Suspect ‘tippy toes’ through house to steal credit card
Wednesday, January 11. 2012
A woman seen “tip toeing” through a house apparently stole one of the resident’s credit cards, according to an incident report from the Braselton Police Department.
The incident took place around 11:10 a.m. on Thursday at a Ga. Hwy. 53 residence, which has security cameras inside the house.
A black woman can be seen on the video surveillance system entering through a rear door of the residence and walking around the house. She was wearing house slippers and was walking on “tippy toes” so she couldn’t be heard inside of the house, according to police.
The woman then left the house at 11:26 a.m. in a dark-colored vehicle.
The following day, a woman living at the house received a phone call from the fraud department of her credit card company alerting her of several transactions totaling $4,000, according to an incident report.
Two of the transactions were made at a Target store in Bethlehem and two others were made at a Target in Athens. Another transaction was made at a gas station in Homer.
The credit card company then flagged the card after the suspicious transactions and canceled any further purchases before contacting the victim.
Other Incidents
Other incidents reported to the Braselton Police Department in the past two weeks included:
•dispute at a Bald Cypress Drive address, where a woman said that a man that she knew has not been paying her back some money that he owes her. An officer said since the man was making payments, he was not showing any intent to defraud her. The woman asked for an incident report, in case she needed one for a civil court.
•dispute at a Bendcreek address, where two men had an argument about some posting on a social network website. One man said when he questioned the other man about the postings, he became upset and wanted to fight. The argument also centered on some personal belongings. An officer told the men to contact a third person that was mentioned to ensure the proper arrangement of the belongings. Otherwise, the matter would have to be settled by a civil court matter, the officer said.
•making harassing phone calls at a business on Spout Springs Road, where an employee at a store said she had received more than 50 hang up phone calls from a “restricted number,” according to a caller ID system. The woman said she had a similar incident six months ago, when her husband also received phone calls. The woman’s husband told an officer that the phone calls were possibly coming from his girlfriend in Florida. The husband said he was ending the relationship with the girlfriend and that may be why she is calling.
•dispute at a Democracy Drive address, where a woman said her sister-in-law hit her in the face during an argument. The woman said she was making eggs in the kitchen when her sister-in-law told her to not use her cheese. The sister-in-law moved the cheese to the rear of the refrigerator, but the woman moved it. As the woman closed the fridge door, the sister-in-law hit her in the face. The woman said she didn’t want to press charges against her sister-in-law, but she wanted her out of her house. An officer couldn’t locate the sister-in-law, who was supposed to meet him in the parking lot of grocery store.
•theft by taking at Publix on Ga. Hwy. 211, where a vehicle was supposedly stolen from the parking lot of the grocery store. A Jackson County deputy found the vehicle at Old Mill Road and Ga. Hwy. 11. The deputy called the vehicle’s owner, who was a man in Winder. The man said his wife had been driving the vehicle. The wife told a Braselton officer that she left the vehicle in the parking lot around 3-3:30 p.m. to have dinner with a friend. She later changed her story multiple times and made it difficult for Braselton police to get a statement on the incident from her, according to an incident report. An officer told the man about the wife’s excuses and said she was probably lying about the incident. The man said someone had told him that they saw the vehicle at a private shop the previous day, but the vehicle was not picked up by his wife. The man also learned that his wife wasn’t at work at the time, when she was slated to be there. The deputy told Braselton police that the vehicle’s window was broken at the location where it was found and not in the parking lot.
•dispute at a White Walnut Way address, where a man said he left a residence to stay elsewhere. When he returned to get his belongings, a man in the house refused to give him his property until he paid a citation that both of them received while the first man was driving the second man’s car. The men had a dispute about a tag on a vehicle. The men were told that the matter of the personal property should be settled in a civil court. The dispute items included a dog, a TV, video game player and clothes.
•theft by taking at Cracker Barrel on Exchange Way, where an employee said someone entered her unlocked vehicle and stole her purse, which contained $20 in cash, checks, her Social Security card, drivers license and passport. The woman said when she called her bank to cancel a debit card, she was told that it had been used at a store in Smyrna.
•theft by taking at Kroger on Spout Springs Road, where an employee of a recycling company said he saw two women stealing clothes from a recycling bin located in the store’s parking lot. The man said he saw a red Chevy pickup truck pull up to the recycling bin, and two women with long, blonde hair steal approximately $20 worth of clothing from the container. The man gave the officer the pickup truck’s license plate number. The officer was unable to make contact with the owner of the pickup truck at their address.
•verbal dispute at a Beech Trail address, where a woman said a man became very upset and emotional about the death of a relative several months ago. The man had been drinking and was drunk. The woman said the man didn’t harm her. Two officers talked to the man, who calmed down. The woman said that she was comfortable staying with the man at his house that evening. A few days later, the woman told police about another incident with the man involving him yelling for several hours about a remote control. The man had also talked about physically harming other people. An officer told the woman about the temporary protective order process and help available for domestic violence victims.
•damage to property on I-85, where a woman said she couldn’t avoid hitting two barrels that fell off of a trailer in front of her vehicle. The barrels damaged the grill of her vehicle.
Braselton Arrests
The Braselton Police Department made the following arrests during the past two weeks:
•Mary S. Sergi, 48, 2636 High Creek Run, Braselton, failure to yield when entering or crossing a roadway, no proof of insurance and DUI. A woman driving a van said the driver of a Kia pulled in front of her vehicle on Ga. Hwy. 211 and caused extensive damage to both vehicles. The victim called 911 and asked police to hurry to the scene, as the driver of the Kia wanted to leave. The woman driving the Kia, Sergi, didn’t want to roll up her vehicle’s windows or close its sunroof as it rained while police were on the scene. Sergi provided a breath sample to test for alcohol. She was arrested and taken to jail.
•Mark Brian Peterson, 39, 961 Vera Court, Winder, DUI. A caller told emergency dispatchers that a man driving a vehicle had fallen face first onto the pavement, after leaving his car. The driver was getting back into his vehicle. EMS workers were taking care of the driver when an officer arrived. One of the EMS workers told the officer that the driver, Peterson, had a strong odor of alcohol on him. The officer also said that Peterson was pale with droopy eyes, his speech was thick and mumbled, and his actions were slow and uncoordinated. Peterson initially denied drinking alcohol, but later said he drank two beers. Peterson submitted a breath sample and participated in a field sobriety test. He was then charged with DUI. An officer said two tires on Peterson’s car were flat where he had hit something with his vehicle. While at the jail, an officer asked Peterson about his face. Peterson apparently had no memory of falling on the pavement, because he said, “Why? Is it (expletive) up?,” as written in an incident report.
•Keon Chante Dickenson, 25, 950 Marietta Street, Atlanta, speeding and theft by receiving stolen. Dickenson’s vehicle was stopped for driving 87 m.p.h. on I-85, according to police. The rental car that she was driving was reported stolen in Texas. Dickenson had a rental car agreement in the vehicle, but it was expired. She told an officer that she had updated it online. A check showed that the vehicle had been reported stolen. She was arrested and taken to jail.
•Charles Ansley Watts, 38, 7013 Grand Hickory Drive, Braselton, failure to maintain lane and DUI. An officer stopped Watts’ vehicle for failing to maintain its lane. During the traffic stop, the officer said he could smell a moderate amount of alcohol on Watts, who was driving the vehicle. Watts told the officer that he drank two beers several hours prior to the traffic stop, according to an incident report. Watts refused to provide a breath sample or complete several field sobriety tests. The officer said that based on his observations, Watts was unsafe to drive and he was arrested.
•Domonick Dantonio Huff, 31, 136 Parkview Homes, Athens, open container of alcohol while operating a vehicle, operating a vehicle with a suspended registration, failure to maintain lane and DUI. A Gwinnett County officer stopped a vehicle on I-85 that was failing to maintain its lane while driving 40-50 m.p.h. in the Braselton town limits. The Gwinnett officer said Huff’s vehicle almost hit another vehicle. Huff told a Braselton officer that drank cough syrup 30 minutes prior to the traffic stop. The officer said that Huff, the driver, had glassy, bloodshot eyes. After providing a breath sample and doing some field sobriety tests, the Braselton officer determined that Huff was unsafe to drive and was placed under arrest.
•Todd C. Fidanza, 38, 273 Dillard Court, NW, Lilburn, disorderly under the influence. Fidanza and Michael Montgomery Hume, 40, got into a fight at Paddy’s Pub. An officer said he could smell a strong odor of alcohol on both of the men, who were standing outside of the pub when the officer arrived. Fidanza had a swollen cut on his face. Both men told the officer that they were OK, because they were really friends and there weren’t many people in the pub when the fight occurred. They told the officer that he could just take them back to their hotel room. The officer arrested them and took them to jail.
•Michael Montgomery Hume, 40, 4021 McGinnis Ferry Road #1436, Suwanee, disorderly under the influence.
•Gregory Scott Ellenburg, 48, 106 Boff Drive, Easely, S.C., possession of methamphetamine and failure to maintain lane. During a traffic stop, an officer said they Ellenburg appeared extremely nervous and highly animated when talking about his travels. The officer asked Ellenburg if he had anything illegal in the vehicle and Ellenburg’s demeanor changed, according to an incident report. The officer said that Ellenburg became quiet and had a “defeated” look on his face. Ellenburg allowed the officer to search his vehicle, where he found a bag of suspected meth. Ellenburg was arrested.
A black woman can be seen on the video surveillance system entering through a rear door of the residence and walking around the house. She was wearing house slippers and was walking on “tippy toes” so she couldn’t be heard inside of the house, according to police.
The woman then left the house at 11:26 a.m. in a dark-colored vehicle.
The following day, a woman living at the house received a phone call from the fraud department of her credit card company alerting her of several transactions totaling $4,000, according to an incident report.
Two of the transactions were made at a Target store in Bethlehem and two others were made at a Target in Athens. Another transaction was made at a gas station in Homer.
The credit card company then flagged the card after the suspicious transactions and canceled any further purchases before contacting the victim.
Other Incidents
Other incidents reported to the Braselton Police Department in the past two weeks included:
•dispute at a Bald Cypress Drive address, where a woman said that a man that she knew has not been paying her back some money that he owes her. An officer said since the man was making payments, he was not showing any intent to defraud her. The woman asked for an incident report, in case she needed one for a civil court.
•dispute at a Bendcreek address, where two men had an argument about some posting on a social network website. One man said when he questioned the other man about the postings, he became upset and wanted to fight. The argument also centered on some personal belongings. An officer told the men to contact a third person that was mentioned to ensure the proper arrangement of the belongings. Otherwise, the matter would have to be settled by a civil court matter, the officer said.
•making harassing phone calls at a business on Spout Springs Road, where an employee at a store said she had received more than 50 hang up phone calls from a “restricted number,” according to a caller ID system. The woman said she had a similar incident six months ago, when her husband also received phone calls. The woman’s husband told an officer that the phone calls were possibly coming from his girlfriend in Florida. The husband said he was ending the relationship with the girlfriend and that may be why she is calling.
•dispute at a Democracy Drive address, where a woman said her sister-in-law hit her in the face during an argument. The woman said she was making eggs in the kitchen when her sister-in-law told her to not use her cheese. The sister-in-law moved the cheese to the rear of the refrigerator, but the woman moved it. As the woman closed the fridge door, the sister-in-law hit her in the face. The woman said she didn’t want to press charges against her sister-in-law, but she wanted her out of her house. An officer couldn’t locate the sister-in-law, who was supposed to meet him in the parking lot of grocery store.
•theft by taking at Publix on Ga. Hwy. 211, where a vehicle was supposedly stolen from the parking lot of the grocery store. A Jackson County deputy found the vehicle at Old Mill Road and Ga. Hwy. 11. The deputy called the vehicle’s owner, who was a man in Winder. The man said his wife had been driving the vehicle. The wife told a Braselton officer that she left the vehicle in the parking lot around 3-3:30 p.m. to have dinner with a friend. She later changed her story multiple times and made it difficult for Braselton police to get a statement on the incident from her, according to an incident report. An officer told the man about the wife’s excuses and said she was probably lying about the incident. The man said someone had told him that they saw the vehicle at a private shop the previous day, but the vehicle was not picked up by his wife. The man also learned that his wife wasn’t at work at the time, when she was slated to be there. The deputy told Braselton police that the vehicle’s window was broken at the location where it was found and not in the parking lot.
•dispute at a White Walnut Way address, where a man said he left a residence to stay elsewhere. When he returned to get his belongings, a man in the house refused to give him his property until he paid a citation that both of them received while the first man was driving the second man’s car. The men had a dispute about a tag on a vehicle. The men were told that the matter of the personal property should be settled in a civil court. The dispute items included a dog, a TV, video game player and clothes.
•theft by taking at Cracker Barrel on Exchange Way, where an employee said someone entered her unlocked vehicle and stole her purse, which contained $20 in cash, checks, her Social Security card, drivers license and passport. The woman said when she called her bank to cancel a debit card, she was told that it had been used at a store in Smyrna.
•theft by taking at Kroger on Spout Springs Road, where an employee of a recycling company said he saw two women stealing clothes from a recycling bin located in the store’s parking lot. The man said he saw a red Chevy pickup truck pull up to the recycling bin, and two women with long, blonde hair steal approximately $20 worth of clothing from the container. The man gave the officer the pickup truck’s license plate number. The officer was unable to make contact with the owner of the pickup truck at their address.
•verbal dispute at a Beech Trail address, where a woman said a man became very upset and emotional about the death of a relative several months ago. The man had been drinking and was drunk. The woman said the man didn’t harm her. Two officers talked to the man, who calmed down. The woman said that she was comfortable staying with the man at his house that evening. A few days later, the woman told police about another incident with the man involving him yelling for several hours about a remote control. The man had also talked about physically harming other people. An officer told the woman about the temporary protective order process and help available for domestic violence victims.
•damage to property on I-85, where a woman said she couldn’t avoid hitting two barrels that fell off of a trailer in front of her vehicle. The barrels damaged the grill of her vehicle.
Braselton Arrests
The Braselton Police Department made the following arrests during the past two weeks:
•Mary S. Sergi, 48, 2636 High Creek Run, Braselton, failure to yield when entering or crossing a roadway, no proof of insurance and DUI. A woman driving a van said the driver of a Kia pulled in front of her vehicle on Ga. Hwy. 211 and caused extensive damage to both vehicles. The victim called 911 and asked police to hurry to the scene, as the driver of the Kia wanted to leave. The woman driving the Kia, Sergi, didn’t want to roll up her vehicle’s windows or close its sunroof as it rained while police were on the scene. Sergi provided a breath sample to test for alcohol. She was arrested and taken to jail.
•Mark Brian Peterson, 39, 961 Vera Court, Winder, DUI. A caller told emergency dispatchers that a man driving a vehicle had fallen face first onto the pavement, after leaving his car. The driver was getting back into his vehicle. EMS workers were taking care of the driver when an officer arrived. One of the EMS workers told the officer that the driver, Peterson, had a strong odor of alcohol on him. The officer also said that Peterson was pale with droopy eyes, his speech was thick and mumbled, and his actions were slow and uncoordinated. Peterson initially denied drinking alcohol, but later said he drank two beers. Peterson submitted a breath sample and participated in a field sobriety test. He was then charged with DUI. An officer said two tires on Peterson’s car were flat where he had hit something with his vehicle. While at the jail, an officer asked Peterson about his face. Peterson apparently had no memory of falling on the pavement, because he said, “Why? Is it (expletive) up?,” as written in an incident report.
•Keon Chante Dickenson, 25, 950 Marietta Street, Atlanta, speeding and theft by receiving stolen. Dickenson’s vehicle was stopped for driving 87 m.p.h. on I-85, according to police. The rental car that she was driving was reported stolen in Texas. Dickenson had a rental car agreement in the vehicle, but it was expired. She told an officer that she had updated it online. A check showed that the vehicle had been reported stolen. She was arrested and taken to jail.
•Charles Ansley Watts, 38, 7013 Grand Hickory Drive, Braselton, failure to maintain lane and DUI. An officer stopped Watts’ vehicle for failing to maintain its lane. During the traffic stop, the officer said he could smell a moderate amount of alcohol on Watts, who was driving the vehicle. Watts told the officer that he drank two beers several hours prior to the traffic stop, according to an incident report. Watts refused to provide a breath sample or complete several field sobriety tests. The officer said that based on his observations, Watts was unsafe to drive and he was arrested.
•Domonick Dantonio Huff, 31, 136 Parkview Homes, Athens, open container of alcohol while operating a vehicle, operating a vehicle with a suspended registration, failure to maintain lane and DUI. A Gwinnett County officer stopped a vehicle on I-85 that was failing to maintain its lane while driving 40-50 m.p.h. in the Braselton town limits. The Gwinnett officer said Huff’s vehicle almost hit another vehicle. Huff told a Braselton officer that drank cough syrup 30 minutes prior to the traffic stop. The officer said that Huff, the driver, had glassy, bloodshot eyes. After providing a breath sample and doing some field sobriety tests, the Braselton officer determined that Huff was unsafe to drive and was placed under arrest.
•Todd C. Fidanza, 38, 273 Dillard Court, NW, Lilburn, disorderly under the influence. Fidanza and Michael Montgomery Hume, 40, got into a fight at Paddy’s Pub. An officer said he could smell a strong odor of alcohol on both of the men, who were standing outside of the pub when the officer arrived. Fidanza had a swollen cut on his face. Both men told the officer that they were OK, because they were really friends and there weren’t many people in the pub when the fight occurred. They told the officer that he could just take them back to their hotel room. The officer arrested them and took them to jail.
•Michael Montgomery Hume, 40, 4021 McGinnis Ferry Road #1436, Suwanee, disorderly under the influence.
•Gregory Scott Ellenburg, 48, 106 Boff Drive, Easely, S.C., possession of methamphetamine and failure to maintain lane. During a traffic stop, an officer said they Ellenburg appeared extremely nervous and highly animated when talking about his travels. The officer asked Ellenburg if he had anything illegal in the vehicle and Ellenburg’s demeanor changed, according to an incident report. The officer said that Ellenburg became quiet and had a “defeated” look on his face. Ellenburg allowed the officer to search his vehicle, where he found a bag of suspected meth. Ellenburg was arrested.
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