The Cobb County Police Department says it has a suspect in custody after $30,000 worth of checks and keys were stolen from an apartment complex leasing office.
The police said Channel 2 Cobb County Bureau Chief Michele Newell how the accused thief entered.
Investigators say it wasn’t difficult for the suspect, Aaron Amos, to get into the Avonlea Creekside office. According to his arrest warrant, the back door of the gated community’s leasing office was left unlocked and he simply walked in.
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An employee at the complex told Newell there is more to the story.
The arrest warrant for Amos said he simply entered the office through an unlocked back door and began taking things from desk drawers.
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“I don’t know anything about it,” said Dillon James, a resident.
James and other residents who spoke with Channel 2 Action News They said they had no idea anyone had broken into the leasing office.
Investigators said he stole keys with apartment numbers on them, several checks totaling more than $30,000, a driver’s license and a set of car keys.
“I am scared. I’m scared, I’m upset,” James said. “I hope they find this guy.”
Police found Amos and he is now in the Cobb County Jail, charged with first-degree robbery, a felony.
An employee at the apartment complex told Newell that the stolen checks were processed before they were stolen and that the stolen keys were for storage units for residents moving out.
“I honestly don’t know what to say,” James said of the news.
What remains unclear is why residents were not notified and what safety measures are being taken in the future.
An employee at the apartment complex said Channel 2 Action News to speak to the corporate office for more information and are awaiting a response.
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