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Burrito brothers try to skip out on meal
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
News from the smart set:
— Two customers had a fine Mexican dinner at a Roswell Road restaurant before running off to avoid paying the bill. An employee of the restaurant ran after one, and got a hold of him long enough to get his wallet, ID and so on. The suspect obviously didn’t think things through. Mexican food is the last thing you want to eat just before running. Coupled with the fact that he weighed in at over 300 pounds, it was just a bad, bad decision. Do you have a visual on this? Not pretty.
— A 22-year old male was arrested at a Sandy Springs Place grocery store after he tried to lift a $2 can of Kiwi Scuff Cover by putting it in his shirt pocket. He went to Roswell jail. No condition on his shoes.
— A man was arrested for possession of marijuana after an officer saw him walking in a high-crime area. The officer noted the man was sweating profusely and stopped him because he thought the man was ill. Turns out he was just sweatin’ and stoned. (Sounds like a Willie Nelson song.)
— The Summer Lake Drive victim said someone got into the residence through an unlocked window, took various items of clothing, put them in the bathtub and poured bleach on them.
— A man said that two men came over to his Roswell Road apartment to beat him up. He let them in and they beat him up. The suspects are brothers. The victim said he thinks they were mad because he was talking to a girlfriend of one. (NOTE: Prior information can be very important in critical situations. In this case, it appears to me, that if you know that someone is coming over to beat you up, you might not want to answer the door.)
— A man entered a therapeutic message office on Cliftwood Drive, thinking it was the other kind of therapy massage place. He offered the employee money for sex. When he realized that was not going well, he became angry and grabbed the victim by the arm and eventually ran out the back door. He did not recover the money prior to his exit.
— The Glenridge Drive victim’s credit card and $40 cash were taken from her purse, located in an unlocked filing cabinet in her office area. DON’T do this unless you can lock it up. They will come in and check under the desk, desk filing drawers and then the file cabinets. The credit cards were later used for more than $1,000.
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By Russ
July 24, 2006 11:44 AM | Link to this
Steve, Thanks again for your help years ago with our car breakin that you solved. I’ve always felt thankful to you for that. Loved the comment about running with burritos onboard, but dissapointed you forgot to mention how light donuts are and how they give you that extra energy sometimes needed in your line of work ;)
By Mark in Marietta
July 24, 2006 1:10 PM | Link to this
Wow, sounds like you guys were busy this weekend. The Burrito Bandits sounded like a couple of real weiners to me. Keep up the good work!
By BeagleMama
July 24, 2006 2:06 PM | Link to this
What does the perp who poured bleach on clothes charge to drop by do a regular wash load? Could maybe earn an honest living —most of us have plenty of laundry!!
By d
July 24, 2006 6:42 PM | Link to this
OK lemmi get this straight. A guy is walking, and sweating, in July, in Atlanta, and the policeman thinks he’s sick.. OK please, lets just say he wanted to frisk them man.. Lets just be honest and say the police thought he was up to no good… I may never turn the a/c off for fear i’ve peeked the police’s interest in me…
By Bob
July 24, 2006 11:37 PM | Link to this
Nice reading—keep up the good work!!—Some of the folks that I seen commiting crime , are genuine rocket scientists !!! Bob In Montgomery,Ala
By Stick Time
July 25, 2006 6:43 AM | Link to this
“d”,
I’d say your better course of action is to not smoke dope rather than worry about the A/C.
Oh, the word your were looking for is “piqued.”
By Stephanie
July 25, 2006 6:53 AM | Link to this
I swear something has got to be in the water supply as humans are showing more stupidity on a daily basis…thank goodness I drink only bottled water.
By Whitey Nichols
July 25, 2006 8:09 AM | Link to this
Is a ” therapeutic message ” office a place where they just talk to you about your problem ??
By Jennifer
July 25, 2006 8:52 AM | Link to this
I’m still laughing at the guy who opened up the door so he could get beat up. He deserved it if he’s that stupid.
By jeff
July 25, 2006 10:44 AM | Link to this
Stephanie,
You are paying for bottled water at probably $6.00+ per gallon and you are calling other people stupid?
By Hunter
July 25, 2006 1:10 PM | Link to this
Stephanie…you drink only bottled water? well, hate to break it to you, but bottled water doesn’t magically appear from the tears of an angel…it’s actually surplus water from municipal supplies around the country (don’t believe me, look it up).
By Laury
July 25, 2006 1:44 PM | Link to this
Someone stupid enough to let in a beating? That’s Social Darwinism at work folks! Let’s hope he doesn’t manage to reproduce.
By Daniella
July 25, 2006 2:35 PM | Link to this
I leave my purse sitting right on my desk in plain view. I keep hoping someone will come in and steal it and fix my credit, my negative bank balance, and my credit cards that they took away a LONG time ago! No takers yet.
By susan
July 25, 2006 3:27 PM | Link to this
jeff, if you are paying $6.00 a gallon for bottled water, who’s the stupid one. check prices before calling names.
By alain
July 26, 2006 11:05 AM | Link to this
steve:
re: the guy who opened the door…..maybe he thought that the guys wanted to discuss the issue rationally and didn’t realize they were crazy. don’t cast judgement. i’m sure you make mistakes.