Wednesday, May 1, 2013
One man was forced into his trunk and not released until the police arrived.
Atlanta Police are investigating to see if the recent carjackings of two Georgia Tech students and Buckhead armed robberies may be connected. One of the carjacking victims, who are Georgia Tech students, told WSB that the suspects seemed "pretty coordinated" and confronted them with a gun as soon as he opened his car door. They took the students' wallets, cell phones and car keys, WSB reports. The victim was being dropped off by a friend at his Pharr Road apartment on Friday night. He said he thinks the suspects were waiting in their cars across the street and watching them. The men then drove away from the scene in three separate cars, which a police spokesman said is "unusual." Two armed robberies committed on Sunday morning less than a …
Monday, February 25, 2013
Student robbed on North Avenue while returning to campus Saturday morning.
A Georgia Tech student walking back to campus through Midtown was a victim of a pedestrian robbery early Saturday morning. According to the Georgia Tech Police Department, which was the first to distribute details of the crime to the public, "a student reported he was walking back to campus from the North Avenue MARTA station around 1:00 a.m. when he was approached by a male who demanded the victim's belongings." The victim told the responding Atlanta police officer that he was outside The Varsity at 61 North Ave. when the suspect, who stood approximately 6-foot-1, and weighed 175 pounds, “walked up to him and told him to give him his phone and his money in his wallet." Though the suspect did not have a weapon visible, the victim stated …
Friday, January 18, 2013
Riverdale man charged in on-campus pedestrian robbery that occurred in the area of Bobby Dodd Way early Tuesday morning.
The Georgia Tech Police Department has made an arrest in connection with a pair of on-campus armed robberies this week and says it has the names of the remaining two suspects and are aggressively pursuing them. Christopher Jamal Exom, 21, of Riverdale, was arrested on Thursday on two felony counts - parties to a crime and armed robbery - and currently is in the Fulton County jail. "Our detectives did a thorough job of investigating this incident and it have developed some excellent leads," said Deputy Chief Rob Connolly. "We're working with our law enforcement partners from other agencies to track down the two remaining suspects." According to the GTPD, at approximately 1:30 a.m. on Tuesday, a male student reported that as he was walking …
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Silver sedan used as the getaway vehicle in both early Tuesday morning incidents.
The Georgia Tech Police Department is investigating a pair of armed robberies that occurred minutes apart on campus early Tuesday morning. According to the GTPD, at approximately 1:30 a.m., a male student reported that as he was walking south on Brittain Drive towards Bobby Dodd Way, he noticed a man walking closely behind him. The suspect approached the victim, displayed a handgun, and demanded the victim's belongings. The suspect was last seen entering the back of a silver four door sedan headed west on Bobby Dodd Way. At around the same time, a female student reported that as she was walking east on Bobby Dodd Way towards Fowler Street, she observed a silver sedan driving towards her. A male exited the rear of the vehicle, displayed a …
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Investigation continues to resolve a pair of on-campus incidents that occurred last week.
The Georgia Tech Police Department (GTPD) has issued a warrant for the arrest of a suspect involved in last week’s Love Building robbery and released photos to help identify suspects connected with a separate armed robbery that also occurred on campus near Harrison Residence Hall. On Dec. 5, Corey Johnson entered two unsecured offices in the Love Building, where he is suspected of stealing three laptops. When confronted, Johnson struck a faculty member and ran out of the building, leaving the laptops behind. GTPD is seeking assistance in determining the whereabouts of Johnson. GTPD is also requesting assistance to help identify five men in connection with the armed robbery of a student who was working as an on-duty Housing peer leader. On …
Thursday, December 6, 2012
Victim allegedly held up outside a student resident hall in one of two campus crimes reportedly committed Wednesday that Georgia Tech police is investigating.
A Georgia Tech student was allegedly the victim of an armed robbery late Wednesday evening, one of two reported crimes on the Midtown campus Wednesday being investigated by the Georgia Tech Police Department (GTPD). Earlier in the day, around 11:45 a.m., a Georgia Tech faculty member reported that he left his office in the Love Building unsecured and when he returned approximately five minutes later, he found an unknown male suspect in his office. The victim confronted the suspect, who struck the victim before fleeing the building, which is located at 771 Ferst Drive. The suspect, described as a black male, between the ages of 20-25, standing 5-foot-8, with a thin build, was last seen in the area of Ferst Drive near the Student Center …
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Police apprehend suspect in July break-in at the North Avenue Apartments Wednesday afternoon in Decatur
The DeKalb Sheriff’s Office Fugitive Squad arrested Terrance Watley on Wednesday afternoon and charged him with armed robbery and burglary in connection with the July 1 on-campus dorm room robbery at Georgia Tech. Watley, 21, was apprehended at 5 p.m. in front of Crestview Apartments, located at 4946 Snapfinger Woods Drive in Decatur. He and co-defendant Steven Terry, who recently was arrested and charged with armed robbery, burglary and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon in connection with the incident, allegedly followed other students into the North Avenue Apartments East to commit their crimes during the morning in question. According to the Georgia Tech Police Department (GTPD), a male student was awakened around 1 a.m. to …
Monday, October 8, 2012
Witness unsuccessfully gives pursuit following early Monday morning incident
A Georgia Tech student was robbed at gunpoint of his iPhone and wallet outside his Home Park neighborhood residence early Monday morning. According to Atlanta Police spokesman John Chafee, a male student reported that around 12:30 a.m. he was checking the mail outside of his home located on McMillan Street. That's when an unknown suspect approached from behind, displayed a handgun and demanded the student's belongings. The suspect was described as a black male in his 20s and standing approximately 6 feet tall. He was last seen wearing a black fleece jacket with a red stripe on the sleeve and a black hat. Another neighborhood resident who resides on nearby Ethel Street, told police that he spotted the suspect walking the Home Park streets …
Thursday, September 6, 2012
Police still seeking second suspect in crime that occurred in a North Avenue Apartments East dorm room this past summer.
The Georgia Tech Police Department (GTPD) has charged Steven Terry with armed robbery, burglary and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon in connection with a much publicized on-campus incident in early July. The arrest and indictment comes after an intensive investigation led by GTPD with the assistance of Crime Stoppers and the Atlanta Police Department. “Our investigators tirelessly worked on this case,” said Captain Mickey Hembree in a release. “We were able to generate leads through Crime Stoppers and to identify two suspects responsible for the armed robbery that occurred back on July 1, 2012.” Terry was already in Fulton County Jail on unrelated charges. On the evening in question, a male Tech student was awakened around 1 a.…
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Football game day tailgate season is here, but there's another type of campus tailgating that police officials want students to be aware of.
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Tuesday, August 28, 2012
As fall begins, tailgating is on a lot of people’s minds — but for the Georgia Tech Department of Housing, there are no snacks, chairs or lawn games involved. The department's biggest concern going into the new school year is the kind of tailgating that allows those who aren’t members of the Tech community to follow residents into dorms. “Because most of us were raised to hold the door open for the person behind us, instinct takes over,” Dan Morrison, director of Residence Life, said in a release. “However, we hope to educate students that this behavior actually makes everyone in a residential community vulnerable.” At the same time, Housing staff and the Georgia Tech Police Department recognize that students may feel they’re being rude, …
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10:51 am on Sunday, May 12, 2013
they don't call it "riding shotgun" for no reason. We carry a .45 cal handgun in the car at all times, it is the universal tool for "go away we don't want you here" more ›