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Sunday, May 19, 2013
Sunday, May 12, 2013
Weird Police News: Man Collides Into Police Cruiser With Stolen Car, Cops Find 50 Beer Cans in DUI Arrest and More
A look at weird crime stories from Patch sites across Georgia.
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Sunday, May 5, 2013
Weird Police News: Waffle House Cravings, Peeping Toms and More
Here are some strange activities that police encountered in Northeast Georgia recently.
Click on the links below for the rest of each story. > Bad roommate: Two Lilburn-area men said their roommate had been high on meth for six days, which probably explained his behavior. They claimed the roommate stole some of their possessions, broke into their cars and shattered one of the vehicle’s windows. Gun shots they heard early one morning was probably him, too, they said. > Riled over a reptile: The discovery of a snake in a Snellville-area health-care center did more than startle the employees. A woman who was visiting her ailing mother and one of the facility’s nurses reportedly argued after the incident. No big deal, until the nurse was later overheard saying, "We will see what [that woman] has to say in the parking lot," …
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Sunday, April 21, 2013
Weird Police News: No Underwear, Greyhound Throw Down and More
More of the strange stuff police officers around North Georgia were up against recently
Click on the links below for the rest of each story. > Look, no undershorts: A Lithonia panhandler told female customers at a convenience store that he needed some cash. His pitch? "Look, I have no underwear on," he told them, according to Creative Loafing. He was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct. > Pollen lewdness: It’s common to see funny things drawn on pollen-covered vehicles this time of year, but an Oconee County man told a sheriff’s deputy he found a surprise. Somebody scribbled a lewd drawing in the pollen on the hood of his truck and probably also urinated on the front grill. > Family fight at Greyhound station: A stepmother and stepdaughter reportedly fought over $300 at a Greyhound bus station in Norcross earlier …
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Sunday, March 24, 2013
Weird Police News: Shovel Attack, Craig's List Sex Ad and Hair Burglars
Odd stuff police officers around North Georgia were up against recently.
Click on the links below for the rest of each story. > Looking to make a deal? A Lawrenceville woman, who admitted to being high on meth when she allegedly attacked a hotel employee with a shovel, also had 42 Oxycodone and Zolpidem pills when police searched her purse. When an officer asked if she had any more drugs on her, she replied, "Why? Do you want some?" > The definition of disgruntled: An ex-employee is suspected to have shared his former boss’s phone number on a Craigslist sex ad. The boss told Norcross Police that he has been receiving harassing calls on his work number from people answering a personal ad offering “best [oral sex] in town,” according to the police report. The ad was removed, but the calls kept coming. > Hair …
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Sunday, March 3, 2013
Weird Police News: Trashy Stickup, Gun-Totting Pastor and Cheap Men
Weird Police News: More of the strange stuff police officers around North Georgia were up against recently.
Click on the links below for more info on each story. 1. Cheap Men Flee Fast: A man at a Stone Mountain Waffle House used the old create-a-distraction ploy to skip out on his check. Unprovoked, the man stood up and began cursing at a woman customer. “I got mine in the car,” he said, according to the police report, believed to be a threat that he was going to get a gun. He left the restaurant, got into his car and drove away. He left an unpaid bill of $12.51. 2: Not My Drugs: It seems pretty common when somebody gets caught with drugs, the explanation is that the drugs are somebody else’s. After a makeup bag containing amphetamine and diazepam pills was found by police in her car, a Buford woman who was stopped for driving with her lights …
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Monday, February 11, 2013
Weird Police News: Stuffed Chainsaw, 44 Shirts, and Sidewalk Danger
More of what police officers around Northeast Georgia were up against recently.
Click on the links below for more info on each story. 1. OK, so who had the weed? Gwinnett Police interrupted an apartment robbery in unincorporated Norcross, during which a group of armed masked intruders reportedly confronted the occupants while looking to steal a stash of weed. Most of the robbers climbed out a window when the cops knocked on the door, leaving behind a 15-year-old accomplice, who confessed to the crime. The robbers left with $200, but there was no report of there being any marijuana in the apartment, nor whether it may have left through the window with the other suspects. 2. More problems with the ex: Unable to take no for an answer, a Norcross man threatened to kill his former girlfriend while they were in front of her…
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Sunday, February 3, 2013
Weird Police News: Ramen Noodles, Chicken Wings and Olives
Here's what police officers around Northeast Georgia were up against recently.
Click on the links below for more info on each story. 1. Take the beer, not my noodles: A man was caught outside a Stone Mountain-area Walmart after trying to shoplift some beer and a 12-count pack of ramen noodles. When a Gwinnett County police officer saw the items in the man’s locked vehicle in the parking lot, he gave the officer his keys and said, "Go ahead and give the beer back then." What about the noodles? 2. That’s a lot of chicken wings: Two men were arrested recently for trying to steal $65,000 worth of frozen chicken wings. They intended to load 10 pallets worth of chicken into a rental truck. Did they have a big Super Bowl party planned? 3. Nicotine fit: A burglar had one thing on his mind when he broke into a gas station in …
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Sunday, December 16, 2012
Peeping Tom and Fleeing Flasher Separated Only by Distance, and Other Weird Police News
Here are some unusual police stories from around North Georgia.
The weird police news report might not be good for much, but it can help potentially like-minded people connect. For instance: The man in Athens accused of being a peeping tom after creeping around an apartment complex looking into windows, and the woman in Sugar Hill accused of flashing her breasts at motorists as she ran away from police. A crack pipe was found in the Athens case; methamphetamine use is suspected in the other. There are always new ideas for things and ways to steal: You can remove a Wii game and cell phone accessories from a package so the recipient gets the box in the mail, but not the stuff. You can break into someone's house and take a bunch of valuables, like a gun, jewelry and a camera -- then for good measure …
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Sunday, December 9, 2012
Weird Police News: Nearly Naked Jaunt, Volvo Customer Fight, and More
Our top strange police stories from Patch sites in northeast Georgia.
Click on the links below for more details. How low can you go? Last week, we told you about an Athens suspect who stole the rent money from a 7-year-old. This week we have the story of a “snatch-and-run” theft of Christmas toys from Faith in Serving Humanity, a Walton County charity. The toys were for the Secret Santa Program and included items for many age groups. Picking up dinner: Employees at a Johns Creek Whole Foods were on to a woman who looked suspicious while she pushed around a cart filled with enough food items to make a holiday feast. Their suspicions were affirmed when she bypassed the checkout lanes and headed for the door. The manager provided police with a receipt listing all 29 items taken: turkeys, keylime pies, spinach …
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Richard Ferris
7:10 am on Sunday, March 3, 2013
God bless the officers who face this everyday! more ›