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Thursday, November 30, 2006
Crime & Punishment
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Three kids, ages 18, 16, and 13 were arrested and charged with Truancy after a uniformed officer that is assigned to a truancy detail. The kids told the officer they attended North Springs High School. He took them there. School officials said they were not students there. The officer found out that the kids were students at Sandy Springs Middle School. They were left in the custody of school officials. You will see, in the coming weeks and months, an increase in truancy enforcement. You would not believe the number of school kids who skip and just hang out on the street all day long. We believe that a percentage of thefts from vehicles and residential burglary, primarily apartment burglary are contributed to truancy.
Timing is everything A 24-year old man was arrested for Possession of Methamphetamine (Trafficking) as well as suspended registration tag after he met a female in the parking lot of the shopping center at 1100 Hammond Drive and took delivery of at least a pound to a pound and a half of meth. The man was also in possession of some Ecstasy as well as a few thousand dollars in cash. Unfortunately for the bad guy, he chose a location for the deal that happened to be right smack in the middle of a police stakeout for an unrelated reason.
Smarter but still not a MENSA candidate A 28-year old man was arrested at a Lowe’s Store after he concealed saw blades and a chisel in his jacket (that automatically makes him smarter than the guy who tried to run with saw blades in his pants) and then tried to leave the store.
Ask for the genuine article A 45-year old man was arrested after police officers rounded him up following the theft of seven 12-packs of soft drinks. The man, accompanied by several others, ran out of the store. The officer arrested the man a short time later. This guy isn’t very smart. The penalty for stealing seven 12-packs of beer is the same.
How low can you go? Someone entered the room of an elderly woman living in an assisted-living facility and took $240 cash from inside a book where her son left it for her. He said that three other persons had access to the room. (If you’ve ever categorized thieves as anything but bottom-dwellers, this should adequately remind you of how they really are.)
