Counterfeit Bombs: A 19-year-old employee at a local Walgreens called police after receiving a bomb threat over the telephone. She said that an unknown person called one afternoon and told her that there was a bomb in the register she was operating. The business was evacuated but no bomb or bomb material was located.
Fair Warning: Police were called to Randolph Middle School last week after an unknown suspect threatened to vandalize the buildings. Employees told officers that when they arrived that morning to open the school, there was a note stuck to the front door claiming that someone would be back to damage the buildings the next day. One thing I learned in school is to make goals for yourself, and write them down. It's a healthy habit to form.
Quarter Baked: Police and medics responded to the house of a 20-year-old man who made himself very sick. According to the report, the man "smoked a legal incense/potpourri" and became very ill. The man was transported to the hospital, but not before blowing out all the joints he was storing in his candleholders.
Multitasking: A 19-year-old woman called police after a man she was riding in a car with assaulted her. She told officers the man was driving the car when the two began to argue. The man punched her and slapped her while he was driving down Central Avenue. I did the same thing once, but my passenger was my drivers ed instructor. I haven't been able to get behind the wheel since.
Now Eat This: A 28-year-old man called police after being threatened by a known suspect. He said the suspect saw him at a restaurant Uptown and told him, "If you text my girlfriend again, I will shoot you."
Big Stacks: Police were called to a local gas station after two men tried to defraud the business with counterfeit money. The employee on duty told officers that the two men tried to pay for their goods with $12 worth of $2 bills. Isn't the whole point of fraud to be inconspicuous? That's like stealing an ambulance or robbing the place where you work.
Tough Guys: A 31-year-old man called police after getting beat up by a group of men he had never seen before. The victim told officers he was walking down the street and passed by a group of 10 to 12 men. The suspect bumped into him and he kept walking. When the suspect yelled at him, the victim told him he was sorry, but he wouldn't drop it. The man was then attacked by all of the men and suffered several scrapes and bruises as well as a chipped tooth. That's why I don't move towards a group of 10 to 12 men unless I have an offensive line in front of me.
She's Packing: Police responded to an "assault with a deadly weapon" call after a woman was shot in the Northlake Mall area. When police and medics arrived, the victim told them that she had shot herself while trying to put her 9 mm pistol into her purse. Because you always have to be prepared when you walk into a P.F. Changs these days.
Stool Pigeon: Police responded to a vagrancy call after a man was found sleeping in the construction site of Sin City, a new bar opening in the NoDa area. The man was told to leave and nothing was stolen. What happens in Sin City ... stays there. Unless a homeless guy craps on the floor, then it should really be picked up.
Threats of the Month: A 55-year-old man called police after he was continuously harassed by an unknown suspect. He told officers the man has been calling him on a regular basis for the last four months and saying stuff like, "I'm going to kill you. I'm going to kick your ass. Start looking over your shoulder. You're a coward." You're supposed to report this stuff when it first happens. What do you think this is, the Blotter NOW Greatest Hits Compilation?
Feeling Invisible: Police were called to a local elementary school after a 5-year-old kid was left on the bus throughout the entire route and brought back to the school. That's the last damn place you want to end up after getting on the bus from a long day of school. This kid probably lucked out. If his parents are worth a shit they will personally take him to school for the rest of his dreaded academic career.
Threat of the Week: A 39-year-old woman called police after a man threatened her and her 17-year-old son. She told officers that a man called her and stated, "I am staying there, and if you don't like it you and your son will be dead tonight." Well that's one way to get around the "No Vacancy" sign at a motel.
Blotter items are chosen from the files of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department.