View from the cop: Crime & punishment
View from the Cop is moving to a new site on Wordpress. Blogger Steve Rose of the Sandy Springs Police Department gives his take on crime, offers safety tips and give his weekly picks from the police blotter. Follow Steve Rose to the new blog site.
AJC.com > Metro > View from the cop > Archives > 2005 > October > 07 > Entry
All your ex’s should move to Texas, quickly
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
A woman told police the following: She and her ex-husband got into a fight at Ketton Crossing. She was letting her ex live at her house since their divorce in August and until he closed on his new residence.
They got into a fight. She said he chased her around the home and grabbed her shirt, causing a slight scratch. He said she came into his room while he was sleeping and began yelling at him to leave. He said he grabbed her shirt in self-defense. They were both charged on a copy pending a Nov. 8 preliminary hearing. The ex-husband said he would find other arrangements.
This is one of those things that you should file under “Never Do.” I think that you need to immediately take up a new residence, perhaps even a new ZIP code, once you’ve divorced.
Cute couple loses cool
The leasing agent of a Dunwoody Place apartment complex reported that a resident came in upset over an air-conditioning problem. The man and his fiancee got into an argument with the leasing agent.
The fiancee began to curse. The agent told them to leave; the man threw a coffee pot at him. It missed. The officers charged the offender with simple assault and released him on a copy of charges.
Born to be wild — and forgetful
A patrol officer saw a man, on the I-285 exit ramp at Peachtree Dunwoody Road, standing next to his truck. The officer said the man was breathing very heavily. In the back of the truck was a motorcycle. The officer alked with the man, who told the officer he passed the exit ramp and saw the motorcycle.
He said he recognized the bike as his friend’s stolen bike, so he went to the trouble to load the bike into the truck. The man couldn’t recall the name of the friend. That, of course, is suspicious because most of us have a rule that if we don’t know your name, we probably won’t engage in manual labor on your behalf. The officer ran the tag on the bike. The bike was stolen from Union City, Ga., on the day before.
The officer told the man to call his friend to give him the good news but after several calls to several numbers the man gave up. He was charged with theft by receiving and taken to FC jail.
Cab caper creates criminal case
A cabbie picked up a woman at the airport and was told to drive her to Spalding Creek Court. The driver said he wasn’t familiar with the route and got lost a time or two. At the end of the ride he said the fare was just under $95, but due to his wrong turns, he would only charge her $80.
She said she would pay only $60. He went down to $75 and she refused to pay. The driver called the police. The officer explained to the rider that she needed to pay the fare or she would be subject to a theft of services charge.
The passenger said, “I refuse to give that (%#$#) any money!” She said that he physically abused her by snatching her luggage away from her and grabbing her arm in an attempt to take her walking cane. She showed a bruised arm, but the officer notes that the bruise looked old.
She was charged and released on a copy of charges.
There are avenues for one to make complaints about the services rendered but at the time of the payment due, such as this case, you’re better off making the payment, getting a receipt and then research it. Begin complaining to the entity that can make that decision.
Life is so difficult some times.
Other things:
— A woman purchased a Latte-Macho-Grande-Buenos Diaz-Dual-Quad something or the other at a coffee shop with a fake Visa traveler’s check for $100.
— The Morris Road victim said she came home and found all her lights had been left on. Nothing was missing. She said that someone entered her apartment before and left the blender on.
Comments
Commenting is now closed for this entry.
By jennifer
October 12, 2005 4:22 PM | Link to this
LOL! Ok, that’s just funny.