White Collar Crime: At noon on Monday, a suspect picked up a golf shoe from a man’s car and threw it at the shoe’s rightful owner, striking him in the knee. Cops arrived and observed swelling and redness from the impact of the shoe; the victim already had taken photographs of his injury before police got there. It is unconfirmed whether the perpetrator yelled “fore!” after the shoe became airborne.
I’ll Be Back … Sucker: A man walked into a convenience mart and grabbed two 20-packs of beer. He told the clerk he would be right back and left the store with the beer. He did not come back.
Love pokes: A 23-year-old female reported that her verbal confrontation with a man had turned violent. The suspect assaulted the woman by poking her repeatedly in the forehead with his right index finger. Another woman cited a man for abuse; in this case, the man head-butted her.
Put The Refrigerator Down!: A development business reported unknown suspects had stolen a refrigerator and fled in an unknown direction. It is hard to be inconspicuous when you are on foot with a refrigerator.
Fast And Furious: At the Quik-N-EZE, a customer purchasing petrol wanted to maximize on the “quik.” The driver pulled away from the station with the gas hose still in the car. This resulted in the hose ripping out of the pump. If you’re going to pump and ditch, you really ought not rub it in the gas station’s face.
Revenge Crime X 3: Crime No. 1: A 22-year-old woman reported that a person entered her room, took all her clothes and dumped them outside her apartment complex. Crime No. 2: A man reported his wife slashed all four tires on his car. Crime No. 3,: A woman claimed an unknown suspect entered her home and committed unspecified damage to a single pair of capris.
Threat of The Week: During an argument, a man threatened a lady by saying, “I am going to burn the motherfucker down with both y’all in it.” The woman stated she is afraid of the man.
Blotter items are chosen from the files of the Charlotte Police Department.
This article appears in May 17-23, 2006.
