Teamwork: Employees at a local Burlington Coat Factory called police last week after a mother-daughter duo hatched a plan to steal from the store. An employee told officers she saw the older woman attempting to leave without paying for a shirt and pants. As the employee approached the woman, her daughter attacked the employee physically. Both women got away, although we’re not sure how the employee knew they were related. Could the employee be the third wheel?
Just Friends: A 21-year-old woman called police after she was beaten up by her ex-boyfriend. She told officers she has been living with the man as a roommate. The two got into an argument and the suspect tried to kick the woman out. When she would not leave, he pushed her down the stairs. He then attempted to cut off her ponytail before pushing her head into a door frame. Ex-anythings typically don’t make for good roommates.
Family Friend: A 44-year-old woman called police after her son’s friend did a little too much coke one night. She told officers her son looked out the window to see a friend shooting up his mother’s car. The suspect ran away but police located him at his home. When they searched the house they found a pistol, ammunition, marijuana, paraphernalia and about four grams of coke. He’s still invited to dinner next week, though, right?
No, really: A 19-year-old woman filed a police report after someone she knows texted her five times after she told the suspect not to contact her. The suspect said, “You’re stupid. I’m gonna get you. I’m gonna come find you and slap you.” You’re lucky it’s a slow week for dumb crime, but that’s the lamest obsessive texting comment we’ve seen in a while.
Bad Start: A 37-year-old woman called police after her car was stolen last week. She told officers she had parked the car outside her home off of Providence Road. She later told officers it was the second time her car had been stolen in the past two weeks. Maybe she should consider a new parking space.
Google crime: A 29-year-old woman filed a police report after a woman she’s had problems with called her 30 times within a week, making statements such as, “I’m going to beat you up and put you in a wheelchair. I will pay someone to get your address so that I can ride by and shoot up your house.” You don’t have to pay anyone. Google is amazing.
Pearly Whites: Employees at a local Harris Teeter called police after a man walked out of the store with two Sonicare toothbrushes worth $190, an Oral-B toothbrush worth $99, two packs of white strips costing $110 and five six-packs of soda. Guess the dude’s planning ahead for his cola binge.
Threat of the Week: A 29-year-old woman filed a police report last week after hearing through a third party that she had been threatened. The victim’s friend told her the suspect had stated, “If she presses charges against me, I sure would stalk her.” Hey, might have been just a conversation starter.
Blotter items are chosen from the files of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department.
This article appears in Jan 31 – Feb 6, 2012.
