FAN-ATICAL FOOL: A very selfish worker had three fans blowing cool air in his/her cubicle. A male co-worker, who had been working with the cold air hoarder for a year, took one of the fans away. A very intense conversation ensued, which led to the fan hoarder picking up a frying pan and hitting the co-worker in the head. There were no signs of injury, but the co-worker plans on seeking criminal prosecution.
SWEET PETUNIAS!: A 60-year-old man reported that his flower bed had been damaged. Someone had rolled a giant boulder into it.
WHO SHOULD REALLY GO TO JAIL?: On Friday evening, just before 6pm, a woman showed up to her boyfriend’s house unannounced. She entered his bedroom to discover another woman lying in his bed. She got mad. She cursed at him and pushed him in the chest. Then she grabbed the bottle of wine off the dresser and struck him in the lip with it. He is seeking a warrant for the injuries sustained.
CRYPTIC MESSAGE: A man was banging on the door of a residence, and a woman called 911 to make the following complaint, “See Monica Hall … ref to Reggie Hall her husband turning the door knob … she has ran from him and made a new life … and he has found her.” The woman walked outside to ask Reggie Hall to leave. He would not and was later arrested for domestic criminal trespassing.
DODGE THAT LOOGIE: In front of a Wal-mart store a man walked up to another man who was sitting in his tan automobile. The man in the car cussed at the man on the street and then tried to spit on him, but missed completely, says the man on the street. The man in the car acted like he was getting ready to spit again so the man on the street shoved him in the face to preemptively block. It’s true, history is written by the victor.
THREAT OF THE WEEK For the Financial Planner: A suspect phoned a 32-year-old woman and said, “I’m going to kill you. I get paid Friday and I’m going to buy a gun and kill you.”
Blotter items are chosen from the files of the Charlotte Police Department.
This article appears in Aug 16-22, 2006.
