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Detective seeks perspective in Vegas
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
All of us at the new Sandy Springs police department have been going non-stop. Detective Sandy and I have been working long hours both at home and at work. All of the problems at work are new. Everything has to be created. Its fun and it’s challenging but Sandy and I have reached that time where we know we need a distraction. We need some soul-searching; a way to get back that proper perspective of life. To see things as they should be seen. To appreciate life as we know it. I think we’re going to Vegas.
We’re headed out Thursday for fun in Sin City. We’re taking the Red-eye out and red-eye back. You count the hours, not the days. Who needs sleep? We’re still young and besides we can always sleep in March. We’re doing a road trip to see Styx at the Luxor Hotel. We’re taking our friends including Dan the world’s biggest Styx fan. For those of you who remember Styx from the 70’s and 80’s, do yourself a favor and see them next time they play Atlanta. If you saw them recently at Wild Bill’s you know what I’m talking about. Good music from a well-oiled machine.
Today in the Asphalt Jungle
I have about a hundred e-mails to answer and a dozen calls or so. I checked the blog and some related blogs. Some guy was upset about Sandy Springs Police and traffic enforcement. His point is that speeding alone doesn’t kill. Later that day, the news broadcast led with three teenagers killed. The contributing factor was excessive speed.
I did an interview with WSB on thefts from cars. Why can’t they make me look better on television? It doesn’t matter. I like those bags under my eyes. It makes me look distinguished—and old. More old than distinguished—ah, to hell with it. Who cares? Soon my bags and I will be on the craps table in Vegas. Anyway, the story was about all these people leaving their stuff in cars. People steal from cars. We had over 80 thefts from cars in January and about 65 last December. Hide your stuff people. Good night folks, lock your cars and set your alarms.
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By reader
February 21, 2007 4:52 PM | Link to this
distinguished is better than extinguished. in high school, we had an assignment where we had to describe our italian class teacher. we were given english-to-italian dictionaries to translate adjectives. one student wrote about her wonderful, smart, fun and extinguished teacher.
win big!
By Algernon Pitts
February 23, 2007 1:17 PM | Link to this
Dear Mr. Rose:
I’m an advent reader of “View from the cop.” I believe in our law enforcement system and it’s officers who put their lives on the line every day. I have been reading the comments from Mr. Lynch screaming of an injustice that has happened in his life here in Dekalb County. He began posting on the blog an I first thought this man was lying about his experiences with the judicial system and I was very bias towards him, until I purchased his book (Dirty Justice-Who Killed Mommy.) I still do not like his charterer but the documents that he persented in his book from police officials were so overwhelming that one cannot ignore that a miscarriage of justice has taking place especially when Mr. Lynch listed names of officials and they are not commenting on his allegations of crimes commetted against him and his family. I wish Mr. Lynch will release his second book (Dirty Justice Exposed) so I can discover the results of his investigation. Mr. Rose why don’t you investigate Mr. Lynch’s case and let your reader know what you think?
By You Fool
February 27, 2007 1:40 PM | Link to this
Algernon, you fool, if you are indeed someone other than that conartist Lynch you got baited into buying that book of lies. All that criminal is doing is once again stepping outside the rules of society and STEALING advertising and publicity for a book of bias and lies written by a fraud and criminal. I am personally familiar with this case and promise you that you have gotten duped. Again, that is if you are an actual person and not the skank himself