Sunday, February 3, 2013
Here's what police officers around Northeast Georgia were up against recently.
Click on the links below for more info on each story- > 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? Related Content: > 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? > Nicotine fit: A burglar had one thing on his mind when he broke into a …
Sunday, December 30, 2012
There are a lot of ways to attack and defend, and Northeast Georgia villains and victims have tried most.
Click on the links to read the full stories. When bad people are after you, resisting is a good idea. An Athens man smacked an intruder with a baseball bat after the guy kicked his door in, and the guy ran away with his door-kicking friends. A woman in Norcross beat back a man who sprayed her with pepper spray and then tried to choke her while she cleaned a hotel room. Her quick thinking helped get her to safety. But when the police are after you, resisting generally leads to more trouble. A Barrow County man whose dogs attacked officers trying to arrest him lost his dogs in that exchange. Running from the police might also lead you to end up in a tree with a deputized dog on your tail, which is what happened to a possible burglary suspect…
Sunday, December 16, 2012
Here are some unusual police stories from around North Georgia.
Although the stories in our "weird police news" column are random and strange, you sometimes find interesting coincidences that seem to tie them together. Take, 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, …
Monday, December 10, 2012
Weird Police News: Our top strange police stories from Patch sites in northeast Georgia.
How low can you go? Last week, we told you about an Athens suspect who stole the rent money from a seven-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, key lime pies, spinach artichoke dip, boxes of clementines, …
Saturday, November 17, 2012
Strange crime stories in Northeast Georgia, as reported by local Patch sites.
Click on the links below for more on each story 1. In these economic times, who doesn’t dream of hearing, “You’ve won the Publishers Clearing House Sweepstakes?” A woman in unincorporated Stone Mountain heard those words, but there was a catch. She was told by a male phone-caller that a camera crew was on its way with the check, and all she needed to do to prepare for the big moment was to purchase $200 in prepaid cards to cover taxes and other costs. She obliged, and was called later by the man asking for more money. The camera crew never arrived. 2. More fake sweepstakes news: A man who recently moved to Snellville after being scammed out of $20,000 in New York because he supposedly won multiple sweepstakes told police the man who …
Sunday, November 11, 2012
Weird Police News: Our weekly top 10 strange police stories from Patch sites in northeast Georgia.
Click on the links below for more details 1. Some friend. A Massachusetts man told DeKalb Police that a friend set him up to have another man rob him while he stayed at a Tucker motel. The victim let the two men in when the friend asked to borrow $10. The robber apparently forced the friends into the bathroom while he took $400 in cash, a laptop and cell phone. The "friend," a Lithonia man, then left, saying he wanted to get his cell phone back, but never returned. 2. A patient of a Dacula-area medical clinic made it clear how angry she was after she was told to reschedule an appointment for which she was late. “I’m going to blow your building up,” she said during one of the many calls she made to the clinic, according to the police report…
