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Robbery note was instruction manual
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
A man came into a State Bridge Road tanning location and produced a note that read: “This is a robbery. I have a gun. Don’t make me pull it. Just open the drawer and give it to me. Don’t be stupid. Wait until I leave before you call the police.”
The employee gave the man $298 cash and he left the store. The employee called her supervisor, then the police. The store video captured the robbery.
If you are robbed, please call the police first, and then your supervisor. Time is critical. A minute or two can make a big difference. You get robbed and you call your supervisor. What does the supervisor say? Call the police FIRST.
Another thing. This goon wrote a short essay, not a robbery note. You should contain your robbery note to 10 words or less. This victim had to read for a half of an hour before she could give him the money.
About last night…
An intoxicated man came into a Roswell Road bottle shop just before 11 p.m. The man picked up a bottle of liquor and then demanded a discount. The clerk said the price was as marked. The customer demanded his money back.
The clerk said the customer then spit on him. The employee came around the desk and pushed him out of the doorway. They fell into the parking lot, at which time the clerk punched the intoxicated man. The intoxicated man’s friend got out of the car, picked him up and left in a Ford Explorer.
The offender returned to the liquor store the following night. The police were called, and when they talked to the suspect he gave conflicting accounts of the previous night’s activity. Unfortunately for him, the clerk’s story was backed by the store video. The suspect was arrested for battery and criminal trespass.
Tales of intoxication, Part 2
An officer, patrolling a Roswell Road area frequented by day laborers, cruised by a gas station at about 10:30 in the morning. The officer began clearing people loitering in the lot. One subject cursed at the officer and told him that he was not leaving. The officer, who noted the other party was intoxicated, told him to leave. The man continued to curse.
The man came at the officer with closed fists but never made it due to his lack of balance and inability to prevent the pavement from reaching his face. After the EMS unit treated the suspect for a bloody nose, he was taken to FC jail.
Tips on what to do when nature calls
At 3:45 a.m., an officer was riding through the parking lot of a nightclub. He passed by an offender who was urinating in the middle of the parking lot. It’s not uncommon for people to forget where they are when the call of nature arrives, especially at about 4 a.m.
It’s the middle of the parking lot part that gets you arrested. I am not suggesting nor condoning using the edge of the parking lot. Some parking areas are bordered by steep edges. We have worked more than one case of a person who was killed after falling down the side of a cliff while trying to urinate in the middle of the night.
When you’re that drunk, you need to stay inside. Even there, trouble frequently begins in the restroom late at night. It usually starts with a bad aim. Please be careful.
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By DANA D.
August 9, 2005 9:11 AM | Link to this
ROBBING A TANNING SALON? TAKING A LEAK IN THE PARKING LOT? WHO THE HECK ROBS A TANNING SALON; ASIDE FROM THE JACKASS WHO EVIDENTLY HAS NO CROOK SKILLS; WRITING A BOOK FOR A DEMAND LETTER; AND TAKING A LEAK IN THE PARKING LOT; INSOMNIA NO DOUBT … WHAT A BUNCH OF LOSERS……
By Ben
August 9, 2005 6:13 PM | Link to this
re:bad aim I remember in the Navy many years ago seeing a sign in the restroom with a baseball theme, “men with short bats stand close to home plate. The next player may be barefooted”.
By Hank
August 10, 2005 6:25 AM | Link to this
Victims need to pay attention. The clerk who was handed a note from a robber at the tanning salon was asked to “… open the drawer and give it to him.” Instead of giving him the drawer, the clerk gave him the money. Serious mistake.
By Glenn Rudh
August 10, 2005 11:54 PM | Link to this
Where are you going to get all your Roswell Road material when Sandy Springs gets its own PD?