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…
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 …
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 …
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Community leaders gather to pledge support for student safety; unveil high-tech police cruiser to be used jointly by Atlanta and Georgia Tech police departments
The Atlanta Police Department and Georgia Tech announced Monday a unique corporate and community partnership resulting in the unveiling of a car that is conducting joint patrols of the campus, as well as surrounding neighborhoods and commercial districts. The press conference at Tenth Street Underwood Memorial United Methodist Church in Home Park was even attended by Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed, who along with APD Chief George Turner and Georgia Tech President G.P. "Bud" Peterson, stressed that despite the recent rash of armed robberies on and near the school’s campus, crime is down at Tech. Still, the tone of most who spoke suggested that much needs to be done "to turn the tide of violence” as the mayor called it. “Georgia Tech … really is …
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Early Tuesday morning incident in Home Park results in confused man apparently under the influence of drugs being shot in the chest
Update 9:20 a.m. – The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is reporting that the man shot Tuesday morning was a confused neighbor who was under the influence of drugs and thought the home he was entering was his own. After speaking with an Atlanta Police Department captain, the newspaper reported that the intruder apparently was “high on drugs and thought he was at his own home.” Another APD official, Detective P.J. Roberson, said the suspect was an area resident and "actually entered two houses in the neighborhood, thinking it was his." According to the AJC, the suspect will be charged with criminal trespassing and the student who fired the shot will not be charged. See here for more. Original story - An intruder who broke through the window of …
Friday, April 20, 2012
Armed man bangs on front door while saying, "Police, let me in."
A man impersonating a police officer attempted to force his way into a Home Park neighborhood residence this week. According to Atlanta Police spokesman Sgt. Curtis Davenport, the failed home invasion attempt happened about 2 a.m. Wednesday on Hampton Street. A female Georgia Tech student told police that a black male wearing a black shirt with “Police” on the front of it began pounding on the front door. According to Davenport, the suspect said, “Police, let me in.” The woman opened the door and “observed the person with a firearm in hand and point it at her as he attempted to make his way inside the residence,” said Davenport. The resident forced the door closed and locked it as she heard the suspect say, “Go check the back.” The suspect…
aposter
11:54 am on Monday, January 28, 2013
So, since Kasim Reed has been in office the crime rate has been essentially flat even though the local economy has improved and more police are on the streets. Doesn't seem like a record I'd be too proud of during an upcoming re-election run. more ›