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Friday, February 13, 2009
Crime & punishment
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
From the Sandy Springs police blotter:
Burglary
Several units of a residential area on Abernathy Road that was under construction were burglarized. Kitchen appliances were taken.
Someone forced entry into a business office in the 8200 block of Roberts Drive and took two flat-screen televisions.
Someone forcibly entered an apartment in the 200 block of Summit Place by prying a back door. They took an X-Box 360 game system and games, $200 cash, and a puppy.
Theft
A man went into the store in the 8200 block of Roswell Road and stole a can of tobacco snuff and then ran out, got into a car and left. (You know you’re addicted to tobacco when you’re risking jail for a can of dip.)
A woman reported that she left her cell phone on her desk while she attended a meeting. When she returned, the phone was gone.
A man said that he put his wallet in a drawer of his home on Marchand Court prior to having guests over. One of the guest saw him put the wallet in there. The victim later found several credit cards were missing and had been used. He believes the person he suspects did it because she has a history of it.
A woman said someone took her wallet from her purse that she described as left in “plain view” behind her desk. She said that she left her office unlocked while she left for a brief time. The only thing the victim left out was a sign telling everyone where her purse was. Use your noggin folks.
A woman reported that someone took her wallet from her purse while the purse was in the ‘steal me’ position of her shopping cart. She said she did not see anyone or any suspicious activity but did admit the purse was open, exposing the wallet.
A young man said he bought a Jeep from an associate for $700. The associate was supposed to obtain the title from his father and then send it. Later, the Jeep was taken from the victim’s apartment parking lot. He believes the man who sold it to him took the Jeep because he had an extra key. The victim has no paperwork on the car so the VIN is not available to place on GCIC as stolen. The car had an Iowa tag but the victim didn’t know the tag number. I used the word “young” man (above) because the word “stupid” was maybe a bit too harsh but not too far off. How unprepared for life are you when you buy a can and don’t even know the tag number or have any paperwork in your hands before you fork over $700? In my new book entitled “What the $@(*& Were You Thinking??!!” I discuss this problem.
Motor Vehicle Theft
1900 block of Sandalwood Drive 30350 2/10 Long story short: A guy lets another guy stay with him a couple of days while they go on a booze-binge. Later, the guy who came to stay with him left with the guy’s car.
Einstein of the week:
A traffic-unit officer was on Heards Road when he stopped a car for speeding in the school zone. The driver, age 18, spoke to the officer and then gave his license to him. The officer noticed the license had some “stuff” (the legal term we use when we’re not yet sure what it is) on the driver’s license. Upon looking at it closely, the officer noted a look and then a smell of marijuana on the driver’s license. The officer returned to the car and then detected an odor ofmarijuana in the car. (At this point the driver was whining or perhaps complaining that he was going to be late for school—sounded more like whining.) This scenario is called “Really Good Probable Cause” and ended up with the officer confiscating just over two ounces of pot and to boot, the license was a fake that he bought over the Internet. He was arrested and he was late for class.
Scam of the week:
Hello Friend,
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Yours Sincerely, Luzann Ray
We tell people to watch the spelling!
