Craig Damon Jr
October 25, 2017 13:39
My son was a VICTIM OF A CRIME at the Sandy Springs, GA LA Fitness Location.
On Friday evening, August 11, 2017, at approximately 8:30 - 9:00 PM a strange man approached my son and his racquetball partner at the Sandy Springs LA Fitness location, and asked to join in their game. They refused the request and the man proceeded to start stretching out in the area to the rear of the racquetball area. He then reached into my son's bag and grabbed his I-Phone cell phone and darted away. When my son saw this, he immediately took off after him, chasing him through the facility. The man ran through one of the back rooms where a couple of other members were doing yoga, and out the Emergency Exit door of the facility. He then disappeared into the pitch black darkness. My son returned into the fitness area and approached the front desk staff who was working out on the Stair Climber machine while all of this was happening. She allowed my son to search through all of the photos of the members who entered the facility that night. They did not locate the thief's picture; nor did any of the members bring in guests that evening who we could question or possibly identify this person. The operations manager stated to me the emergency exit door was not working when opened and it did not properly alarm the staff. Additionally, the woman who should have been at the front desk monitoring and screening individuals by membership badge as they entered the facility, was working out on a Stair Climber machine during her work hours instead of ensuring the safety of the members. Furthermore, the gate in the rear of the facility leading to the apartment complex behind the location was not secure, but left open and unlocked; which further gave this criminal access to the facility and an escape route. (See attached video.) My son called the police and they came and completed a police report of the incident.
I believe LA Fitness was extremely negligent in ensuring the safety of my son. They are refusing to take any responsibility for their negligence.