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Tuesday, July 3, 2007
Crime & punishment
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Pepper Spray advice: Point it away from you
These are some, but not all, incidents reported to the Sandy Springs Police over the past week:
Robbery
The victim reported someone forced the front of her apartment in the 4500 block of Roswell Road and ransacked the residence. She reported jewelry as well as $3,000 cash taken. Many of our Hispanic victims do not have bank accounts to work with and at times have a considerable amount of cash. Some burglary and robbery patterns strongly suggest that the thieves are targeting by pay days as well as location.
The resident reported that someone came into her home in eh 6800 block of Lisa Land and took her purse. She said that a man who was jogging rang the doorbell around 8 a.m. and then left the purse. She thinks he found it and left in on the doorstep when nobody answered the door. The purse contained credit cards and personal items. The resident said that around 1 a.m. she heard a door open but assumed it was her daughter. She found later that he daughter did not get up during the night. The back door to the home was unlocked and the resident found a rear gate open the next morning.
Theft
Employees of a Kroger store observed three males steal a bottle of wine. The men, who stole one bottle of wine, then ran out of the store and got into a black car, and then drove off. The three witnesses to the theft said they knew the suspects from school. My new book titled: “Stealing Your Way to Wealth on Weekends”* talks about doing a little homework prior to the crime. Such homework would include not stealing at a place where your friends work.
Arrests
Gilbert, Gregory, and Ben were arrested for fighting after the following: Ben was staying with his supposed girlfriend Tiffany. Ben went to sleep. Tiffany strayed over to Gilbert’s room and had sex with him. Following that, he didn’t want her to leave and they began to shout which woke Ben who got more than he bargained for when he said: “Hey! What the hell is going on?” Once he found out what was going on the fight was on. Gregory, who was in Ben’s room, also got involved in the fight and all parties were charged. Who didn’t get charged? Tiffany.
Other Stuff
A 33-year old woman filed a report saying that she has been called twice by a woman who accuses her of having a relationship with her fiancé. The complainant says she has no idea who the woman is.
We have been experiencing some theft from cars parked overnight in commercial areas such as car-repair shops or other locations in business areas. Most of the break-ins involve the removal of the car stereo at the cost of great damage to the dash. They can spend more time working on the theft because noise isn’t as much as a factor as it is in residential areas. It would be a good idea for business owners to take a good look at some of the video resources on the market. For those of you with expensive systems, know that they are a commodity and look at models that are temporarily removable.
*Not a real working title folks..not yet.
Cell phones making us stupider
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Folks, Put your cell phones down a minute. I’ve just figured out something very important!
I don’t think that we are as multi-tasking efficient as we thought we were. We just don’t remember what it was we needed to do, want to do, and even what we did, while we were talking and it all has to do with our cell phones!
This has just happened to me and I need to explain it before I forget, probably again.
Cell phones are making us more stupid than normal. It’s true. We’ve fooled ourselves into thinking that we can multi-task day-to-day activity while talking on the cell phone. It doesn’t matter if you have a Bluetooth or any other dental issue, your cell phone has the ability to make stupid decisions for you while you’re on it.
Here’s the proof. I’m at the fashionable outdoor-outfitting store. I went in to buy a pair of sunglasses and a shirt. That’s it. I got a phone call and I began to talk while shopping. Thirty minutes later I’m in my car with a Kayak, two tents, and a small farm animal. I hung up, looked at all this stuff and I can’t remember how or why I bought it all. Not only that but now I can’t remember who I was talking to on the phone. I had no choice but to lie on the ground in the fetal position—which is awkward in a large parking lot.
Now it makes sense. How many of you have missed your exit while on the cell phone? I have missed my exit by two or more exits, more than once while on the cell phone. Last week I left the office, took a call, then next thing I know I’m in Macon.
It makes no difference, hands free or not.
How many times have you been in a public place, with other people, and some phone-goober is standing there talking on his hands-free like he or she is the only one in the room? Looks rude but the fact is the goober’s brain has been directed only to that phone call.
Just a theory? I don’t think so. Look at all those ugly cars on the road with really ugly paint on it. All around us is the proof. Be careful out there and if you remember nothing else, turn your cell phones off at the hair salons. Just look around.
