Police release photos of man wanted in home invasion that led to school lockdowns

Scott Flynn
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The Milton Police Department has released surveillance photos of the man wanted in a home invasion that led to two schools being put on lockdown miles away in Alpharetta.

Police said the home invasion happened around 11:40 a.m. Monday when a man, armed with a gun, broke into a house on Highgrove Club Drive and stole the homeowner’s Escalade.

Two people were home, police said, and one of them suffered minor injuries.

Alpharetta police picked up the SUV near Haynes Bridge Middle School and started a chase that ended at the school parking lot.

It triggered a lockdown at Haynes Bridge Middle and later at nearby New Prospect Elementary.

Police say the suspect never ran toward the school and instead ran toward Big Creek Greenway.

The home invasion happened three weeks after a burglary on the same street in Milton. Police are now working to determine if the same suspect was involved in both incidents.

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Neighbor Will Virgo grew up in the neighborhood and always considered it a “super-safe and close-knit neighborhood.”

“It’s unnerving. It’s always been a safe neighborhood. It’s unsettling,” he said.

Mike Makuch has lived in the neighborhood for eight years. He says until the recent incidents, he had never seen crime in the area. “The first thing I think of is that it’s not as safe as I thought it once was, because I haven’t heard of any incidents like that since I’ve been here,” he said.

He now plans to lock his doors and keep watch.

“I’m going to be a lot more careful from now on,” Makuch said.

Milton police released photos of that man wanted in the home invasion. Anyone who recognizes the man or knows of his whereabouts is asked to call Milton police at 678-242-2614 or call Crime Stoppers at 404-577-8477.

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