Sandy Springs Crime Blotter: Recent Domestic Violence Incidents

Provided by Sandy Springs Police Capt. Steve Rose. 

Domestic Violence Incidents 

• A man was arrested for Domestic Violence Simple Assault and Battery. The woman, who had her two-month-old child with her at the time, had signs of being assaulted. She said it started when he was intoxicated and tried to leave. She hid his keys. He took off his belt and began choking her until his roommate came in and pulled him off of her. He was taken to jail.

• Officers responded to a domestic violence call in the 100 block of North River Parkway about 2:30 p.m. The woman, who had signs of being hit in the face, said her ex-husband got angry after she would not have sex with him. She tried to flee but he caught her and head-butted her. The officers asked the man his side of the story but he refused to talk. He was arrested. 

• Officers were called to meet Cobb Police officers in regards to a domestic violence incident that took place in a car as it was driving on I-285. The driver said his female occupant wanted to buy marijuana and when he refused, she assaulted him causing him to attempt to force her out of the car (while moving) to get her off of him. He had no physical signs of being assaulted. The woman said she was at the man’s residence in SW Atlanta and the man became agitated with her because she wouldn’t have sex with him. They got in the car because he was suppose to be driving her home. During that time, he then tried to force her out of the car, which led to the violence. She had several signs of being hit. The officer determined that the man had some expectation of sexual activity. His pants were unzipped and he had a condom in his pocket. He was also determined to be the primary aggressor and was arrested.

• A woman was arrested after cops were called to the I-285 West at New Northside exit after a couple was seen hitting each other.  The woman said they were with their kids coming home from church when a rear tire went out. While on the side of the road, the male became upset with her, grabbed the keys and had the children get out of the car. Another person, who knew them and had been to church with them, drove by and stopped. The woman said her husband and kids ran to the car, jumped in and the car drove away. The officer called her husband at a nearby McDonalds.  The man said the woman kept driving when the tire blew out – more than  70 MPH - which meant to him, that she was trying to kill him. He grabbed the keys and she began hitting him so he took the kids and bailed. A couple of witnesses said they saw her hitting him. She was eventually arrested and the man left with another person and his kids.

Robbery 

• A 19-year-old man at Southern Trace reported that just before 8 pm he was walking down an alley and drive entrance to the apartments when a gold Toyota pulled up and the driver pulled a gun. The driver demanded his money. He gave what he had to the man who was a black male. The car had a passenger also described as a black male. The victim said the men came out of the apartments in building