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Friday, August 18, 2006
Friday free-for-all
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
— A 24-year old man was arrested at Roswell and Dalrymple roads and charged with aggressive driving in connection with a road rage complaint filed by another motorist. The defendant allegedly was aggressively tailgating the complainant’s car. He told officers that he got mad because the driver of the other car was spitting out sunflower seeds that were landing on his car.
— A 27-year-old was arrested on Northwood Drive after he approached two persons and asked if they wanted to do some Ecstasy and smoke marijuana. Those two persons were police officers. He was arrested for criminal solicitation.
— The Hammond Drive victim said that someone took her purse from the top of her car when she walked back into the building to retrieve keys she left inside. She was gone five minutes. The total value of the items in the purse and the purse itself totaled $859. I don’t normally give victims the Einstein Award, but come on.
— A 36-year-old man was arrested after he became belligerent when the bartender figured out the man was going to walk on a $55 tab. (Apparently, he had done this before.) When officers arrived, the man was not very cooperative, said a lot of cruel and mean things and was arrested.
Landscapers and yard commandos take note
First of all, I hate it when those guys blow the leaves and grass into the middle of the street — as if there is some great invisible void or black hole where it goes. If here was such a place, we’d all get our socks back. Secondly, bag what you plan to discard. Blowing leaves and or other items into the storm drains is an ordinance violation and could land you in court.
