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Teens pancake classmate at restaurant
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The victim said she was working at the pancake restaurant when two of her classmates from Northview High School came in. One said to her “You can’t fight now can you!” The suspect then grabbed her by the hair and pulled violently. The other girl punched the victim several times with a closed fist. The manager of the restaurant broke the incident up and the two suspect females left the scene.
If I find out who made that call …
Officers received a call of a person shot at an apartment. When they got there, they found 14 people but determined that no one had been shot. They did find crack cocaine and marijuana, smoking pipes, and individually wrapped crack cocaine rocks. People went to jail.
Thieves take cue, nab purse
A woman reported her purse was stolen from a billiards bar at about 3 a.m. She said that while she played pool, she left her purse at a table. Two females sat down at the table, then left. The purse was gone as well.
Talk about a light wallet
A cabbie said a guy stiffed him for $55 after he dropped the man at an apartment complex. The man gave the driver a wallet and said he had to get the fare from his apartment. The wallet wasn’t listed as, but probably was, stolen.
Two sides and a smack in the face
An employee of a BBQ restaurant filed a battery report that said during an employee meeting he was hit on the head twice by the owner of the business. He said he doesn’t know why the man hit him. The victim went home before calling the police some three hours later. The officer said he saw signs of injury on the man’s face.
Clear (very clear) criminal intent
A man walked straight into the store, walked straight over to the battery section, put a pack of Energizer batteries valued at $7.99 in his sweatshirt pocket and walked straight out of the store and into the arms of the store security person. He then walked straight up to the security office where he was held until the police officer arrived. He was given a copy of charges and released.
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By shara turner
February 18, 2005 10:59 AM | Link to this
DOES THIS STUFF REALLY HAPPEN IN NORTH FULTON COUNTY?
By Amanda
February 18, 2005 12:34 PM | Link to this
This stuff really happens EVERYWHERE. No one ever said you had to pass an IQ test to break the law.
By Stephen
February 18, 2005 12:39 PM | Link to this
This is the worst idea for a column or blog.
By angie
February 18, 2005 12:41 PM | Link to this
It has to be soooo hard to keep a straight face as a cop with these looney toon’s!!
By Susan
February 18, 2005 7:10 PM | Link to this
This is the first column I read daily. I ALWAYS get a good laugh from some of the fools the the police have to deal with. I send the column to friends out of state so they, too, can see what Georgians deal with. Keep’em coming! With all the sad news these days, it’s nice to be able to laugh at real life.
By Lori
February 18, 2005 9:12 PM | Link to this
Worst idea for a blog? Have you READ some of the pathetic dribble from some of the most boring people in the world? No? THOSE are worse ideas for a blog.
By NeCola
February 19, 2005 7:30 AM | Link to this
To Stephen, are you mad because the Dectective mentioned one of your acts of stupidity?
By Regina
February 22, 2005 1:50 PM | Link to this
Keep them coming. Sometimes I laugh so hard that my belly hurts.