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Monday, October 23, 2006
Crime & Punishment
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The victim said that his apartment building had caught on fire and therefore he and his wife were evacuated. The following day he and his wife were temporarily allowed back in. He discovered that his wife’s jewelry was gone. The victim said that only the firefighters and apartment maintenance staff were allowed inside before they were. The value of the loss was over $10,000.
Should have left a better tip?
A man said that his bank card was taken by a restaurant server but not returned. He found later that three charges were made on the card totaling over $800.
Neither a borrower …
A guy loaned his car to another guy who then loaned it to a girl. The guy who loaned the car remembered that he left a gun in the glove box. The guy went to where the two other people were and discovered the gun missing and nobody knew nuttin. He called the police. The officer looked around and found the gun tucked under the back seat of the car. The man and woman were arrested.
Asleep at the wheel
A 23-year old man was arrested following a traffic stop. He was in possession of marijuana at the time he was stopped for Improper Flow of Traffic. He had fallen asleep and was just sitting there.
Snacktime brings jailtime
A 25-year old man was arrested about 6:30 a.m. An officer found him sitting in the parking lot of a closed business and just after an alarm sounded at the location. The man said he had stopped in the parking lot to eat.
