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Friday, June 29, 2007
Crime & Punishment
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
These are some, but not all, incidents reported to the Sandy Springs Police over the past week.
Burglary The resident reported that sometime between 2 and 6 a.m. someone came into his home in the 5500 block of Whitner Drive and took a Dell laptop computer, a money clip, and his wife’s purse from their home. He said that he leaves the garage door open about a foot for the cat to come in and out.
A resident at the Park Towers Apartments on Hammond Drive said that she left for work and during that time someone took over $800 from her apartment. She said she left the door unlocked.
A woman reported that while she was swimming at the Concourse Athletic Club, she placed her $7000 watch in her towel and swam. When she came back the watch was gone.
Arrests James Q. Coleman, age 29 from Atlanta, was arrested after Home Depot personnel documented he had been stealing money from the store by taking old receipts to make return transactions totaling just over $247. He was taken to jail. You know, this is just about the easiest way to get caught. These stores have been through this for years and although some of these thieves may get away with it once or twice, inevitably they get caught because they don’t know when to quit. Some stores have cameras set on check-out stations just for that reason.
Patrick William McDermott, age 47, from Coral Springs, Florida, was arrested after a police officer saw him urinating on the side of the IHOP Restaurant around 4:40 a.m. on Roswell Road. The man denied urinating on the building while he was urinating on the building. The officer noticed that McDermott appeared to be intoxicated and had a wet stain on his pants indicating the possibility that the officer’s urinating on the side of the building theory was correct. Further evidence, in the form of a small puddle of water, was found at McDermott’s feet. The officer determined this was a clue. Mr. McDermott was arrested.
Not In This Report
A number of traffic arrests for DUI, domestic violence and other arrests primarily involving alcohol and the lack of behavior post-consumption. Thefts and a couple of identity thefts similar to those reported.
Also Not In This Report
More than one item on Paris Hilton
Paris Hilton is out of jail. 23-days later she’s a changed person.The 26-year-old heir-head said that her release from jail after just three days came as she teetered on the edge of a nervous breakdown. “The doctors were observing me while I was there,” she said. They explained to Sheriff (Lee) Baca that they thought I was having severe anxiety, panic attacks, and claustrophobia. I was basically in the fetal position, basically in hysterics.”
(That happened to me once when the “View” came on and I couldn’t find the remote.)
Slow Down this weekend ….hint-hint.
