has made two arrests in connection with Thursday’s pre-dawn spree of armed pedestrian robberies, including three bordering the Ansley Park and Midtown neighborhoods. According to Atlanta Police Officer Carlos Campos, the two suspects, whose names have not been released, were in the process of being charged with five counts of Possession of Firearm During the Commission of a Crime. [Update: APD has released the name of one arrested: 23-year-old Dennis Stallings] It is an on-going investigation of the five robberies that occurred across the city. Witnesses to the Midtown crimes reported at least three suspects were involved. Victims provided statements and assisted with …
Thursday, February 14, 2013
Burgundy sedan utilized as the getaway vehicle in each crime.
Love was certainly not in the Valentine's Day air after a string of pre-dawn armed pedestrian robberies around the Ansley Park and Midtown neighborhoods early Thursday morning. According to Atlanta Police Officer Kim Jones, at approximately 4:45 a.m., officers responded to a call at 1280 Peachtree Street where a male victim stated that he had been robbed by several black males near the intersection of Peachtree and 12th streets. [Editor's note: the address originally provided by APD was later revised to indicate that it was 1280 West Peachtree Street] The victim reported that one of the suspects stuck a gun to his head and demanded his property. After taking the man’s undisclosed belongings, the suspects left the scene in a burgundy …
Sunday, January 27, 2013
Atlanta Police Department commander for the zone that covers many Midtown Patch neighborhoods says calling 9-1-1 is the only way department can keep a good record of where the issues are so that they can deploy resources to the areas that need it most.
Update - 1/29/13: Additional crime stats for 2012 and comments from Zone 5 Commander Major Wayne Whitmire have been added to the article. Original story: This month, the Atlanta Police Department said that crime stats for 2012 showed that across the city of Atlanta, overall crime was down 5 percent from 2011. Atlanta suffered its second fewest homicides (85) in 50 years while other violent crimes dropped last year including rape (down 24 percent), aggravated assault (down 2 percent), and robbery (down 1 percent). But property theft experienced a slight increase and as some residents of Atlanta Police Department’s Zone 5 know, the miniscule dropping of aggravated assault and robbery crimes has barely been felt in the immediate area. Zone 5…
Friday, January 25, 2013
Armed gunmen steal man's Mercedes, but leave three pets behind.
Hours before a high-profile R&B singer was the victim of a carjacking Tuesday night on Spring Street, a Midtown Neighborhood resident found himself being carjacked, too, - in his own driveway in broad daylight. About eight hours before R&B singer Bobby V. was stopped by two men and robbed of his red 2013 Bentley in a Midtown parking lot, two men sped off in a 2006 Mercedes-Benz C23 that belonged to a local resident who had just returned home with his pets from a trip to the vet. The victim, who asked not to be identified by Patch, described how “very unnerving” the incident was that occurred on a sunny Tuesday afternoon shortly after noon near the area of 6th Street and Glendale Terrace. “John” told Patch that he pulled into his driveway, …
Saturday, January 19, 2013
Victim allegedly punched and robbed of money by fare passenger, then has front teeth knocked out during attack by several males after he exited his vehicle to retrieve his money from the suspect.
A taxi cab driver was assaulted by several men and robbed this week after dropping off a passenger near the Peachtree-Pine homeless shelter just south of Midtown. According to the narrative reported by the Atlanta police officer on the scene, the driver suffered lost front teeth and other facial injuries during the incident in which he was robbed by a single passenger, and later “attacked by several males that were at the location” after exiting his taxi. According to the officer’s narrative, the incident occurred at approximately 6:15 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 17 in front of the shelter. After picking up his male passenger at 232 Forsyth Street, the driver was asked to drive to a motel located at 140 Pine Street. During the ride, the …
Friday, December 7, 2012
Long-time thief made a habit of burglarizing homes in Midtown, Morningside and surrounding neighborhoods.
A serial burglar who has long committed crimes throughout area neighborhoods including Midtown, Ansley Park, Virginia-Highland and Morningside, was sentenced this week to 20 years behind bars according to Fulton County Senior Assistant District Attorney Tiffany Harlow. Harlow told members of the Neighborhood Planning Unit-E this week that because Charles Lee Echols, 54, assisted authorities in the investigation of other unsolved burglary crimes that he had committed in the area, he was able to plea bargain and the judge probated five of the 20 years sentence. Harlow said the career criminal was sentenced to an additional 10 years probation for the theft by taking felony acts. The probation period will begin when Echols is released from …
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
The following information was supplied by the Atlanta Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
Editor’s Note: The following crime report provided by the Atlanta Police Department was sent electronically by the Home Park Community Improvement Association to Home Park neighborhood residents on Monday, Nov. 26. 2012 concerning crime in and around the westside neighborhood. These reports are not meant to scare anyone, but to make citizens aware of what happens around the neighborhood everyday and to raise resident's level of alertness. Charges are not evidence of guilt. They are a record of police actions on a given day, and persons charged with a crime are presumed innocent until proven guilty in court. If you or a family member are charged or cited and the case is subsequently adjudicated, we encourage you to notify us. We will verify…
Friday, November 9, 2012
A review of recent Atlanta police crime stats from August through October indicates an inordinate concentration of car break-ins along both 10th Street and Piedmont Avenue in Midtown.
Editor's note: The following information was posted this week by the Midtown Ponce Security Alliance (MPSA). The MPSA has served the Midtown community since 2003 as a non-profit organization by coordinating neighborhood response to public safety and security issues in order to advance the Midtown way of life. The MPSA achieves this objective primarily by operating a neighborhood security patrol funded by its resident and business members, and community sponsors. See here for more information about becoming a member of the MPSA. The MPSA coverage area includes: _______ Before leaving home, place your laptop bag and other valuables inside the trunk, and leave the viewable area inside your car clear – that will greatly minimize your chances …
Thursday, November 8, 2012
Three male suspects allegedly involved in incident that happened near a Tumlin Street driveway late at night
Atlanta police investigators are seeking the public’s assistance in locating a trio of suspects reportedly involved in a recent armed robbery in the Home Park neighborhood. The incident occurred around 11:30 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 4 on Tumlin Street near 14th Street. According to the police, a male and female reported that they pulled their vehicle into a driveway on Tumlin St. in order to turn around. As they exited the driveway, a gray colored Oldsmobile sedan allegedly blocked them in. Two of the three occupants in the suspect vehicle approached the victims' vehicle, where upon one of the suspects displayed a weapon and demanded the victims' belongings. After taking unconfirmed belongings from the victims, the suspects returned to their …
DG
3:40 pm on Tuesday, May 14, 2013
"Man stabbed multiple times outside Peachtree-Pine shelter".....that headline explains why I would never volunteer at this shelter. That's not judging from afar....it isbeing concerned for my safety. At times there are literally 100 people hanging out on this street and harrassing everyone that passes by. When they get it under control, I will be more than happy to help. more ›