Salad Tantrum: An employee asked to receive his paycheck early and when he was not granted his request, he became irate. The man took out his frustration on some greens, throwing $50 worth of salad and dressings onto the floor. He then fled in an unknown direction of travel. After police spoke to the salad thrower, he returned to the business and volunteered to have the damage docked out of his paycheck — the paycheck he received at the normal time. The salad thrower was then fired and banned from the property.
The Baby Did It: A woman was caught leaving a store after smuggling shoes in her baby’s stroller. Technically, the baby was in possession of the stolen goods, but courageously, mom took the fall.
Ten Eyes: A person perusing the merchandise at an optical shop grabbed four pairs of sunglasses from a display case and ran out of the store. The person was last scene running into the woods — the perfect place to showcase new shades.
Road Rage: Driving down a road, a man in a car began making threatening gestures with his hands to a man driving in a truck. The car driver then made verbal threats to the truck driver, including: “I’m going to rip your head off” and “I’m going to blow your fucking head off.” The car driver simulated a gun with his fingers and pretend-shot the truck driver. While stopped at a red light, the car driver got out of his vehicle, hopped on the back of the truck, and continued to verbally threaten the truck driver.
Like Chewing Gum And Walking: A suspect on a bicycle pedaled up to a 34-year-old drunk on the street and attempted to start an argument with him. The drunken man tried to walk away from the belligerent cyclist, but couldn’t get out of his range. The cyclist rode up beside him and punched the man in the face, causing him to fall to the ground. Amazing feat. Apparently, the cyclist also can rub his belly and pat his head simultaneously.
What’s Dad Got To Do With It?: An unknown suspect called a 20-year-old man’s phone and made the following threat: “If I cannot get your dad, I will come after you. I know where you live.”
Certifiable: An unknown suspect threw a full 40-ounce beer (aka a forty) at the windshield of a car, cracking the windshield. What a waste of 40 ounces of beer.
Blotter items are chosen from the files of the Charlotte Police Department.
This article appears in May 3-9, 2006.
