Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Dubbed the "Buckhead Bandit," the man has struck at least 10 times at businesses along Peachtree beginning with a New Year’s Day robbery at a Midtown CVS.
Atlanta police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a suspect who has committed a string of armed business robberies along Peachtree Street this month. Beginning with a New Year’s Day robbery at a Midtown CVS Pharmacy, the man has struck at least 10 times, mostly targeting establishments in Buckhead. Dubbed the “Buckhead Bandit,” the black male, who stands approximately 5-foot-7, calmly strolls into restaurants and stores, points a handgun at employees, and casually requests they stuff cash into a bag. The Midtown crime occurred at the CVS located at 842 Peachtree Street shortly after 11:30 p.m. on Jan. 1. According to the police report, the man approached the checkout counter and pointed a back and silver handgun at the female …
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, …
Thursday, January 24, 2013
Bobby V. complied with robbers and allowed them to leave in his red 2013 Bentley on Monday night.
Update: Jan. 24, 2013 11:20 a.m. Atlanta police have released the name of the suspect arrested in connection with Tuesday night’s carjacking. Robert Unrico McFarland, 18, faces several charges including armed robbery, aggravated assault and hijacking a motor vehicle. Investigators are seeking assistance in identifying the second suspect in this case and are asking anyone with information on this robbery to call Zone 5 investigators at (404) 658-6636 or Crime Stoppers at (404) 577-8477. Callers may remain anonymous and could be eligible for a reward of up to $2,000. Original story: An arrest has been made in the Tuesday night Midtown carjacking of a Bentley belonging to Robert “Bobby” Wilson, better known as R&B singer Bobby V. Atlanta …
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, 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
Gun-wielding duo suspected of three armed robberies and shooting one man in the leg.
A series of recent carjackings that spread from Midtown to the downtown connector to Stone Mountain resulted in several armed robberies and a non-English speaking man being shot in the back of the leg most likely because he didn’t understand what an armed suspect was saying to him. The crime spree began shortly after midnight this past Friday, Jan. 11, when a female, talking on her phone in a well-lit area on 11th Street, was approached by a man with a gun who quietly robbed her of her phone, purse and personal belongings. A second gunman then appeared and demanded the keys to her 2001 white Honda Accord. According to the Atlanta police, she “threw her keys and ran away.” The crime occurred a block south of the Crescent Street area that is…
Atlanta police were responding to a 911 call concerning illegal gambling just south of Midtown when “at least 20 shots were fired” during the incident in which two men in their 20s were hit.
One man is dead and another is in critical condition following a barrage of bullets at a strip center near the intersection of North Avenue and Boulevard late Monday evening. According to Atlanta Police Officer Kim Jones, shortly after 10 p.m. police officers were responding to a 911 call concerning illegal gambling at the North Plaza strip center just south of Midtown in the Old Fourth Ward when shots were fired. Jones said that when officers arrived on the scene, a black male ran to the officers with a gunshot wound to the torso. He was transported to Grady Memorial hospital where he is listed in critical condition. A second victim was transported from the intersection of Boulevard and North to the nearby Atlanta Medical center where …
Sunday, January 13, 2013
An update on some unsavory individuals who have been involved in some past Midtown-related offenses.
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Sunday, January 13
Editor's note: The following information was posted during the second week of the new year by the Midtown Ponce Security Alliance (MPSA) on its website and appears here courtesy of the 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: _______ Menacing Street Criminal: Nakia Graham On Friday 1/04 Atlanta Police arrested a menacing …
Thursday, January 10, 2013
Stolen sport utility vehicle used in early Wednesday morning smash-and-grab theft at Mac's Beer and Wine.
Mac’s Beer and Wine in Midtown was victimized early Wednesday morning when thieves utilized a vehicle to conduct a destructive smash-and-grab. According Atlanta Police Officer Kim Jones, at around 4:50 a.m., thieves smashed a stolen blue Dodge Durango through the large metal and glass doors of the store located at 21 Peachtree Place in the heart of Midtown. After quickly raiding the business of high-end liquors and champagnes, the thieves made their getaway in a second stolen vehicle, a white van, leaving the sport utility vehicle stuck in the store amid broken bottles and spilled spirits everywhere. By 11 a.m. when reached by Patch, owner Mac Thurston was still assessing the damage. “On a cursory look at this point, we know there are …
Joe
12:59 pm on Friday, February 1, 2013
lol of course he's black, are you kidding me? we're talking peachtree street here more ›