A security guard for the Waffle House, 1050 E. Dublin-Granville Road, was shot in the leg at 2:34 a.m. March 21 while standing outside in front of the restaurant, Columbus police reported.
The guard, a 21-year-old man, was shot in the right leg. Police reported hearing several shots filed in the area but reported no further details on the guard’s injuries or possible suspects in the shooting.
A young couple reported they were robbed at gunpoint while sitting in their car at 10:35 p.m. March 16 in the 4800 block of Kingshill Drive.
Police reported the 23-year-old woman and 25-year-old man were parked when three suspects approached their vehicle. The first suspect came up to the driver’s side of the car, pulled a gun out and told the female victim to give him her money, wallet and phone. The second and third suspects approached the passenger side of the vehicle, the second suspect produced a gun and told the male victim to get out of the car and on the ground.
When he sat on the ground, the victim was struck on the left side temple by the suspect with the gun. He tried to sit back up after being struck when the third suspect hit him twice more in the temple. After giving them his money and wallet, the suspects ran north and disappeared to the northeast, reports said. A police search failed to locate the suspects.
At 7:25 p.m. March 16, a 15-year-old boy was putting trash into a Dumpster in the 2100 block of Bridlington Lane when a suspect approached him and sucker punched him in the face without provocation. The victim and suspect began to fight as the victim’s mother arrived to break up the fight. The suspect then head-butted the victim, causing a knot to the left side of his temple, reports said.
At 3:17 p.m. March 16 , an 18-year-old woman was assaulted in the 5000 block of Tamarack Boulevard. According to the report, the victim had been attempting to avoid a male acquaintance by not answering his phone calls. On the date of the incident, the suspect arrived at her residence demanding to know why she was avoiding him. When asked to leave by the victim, the suspect became aggressive and grabbed the victim by the arms. He then hit her on the left side of her jaw, leaving a visible abrasion, and left on foot, police reports said.
A residence in the 1300 block of Rothingham Lane was reported burglarized at 1:50 p.m. March 16. The resident told police that when she arrived home, she saw three males in her lot wearing black gloves and when she asked them what they were doing, they ran. Upon entering her apartment, she found a brick laying on the floor and her rear window broken out, with the rear door left open. Several pieces of jewelry and $500 was stolen, reports said.
Between 2:30 and 10:30 a.m. March 18, a residence in the 1800 block of Forest Maple Lane was burglarized. The victims told police they came home around 2 a.m. and went to bed upstairs a short time later. While they slept, entry to a locked rear sliding-glass door was gained. A flat-screen television and several other items from the front downstairs living room were reported taken. by columbuslocalnews.com
