Entering Auto Incidents

Detectives from the Dunwoody Police Department, working in conjunction with several neighboring police departments, have charged 10 individuals with 26 counts of Entering Automobile (Felony).

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Incident:    Entering Auto Arrests / Persons of Interest
Date:          July 19, 2016
Location:   Dunwoody, GA

Detectives from the Dunwoody Police Department, working in conjunction with several neighboring police departments, have charged 10 individuals with 26 counts of Entering Automobile (Felony). These charges are related to car break-ins that have occurred at various locations within the City of Dunwoody since the beginning of June 2016.

Emmuel Smith, age 30, and Charles Willingham, age 53, have each been charged with two counts of Entering Automobile. James Bailey, age 32, has been charged with one count of Entering Automobile. Four juvenile males have been charged with a total of nine counts of Entering Automobile related to separate incidents within the City.

Ricardo Watts, age 29, has been charged with 10 counts of Entering Automobile (Felony). Mr. Watts is accused of entering several parked vehicles at various swim and tennis clubs throughout Dunwoody over the course of the last two months. Mr. Watts was arrested on June 27, 2016 by the Cobb County Police Department for Entering Automobile charges in their jurisdiction and is currently in custody at the Cobb County Jail.

Dunwoody Police detectives are currently looking for two associates of Mr. Watts. Both have been charged related to vehicles that were entered following the arrest of Mr. Watts in Cobb County. Michelle Crawford, age 25, and Iris Watts, age 30, have active warrants charging Entering Automobile and Financial Transaction Card Theft. Ms. Watts and Ms. Crawford are believed to be occupying a black 2005 Buick LeSabre.

Anybody with information regarding the whereabouts of Iris Watts or Michelle Crawford is asked to contact Detective Maldonado at 678-382-6914 or at jesus.maldonado@dunwoodyga.gov.

ANONYMOUS TIPS: via SUBMIT A CRIME TIP, www.dunwoodypolice.com, or text C-R-I-M-E-S (274-637) use the key word DPDTIPS at the start of your message. Each of these methods is confidential, encrypted, and completely anonymous.

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