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A 25-year-old Marietta man called police to Donald Lee Hollowell Parkway about someone stealing stuff from his car … 24 days ago. The man said his 2002 Honda CR-V ran out of gas in this very spot, so he left the car on the side of the road and walked to get some gasoline. He said he did not lock his car doors before embarking on this little walk. When he returned, he discovered that his car had been broken into and the following items were gone: a Spider-Man play computer (worth $30), a bottle of cologne ($30), his cell phone and his wedding ring (worth $1,236). (The Blotter Diva says: Hold the bus right there. Who leaves his wedding ring in an unlocked car on the side of a road?) The man said his insurance company told him later that he needed a police report to be compensated.

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Items in the Blotter are taken from actual Atlanta police reports. The Blotter Diva compiles them and puts them into her own words.

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A 24-year-old woman said she went to a man’s house on North Olympian Way to return his hat. She said he wouldn’t take the hat from her and he jumped into her car. She said he tried to grab her keys from the ignition, and she tried to stop him. Then, she said, the man bit her back, near her shoulder. Then, she said, he grabbed her keys and threw them on the roof of the house next door. She said the man jumped into his car and left for a brief moment … and then returned. She said the man got back in her car and poured oil on the floor of her car. Then, she said, he got back in his own car and drove away.

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A 43-year-old from Cleveland, Tenn., said he parked his gold Isuzu at a gas pump at a gas station on Cheshire Bridge Road. He said he left the keys in the car and stepped away for a moment — and someone stole his car. He believes it was stolen by some friends who traveled to Atlanta with him. He said his friends called and said they had his keys. He said he didn’t actually see his friends take the keys, so he doesn’t know if they are playing a joke on him or not. He said his friends are already on their way back to Tennessee. And, apparently, he is stuck in Atlanta without a ride.

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At a gas station on Metropolitan Parkway, a woman said a man opened the cooler door, grabbed two cases of Miller Lite beer and left the store without paying for the beer. So she called police. For some reason, when the officer arrived, the man with the beer was still at the gas station. The man, age 53, said he stole one case of beer to get some help with his drug addiction. The other case of beer was not recovered. The man was charged with shoplifting and went to jail.

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A woman said her boyfriend accused her of being the reason he missed his flight and assaulted her. She said he hit her with his fist and choked her. She said they’ve been in a relationship for three years and living together for two months. She said her boyfriend is a professional football player and will most likely leave the area for Denver in the next couple of days. Police informed her of her rights. She refused medical attention.

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On Cheshire Bridge Road, a 24-year-old woman said a stranger is harassing her by phone. She said this stranger is telling her to take a pill. “Confusing it is to her, and she has no suspects,” the officer wrote. Apparently, the stranger is calling from a blocked number. No further information.

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At a Wendy’s on Howell Mill Road, a 23-year-old female employee said she was preparing burgers when she accidentally used the wrong spatula for the raw meat. She said one manager got really angry and yelled at her. She said this manager clocked her out and told her to go home. She said she tried to talk to another manager, and the first manager started pushing her to the door.

The first manager’s side of the story: He said he asked the employee to follow several guidelines, but she never accepts any direction from management and she does not like being told what to do. He said he did clock her out, but never put his hands on her. The second manager corroborated his story.

The second manager added: Earlier that day, this same female employee shouted at another employee – and the other employee started crying and went home because of her actions. Also, he said another employee saw the 23-year-old employee get into a verbal altercation with a MARTA bus driver earlier that morning. No arrests were made.

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A 43-year-old Lithonia man said he was distracted by one of the local prostitutes on Metropolitan Parkway, so he drove into the Pittsburg neighborhood, for no reason at all, just to get a better look. He said when he got to Arthur Street, a man pointed a gun at him and ordered him out of his car (a Dodge with four lawn mowers in the back). The Lithonia man couldn’t provide the license plate number for his own car, or any of the serial numbers of the four lawn mowers.

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On the day before July 4, a 40-year-old woman walked into the Kroger on Caroline Street and allegedly stole a bottle of wine, some bacon ($15 worth), some Kraft cheese and one Uncle Billy’s sausage. She was arrested for shoplifting.

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After some July 4 fireworks ended in downtown Atlanta, a 48-year-old man said he and a friend were walking along Marietta Street. Then, he said, six men approached. He said one man took his bag, and they also took his wallet. He said the men hit his face and broke his glasses. He said he fell to the ground, and the men hit his knees and back. Also, he said the men threw food on him.

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Two sisters got into a fight about the air conditioning at their house on Fairburn Road. The older sister said one wanted the air conditioning on, and the other wanted it off. The older sister’s lip was bruised. The younger sister said her older sister came at her with a pair of scissors and she had to defend herself by hitting her. The sisters are ages 34 and 38. Their mother witnessed their spat. Both sisters were charged with disturbing the peace and taken to jail.

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An employee said a man requested a blunt at a gas station on Boulevard. The employee said he handed the blunt to the man, who gave him a $1 bill. The employee said, “The blunt costs $1.25.” The employee said the man then yelled at him and called him names. The man tried to leave the store but the employee locked the doors remotely. He said the man tried to break down the door, so he eventually unlocked it and the man drove away. He reported the car’s tag number to police. A report was filed about the 25 cent theft.

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At an assisted living home, an employee said she noticed that a painting was stolen from the men’s room (it featured white, blooming flowers) and another painting was stolen from the women’s restroom (it depicted a woman wearing a red dress). She checked the surveillance video and spotted a suspect. She believes it was a bit of an inside job: It appeared that a resident of the assisted living home opened the door for the suspect to get inside.

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Around 4:45 a.m., an officer saw a man beating, kicking and pulling on a glass door of a bank on Peachtree Road. Then, the man removed a sandal from his foot, and started beating the door with the sandal. The officer told the man to stop. The man said he was trying to get inside his hotel, but someone had locked him out. The officer asked him for ID. He said the man returned to the bank door and knocked again. The officer asked, “Have you been drinking?” “Yes,” the man replied. The officer said, “Stop knocking on the bank door.” This time the man stopped. He was arrested for disorderly conduct under the influence. The man, age 25, hails from Elgin, Ill. He told police he was staying at a hotel close to I-285, which is nowhere near the bank in Buckhead.

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An officer found a $100 bill on the floor near the metal detector at the entrance of City Hall on Trinity Avenue. The officer said he asked a “gentleman” nearby whether he had dropped the money, and the gentleman said no. The officer noted that about two minutes later, another man walked up and asked, “What are you going to do with the money?” The officer said he was going to turn in the money to the police property division. The officer said he explained police procedure about lost items. According to the officer, the man identified himself and then “he requested that I split the money with him because all that I was going to do was steal the money.” The officer again explained police procedure about lost items. “He then said, ‘Officer I won’t tell anybody if you and I split the money,’” the officer wrote. Then, the officer explained about the security cameras mounted nearby, and how those cameras could determine who actually lost the $100 bill. “He continued his effort of trying to get me to give him the money and he could split the money with me,” the officer wrote.

The officer told the man to go back to his worksite. He left for a while – and then came back. This time, he told the officer that he lost some money, and he wanted the $100 bill. No charges filed, according to the police report. (The Blotter Diva ponders: How can someone propose stealing to a police officer at City Hall – the seat of Atlanta’s government – and not get charged with anything?)

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Someone called police and reported that two people were having sex on a blanket in a field on Memorial Drive. An officer went there, around 9:30 a.m., and saw a naked man and woman in their 40s, trying to cover themselves with a blanket. He also saw three empty Colt 45 beer cans near the couple. They were arrested for public indecency.

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A 28-year-old man said he picked up an unknown man at a nightclub on Ponce de Leon Avenue. He said he took the man home and allowed him to take a shower. The 28-year-old said he was drunk, and he passed out while the unknown man was in the shower. When he woke up the next morning, the 28-year-old noticed the other man was gone — along with his iPod, cell phone, eyeglasses, American Express card, and ATM card. He didn’t know the man’s name but said the man has brown hair.

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Items in the Blotter are taken from actual Atlanta police reports. The Blotter Diva compiles them and puts them into her own words.