A month of Dunwoody Police Activity as reported in the City Manager's June report

At this evenings Dunwoody City Council Meeting, there was a glitch where the City Manager Monthly Report slated on the agenda for discussion, was missing from the City Council Packet therefore Mr. Eric Linton provided it to Council just before the meeting and I am sharing it here. To me the Police report is always the most interesting as well as troubling as it shows a side of humanity that most would not want to believe happens here in Dunwoody.   Let me tell you now that Dunwoody is not Maybeery.

Kudos to our brave Dunwoody Police Officers, as they risk getting shot at, saving those who have overdosed, dealt with suicides, double homicides, armed robberies, large drug seizures, heart attacks, and many more unsettling aspects of society.

Here is the full City Manager report for your reading pleasure and based on police committee meetings and tonight's City Council meeting that I attended, I have advocated for mid-year police raises that will assist with pay inequities based on our neighboring cities and will hopefully assist those officers that might want to jump ship for greener pastures, will now stay here in Dunwoody.

 Dunwoody Police Workload/Activities:

•  Officers responded to a report of a Suspicious Person. A male subject walked into Camp Run-a-Mutt at 2a.m. Officers located a subject in the parking lot, and he could not provide a valid reason for being in the shopping center at that time of day and was arrested for Loitering & Prowling.
•  Officers responded to a report of a Fraud committed against an elderly woman. The victim received a call that she won $2.5 million in the lottery. The victim paid out $18,000 cash to get the money before she realized it was a fraud.
•  Officers responded to a report of an Aggravated Assault. An employee verbally accosted a waitress and when the manager intervened, the suspect pulled a steak knife out and made threats. A warrant was secured for the suspect’s arrest.
•  Officers responded to a report of Public Indecency in the parking lot of Michael’s. A male subject approached two juvenile females and exposed himself. When the father confronted the suspect, the suspect threatened to kill him with a knife. Officers were able to locate and arrest the suspect.
•  Officers responded to a report of an Overdose by a male subject. The victim regained consciousness after Officers delivered two doses of Narcan.
•  Officers responded to a report of Cruelty to Animals in the parking lot of Walmart on Winters Chapel Road. The complainant spotted a dog locked inside a hot vehicle. After being advised not to break the window until Officers arrived,the complainant broke the window out of the vehicle to rescue the dog. The dog owner was cited for Cruelty to Animals and the complainant was cited for Criminal Trespass.
•  Officers responded to the area around Spalding at Winter Chapel to assist the Gwinnett County Police Department. They were pursuing Burglary suspects when one of the occupants of the vehicle fired an unknown number of shots at the Officers. Two of four suspects were arrested.
•  Officers responded to a report of a Peeping Tom at Hobby Lobby. A white male suspect was trying to take a photo or video up the victim’s skirt. The suspect fled the scene prior to Officer’s arrival.
•  Officers attempted to conduct a Traffic Stop. The driver then jumped out of the vehicle and ran away. K9 Ranger alerted on the vehicle and drugs were located inside.
•  Officers responded to a Welfare Check of a female on the ground with her clothes partially removed in medical distress. The female had apparently overdosed and was given Narcan.
•  Officers responded to a report of a Sexual Assault. The victim believes she was sexually assaulted during a medical exam.
•  Officers responded to a report of a Suicide Threat. A female had made threats to shoot herself. She was located and transported to the hospital.
•  Officers responded to a report of Stalking. The victim located an Apple AirTag in her vehicle after she had it serviced.
•  Officers conducted a Traffic Stop and attempted to arrest the driver for an active warrant. The suspect attempted to jump in the vehicle to leave, but after a short struggle, he was arrested.
•  Officers responded to a report of a Peeping Tom on Peachtree Place Parkway. An unknown Hispanic male was peeping through the victim’s bedroom window. The suspect was gone before Officers arrived.
•  Officers responded to the area of 4503 Ashford Dunwoody Road to a Disorderly Person. While checking the area, Officers observed a suspect climbing through the window of a vehicle he had broken into. The suspect fled toward Perimeter Mall and climbed up on top of Perimeter Mall. Eventually, he was located and arrested.
•  Officers responded to a Shoplifting at Old Navy. The suspect fled on foot from Officers and attempted to jump in his vehicle and drive away. After a short struggle, the suspect was arrested.
•  Officers responded to a report of an Attempted Suicide. The 16-year-old victim had taken pills and was transported to a hospital for evaluation.
•  Officers responded to a report of a Person Dead. There is evidence to suggest this death was a suicide, however CID is investigating.
• Officers responded to a report of an Overdose. A 32-year-old male subject was in a restroom with a used syringe in his hand. The subject was transported to the hospital.
•  Officers responded to a report of a Missing Person. The victim’s mother was supposed to pick her up after a meeting but could not locate her. Officers located the victim hours later and she was transported to the hospital for an evaluation.
•  Officers responded to the Shell Station to a report of Terroristic Threats. The victim told Officers the son of an ex-girlfriend pulled a knife on him and threatened to kill him.
•  Officers responded to two reports of Pickpocket Theft of an elderly person, at Ulta and Publix. The suspects used the credit cards or attempted to use them at multiple locations.
•  Officers responded to a report of an Attempted Burglary at an apartment. While on scene, Officers observed multiple credit cards with different names on them. After securing a search warrant, Officers located 80 different credit cards with various names on them. A female suspect was arrested.
•  Officers responded to a report of a Disorderly Person in the food court of Perimeter Mall. The suspect was located and arrested but was combative and became disorderly at the jail. As Officers were securing the suspect, an Officer’s finger was injured.
•  Officers attempted to conduct a Traffic Stop of a vehicle where the owner was wanted for Aggravated Assault with a gun. The suspect fled from Officers who pursued him until the driver began driving too dangerous, so the pursuit was terminated.
•  Officers responded to a Traffic Crash on I-285 westbound at Ashford Dunwoody Road. There were 4 vehicles involved in the crash including one that overturned with 2 people were injured.
•  Officers responded to a report of a Traffic Crash on I-285 and 18 vehicles sustained damage due to striking a large metal object.
•  Officers attempted to conduct a Traffic Stop. The driver of the vehicle fled the scene.
•  Officers received a License Plate Reader hit on a Wanted Person. Officers were able to locate and arrest the suspect.
•  Officers received information on a Wanted Person out of Ohio was in Dunwoody. The suspect’s vehicle was entered in Flock and Officers received a License Plate Reader hit later in the day and was able to arrest the suspect.
•  Officers responded to a report of Disorderly Juveniles on Vermack Road. Officers encountered dozens of teenagers having a house party with underage drinking. Officers crashed the party and contacted the parents of the juveniles.
• Officers responded to a report of a Damage to Property at the baseball fields on Barclay. The handicapped stall door was ripped off the hinges and was damaged with graffiti.
•  Officers responded to a report of a Discharged Firearm. The victim was putting his handgun away when he accidently shot himself in the foot.
•  Officers responded to a report of a Suspicious Person. The suspect became irate and attempted to leave, but ultimately was arrested.
•  Officers were investigating a Trouble Unknown call. While on scene, a male burst out of an adjoining apartment and fled on foot. Officers peered into the apartment and observed evidence of narcotic sales. After securing a search warrant, Officers located 118 grams of Fentanyl, 12 lbs. of Marijuana, 2 lbs. of Ecstasy, 656 assorted pills, and one AK pistol and two semi-auto pistols.
•  Officers responded to a Discharging Firearms call on Peachtree Place Parkway. Officers were able to determine a subject bought a handgun and fired 7 to 10 rounds into the wood line to test it; several shell casings were recovered.
•  Officers responded to a report of an Aggravated Assault. A juvenile was accosted by other juveniles and one of them pulled a knife and tried to stab him.
•  Officer responded to a Medical Call and found a 75-year-old woman had collapsed and with no pulse. Officers deployed their AED, but no shock was advised. Officers performed CPR until DeKalb Fire arrived.
•  Officers responded to a Person Shot call at LaCota Apartments; two Hispanic males were shot and killed in their vehicle while parked in the parking lot. One suspect has been arrested and CID is currently continuing their investigation.
•  Officers responded to a report of a Vehicle Crash with an entrapment. Officers located the single vehicle crash on Tilly Mill Road. The driver, who was driving under the influence, drove through several yards and then went down a ravine. The vehicle was on fire when Officer’s arrived.
•  Officers assisted the Georgia State Patrol after they chased a vehicle into the city that was racing on GA400 southbound. The vehicle was found abandoned at The Bricks Apartments.
•  Officers were attempting to conduct a Traffic Stop when the driver fled from Officers. The driver turned on Ravinia Drive and lost control of the vehicle and crashed. The driver left his injured girlfriend behind.
•  Officers responded to a report of a Person Stabbed at Perimeter Loft Apartments. Officers started life savings measures, which were continued by DeKalb Fire and AMR. The victim was stabbed in the back by his girlfriend, and she was arrested.
•  Officers responded to a report of a Theft by Taking. The victim agreed to sell a PlayStation 5 on Facebook Marketplace and meet the buyer in the parking lot of Best Buy. After the suspect had the PlayStation he fled the scene without paying. Officers were able to locate the suspect later in the evening and arrest him.
• Officers received a License Plate Reader hit on a Wanted Person. Officers were able to locate the vehicle and arrest the suspect.
•  Officers conducted a Traffic Stop on a vehicle. Officers observed a gun on the rear floorboard of the vehicle at the feet of a passenger and detected an odor of marijuana. K-9 Ranger alerted on the trunk of the vehicle and Officers located approximately 7 lbs. of marijuana.
•  Officers responded to a report of a female being a Disorderly Person. The female armed herself with a tire repair kit rod that had a sharp end. She made threats to harm anyone who got close to her. Officers were able to deescalate the situation and the female was transported to the hospital for treatment.
•  Officers responded to a report of an Armed Robbery at 4600 Peachtree Place Parkway. The victim was walking through the apartment complex when he was approached by three young Hispanic males. One of the suspects punched him while another one put a gun to his head. They took cash and his cellphone.
•  Officers responded to a report of an Armed Robbery on Ashford Dunwoody Road. A deaf couple reported that two males came up behind them in the parking lot of the Cheesecake Factory and robbed them at gun point.
•  Officers responded to a report of a Burglary at the BP Station on N. Peachtree. There were 3 black males that broke into the BP and stole the ATM machine.
•  Officers responded to a report of a Peeping Tom at Marshalls. The suspect was using his cell phone to record a woman in the changing room. The suspect was arrested.
•  Officers responded to a call of a Missing Persons. A 4-year-old and 2-year-old, children were located.
•  Officers responded to a report of Vandalism at the Brook Run Park Amphitheater. There were approximately 50 juveniles playing around the Amphitheater and graffiti was located on the floors and walls after the juveniles left.
•  Our K9 assisted Roswell Police, Chamblee Police and Doraville Police departments in various incidents.
•  Officers received a License Plate Reader hit on a Wanted Person. The vehicle was located, and the driver was arrested.
•  Officers received a License Plate Reader hit on a Stolen Auto. The vehicle was located, and the juvenile suspect driver was arrested. The driver and vehicle were also responsible for several entering autos.
•  Officers responded to a report of a Road Rage incident on Ashford Dunwoody Road. After a traffic dispute, the suspect driver pointed a gun at the victim and then left the scene.
•  Officers responded to an Armed Person call. Officers observed a male running toward the woods armed with a knife. The suspect was detained. Officers discovered that the suspect began choking his mother in the middle of the night, grabbed a knife and threatened to kill her. There were four children in the home. The suspect knocked the phone out of the hand of a 9-year-old girl and slightly cut her finger with the knife. The suspect was arrested for five counts of Aggravated Assault.
•  Officers responded to a report of a Peeping Tom. When Officers arrived, the suspect was being held by residents. The suspect was arrested and is also a suspect in multiple other peeping tom incidents.
•  Officers responded to a report of a Suicide. A 47-year-old male committed suicide with a handgun.
•  Officers responded to a Person Hit by Auto/Hit and Run, Ashford Dunwoody Road at Hammond Drive. The victim was in a crosswalk when struck by a vehicle. The victim had a leg injury and was transported to the hospital.
•  Officers received a License Plate Reader hit on a Wanted Person. Officers were able to locate the vehicle and arrest the driver.
•  Officers responded to a report of a Stolen Auto at Pernoshal Park. The victim was playing basketball and left the key to his vehicle in his shoes. An unknown suspect took the keys and stole the victim’s vehicle.