1 Ocak 2013 Salı

Car break-in, truck theft and gunshots reported in Mt. Paran-Northside area of Buckhead during one week

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In a one-week period from Dec. 14-20, there were reports of a carbreak-in during a holiday party, the theft of a lawn crew’s truck from in frontof a house and several gunshots being fired, all in north Buckhead, accordingto a Mt. Paran-Northside Citizens Association online report.

The first of the incidents occurred on Dec. 14 between 11 and 11:30 p.m.in the 600 block of W. Conway, when a young woman had the window of her carbroken while she was attending a holiday party with her family.
When Zone 2 Atlanta Policeofficers arrived, the father of the victim said that security had been hired todirect traffic and that guests were advised to park directly across the streetfrom the home in the church parking lot. He said that within a 30 minutewindow, the window on his daughter’s car was broken.
The daughter statedthe suspects never opened the car door because the car alarm was stillactivated and the doors were still locked.
After the daughterperformed a thorough search of the car, she reported that the suspects had openedthe armrest, pulling out cords and papers, but did not see a $5 bill or herGPS. She stated that nothing had been taken from the vehicle.
The police officer wasable to lift quality prints from the driver’s side door. No video surveillancewas available in the church parking lot.
Then on Tuesday, Dec.18, someone stole the truck belong to a yard crew from in front of a house inthe 4200 block of Northside Drive. The report was made to police the next dayby the owner of the home.
The truck was parkedon the street in front of the house with the keys in the ignition. The owner ofthe truck states that he only left the vehicle for approximately 3 to 5 minutesand when he returned, the truck was gone. There was $7,000 of lawn equipment inthe truck. There was no surveillance footage nor did anyone see the suspect(s)stealing the truck.
The next day, a Zone 3Atlanta Police officer spotted the truck, checked the vehicle and the licensetag and was advised that it was reported stolen. The truck was missing theradio and the lawn equipment, but the keys were still inside.
The officer was ableto lift a print off of the driver’s side door. The truck was impounded andPolice continue to investigate.
Then on Thursday, Dec. 20, Atlanta Police receivedseveral reports at approximately 4 a.m. of gun shots—as many as fifteen in arow--heard in the vicinity of Randall Mill, West Conway, Conway Valley, andWest Paces Ferry roads.
Officers weredispatched but found no suspicious activity or persons. If you have anyinformation about this incident or saw anything suspicious, please call 911 andMt. Paran Security.
In the same issueFriday of the Mt. Paran-Northside Citizens Association online newsletter, therewas a report from the neighborhood’s newSecurity Patrol Officer, Sgt. Barry Miller (who starts  Jan. 1), of three accomplishments of his officerson Tuesday, Dec. 18, in other Buckhead communities.
In the first incident, officer Seawellarrested a black male in the 1700 Block of W. Wesley that was stealing mailfrom mailboxes. It was discovered that he had mail from over 25 boxes.
In the secondincident, Sgt. Miller arrested a door-to-door magazine salesman in the 700 Blockof Wilson Rd. after getting a complaint about the man’s refusal to take “no”for an answer. The subject lacked the required solicitation permit issued fromthe city.
The third incidentoccurred at approximately 2:30 a.m., Officer Shultz jumped a black male on abicycle breaking into cars on Brookview Dr. The subject did escape on foot;however, a purse, backpack, and laptop were all recovered.
Sgt. Miller also shared information about an incident that occurred onSaturday, Dec. 15, at approximately 8 a.m.involving a 911 call of 2 white males standing next to a blue car flagging downpassing cars in front of the Lovett School on Paces Ferry Rd.
Officer Seawell wentto the call and saw a white male walking away from a car. As soon as thesubject saw the officer pull up and get out of his vehicle, he tried to get inhis car. The Officer stopped him and asked him his name. He said his name wasBlaine Nichols. Officer Seawell immediately handcuffed the suspect and calledanother unit for assistance.
Blaine Shawn Nicholsis a career criminal who is on parole for auto theft and cocaine possession. Hehas spent most of his life in prison and has been arrested numerous times bySgt. Barry Miller, most recently six weeks ago for fraud on Peachtree BattleAve.
Nichols was checkedfor warrants and officer Seawell found that he had an active warrant for possessionof cocaine. Nichols was charged with fraud (flim flam), no driver’s license,and no tag, since he had taken the tag off the car and put a paper tag on itthat said “tag applied for”. The car was impounded.

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