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Police Blotter: Man Robbed At Gunpoint On Airport Road

Friday, November 20, 2009

A resident of a trailer park on Airport Road said he was followed to his residence and robbed at gunpoint.

Fernando Mateos said he was pulling into his neighborhood in the 900 block of Airport Road when he noticed an older model, gray, two-door Pontiac with no tag was following him.

He said he pulled into the trailer park and the vehicle came up behind him.

He said he was walking toward his porch when a black male got out of the vehicle and approached him while pointing a gun at him and demanding money. He handed the robber $40 and his credit card.

The robber was wearing a ball cap and had a white cloth over his face. He was wearing a gray hoody and black jeans.

There was another black male in the vehicle, but he did not get out, the robbery victim said.

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Steven Borden said he was in the 100 block of Walnut Street at a parking lot near the Walnut Street Bridge when a white male came up to him and spit on his face and on his car.

He said a white female began kicking the side of his 2002 Ford Taurus, making a dent in it.

The couple left in a Ford Taurus with Georgia tags. The vehicle was traced to a woman in Chatsworth, Ga.

Mr. Borden said the man was wearing a blue beanie and blue jeans and the woman was wearing a maroon shirt and blue jeans.

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Two residents of Hickory Trace Circle reported that windows were busted on their vehicles and items taken.

Darshna Parekh said a GPS and a silver bracelet were taken from her 2004 Honda minivan.

Ariel Bone reported the loss of a digital camera from her 2005 Chevy Cobalt.

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Eileen Quellette said thieves broke into her vehicle at the Rodeway Inn on Brainerd Road.

She lost her Dell laptop computer and computer bag.

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A Cadillac belonging to Sharon McWhorter of Belmeade Avenue had a window shattered.

A briefcase and other items were taken.

The thief added insult to injury by keying the passenger side of the vehicle.

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At Fontaine Woods on Mountain Creek Road, Kristyn Mayberry found that someone had broken a rear window on her 2005 Nissan Altima.

Taken were her purse, sorority bag and two school books.

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Police spotted Danielle Elise Dean walking along Poplar Street toward the Westside projects.

She was carrying a black bag. An officer asked her what was inside. She said it was her mother's computer.

An officer asked what model computer and how old was it. Ms. Dean said it was a Dell and it was two or three years old.

The officer inspected the computer and found it was a Compaq manufactured in July 2009.

Police said Ms. Dean has a history of burglary and of running from police.

The officer took the computer. He told Ms. Dean she could have her "mother" retrieve it from the police property room.


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