Crime & Safety
Woman Threatened with Pringles Can, Man Struck on Head and Robbed, and More Police Reports
Police have released the latest crime data for Zone 2, which includes Buckhead

Atlanta police have released their latest weekly crime report for Zone 2, the zone which includes Buckhead.
The report counts seven robberies, three aggravated assaults, nine residential burglaries, three commercial burglaries, 44 larcenies from vehicle, 35 other larcenies, and ten auto thefts between Nov. 8 and Nov. 14. Some of the more noteworthy incidents are as follows:
- On the morning of Nov. 8 outside the Defoors Ferry Apartments, a man exited his vehicle when two
black males approached. The suspect placed a gun w/ a red beam and uttered some unknown words. The victim began yelling and pressing the horn. Victim was able to push one of the suspects and flee to his apartment. The suspect struck the victim in the back of his head and took his back pack containing his wallet, shoes and musical notes. - On the evening of Nov. 8 outside the Town View Station Apartments, a womanwas walking from her vehicle
when a chubby black male with a black handgun demanded her belongings. The suspect took the victimsβ Apple iPhone 6 cell phone and Kate Spade purse. - On the morning of Nov. 11 at the Tempo Parkway Apartments, a man was near the rear of his vehicle, in front of the A building, when a black male walked up behind him, pointed a gun at his head and demanded his property. The victim gave up his cell phone and $300.00 and the suspect fled in an unknown vehicle.
- On the evening of Nov. 6, a victim pulled up to a location in the 1900 block of Hollywood Road NW and began knocking on the window reporting βhe was shotβ. An AFD employee rendered aid until Grady EMS arrived to treat him for a gunshot wound to the abdomen. The victim reports he was shot in the 2400 block of Perry Boulevard; which is a wooded area. The vehicle, a red Dodge Durango was secured and processed. Investigators were unable to interview the victim as he was in and out of consciousness.
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- On the morning of Nov. 9 at the Lakeshore Crossing Apartments, a woman went to the suspectsβ residence to have a conversation and noticed he was drunk and was accusing her of bringing someone to hurt him. The victim was threatened with a knife and Pringles Can by the suspect. The victim used pepper spray to get away from the suspect, who was arrested.
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