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Friday, July 7, 2006
Magic Invisible Bush theory
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Officers were dispatched to the area of Chastain Apartments regarding several people involved in drug activity. When the officers arrived, one subject ran. Anofficer pursued the man around the back of the nearby drug store.
The man threw a bag into the bushes. (Let me say that some perpetrators still believe in the Magic Invisible Bush theory.) The man continued to run around the building. He made the mistake of looking back while running forward and thus met Mr. Police Car that had stopped in front of him.
The car won. The man was handcuffed and arrested.
Will work for food if cops don’t come along
One of Sandy Spring’s regular panhandlers was arrested and charged for soliciting on the ramp at I-285 and Roswell Road. He made the comment that in the old days, meaning before July 1, he saw a police car every 2-3 hours. He complained to the officer that he sees them every 5 minutes or so now and he’s not happy.
Always come prepared for the interview
A 47-year old man was arrested along Hammond Drive for loitering and prowling just after 8 p.m. The man was observed by security officers checking office doors after closing time.
When the officers arrived, he told them he was waiting for a job interview. He didn’t know who was going to interview him or what job he was interviewing for.
These are important things to know by the way.
He was taken to Roswell jail.
