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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.
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By Stephen
June 29, 2007 10:47 PM | Link to this
Enough with the Brat Princess already. Want to really cause her to have a mental breakdown? Make no mention of her in the press and withdraw all camera’s, helicopters and if she calls the news room just say “Paris who? Sorry never heard of her” and then hang up the phone and don’t buy anything with her mug on the cover.
By Randy
June 30, 2007 12:40 PM | Link to this
The only thing worse than being in jail is being in jail with some whiny snot crying and complaining. I don’t feel sorry for Paris Hilton. I feel sorry for her cell mate(s) that had to endure that foolishness. Of course she was probably hidden away in PC (protective custody) cowering like a scared sheep.
By JG
June 30, 2007 6:44 PM | Link to this
For the puddle to be “further evidence” it would have to be something other than “water”.
A puddle of water might even be considered exculpatory evidence.
By CodeName
June 30, 2007 9:30 PM | Link to this
A man went to jail for p** on a building! What have we become?
By John
July 1, 2007 11:47 AM | Link to this
What have we become? Err … civilized?
Leastwise, those of us who don’t urinate on buildings, especially in public?
By leelee
July 1, 2007 2:06 PM | Link to this
yippee—kayay—m*******!!I
By Fall Line
July 2, 2007 8:14 AM | Link to this
Urinating on buildings is a gateway activity. People usually start out by urinating on small things like trees or fences, and before long they’ve worked their way up to automobiles and trucks. Once they’ve got to urinating on actual buildings they’ve crossed the threshold and urinating on small animals like dogs and children is usually next. If they’re stopped at this stage, rehabilitation is possible and even likely, but left untreated, the serial urinater will move to the terminal stage of urinating on other people and themselves. The disease is terminal at this stage and there’s nothing that can be done to redeem the urinater. Inevitably, the perpetrator will urinate upon a large person and that person will, justifiably, kill the pestilent p** perpetrator.
By Richard
July 2, 2007 8:39 AM | Link to this
Steve Rose for Governer! Or at least give him a Sunday column!
By CrookbytheBook
July 2, 2007 8:56 AM | Link to this
If there was a wet stain on his pants. Doesn’t that mean that he already p** on himself & not the building?