Crime wave Hits Martin’s Landing

Three burglaries of homes – two of which required no forced entry – theft from mailboxes, theft from vehicles and one armed robbery all occurred within the last week in Martin’s Landing.

The armed robbery was a strange and frightening one in that the armed robbers were very accommodating of the family they attempted to steal from.

On the night of August 6, two masked black men, one of whom was armed, broke into the house and assaulted the son of the family while he was sleeping, pointing the gun at him and asking where the safe was. Told that there was no safe, the suspects bound the man’s hands and feet and went into the other room, where the mother and her daughter slept. Waking the young daughter by placing a hand over her mouth and shaking her while holding her down, the suspects told her that they would not harm her. The gun was pointed at her while they said this. Binding her hands, feet and mouth with duct tape, they approached the mother demanding money. She did not have a shirt on at the time, and was told by the suspects that they would turn around while she clothed herself, out of respect. They then took her out of the room. Bringing her back 10 minutes later, they tied her up and left the house. They got away with wallets, purses, iPods, cell phones, and computers. The family was able to untie themselves and flee to a neighbor’s house to call the police. 

DUI

Virginia F. Wagner, 43, of Marietta, was arrested August 6 on Holcomb Bridge Road for following too closely, DUI, and having a BAC of .08 or more.

Carley Partice Hubbard, 20, of Roswell, was arrested August 9 on Lancaster Square for DUI, drinking while underage, and driving with a suspended license. 

Tracy Nicole Hutchison, 26, of Alpharetta, was arrested August 10 on Holcomb Bridge Road for following too closely, DUI, and possession of marijuana.

Andrew Neil Pettigrew, 29, of Marietta, was arrested August 10 on Marietta Highway for DUI and failing to give way to an approaching emergency vehicle.

Lawrence Hinkle, 43, of Illinois, was arrested August 10 on Holcomb Bridge Road for driving without his headlights on and DUI.

Carolyn Stephenson, 46, of Covington, was arrested August 11 on Belmont Drive for DUI.

Joyce D. Dotson, 40, of Tennessee, was arrested August 12 on Holcomb Bridge Road for driving on the wrong side of the road, driving with an open alcohol container, DUI, and having a BAC of .08 or more.

Alexander Fernandez, 32, of Columbus, was arrested August 12 on Holcomb Bridge Road for failure to maintain his lane, and DUI.

Igor Davydovych, 50, of Roswell, was arrested August 12 on Alpharetta Street for driving without his headlights on, failure to maintain his lane, failure to stop when ordered to, driving on a suspended license, DUI, and having a BAC of .08 or more.

Drug Arrests

A stash of drugs was found at an abandoned apartment building on Oxbo Road August 6. Officers had been passing when they sighted several open doors and investigated. They found some marijuana and cocaine next to the remains of a meal.

Robert Wilson, 32, of Ball Ground in Cherokee County, was arrested August 7 on Holcomb Bridge Road for driving with a suspended license, driving with a broken windshield, and possession of some oxycodone.

Joseph Anthony Magyar, 29, of Roswell, was arrested August 7 at Liberty Square for possession of Alprazolam, a controlled substance.

Stanley E. Hamilton, 36, of Roswell was arrested August 8 on Warsaw Road for driving with an expired registration, and driving with a suspended license and his passenger, Christopher Armstrong, 38, of Atlanta was arrested for possession of cocaine.

Brian J. Stockstill, 39, of Roswell was arrested August 8 on Warsaw Road for failure to maintain his lane, failure to pull over when ordered to, driving with an open alcohol container, DUI, and possession of marijuana.