The Blotter: Drone and out

Two men walked into a Westside convenience store in broad daylight and swiped four expensive drones. The first man is bald, tall and thin, and wore "what resembles a mechanic uniform shirt," a cop noted. The second man, described as short and chubby, dressed with more flair: He wore a "red cap and reflective vest." After alledgedly robbing the convenience store, the men dashed out the door, hopped into a white car, and sped away. No one inside the convenience store noticed.

About a month later, the convenience store's manager was doing inventory and realized the four drones (worth $320) were missing. She reviewed the store's surveillance tape and eventually spotted the two men stealing the drones. The manager decided to look at surveillance tape from hours ago and realized the tall, thin man and the short, chubby man had robbed her store while she was doing inventory, swiping two boxes of "Dancing Water" speakers. However, the manager failed to give her crucial evidence to police. A cop noted, "At this time I was unable to get a copy of the video surveillance for evidence from either of the incidents because [the manager] was unable to make copies of them."

People steal weird shit, part 1

On Memorial Drive, a 21-year-old woman said someone stole her black Drake Ovo hat with a gold owl on the front. She said the hat was delivered to her mailbox at 3:44 p.m. while she and her roommate were out of town for the holidays. She showed police her email confirmation of delivery, as well as photos she snapped of her open and empty mailbox. She insisted on a police report. The cap is worth $8.99.

People steal weird shit, part 2

A 77-year-old real estate agent said someone stole 20 "for sale" signs from his properties on Howell Mill Road over a two-week period. The real estate agent told the cop about his plans "to camp out inside one of the properties tonight to see if anyone steals any more of his signs," a cop noted. "[The realtor] was advised against that course of action."

People steal weird shit, part 3

At Lenox Square's Neiman Marcus store, a young lady with short blue hair and her friend swiped a pink "Disco Bag" and a Web purse, while other friends distracted a sales clerk. The blue-haired gal stuffed the stolen purses into her large tote bag and dashed from the store. The pink Disco Bag is worth a phenomenal $998 and the Web purse is worth $1,900.

People steal weird shit, part 4

In Glenwood Park, a 42-year-old woman said she parked her Porsche in a secured parking lot one night. The next morning, she returned to find the front passenger window was shattered and "a placard award bearing her name was stolen" from the car. Nothing else was missing.

The Blotter Diva wonders: How valuable is an award with someone else's name on it?

Opposite approach

In Old Fourth Ward, a 34-year-old woman returned from the holidays and noticed things amiss in her apartment. Her front door was still locked, but tampered with. "She stated when she went inside, her television was turned on," a cop noted. "A dog gate that is normally in front of the television was on the ground, and her side table next to her couch had been rearranged." Nothing was missing from her apartment, the woman reported.

Hat can hope, Mr. Grammar

In Grant Park at the Zone 3 police precinct headquarters, an officer found a gray baseball cap in the "Morning Watch" office with a sticky note, which read: "Left in Patrol Car."

"The gray baseball hat has been sitting in the Morning Watch office for about two days," the cop wrote in his report. "The hat states, 'Original Chuck,' on the front. The hat was sitting in their office, hoping someone would recognize it and place it inside Police Property. However, no one came up and recognize it. I transported the gray baseball hat inside the Zone 3 precinct and place the baseball hat into Police Property." Hmm, the Blotter Diva did not know a hat could sit there, "hoping someone would recognize it." Very special hat!

Slow ride

In Midtown, a 38-year old man went out of town for the holidays and received a bizarre call from the manager of his apartment complex. The manager asked if the 38-year-old man had contacted police yet about his white Corvette. No, the man replied. What happened to my Corvette? Turns out, someone moved his Corvette, put bricks underneath it, and stole one tire and the nuts from the other three tires. The missing tire was found nearby on the seventh floor of the parking lot.

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