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Crime & punishment
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Officers said that around 5:30 a.m. they attempted to pull over a BMW. The BMW pulled into a parking deck and according to the officers, the driver drove recklessly, laying drags and fishtailing. The driver ended up at the dead end so he tried to back up, almost hitting the police car. The driver was taken from the car and arrested for Reckless Driving, Disorderly Conduct, and Impersonating Steve McQueen.
Impersonating a celebrity During a traffic stop at 5:30 a.m. officers were approached by two girls who were obviously intoxicated. The girls demanded to know why the driver was being arrested. The two were belligerent so the officers told them to go back to their apartment. They did not. Paris and Nichole continued to argue with the officers until the point where the officers said either go inside or go to jail. Paris did so but Nichole began yelling at the officers. They arrested her and she then said she was sorry and would now go inside. She was arrested.
Impersonating a car thief A 22-year old man was arrested for breaking into a car around 2:15 a.m. It appears the man was trying to steal the car. He couldn’t get it started so he tried to push it. Unfortunately for him, an off-duty officer was working an extra-job at the location. The man was arrested.
Very costly groceries This victim was placing groceries in her car at 4920 Roswell Road.. She said a car, described as an older Ford Crown Victoria, white in color, drove by and then exited quickly from the parking lot. She then found that her purse had been taken from her shopping cart. (Strap the purse to the cart and then when loading the car, remove the purse first.)
This victim was placing groceries in her car at 227 Sandy Springs. She said a car, described as an older Ford Crown Victoria, white in color, drove by and then exited quickly from the parking lot. She then found that her purse had been taken from her shopping cart. (Strap the purse to the cart and then when loading the car, remove the purse first.)
*Now that you know one of the suspect’s vehicles is an older Ford Crown Victoria, white in color, you should look for this car every time you’re in the parking lot of either of these two Kroger Stores. Drop a dime and let us know if you see it.
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By Victor G. Healey
December 20, 2006 4:18 PM | Link to this
White Ford Crown Vic’s have been used for years as cop cars by most of the US. Some may still be in service and used on stakeout. To tell the public to freak out and call 911 when they see one is a riot or at least an inside joke.
Vic
By Jeff
December 20, 2006 9:15 PM | Link to this
It is one thing to party into the early hours of ths morningon holidays, weekend, etc.; however if you are out at 5:30 a.m., from the night before, on a weekday, you are endangering the lives of America’s hard-working men and women…not to mention the sleepy children in the back seats en route to daycare. Just being out at those hours…you have incriminated yourself! The guilty until proven innocent pendulum just wacked you across the forehead. Lock em up.
By Political Deckhand
December 21, 2006 8:06 AM | Link to this
Great stuff! B+
White Crown Vic? Sounds like a renegade robocop to me. I’d check the last round of police academy reject’s bank accounts and see if suddenly there were 2 unexplained $67.36 deposits or unusually large purchases of three-in-one oil.
Paris and Brittany!! You blew a great sans-panty reference. That’s a two point deduction, pal. Sorry, I dont write the rules.
Push a car to nowhere to steal it? Or did he live in the area and was taking it to his apt. to surprise his wife for xmas. All he needed was a big red bow.
Steve Mcqueen was dated. Five point deduction. Here’s where I would have gone: “…..laying drags and fishtailing. When the driver was taken from his car, he put on a Penzoil cap and started thanking his pit crew. A couple of Teen-USA’s suddenly appeared and kissed him. (or some other reference to Nascar).
Steve McQueen was funny….in the 70’s.
Also, there’s an aggregious error of style. You ended a paragraph with the words, “..impersonation Steve McQueen.”. Then you begin the next paragraph with “Impersonating a Celebrity”. I got a black eye trying to wade through that. It totally stopped me cold, and made me so angry that I had to bludgeon my wife with a nerf baseball bat. My wife countered with a nerf chastity belt. Crude, but effective, and a totally fiendish manuever.
I need someone to step forward and rescue me from my marriage.
By jack
December 21, 2006 9:10 AM | Link to this
Obviously Nicolle is not a baseball fan. Otherwise she would know…3 strikes you’re outta there!
By Lt. Steve
December 21, 2006 9:26 PM | Link to this
rescue you wife perhaps
By Political Deckhand
December 22, 2006 7:47 AM | Link to this
Well, I never…..!!!
By Babs
December 22, 2006 3:27 PM | Link to this
I like pizza
By ERic
December 23, 2006 6:20 PM | Link to this
did the lady get a description of the occupants of the car
By Lt. Steve
December 26, 2006 1:08 PM | Link to this
A man was shot three times on Christmas Eve. He’s alive but one of the bullets severed his spine. In the movies even the battom dwellers take Christmas Eve off. Not in real life. Sad but fact huh?
By Stephen
December 26, 2006 2:43 PM | Link to this
Steve McQueen did not drive a Beamer during the wild chase filming of Bullet which I doubt a BMW would have still been running. (The Mustang slowly came apart, but still ran at the end.)
Though I drive an 05 Mustang GT, I find no enjoyment in peeling out or laying drags. (Messes up drive trains, causes large holes in wallets when it comes time for new tires.)
Maybe the guy needs to go to BMW driving school for knuckle heads?
By Political Foreskin
December 26, 2006 10:35 PM | Link to this
Is there any other type of driving schools, except those for knuckleheads? We’ve seen all the graduates every time we drive. I’ve yet to see a good driver, in my whole life, I see knuckleheads.
Basically, a knucklehead driver is a driver who doesn’t look down the road a piece to see what’s happening so he can adjust where he is, safely out of range of any sudden stops.
Why race full speed toward dead-stopped traffic at a light or a jam?
I ASKED WHY!!!
By Kevin Mathew
December 29, 2006 11:28 AM | Link to this
Dear Georgians, my name is Kevin Mathew and I am a citizen of Georgia. I came upon the website of Mr. Keith Lynch who claimed that he was unjusticely accused of causing his wife’s death. I first thought that he got what he deserved, but after purchasing his book, I discovered that he named real people who work in law enforcement and officials. I think Mr. Lynch is telling the truth of the injustice that has occurred to him in DeKalb County because no official has denied the charges that are listed in the book (Dirty Justice), I’ am now wondering why, and the people of Georgia should be asking the same question. The injustice, which has happened to this man and his family, happened so easily it could happen to any of us! Below is an email from a radio show Host explaining Mr. Lynch’s book stating Georgia’s damaging legal system. Do we want the world to view Georgia as and backward society or is the truth hard for us to handle.
Mr. WIlliam Wagener:
I don't know about what book this email is discussing, but I know a guy that wrote a very damaging book titled "Dirty Justice-Who Killed Mommy," it's about Ga legal system and he got it published.Check out Keith Lynch’s web site @ www.kllundypublishingllc.com Mr. Wagener is the Host & Producer of On Second Thought TV @ http://www.onsecondthought.tv/