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Crime & punishment
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Notes from the Sandy Springs police blotter:
Robbery
The manager of the Radio Shack in the 6200 block of Roswell Road said a man came into the store and asked to buy two GPS units. When one of the employees returned to the counter with the units, the man pulled a black semi-auto pistol and demanded money. He was given an undetermined amount of money as well as three laptops. He left in a four-door light gold Toyota.
Burglary
The Mexi-Cali Grille in the 6000 block of Roswell Road reported a burglary. According to employees, the rear door was pried open. Missing items include a Margarita machine and two televisions.
5000 block of South Trimble Road 30342 12/17 A man who rents a garage apartment in the 5000 block of South Trimble Road. He was asleep about 1:20 a.m. when he heard noises. He got up and saw flashlight lights and then saw two men, who then fled from the apartment. The victim said they both wore dark clothing and possibly hoods. They got into a dark pickup truck and left. The victim turned out the lights and watched as the truck drove back to the location and parked at the end of the driveway. The two suspects got out of the truck. The victim flicked the interior lights and they again fled the area. These guys are either really stupid or knew what they wanted. The two suspects did drop some paperwork that provided a good lead for the detectives.
Thefts
A building contractor reported his tools were stolen from a storage area n the 1300 block of West Garmon Road.
A woman said she left her handbag in her desk on the 12th floor of an office building while she attended a meeting. When she got back she noticed the purse was gone. She called to cancel her credit card and was told the card had been used at Macy’s and the MARTA station. It does not take long to use those cards. If you are unfortunate enough to have your credit cards stolen, report them stolen as soon as possible to minimize the reward for the crook. They don’t waste time using the cards because they know it only takes a call to the 800 number for the card to cancel them.
A woman reported that while she was paying for her groceries at a food mart, she placed her Nokia phone on the counter. During that time someone snatched it up and left.
Assault
A painter said he was contracted to paint an apartment in the 200 block of Franklin Road. He said he knocked several times and got no answer. As he entered the apartment he said he was assaulted by a man who was angry for being awakened.
Arrests
A patrol officer, patrolling the area of the 300 block of Hammond Drive, found a man asleep in his car parked in an area where we’ve had previous thefts from cars. The cops checked the man out. According to the report it took five times, hitting on the window to awaken the man. Officers found that he apparently was near a hotel where his girlfriend was staying but retreated to the car to smoke some pot. He passed out before he could stash the pot. He was charged with possessing said pot.
At the Kroger Store on Sandy Springs Place, a man came in the store with empty grocery-store bags in his pockets. He filled the bags with groceries and beer and then left like he had checked out and had the items placed in bags for him. He was questioned by the store employees but ran when they determined he stole the groceries. Cops picked up the man on Cliftwood Drive. He had the items and a change of clothing stashed in the bags. He was arrested.
Comments
By Thad Charris
December 19, 2008 4:10 PM | Link to this
You know, reading these reports of robbery, burglary, assaults and thefts makes me realize that what the police are confronting every single day is a complete and total lack of respect for the law!
By MacArthur
December 19, 2008 4:33 PM | Link to this
What amazes me is the sheer, base stupidity of many of these miscreants. Then again, I suppose if they possessed even lowest-common-denominator mental capabilities, they would have (and keep) jobs, obviating the need for said miscreance.
By Vince Littman
December 19, 2008 9:34 PM | Link to this
The Cops are underpaid, overworked, unappreciated and disrespected not only by the thugs they have to deal with but also by the advocates of the criminals. Take a lesson from Sheriff Joe Arpio in Arizona, get behind the Heros with some support. God knows they deserve it! I was prompted to write this after seeing an ad in this paper by an attorney shopping for thieves murderers and the like to get them off. I can’t believe it.
By ron
December 20, 2008 2:52 AM | Link to this
I have watched the neighborhood crime spree unfold all summer and fall.The lab that lives up the road goes down and steals the ball from the lab that lives down the road.He has done this about 20 times this year that I have observed.The people that own the down the road lab have no idea where the balls are going and I just can’t bring myself to be a stool pigeon.One added note of interest:the lab that does the pilfering is blind.
By "Spank" the monkey
December 20, 2008 6:13 AM | Link to this
Thanks Ron, um Political foreskin, or whatever you are calling yourself today. Still awake at almost 3:00 in the morning writing about dogs on a cop blog? What a LOSER!! You and fred should get together, a couple of societal rejects.
By Arizona Ann
December 20, 2008 9:07 AM | Link to this
Please don’t use Joe Arpaio as an example of good law enforcement. He has become an expample of what you southern folks have been fighting for years. He rounds up people who he thinks might be illegal is well publicized “sweeps”, arrents people who say negative things about him, refuses to meet budget guidlines in the county,(if he disbanded his extensive PR department he could balance the budget and hire more officers) and is giving law enforcement in Arizona a BAD name. Has crime gone down? No. Do the people feel safer, NO.
By ron
December 20, 2008 9:17 AM | Link to this
Dear Spank Monkey,——I believe the subject was crime.The only crime to report from my neighborhood was a dog stealing another dog’s ball.I wasn’t awake auntil 0300,I get up at 0300.Any other problems that I can help you with?
By Fred
December 20, 2008 9:49 AM | Link to this
Feel the love ron, we have a cyber stalker. Encourage him or not, he will remain stalking. LOL I got a mention and I haven’t posted on this blog in ages.
By Thad Charris
December 20, 2008 10:05 AM | Link to this
After reading the last few comments, I think we’ve all managed to commit blog-crimes on this chatroom. Lets let bygones be dog-gones and continue this embracing balm of thought and discourse called blogging with a renewed sense of sharing and brotherhood.
Camera to pie flying toward my new face.
CNN just reported that a woman has been given a total face transplant. In a related story, a rancher found one of his horse’s wandering around the corral without a face, man.
By BennyHill
December 20, 2008 12:45 PM | Link to this
If we could jail the pseudo-intellectual posters, and hospital the ridiculed and accused,we may solve the problem. We have the dubious distinction of being the largest gulag on the planet,processing mostly poor citizens with trumped-up plea-bargain convictions. How sweet a public-ordered sting would be,using prostitutes on so-called scholarly judges(hizzoners)and flag kissing coppers(eradication squads)would be.~~~Marion Barry and Elliott Spitzer would look like a choir boy and a priest. And you know it’s true. So much for the author’s agitprop and the fascist police state he covets.
By Bill
December 20, 2008 1:01 PM | Link to this
Hey—-I just lost my a*.Is someone running around with it on thier face?
By Bill
December 20, 2008 1:02 PM | Link to this
Hey—-I just lost my a*.Is someone running around with it on thier face?
By BennyHill
December 20, 2008 1:12 PM | Link to this
Look in the mirror, Bill.
By BennyHill
December 20, 2008 1:25 PM | Link to this
There! You see. You found it!
By Missandie
December 20, 2008 1:25 PM | Link to this
I worked at that Kroger and I see the same tricks are being played. One evening a guy comes in, grabs a couple of bags from the end of the register and walks into the store. A few minutes later, he starts walking towards the door by Starbucks. As we call out for him to stop, he bolts. One of our regulars is walking towards him and hears us calling for him to stop. Our regular stands in front of this guy, grabs the bag and the guy is so stunned, he just runs away!
By Missandie
December 20, 2008 1:32 PM | Link to this
Oh yeah, the bag had a six pack of Heineken!
By The BlogFather of Scroll
December 20, 2008 1:40 PM | Link to this
I worked at Krogers, and I have a peculiar crime MO to report: This man was hanging around the eggs, and pretending to be price shopping, and then he grabs this high-end pasteurized eggs from chickens who are not only free range, but also they’ve been feed organic feed, and most of these chickens have had access to bidets, so they’re really, really clean.
Anyway, this clown starts complaining about cracks in the eggs he’s inspected. He insists that every single dozen egg carton he’s looked at contained a cracked egg.
SO I goes over and finds this one carton with no cracked eggs, and I gives it to him, and he sez, “But this one has feathers in it…” Then he ran away.
I looked and din’t find no feathers, so I knew he was a lying chicken man.
I look for crime. I find crime. I make them run away.
I am the blogfather of scroll.
By sexymike
December 20, 2008 1:40 PM | Link to this
Those Heinekens sounds mighty tempting,Missandi.(sic)
By The BlogFather of Scroll
December 20, 2008 2:40 PM | Link to this
I drank said Heinekens, sexymike. (hic)
By "Spank" the monkey
December 20, 2008 5:36 PM | Link to this
Ron- it’s Spank “the” Monkey. Please use the whole name. It is not, nor has it ever been a crime in this state [backwards as it is] for a dog to steal a ball from another dog. “I believe the subject was crime,” were your words Ron, where’s the friggin’ crime? As for helping me, PLEASE? You have enough problems of your own I’m sure, you should concentrate on them.
By Regan
December 20, 2008 6:40 PM | Link to this
BlogFather… Isn’t your father the famous bounty hunter…Dog? And your dog,that famous crime fighter…Mcgruff? I’d recognize you just about anywhere,you old flea freighter .Your granny,Klara Hitler left some memorabilia with your uncle Hal Turner,that you inherited,right pretty lil ol clinquant,down at the klavern. Been right nice finding you here,up to yo same ol skull-duggery, you ol mange dog. Tell yo ol wife,Jane Roe stay sweet now ya hea!
By The BlogFather of Scroll
December 20, 2008 7:30 PM | Link to this
Sure, Regan, I followed THAT along. (whew)
Camera to me rolling my eyes, pretending not to be scratching my butt, and whistling a happy tune as I siddle off lickety split like.
By ron
December 21, 2008 4:01 AM | Link to this
I’ve waited a whole extra hour this morning so as not to disturb the fire breathing Spank Monkey.He sure is surly when he wakes up.Bunion on the toe ,probably.Makes ‘em irritable.
My annual ,gaily wrapped box of horse manure is in the car,ready for a thief to make off with same.It will happen in the next three nights from where the bride parks her car at work.I married a child bride,see, and the poor dear still has to work to build up her pension. 52 is a right awkward age for a girl.
By The BlogFather of Scroll
December 21, 2008 2:52 PM | Link to this
Ron brings up the funnest xmas gag any of us stooge lovers ever played on our family, right? The nicely wrapped turd, or some of us wont cross the poo line and instead we wrap sticks and stones. I did it and clobbered my brother in 1959, 1960, and 1961, and he’s so stupid, he fell for it each time. I think he even cried in ‘61 so my dad made me quit doing it.
But I waited, year after year for the right time to do it again. Then, when we were in our forties, I had the perfect set up: My brother had come back from England where he had turned gay and started a new career as a brewmeister. Well, he got fired and was in atlanta to look for a new job. Anyway, he was there at xmas, not suspecting a thing, so I went to macy’s and paid top dollar for the nicest gift wrapped package you ever saw, filled with sticks and stones, (glued to the bottom of the box so he wont suspect).
My dad played santa that xmas morning my friends, and when he picked up my package from under the tree, he exclaimed, “And here’s one for…MARKIE!”
“Me? Someone bought me a present, and wrapped it up so nice? Gosh, who?”
My dad looked at the attached To/From card. “It says Santa”.
My brother shrugged and figured it was just our mom because she puts santa on some of the gifts, dont know why, dont care either, it’s just the perfect smokescreen for the sticks and stones ambush gift, is all I’m saying.
My brother held the box in his lap for a moment, and I expertly looked away from him pretending not to be concerned and I think I started bunching up some wrapping paper that was lying on the floor in case someone started a wrapping paper fight….then he opened the box. He saw the sticks and stones so professionally glued to the bottom of the box, with the weight distributed evenly to as not to tip off nuthing, and he looked at me, and started laughing so hard, and we hugged, and became brothers all over again, and it was the best xmas ever!
By ron
December 22, 2008 3:16 AM | Link to this
The box survived the first night.It’s still in the car after last night’s 4-12 shift.
By "Spank" the monkey's last post
December 22, 2008 5:19 AM | Link to this
Boy this blog sucks and I’m afraid its petering out. Cassie’s gone, Cindy’s gone, Bubba is gone (whoever that is) Stone barely drops by anymore. The only one’s blogging are pofo (alias), chicken fred the redneck racist from south Ga. and this new guy with the dog fetish. LT I hate to say it but I may just have to move on without this lame blog. You’re great don’t get me wrong, it’s just these losers you have hanging onto this blog. It’s just gotten old and instead of watching it deteriorate any further…..well, stay low and stay safe. You’re a good cop and we need more like you.
Good luck in the new year everyone…in fact good luck forever. I’m out of here.
By Dixie
December 22, 2008 8:27 AM | Link to this
Good riddance - I wonder if it occurred to spank that he was one of the reasons I was stopping in less. I can’t think of 1 positive thing he said. Maybe now we can get some of the good natured regulars to come back.
Ya gotta love crooks who drop paperwork at the scene. Chaulk one up for “Natural Selection”.
Ladies and Gentlemen - I’m a major advocate for the Red Cross. I’ve donated over 13 gallons of blood. Blood can’t be manufactured. It can only come from donors. Your body replenishes it quickly.
Please try to find an hour to donate.
(Just don’t leave your packages on the back seat while you’re inside.)
By ron
December 22, 2008 8:27 AM | Link to this
Too,too bad about Spanky.Sorry Steve.Didn’t mean to bore anyone to death.The word is out that the crooks are starting to shoot first and ask questions later.I see a number of them are winding up dead.Not enough though.
By BlackVent
December 22, 2008 9:20 AM | Link to this
Is it just me who notices that Atlanta has become a cesspool of robbers, carjackers and burglars?? And I really hate to say this (and I am a Black male by the way), but I’m really getting sick and tired of seeing the people doing this crap look like me. For the record, I do not at all desire to see it done by someone who doesn’t either, just trying to make a point.
South Dekalb, and southwest Atlanta is the absolute worst with this. What angers me is that (we) Black people are always complaining about the “white man”, however for the most part we’re not out reeking this havoc in “his” community, we’re knocking over businesses that our mothers and grandmothers are shopping at.. or carjacking and killing someone who’s probably a relative of someone that one of our own family members goes to school..or church with. Again.. not suggesting this crap should be transplanted elsewhere, just making a point.
Honestly, I’m just glad to see that some of these goons are getting their just due, police (and people) are starting to strike back and kill these fools. I say “hooray”, because straight up…I hold no loyalty to or compassion for those in my community who choose to be a cancer that’s hellbent on killing us, we have too many challenges as it is. I don’t want to hear all the garbage. I fought and continue to fight the same battles. However, I’m not going upside someone else’s head or violating their home to ease my own pain.
Now I know this will probably unleash the many racists who oftentimes show up on these boards to spew their hatred, and that’s unfortunate for them. I just feel it needs to be said.
By Jimbo
December 22, 2008 9:21 AM | Link to this
I give blood every eight weeks, when they call me.
By The Nerd
December 22, 2008 9:21 AM | Link to this
These persons who steal items and credit cards have no respect for the law! I got three, no, nine words for those robbers and those robber wannabes: “GET A JOB AND YOU WON’T GO TO JAIL!” After all, crime don’t pay. Never has been, never will be.
By BlackVent
December 22, 2008 9:25 AM | Link to this
Is it just me who notices that Atlanta has become a cesspool of robbers, carjackers and burglars?? And I really hate to say this (and I am a Black male by the way), but I’m really getting sick and tired of seeing the people doing this crap look like me. For the record, I do not at all desire to see it done by someone who doesn’t either, just trying to make a point.
South Dekalb, and southwest Atlanta is the absolute worst with this. What angers me is that (we) Black people are always complaining about the “white man”, however for the most part we’re not out reeking this havoc in “his” community, we’re knocking over businesses that our mothers and grandmothers are shopping at.. or carjacking and killing someone who’s probably a relative of someone that one of our own family members goes to school..or church with. Again.. not suggesting this crap should be transplanted elsewhere, just making a point.
Honestly, I’m just glad to see that some of these goons are getting their just due, police (and people) are starting to strike back and kill these fools. I say “hooray”, because straight up…I hold no loyalty to or compassion for those in my community who choose to be a cancer that’s hellbent on killing us, we have too many challenges as it is. I don’t want to hear all the garbage. I fought and continue to fight the same battles. However, I’m not going upside someone else’s head or violating their home to ease my own pain.
Now I know this will probably unleash the many racists who oftentimes show up on these boards to spew their hatred, and that’s unfortunate for them. I just feel it needs to be said.
By The Nerd
December 22, 2008 9:33 AM | Link to this
And another thing, those juvenile delinquents (poor diluted children) needs to realize that famous quote: “If you do the crime, you’ll do the time.” (In a area that is 6’x6’, with iron bars.) As parents, it’s up to them to see that children to show some proper respect for the law (and ditto for them too), so they won’t wind up in jail or dead (perferably jail).
By The BlogFather of Scroll
December 22, 2008 10:48 AM | Link to this
Fumble, Fumble, Foiled by Fumbles, Timeouts burned, and Vikings humbled.
Are there deep mystical forces working for the Falcons? Surely it would take a spell to make the football take flight from the scrimmage line and scramble backwards purposefully toward the Falcon’s end zone twice in a few minutes.
Or do the Falcons have an angel? A mischievous angel with a sense of humor that harkens back to the keystone cop silent movie era. An angel who turned the vikings into bumbling fumblers. The image of the vikings chasing the pigskin dozens of yards behind thier line of scrimmage is one of the lighter moments of the past 300 years.
This is no ordinary season. The Falcons have won improbably again.
Inconceivable.
There can be only one reason that supernatural beings would favor our Falcons: The ghosts of Vicks Dogs will be avenged even if it takes an unholy aliance of witches, angels, and willful pigskins. OMG I just invented the cheerleader eligible play.
By Tar and Feathered
December 22, 2008 12:47 PM | Link to this
Dixie you scank ho nobody mentioned youre sorry a*. Blackvet I agree.
By The BlogFather of Scroll
December 22, 2008 3:08 PM | Link to this
Now tar and feathered, you crossed the line: Dixie aint no skank ho, she’s a stank ho.
I think I speak for muff divers all over the world when I point out the diff here.
Just a point of order.
Blog on.
By Stone
December 22, 2008 3:09 PM | Link to this
Watch your mouth t and f.
By Stone
December 22, 2008 5:05 PM | Link to this
What muff diving have you ever done Analchord? The last p*** that you had, had you.
By The BlogFather of Scroll
December 22, 2008 5:39 PM | Link to this
Well.
By Dixie
December 22, 2008 6:11 PM | Link to this
Thank you Stone - How is the HOA working out? Are you officially PREZ? Please tell me they aren’t going to let the outgoing guy use HOA funds for his defense.
By The BlogFather of Scroll
December 22, 2008 6:12 PM | Link to this
Happy holidays, Dixie.
By Dixie
December 22, 2008 6:17 PM | Link to this
Jimbo - I just saw your post. I think it’s mahvelous that you donate that often! My daughter just went for the first time 3 weeks ago. She’s going nuts waiting to know her blood type.
By Dixie
December 22, 2008 6:27 PM | Link to this
Happy holidays right back atcha. You be a good boy and I’ll meet you under the mistletoe.
By Stone
December 22, 2008 7:37 PM | Link to this
VP Dixie, ‘cause nobody shoots the VP. The ex-pres of the hoa was served yesterday with our lawsuit. We want our ten g’s back, plus attorneys fees, plus he didn’t pay his figgin’ dues last year and we want it too, plus penalties of course. We’re a leinin’ and were a garnishin’ and were goina blow his house down if he doesn’t come up with some cash, SOON!!! Do unto others as they would do unto you.(the platinum rule) Should have just asked us for the money, we would have lent it to him, now we’re willing to sacrifice his family, his home to get our money back.
Nobody likes a theif.
By RoseFan
December 23, 2008 8:56 AM | Link to this
I’m wondering if the absence of the regular commenters here is due to this “blog” being moved to the blog section…used to be able to access it from Metro. I myself wondered if it had disappeared altogether.
By Dixie
December 23, 2008 10:09 AM | Link to this
Stone - I couldn’t agree more. Sorry a$$ thieves should be strung up. Naked during winter if they rip off thier own family/neighbors. Has this guy given any justification for using HOA funds to defend his log assualt? Did the “victim” attack the prez during a HOA meeting?
RoseFan - You can get here through Metro. In the blue bar on the top of the front page, hold your curser over Metro and the counties will show underneath. Move over and click on North Fulton. This column shows in a box in the center of N. Fulton’s page. Cassie and Cindy have been here since the move. Haven’t heard anything from Catlady or ElBubba in ages.
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By Tar and Feathered
December 27, 2008 3:54 PM | Link to this
No thanks I’ll pass, pass pass.
By Cindy
December 27, 2008 8:12 PM | Link to this
I don’t have any problem finding the blog because I have it in my favorites.
Mostly I haven’t posted much here or on my other favorite AJC blogs because of the person/people who post using different names and ramble, are insulting and write unusual short stories.
It gets old and takes away from the blog.
By Stone
December 27, 2008 10:15 PM | Link to this
Cindy I understand where you are coming from. The whole alias thing, the rambling stories under multiple names, the insults…. This used to be a friendly place to hang out, throw some opinions around. With the new year coming it might just be a time for a change. If we don’t hear from you or if y’all don’t hear from me, it’s been real. All the best of luck in the future.
By Tar and feathered
December 28, 2008 9:17 AM | Link to this
Later fools.