Park Glenn Home Invasion Shocks Neighbors

A home invasion in Park Glenn subdivision on Wednesday night has homeowners shocked and feeling unsafe in their own neighborhood, especially knowing a similar crime took place in a few months ago.

spokesperson George Gordon confirmed that a home invasion occurred, but declined any other comment, citing a "priority open investigation."

Park Glenn is across Webb Bridge Road from .

Chris Ideker, whose family lives a few doors away from the home invasion scene, said police came to his door about 9:15 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 23.

"They asked me if I had noticed anything unusual and had I been there all night, which I had. And they said there had been a home invasion in the neighborhood," he said.

Five armed men were involved in the home invasion, Ideker said police told him, and "they had a van they had parked in the parking lot next to the tennis courts in our subdivision.

All Ideker said he noticed at that time was a dog barking.

He was shocked to hear of the crime, saying it makes them feel less safe in a very quiet neighborhood.

The Alpharetta resident is looking for an acknowledgement that there's a problem.

"Then I'm looking for a plan of action and resources to be applied," he said.

With these tight budgetary times, he wouldn't be surprised if every department in the city was going to be under scrutiny, especially with a new mayor soon to be sworn in.

"There's nothing more important than the safety of the citizenry. I want to make sure they've got the right resources, applying them in the right way–not chasing down people not wearing seatbelts, they're doing what the police should be doing," Ideker said.

Ideker and Park Glenn's homeowners association is making plans to respond to the home invasion.

• First of all, have police advise us on how we can prevent anything like this;
• Secondly, we are going to be putting up surveillance, so that we can hopefully prevent, but also protect if it doesn't deter;
• Thirdly, we're going to make sure our voices are heard [with] other neighborhoods, in the form of an online petition.

He said the neighborhoods will "speak with one clear voice to the leadership of the city. This is something that needs to be taken very seriously, needs to be dealt with forthrightly."