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Slow-speed chase
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The victim shopping at a Roswell Road discount store said he placed his briefcase next to the door. He saw a man take the briefcase and walk away.
The suspect is 5’4” and 180 pounds. The officer said the suspect walked with a waddle. If you’re 5’4” and 180, your getaway plans better include a car that you can get to pretty quickly.
Some days never go right
Fulton officers were called to meet Roswell Police at North Fulton Hospital concerning a person who had been shot (non-life threatening.) The victim, who said he was at Roswell and Northridge when he was shot, did not know the shooter.
The victim had a bag of pot on his possession when he arrived at the hospital.
The officers checked the victim through NCIC and found that he was wanted by Atlanta Police for aggravated assault, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, violation of Georgia controlled substances and a Douglas County warrant for failure to appear. Atlanta PD verified came to the hospital and took custody of him.
Never, never, never …
A woman at a Mount Vernon Highway fast-food joint called police. She discovered after leaving her backpack unattended at a table for 15 minutes that the following were missing: Wallet with $40 cash and credit cards and a cell phone.
Here are three ways to ensure this doesn’t happen to you:
Never leave anything unattended
Never leave anything unattended
Never leave anything unattended
Appreciate the help, Part 2
Yet another person came to the precinct to get a liquor permit and was informed that Cherokee County Sheriff’s Department wanted him for a failure to appear warrant. He was taken to FC jail to be transferred.
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By Pam
March 21, 2005 9:52 AM | Link to this
I always defer to any Andy Griffith episode when trying to explain the meaning of life.
By Jill Stoneberg
March 21, 2005 5:35 PM | Link to this
Look forward to your entertaining column. It’s a nice change of pace to get a chuckle out of some of the knuckleheads breaking the law. Just checked out the “get to know you” section and as an active member of my neighborhood C.O.P.S. program I really like some of the innovative methods you use with your neighborhood watch groups. I’m going to suggest them to our officer. Thanks for taking the time to share the humor in your work, as well as some great ideas.
By Tan Boyce
March 23, 2005 1:43 PM | Link to this
I think it is a good idea to keep printing the fact that if you have a warrant out for you it is not a good idea to go and try to get a liqour license after all I seriously doubt those people read the paper
By Jeff
March 24, 2005 10:28 AM | Link to this
To reinforce Det. Rose’s three rules of property protection, I live in a nice apartment community in N. Fulton. We received a notice from the management office that several cars had been broken into in a very small amount of time. It didn’t happen to us, but in our community, it’s almost unheard of. Please heed this advice and don’t leave anything of value (personal or financial) in your car or unattended anywhere! Because of Det. Rose, it’s more a habit now to perform a check before I exit my vehicle and takes no time at all to collect whatever I don’t want stolen.