Biting The Hand: A woman called police after her boyfriend beat her up in her own vehicle. She told officers that she was driving down Brookshire Freeway when the man began striking her in the face with a closed fist. This resulted in the woman crashing her car into the guardrail. I say, punching people is never a good move. But even idiotic trash should know not to punch the person who’s driving the car.
Life of Luxury: A 33-year-old man filed a police report after someone stole something from his backyard. He told officers he woke up one morning last week to find that someone had entered his yard and cut his swinging chair down from the tree it was tied to.
He’s A Rescue: Police responded to a shoplifting call at a local Petsmart last week after a man got away with some stolen items. A witness told officers that he saw the man run out of the store with a shopping cart full of goodies for his dog and jump into the passenger seat of an idling car before it sped off. The reporting person was able to identify that the man had dog treats, dog food, rawhides, a dog toy and other stuff he couldn’t see.
Standing Tall: Police responded to a hit-and-run call last week after a man was struck while riding his Segway near SouthPark Mall.
Return to Owner: Employees at a local towing company called police after they located a suspicious package, which they believed to be a bomb, in the trunk of a vehicle they had towed. The Charlotte Mecklenburg Bomb Squad was dispatched to investigate the package. It does not state in the report whether it was in fact a bomb, but a bomb squad detective was assigned the case. This just goes to show that sometimes people really do go through your stuff after they tow your car.
Miscommunication: A man called police after he was assaulted by multiple suspects while investigating a crime. He told officers he drove to a man’s house and entered his backyard to try to find out if the man had stolen something from him. The owners of this property caught the man in their yard and began beating him, flattened his car’s tires and broke his window. They told officers they believed the man was on their property to steal something. I don’t usually agree with the people doing the assaulting but … oh, who am I kidding — yes I do.
Ghetto Stilettos: A 43-year-old woman called police after she was assaulted by a known suspect. Witnesses told police that the suspect began hitting the victim in the face with her high heel and then chased the victim into a friend’s car. When the victim entered her friend’s car, the suspect began hitting the car with the high heel and scratching the front windshield.
Meet Your Maker: Police responded to a domestic call after a 15-year-old girl called and said her parents were beating her. The 41-year-old mother told officers she had struck her child in the arms and legs with a belt. She also admitted to biting her daughter, but claimed that was only because the girl put her in a chokehold after being beaten by the belt.
Empty Promise: A 23-year-old woman called police after being threatened by a known suspect. She told officers that during an argument with a man, he told her, “If I go to jail, you will have something awful done to you.” That’s funny because I always heard that if you go to jail then you will be the one who has something awful done to you.
Threat of the Week: A 43-year-old woman called the Crime Reporting Unit after she was threatened last week. She told officers that while she was standing outside of her home, the suspect asked: “What if I get my knife and slash your tires and cut your ass?” Well, I can answer that question: You will go to jail and have something awful done to you.
Blotter items are chosen from the files of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department.
This article appears in Mar 22-28, 2011.
