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Crime & punishment
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The incident report:
Robbery
A cab driver reported that he was robbed by a woman, who hailed his cab in Roswell, following what appeared to be a domestic argument between the woman and another man. She walked to his cab and asked him to take her downtown. The driver said that when he reached Central Parkway, the woman pulled a gun on him, made him pull over near a parking deck, and robbed him. The officer, after speaking with the man, advised him that the parking deck area had cameras which may have captured the robbery. The officer also noted that he found an open condom package next to the cab. The victim then said the suspect propositioned him for oral sex and then while he was applying the proper safe-sex apparatus, the woman pulled a gun and robbed him. She then pulled the wiring from his microphone and then while running away, fired the gun. A shell casing was found near the car. There are many morals to this story I suppose. Take your pick.
Burglary
This victim’s second-floor apartment was broken into via a window, meaning the burglar had to climb up to the second-floor porch. He is missing an Apple laptop and i-Pod. (This is a good example of the saying “Never say Never.” The burglar bypassed the ground-floor apartment in favor of the second-floor one. Even if not on the ground floor, don’t forget to use deadbolts and other security hardware.)
Theft
A woman reported that an employee of hers took $300 cash from the cash box and has not been seen since. (We call that a clue.) The man is a convicted felon with a drug problem who may be connected to a stolen car case. The man has no address. The victim said she wants to give him a chance to pay the money back. Drug problem = no money paid back. It ain’t gonna happen.
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Comments
By Stone
April 7, 2008 5:12 PM | Link to this
Robbery moral-#1- don’t put on a condom when receiving oral sex. moral-#2- Make sure the only “gun” she’s holdin’ is yours.
By ElBubba
April 7, 2008 8:13 PM | Link to this
This is what I learned today. If you are suspected of DUI just don’t take any of the tests, then they will have no evidence to convict you with. It worked for this cop.
http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/gwinnett/stories/2008/04/07/brandle_0408.html
By Gary
April 7, 2008 8:26 PM | Link to this
What Steve Rose’s article today shows us here is that some people have a complete disrespect for the law.
By Canton
April 7, 2008 9:50 PM | Link to this
Steve, Any day that you print a story, makes it a better day.
By Gary
April 8, 2008 4:20 PM | Link to this
How did Memphis lose the championship? Let me count the ways.
Elizabeth Barrett B-ball
By Fred
April 9, 2008 2:07 AM | Link to this
Stop it Stone, you are scaring me dude. You are taking thoughts out of my head before I have a chance to even think them. I’m referring to your “moral #1.” However you probably said it nicer than I would have. I mean oral sex with a condom? Why bother?
By Stone
April 9, 2008 5:52 AM | Link to this
I know dude, the guy has taken safe sex to another level. If she was that skanky, perhaps he should have avoided the whole thing. Maybe she stuck a gun in his face to avoid getting all the spermicide in her mouth.
By enots
April 9, 2008 9:01 AM | Link to this
The condom was for the german shepard, morons.
By Stone
April 9, 2008 11:43 AM | Link to this
What German Shepard, enots? Wrong article, or in your case, wrong fantasy. Funny how the very same people who use the term moron are the most guilty of being one.