The Emory Wheel regularly meets with Emory Police Department (EPD) Records Manager Ed Shoemaker (87G, 90G) and Director of Campus Safety Communications Morieka Johnson (94C, 24L) and uses EPD’s public crime log to inform the Emory University community about recent crime on and around Emory’s campuses.
To report a crime, contact EPD at 404-727-6111 or police@emory.edu.
Theft by taking at 800 Houston Mill Road NE
A non-Emory-affiliated individual reported a theft on Nov. 26 at about 9:30 p.m. The individual parked on the shoulder of Houston Mill Road, roughly several hundred feet away from the entrance to Hahn Woods, a wooded area with a walking path near Emory’s Atlanta campus.
The victim parked their vehicle, a Chevrolet Tahoe, with a trailer and a skid steer attached, and left at about 6:00 p.m. to walk on the trail. They returned from the trail at about 8:15 p.m. and discovered the trailer and the skid steer were missing. Moreover, the victim rented the trailer and skid steer from a Home Depot. A skid steer is a construction vehicle that workers can use to dig and haul materials.
According to EPD, the value of the trailer is $1,500 and the value of the skid steer is about $30,000. EPD did not find video coverage of the area during the time of the incident and has been unsuccessful in locating the vehicle’s movement. EPD has assigned the case for an investigative follow-up.
Entering an auto on Emory Point Drive
Someone not affiliated with the individual reported to EPD on Nov. 28 that an unknown perpetrator broke into and stole property from the vehicle in Emory Point's parking garage at about 2:00 p.m.
Around 3:30 p.m. on Nov. 19, the complainant parked their vehicle in the parking deck at 855 Emory Point Drive. They returned on Nov. 26 at roughly 4:30 p.m. to discover their backpack missing from the car.
According to the complainant, the backpack contained a black Chromebook laptop, a laptop charger and miscellaneous school supplies. The backpack belongs to the complainant’s child, and the child’s school issued the Chromebook.
EPD is currently gathering information on the Chromebook so that it can be entered into the Crime Information computer, allowing them to conduct an investigation.
Felony theft by shoplifting at CVS Pharmacy at Emory Point
An employee of the CVS Pharmacy at Emory Point contacted EPD on Nov. 30 at about 6:00 p.m. to report a shoplifting incident that occurred the previous day. The store manager reported to EPD that on Nov. 29 at about 11:25 a.m., a white female entered the pharmacy, picked up a prescription, then proceeded to fill her bag with merchandise and she left the store at about 11:55 a.m. without paying for the merchandise.
The woman returned to the store at 12:07 p.m. and filled her bag with merchandise. She left the store at about 12:17 p.m. again without paying for the items. The store discovered the missing merchandise the following day during its inventory count. EPD reviewed their camera footage and described the individual as a female in her early 50s, carrying a black bag.
The reported value of the property stolen is $1,000. EPD assigned the case to an investigator for follow-up. Shoemaker could not confirm if this were related to previous shoplifting cases at the CVS.
