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Crape myrtle gets assist in arrest
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Officers got a call from a woman who said two men knocked on her door and were asking for someone whom she didn’t recognize.
The two men walked toward the community pool area. She thought this was suspicious, so she called the police. The officer couldn’t locate anyone and noted in the report that he checked an abandoned home and barn area nearby. The officer then received a “burglary in progress” call on Arborwoods Drive.
He found a resident who had detained a man who had attempted to break into his home. The resident said another suspicious person had driven around the corner. The officer drove four houses down and found a homeowner who had detained that second suspect.
The victim (homeowner) said that someone rang his doorbell but was gone when he went to answer it. He then heard a loud smash of a window and found one of the suspects in his kitchen. The suspect, upon seeing the homeowner, ran and dove through a garage window that was already smashed.
The suspect ran outside, lost his balance and fell head-first into a large crape Myrtle bush and then into a phone/cable box. The victim caught up with the suspect and detained him.
OK, back to the first victim’s house. He had seen a bad guy standing near the edge of his property. That fellow ran to his basement area. The homeowner then detained him.
The officer collected the two suspected burglars. The report indicated they were taken to Grady for some touch-up on the injury to the face of the guy who got beat up by the crape myrtle and also for what appeared to be drug use. They were later sent to Fulton County Jail.
The crape myrtle got credit for an assist.
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By NonCriminal
January 27, 2006 3:29 PM | Link to this
Strong “don’t mess with drugs” message here maybe? hahahahahahahha
By Elizabeth
January 27, 2006 4:26 PM | Link to this
Hurray for good neighbors! Being “nosey” works!
By Sheila
January 27, 2006 5:05 PM | Link to this
Good for the crape myrtle, but too bad it wasn’t a thorn bush. YOW!
By Barbara Revell
January 28, 2006 2:50 PM | Link to this
Officer Steve, you crack me up. The line about the crepe myrtle was priceless. Please keep up the good work.
By Al
February 2, 2006 3:20 PM | Link to this
Something good on ajc.com about a bush? I never thought I’d see that.