On Tuesday, Aug. 2, police departments from the cities of Brookhaven, Dunwoody, Sandy Springs and Johns Creek will host the 33rd annual National Night Out (NNO) event. This community event will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. at Perimeter Mall, 4400 Ashford Dunwoody Road .
Sponsored by the National Association of Town Watch, National Night Out is an annual community-building campaign that promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie to make our neighborhoods safer, better places to live.… Read More »
The Dunwoody Police Department has arrested a man wanted in eight felony offenses, including heroin possession, burglary and robbery. Robert John Walker, 39, was arrested July 19, after two off-duty Dunwoody officers noticed him at a local church gym walking out of the gym with several gym bags, according to a Dunwoody police report. The […]
Dunwoody police said they have charged the people responsible for a series of car break-ins.
Emmuel Smith, 30, James Bailey, 32, and Charles Willingham, 53, are among the nearly one-dozen people accused of breaking into cars across the city since the beginning of June.
The ten people face a combined 26 charges in connection with the break-ins.… Read More »
The City of Dunwoody is taking community policing to the next level with a new program to put residents out on the streets and on patrol.
The Citizens on Patrol program, which has yet to be given a concrete start date, is designed to allow residents of Dunwoody a chance to assist local law enforcement by serving as an extra set of eyes and ears, according to the city’s press release. … Read More »
Note from Audra: I’ve seen this article several times and each time I feel mixed emotions. I’m so glad that the police had Naloxone and were able to save these folks. But I’m so sad that three people are using drugs and would have died.
Sandy Springs Police held an open house June 30 for area law enforcement agencies to tour its new firearms training facility where officers can practice for such events as mass shootings. The warehouse building, located in Doraville, allows officers to train with simulator rounds in a facility that is designed to look like a school […]
Dunwoody Residents can enter and maintain their own vacation watches for their homes. These requests go directly to the officers on the street. Residents have the option of receiving text message or email alerts as the officers are able to check their home.
The police encourage everyone to create an account so they can communicate more effectively and efficiently.… Read More »
An unidentified man with gauze covering part of his face robbed the Fidelity Bank on Perimeter Center East on Saturday, Dunwoody police said.
At 11:25 a.m. the man approached a bank teller with a handwritten note demanding cash, according to the Dunwoody Police Department. Continue reading at the AJC… Read More »
Dunwoody Police are asking for the public’s help in locating two men suspected of breaking into cars parked at local restaurants and stealing items including credit cards. The first incident recorded by police took place April 11 between 12:30 p.m. and 2:15 p.m. in the parking lot of Chuy’s Restaurant on Perimeter Center West. According […]
I happened to be at the Dunwoody City Council meeting last night to support a few of the citizen speakers. I was compelled to take a photograph of this young police officer as he was sworn in to duty. I couldn’t help but notice that he looks no older than my oldest child who is about to turn 18. … Read More »
I’ve received SEVERAL emails from folks who had things stolen out of their locked cars at swim meets in Dunwoody this week. The police have been notified. Moral of the story is to not leave anything in your car…..especially don’t leave things in plain site!
Also – I’ve heard speculation that the robberies occurred simultaneously with the arrival of an “ice-cream truck” which if true could definitely be a possible diversion tactic.… Read More »
Brookhaven Police have identified the suspect who allegedly shot at an officer after an armed robbery in the early hours of June 7 and are asking for the public’s help to find him. Brandon Joseph Barabino escaped police capture after he allegedly robbed someone at gunpoint and then shot at Sgt. Lonnie Napier. Napier was […]
DUNWOODY, Ga. — A man is in police custody and accused of being a Peeping Tom.
According to Dunwoody Police, Patrick Bailey was arrested after authorities say he used a cell phone to take pictures and videos of women and girls while they shopped at an Ashford-Dunwoody Road Macy’s.
Police said the 33-year-old admitted to using his cell phone’s camera in public areas and in the dressing rooms of the store as they changed clothes. … Read More »
Dunwoody police are looking for volunteers to join the city’s new Citizens on Patrol program to help officers with the responsibilities of monitoring the community.
Dunwoody police spokesman Mark Stevens said in a news release Monday that the program volunteers will be able to immediately notify officers about suspicious activities and ongoing crimes. The volunteers will also be performing non-enforcement actions such as house checks when residents are on vacation.… Read More »
