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Breaking out of the men’s room
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Sudden chaos erupted at a sports bar when, just before 2 a.m., the manager heard loud banging coming from the men’s room.
He rushed in to find a man standing next to an extensively damaged bathroom stall, door, wall and lock. The man said that he found himself locked in the stall and did what he had to do — which was kick his way out.
The manager requested that the man take care of the damages, to which the man said no. The man only got as far as his car parked in the lot.
The officers found him sleeping in the car. They awoke him and charged him with criminal damage to property and released him (not to drive) on a copy pending a May 5 court date.
Hey, you’re no salesman!
The resident was at his apartment around 11 a.m. when he heard a knock. He looked through the peep hole and saw a man standing outside the door. He assumed the man was a salesman, so he ignored the knocking and sat down.
A minute or so later he heard what sounded like prying at the door. As the resident stood watching, the man outside pried the door open and walked in the apartment.
After a short but very awkward moment, the burglar turned and ran. The victim chased the man down the street. He and some bystanders cornered the suspect and called police.
Food fight
Two women got into a fight over the cooking critique one made to the other while preparing dinner. The offender told the victim to pack her stuff and get out. The victim refused, so the offender put her finger in the victim’s face. The victim shoved her away. The suspect grabbed a butcher knife and walked toward the victim.
The victim locked herself in the bedroom and called police. The offender stabbed the door several times before the officers arrived. She was arrested and taken to FC jail.
Who sez wrestling is fake?
Here’s the short version: Just after 10 p.m. a guy and his friend were drinking at another friend’s house. The one guy wanted to wrestle so he picked the other guy to wrestle because the other guy used to box. While wrestling the other guy, he punched him in the face but then stopped, apologized and returned to drinking.
The other guy began fuming over the punch so he started getting all loud and belligerent and talking bad about the first guy. He jumped on the first guy, punching him 15-20 times in the face, causing a fractured nose and numerous bruises.
Other items
— Two women, one with an infant child, walked through a department store taking items and concealing them in a large handbag. They walked past the checkout and at that time were detained. The two were charged with shoplifting and released pending a court date.
— Officers were called to an apartment on Cedar Run regarding a person injured. A man told officers that he and his girlfriend were in the kitchen making dinner when they began to “horseplay.” During the alleged horseplay he was cut with a potato knife and required a few stitches.
— Police found an abandoned car in a parking lot. The computer check showed the car had been stolen in Alpharetta. The car is a 2000 Dodge Neon. Detectives are looking for a car thief with low self-esteem.
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