Digging A Hole: A woman in southeast Charlotte threw a fit that will cost her after throwing a man out of her apartment. The woman would not let the man or a police officer back into the apartment to receive the man’s keys. She then attempted to leave the scene but was pulled over and issued a citation because her tag had been expired for more than a year. She was then issued a littering citation for tearing up the first citation and throwing it on the ground. She was also charged with theft for not returning the man’s keys.
Toss The Gat: A man was arrested in Uptown after police saw him throw a five-dollar cap gun onto the ground.
Nude Cruise: Police officers responded to a missing person call near Plaza Midwood after witnesses stated a 41-year-old woman left her vehicle wearing no clothes and hadn’t been seen since.
Not A Hog: Police responded to a home near Oakhurst after a man named Harley said his “motorcycle” was stolen from his driveway. The stolen vehicle description listed the man’s “motorcycle” as a Vespa Fly 150 — a motorized scooter.
When Opportunity Knocks: A west Charlotte woman filed a police report after her phone was stolen by an opportunistic shopper. The woman said she called a local Food Lion to ask if they had found her phone, which they had. Employees later reported another shopper overheard the conversation and approached a separate employee and described the phone perfectly, convincing this employee to give him the phone in question.
Payback’s A Bitch: A man called police to report that his girlfriend had been busy planning a clean escape while he was in jail for assaulting her. The man said when he was let out of jail, he found that the woman had entered his apartment and made off with his dog, lamp, air conditioning unit, cellphones, prescription painkillers, documentation, jewelry and computer equipment. She took all the man’s property and made off in his Dodge Durango, which she often had access to.
Blotter items are chosen from the files of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department. All suspects are innocent until proven guilty.
This article appears in Jun 3-9, 2015.
