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Spit, spat, busted
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
While working a Roswell Road traffic accident, the officer noticed one of the drivers spitting on the other’s pant leg.
He told the spitter to stop. The spitter spit again. The 22-year-old Sandy Springs resident was charged with simple battery. He was released on a copy of charges.
Be careful what you wish for
A man at an Abernathy Road apartment complex came up to an officer and requested the officer check his driver’s license to see if it were suspended.
The officer checked and found that the man was wanted by Fulton County for a failure to appear on a previous theft by conversion charge. He was taken to FC jail.
Phantom beer drinker
See if this doesn’t bring back a few memories.
A patrol car received a call of kids hanging around a community center park near Cadbury Court. When the officer arrived, he saw three teens standing next to two parked vehicles.
The officer saw one of the teens throw what appeared to be a beer can into the wooded area next to the cars. The teens say they didn’t throw anything, but then said another person threw the beer into the woods and ran away. They did not know his name and, to the surprise of the officer, had only met him.
One of the teens drove his mother’s car to the park. The officer saw four unopened Miller Lite beer cans lying in the passenger seat of mom’s car. Two of the teens had a moderate odor of alcohol on their breath. The third, citing having been through this before and having learned his lesson, did not have any reading on the officer’s alco-sensor.
Two of the teens, both from Alpharetta, were charged with underage possession of alcohol and released to their parents pending a March 3 court date. The third teen was not charged.
The invisible 21-year-old was never found.
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By Marie Latta
January 6, 2006 10:21 AM | Link to this
Detective Rose, you have an incredible talent for keeping us informed AND entertained. As every generation since the beginning of time has probably said, in today’s world we need that!! Thanks for being out there where we live.
By Gwen
January 8, 2006 9:26 AM | Link to this
Detectivie Rose,
Having been involved with law enforcement for many years—I have to say that you really “nail” things with your different view. Thanks for keeping it real and humorous as needed!
Keep it up and thanks again!
By Swangirl
January 10, 2006 10:14 AM | Link to this
Sounds like a case of spittle battery to me! ;-)
By donut danny
January 11, 2006 2:55 AM | Link to this
Whoah ho ho! Gosh, cops certainly are clever! No wonder they have that reputation, right up there with firemen and bus drivers as the civil service’s keenest. And man, they outsmarted some criminal masterminds in this installment! Thank goodness my tax dollars are hard at work supporting such peace-keeping heroes, and thanks to the AJC for giving these mighty sleuths a platform; what a perfect marriage of medium & message!
By Cindy
January 11, 2006 10:30 AM | Link to this
Donut Danny, Give your hands a break from typing, and go get another donut. It’s a better use of your time.
By Rod
January 16, 2006 6:06 PM | Link to this
Donut Danny, I see you support teenagers getting drunk and then driving. Guess you’ve never had a loved one killed by a drunk driver.