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Unincorporated Lithonia Crime

Monday, May 20, 2013

Crime Blotter: Five Vehicle Break-ins Reported on Same Day, Same Street

The incidents happened in the 6500 block of Marbut Road in unincorporated Lithonia.

The information was obtained from crimemapping.com for the DeKalb PD. This does not indicate a conviction: May 13 Burglary- no forced entry-residence, 6200 BLOCK MARBUT FARMS TRL Armed robbery-street-gun,  2300 BLOCK PHILLIPS RD May 14 Theft by taking, 6300 BLOCK PHILLIPS CT Burglary-forced entry-residence (attempt) 1800 BLOCK CORNERS CIR May 15 Domestic battery, 6500 BLOCK REBECCA LOU LN Theft by taking, 1800 BLOCK PHILLIPS RD Burglary-forced entry-residence, 6400 BLOCK PHILLIPS PL Simple assault, 2900 BLOCK STONEBRIDGE CREEK DR May 16 Disorderly conduct, 2000 BLOCK SOUTH STONE MOUNTAIN LITHONIA RD Burglary-forced entry-residence, 6300 BLOCK PHILLIPS CREEK DR Entering an automobile-intent theft (attempt), 6400 BLOCK EASTBRIAR DR Entering …

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Attempted Shoplifting, Auto Theft in ZIP 30038

A look at recent crime activity in unincorporated Lithonia ZIP 30038, May 8-13.

The information was obtained by crimemapping.com for the DeKalb PD. This does not indicate a conviction: May 8 Theft by shoplifting, 8000 BLOCK MALL PKWY Theft by taking, 2900 BLOCK TURNER HILL RD Theft by shoplifting, 2900 BLOCK TURNER HILL RD Entering an auto, 2900 BLOCK TURNER HILL RD Entering an auto - intent theft, 7800 BLOCK STONECREST SQ Burglary, 3200 BLOCK WESLEY PROVIDENCE PKWY May 9, 10 Shoplifting attempt, 2900 BLOCK TURNER HILL RD (two incidents) May 10 Damage to property-private, 7900 BLOCK MALL RING RD May 11 Armed robbery-residence, 2100 BLOCK WESLEY STONECREST CIR Shoplifting, 2900 BLOCK TURNER HILL RD May 12 Entering an auto, intent theft, 2900 BLOCK TURNER HILL RD May 13 Theft by taking, 2900 BLOCK TURNER HILL RD

Monday, May 13, 2013

Iraq Veteran Moves from Lithonia Home After Mother's Day Burglary

The veteran and single mother started the moving process yesterday from her Marbut Road home, which has been struck three times since March, WSB reports.

An Iraq War veteran was in the process of moving out of her unincorporated Lithonia home after burglars hit one time too many, the latest on Mother's Day. According to WSB TV, Quintana Ortiz, a single mother of two children, has been burglarized three times since March. Through tears, Ortiz told the news outlet that she decided to move from the home she bought a few years ago in order to protect her chidren. Burglars in the second incident ripped out her alarm; a witness to one burglary, one of Ortiz's neighbors, didn't call police, the report states.

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Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Crime Blotter: Shoplifting Leads Recent Incidents in Stonecrest Area

A weekly look at crime in the unincorporated Lithonia area, ZIP 30038.

The information was obtained from crimemapping.com for the DeKalb PD. This does not indicate a conviction. April 17 Simple battery, 2900 BLOCK Turner Hill RD Shoplifting, 8000 BLOCK MALL PKWY April 18 Shoplifting, 8000 BLOCK MALL PKWY Theft by shoplifting, 8000 BLOCK MALL PKWY April 19 Shoplifting, 2900 BLOCK TURNER HILL RD Entering an automobile-intent theft, 3000 BLOCK TURNER HILL Road Shoplifting, 8000 BLOCK MALL PKWY April 21 Simple battery, 2900 BLOCK TURNER HILL RD April 22 Larceny-articles from vehicle, 2900 BLOCK TURNER HILL RD Theft by shoplifting, 8100 BLOCK MALL PKWY April 23 Theft of lost or mislaid property, 2900 BLOCK TURNER HILL RD

Monday, April 22, 2013

One Street Hit By Burglary, Property Damage in 30058

A weekly look at crime in unincorporated Lithonia ZIP 30058, April 15-19.

The information was obtained from crimemapping.com for the DeKalb PD. This does not indicate a conviction; April 15 Theft of automobile,  6800 BLOCK MARBUT RD Damage to property -private, 6200 BLOCK MARBUT FARMS TRL April 16 Burglary-forced entry-residence  6600 BLOCK SWIFT CREEK RD Theft by taking, 6200 BLOCK PHILLIPS PL Damage to property-private, 2000 BLOCK CORNERS CIR Criminal trespass, 2000 BLOCK CORNERS CIR Burglary-forced entry-residence, 1900 BLOCK CORNERS CIR April 17 Burglary-forced entry-residence, 1300 BLOCK ROGERS TRACE Damage to property-private, 2000 BLOCK MARBUT TRCE Burglary-attempt-forced entry-residence, 2000 BLOCK LOWN FARM Lane April 18 Criminal trespass, 2000 BLOCK CHARTER LN April 19 Burglary-forced entry- resdence, …

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Three Lithonia Parents Cited for Creating Hazardous Condition After Leaving Minors

The incident happened on April 6 around midnight, when the parents went to get water and attended a party while the victims were in an unsecured home with little food, according to the incident report.

Three parents were cited for creating a hazardous or offensive condition after leaving several minors alone in a home in unincorporated Lithonia in the early morning hours while they went out to get water and then spent some time at a party, according to a DeKalb county incident report. Police responded to a call April 6 at 12:25 a.m. about children left alone in a house in the 7000 block of Pine Mountain Road. The front door had no knob and could not be secured, the officer states in the report. The home had no flooring --- only a plywood subfloor exposed throughout the house -- an empty freezer, and in the cabinets the officer found "a few old cans of food and nothing appeared fresh" the report states. There was no adult in the house. …

Monday, April 15, 2013

Attempted Larceny in ZIP 30058

A weekly look at crime activity in unincorporated Lithonia, ZIP 30058.

  The information was obtained from crimemapping.com for the DeKalb PD. This does not indicate a conviction: April 4 Battery, 6500 BLOCK MARSHALL BLVD April 5 Theft by taking, 1400 BLOCK KALA DR Theft by taking, 2200 BLOCK LITHONIA INDUSTRIAL BLVD Theft of automobile, 6600 BLOCK TRIBBLE ST Larceny - articles from vehicle (attempt), 6600 BLOCK TRIBBLE ST Larceny -articles from vehicle (attempt), 6600 BLOCK TRIBBLE ST April 6 Entering an auto (attempt), 1300 BLOCK EVERGREEN TRL Battery, 1500 BLOCK SMITHSON DR Marijuana possession, 1800 BLOCK PHILLIPS RD Simple assault, 6200 BLOCK PHILLIPS LAKE WAY Theft by taking - automobile, 6300 BLOCK CHARTER WAY Theft by taking, 2000 BLOCK CHARLES CUDD CT Aggravated assault - gun, 2300 BLOCK RAMBLING WAY…

Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Inside the Police Reports

Man Arrested After Throwing Fit at Lithonia Bar

The man had been in the bar earlier on April 1 and escorted out for "intentionally throwing and breaking a drinking glass on the floor," the DeKalb incident report states.

  A DeKalb county police officer working a part-time job at Dudleys Food & Spirits in Lithonia arrested a man who repeatedly shouted and cursed at cops and the bar manager, according to the incident report. On April 1 around 1 a.m. at Dudleys, 6691 Millwood Ln., the officer was talking in the front lot with another officer on patrol when the 41-year-old subject was observed coming up to the front of the bar, "cursing loudly at no one in particular at first" the report states. The man then cut the line, which was set up to control entry to the crowded bar, and walked inside where he was stopped by another off-duty officer and the bar manager. According to the report, the subject -- who had been in the bar a few hours earlier and escorted …

Sunday, April 7, 2013

Auto and Trailer Stolen on Lithonia Industrial Blvd.

A weekly look at crime activity in unincorporated Lithonia ZIP 30058, March 30-April 5.

  The information was obtained from crimemapping.com for the DeKalb PD. This does not indicate a conviction: March 30 Theft by taking/auto, 2200 BLOCK LITHONIA INDUSTRIAL BLVD, 10 p.m. Theft by taking/trailer, 2200 BLOCK LITHONIA INDUSTRIAL BLVD, 10 p.m. March 31 Auto theft, 7000 BLOCK MADDOX RD, 11:30 p.m. April 3 Burglary-forced entry-residence, 7000 BLOCK PINE MOUNTAIN RD, 12 a.m. Theft by taking/auto, 7000 BLOCK ROGERS LAKE RD, 7 a.m. April 4 Battery, 6500 BLOCK MARSHALL BLVD, 10:20 p.m. April 5 Theft by taking, 1400 BLOCK KALA DR, 8:20 p.m.

Saturday, April 6, 2013

News You May Have Missed: Arrests Made in Prostitution Sting

Both women arrested are 18, and one had advertised as a female escort on a social website, according to the police incident report.

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