Tee Ball: A 26-year-old woman called police after nearly catching a group of people in the act of vandalizing her car. She told officers that when she heard someone hitting her car with a stick in her driveway, she went outside. She realized that her side mirror was cracked and hanging from the car and she witnessed the group of suspects running down the street. When they saw her they yelled, “We’ll be back to get the rest of your stuff.” An hour later, they probably broke a headlight. And a week after that, the car might be totaled.
Wii’re Not Friends: A 23-year-old male called police after he trusted someone he shouldn’t have with his possessions. He told officers that he brought his Wii game system to a friend’s house one day and left it there. When he went back about a month later to get it, the “friend” told him that he had pawned it a couple days before. This guy’s not a finder, a keeper, a loser or a weeper. He’s just paid.
Button Down: A 33-year-old security guard at Club Tempo called police after being assaulted by a would-be attendee. He told officers that the suspect became irate after being told that he did not meet the dress code. The man told the victim, “I’m not fucking leaving anywhere.” When the victim grabbed the suspect’s right arm to escort him off the premises a scuffle ensued, during which the victim was scratched in the face. You can’t even dress like a grown-up and now you’re scratching people in a fight? I’m guessing you showed up alone and you went home the same way.
Drop It High: A 17-year-old girl got police involved after an altercation at her school. She told officers that she was in the cafeteria at Phillip O. Berry High School when a guy she knew approached her and said that if she was talking to his friend that he was going to “work that ass up.” Then I’m gonna beat that ass down. Then I’m gonna shake that ass all around. This is how dance-offs start.
Bushy Tale: Police were called to a Walgreens on Sugar Creek Road that hasn’t opened for business yet after someone just couldn’t wait to start stealing. Employees told officers that someone came and stole 20 bushes from the landscaping around the business overnight. As soon as the doors open, someone’s going to come in and shoplift body wash and hedge trimmers. That’s your man.
Mary Away: A 42-year-old woman who works with CATS bus lines here in Charlotte called police after she was robbed while on the job. She told officers that she left a basket of Mary Kay cosmetic items in the break room at her work as a display item in case anyone wanted to buy any. When she returned from her route, the basket was gone. I should’ve called police and told them that pack of cigarettes was just a display item I left in the break room about a month ago in case anybody wanted cancer.
Bad Girls: Multiple police cars were called to Bad Dog’s Bar in the University area after a woman was proving to be a “combative arrest.” One officer who ended up adding some extra charges secured the suspect and placed her in his vehicle. While in the vehicle, the woman maneuvered her handcuffed hands to the front of her body and stated that she was going to choke the officer. She then forcefully pulled the radar antenna from its mounted position and started striking the divider between the officer and her. Human beings and meth are just not a very good combination.
Steal the Faith: Police were called to St. Matthew’s Catholic Church in the Ballantyne area after someone vandalized a statue in their garden. Workers at the church told officers that overnight someone removed the head and the attached praying hands from a statue in the Diversity Garden. That’s going to make for one awesome lawn ornament. Oh, I mean “creepy.”
Quail Follow: A 45-year-old woman called police after her great aunt made it clear that she was truly psychotic. The victim stated that the suspect had been standing next to her front door and provoking her to come outside and confront her. She said the relative was also walking around the apartment building with a golf club, threatening the victim’s children and other family members. The victim told police she is afraid the suspect is mentally unstable. What gave it away? She’s just your great aunt; could she even ground you when you were little?
Threat of the Week: Employees at Metrolina Nephrology Associates called police after being threatened by a man on company property. The four victims, all middle-aged women, told police that the suspect became angry at another employee, and so they told him to leave. While they tried to escort him off the property, the man stated, “You don’t know what my record is and what I can do to you and your staff.” You have to get aggressive when looking for a job in this economy.
Blotter items are chosen from the files of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department.
This article appears in May 4-10, 2010.
