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Here are some strange activities that police encountered in Northeast Georgia recently.
Click on the links below for the rest of each story. > Bad dog? After answering a call about two people fighting with knives at a Lawrenceville-area residence, Gwinnett Police found a large kitchen knife on a table, a steak knife on the stairs and several broken items scattered around the house. But despite the cuts and scratches seen by police, the husband and wife inside the house wouldn’t give any details. The woman's response to the mess? "The dog did it," according to the police report. Related Content: > Rage against the speed machine: A Lilburn resident says he had enough of watching that guy from down the street speed through the neighborhood, so he confronted the driver. He says that got him on the wrong end of a gun. The man told…
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Weird Police News: Man allegedly stole $100 from fund-raising effort, then tossed the bucket out the window.
Click on the links below for the rest of each story. Here are some strange activities that police encountered in Northeast Georgia recently. > Taxi offered more than a ride: You can count on this cab driver being out of service for an extended period of time. Dunwoody Police arrested a taxi driver who was allegedly dealing marijuana from his cab. After the police stopped the driver for speeding, they found he had an outstanding warrant against him. They also found pot, plastic baggies, a digital scale and a loaded handgun. > Not kids play: A driver acted like he was going to donate to a youth basketball fund-raising effort in a Stone Mountain-area intersection. Instead of giving a couple of bucks to a 13-year-old team member, he snatched …
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Here are some strange activities that police encountered in Northeast Georgia recently.
Click on the links below for the rest of each story. > Stay classy, backpage.com: Undercover DeKalb County vice officers used a personal ads website for a recent prostitution arrest in Lithonia. A detective set up a meeting with a woman after finding her ad on backpage.com, which stated, "Sexy, Classy/Insane Lips, $100.00 an hour." According to the police report, the detective told the woman, “You look different than the pictures on the backpage." Related Content: > Peeping Toms come crashing down: A Suwanee man and his cousin were arrested after their attempt to peer into the women’s restroom at a Duluth-area theater failed miserably. They reportedly crawled through the ceiling in the men’s bathroom and over the women’s room, then crashed…
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Weird Police News: Here are some strange activities that police encountered in Northeast Georgia recently.
Click on the links below for the rest of each story. > Slow-ped: A Lawrenceville man was pulled over for not observing the posted speed limit on Duluth Highway. The speed limit of 45 mph was deemed too fast for his moped. He was cited for operating a low-speed vehicle on a high-speed road, and it probably didn’t help that he also had a suspended license, which led to another charge. > Messing with the wrong guy: A Brookhaven man was attacked from behind by a suspect who told him, “Don’t fight me, white boy.” The victim, who studies martial arts, didn’t listen and the suspect paid for it. While on the ground, the man punched the attacker in the face, then got to his feet and kneed him in the groin. The attacker ran away to avoid further …
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More of the strange stuff police officers around North Georgia were up against recently
Click on the links below for the rest of each story. > Pollen lewdness: It’s common to see funny things drawn on pollen-covered vehicles this time of year, but an Oconee County man told a sheriff’s deputy he found a surprise. Somebody scribbled a lewd drawing in the pollen on the hood of his truck and probably also urinated on the front grill. > Look, no undershorts: A Lithonia panhandler told female customers at a convenience store that he needed some cash. His pitch? "Look, I have no underwear on," he told them, according to Creative Loafing. He was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct. Related Content: > Family fight at Greyhound station: A stepmother and stepdaughter reportedly fought over $300 at a Greyhound bus station in …
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Weird Police News: More of the strange stuff police officers around North Georgia were up against recently
Click on the links below for the rest of each story. > “Christine” was a scammer: A Lawrenceville man answered an online credit card advertisement and was duped out of $2,000 by a woman who called herself “Christine.” The man called the number listed in a “Master Plan Card” ad he found in a Google search. “Christine” answered the call and instructed the man to get a prepaid card and put $2,000 on it so she could transfer the money to his new card. He was told to call back for more information. It’s probably not a surprise that nobody answered his call. The Google ad is no longer listed — also not a surprise. > Blabbing on Facebook: An Alpharetta man, accused of stealing more than $3,000 from a Walmart cash register, bragged about the …
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Weird Police News: More of the strange stuff police officers around North Georgia were up against recently.
Click on the links below for the rest of each story. > Where not to drag race: Two Suwanee men were arrested after drag racing on Buford Highway — right in front of the Duluth Police Department’s headquarters. An officer who was parked in the PD parking lot saw the whole thing. A red Corvette and black BMW pulled to a stop even with each other, then took off at a high rate of speed. > One word — bizarre: A man standing in front of a paint store in Lilburn pulled his pants down and told police to "come and get it.” But that was tame compared the rest of his bizarre behavior. Before police arrived, the man, an employee at the store, made strong sexual advances to another male employee, who put him in a headlock and sent him outside. Once …
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Weird Police News: More of the strange stuff police officers around North Georgia were up against recently.
Click on the links below for the rest of each story. > Nude walking: A man found walking around naked on a walking trail near a Norcross apartment complex didn’t seem too fazed by a Gwinnett County Police officer’s interest in finding out what he was doing. When the officer approached and identified himself, the man picked up a cup from the ground and poured water over his head, according to the police report. He was advised to put his clothes back on, and was then charged with public indecency and public intoxication. > Warning shot: Oconee County Sheriff’s deputies investigating a report of gunfire found a 66-year-old man who said he fired his shotgun into the air “to scare the witches away.” His guns were turned over to his son for safe…
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Weird Police News: More of the strange stuff police officers around North Georgia were up against recently.
Click on the links below for the rest of each story. > Beware of the ‘Iron Pigs.’ A man removed from a Buford nightspot for disorderly conduct told police that if he wasn’t released, he and other members of the “Iron Pigs” would show up at an officer’s house to kill him and his family. The man, who was in a wheelchair, reportedly threw beer bottles, toppled audio speakers, entered the ladies restroom and scuffled with security personnel, who eventually placed him in handcuffs. He also spat on police. When asked his name, he replied, "All you need to know is Iron Pigs [expletive deleted],” according to the police report. > Looking to make a deal? A Lawrenceville woman, who admitted to being high on meth when she allegedly attacked a hotel …
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