The Blotter: Fueled up

On the Westside, a cop reported a brawl between parents who were “throwing gasoline on each other.” The 29-year-old mother said she did not need medical attention, but requested some water to wash her face. She said earlier she went to her child’s father’s home to discuss funds that she believes he owes her. While arguing on the front porch, the woman said she reached for the cup of liquor in his hand, and somehow the liquor spilled onto her shorts and onto him. The reporting cop noted, “After that, they proceeded to throw lighter fluid on each other until [the child’s father] threatened to call the police.” The 29-year-old woman said she raced to the phone in hopes of calling 911 first. At this point, the child’s father fled from his own home. The woman claimed her child’s father owes her $375 for a power bill.

Cup runneth over

While stopped in traffic on Boulevard, a police officer saw a 71-year-old man urinating into a plastic cup while partially facing traffic. Apparently, the old man opted not to keep his pee specimen for future use. He “dumped the cup of urine out on the sidewalk,” the cop noted. The cop left his patrol car, gave the man a ticket for peeing in public, and went on his way.

Landlord from hell

Near Grant Park, a 26-year-woman said her female landlord was going berserk in an effort to illegally evict her. The woman said she returned home one day and her entire apartment was ransacked. The reporting officer noted, “Her cable wires and shower curtain have been cut off, her TV in her bedroom has a hammer hole in it, and two Bank of America debit cards are missing.” The 26-year-old woman said there were no signs of forced entry, and her landlord is the only other person who has keys to her apartment. As the cop sat in his patrol car writing up his notes, the woman said she received a call from her landlord, who admitted to ransacking her apartment. Also, the woman said her landlord threatened to keep vandalizing her stuff until she until moved out.

I told you once ...

In Mechanicsville, a 27-year-old woman said her ex-boyfriend made an unwanted visit by tearing her window screen and opening her bedroom window. “Prior to the fight, [the woman] stated she told [the ex-boyfriend] 27 times via text through phone not to come over due to infidelity,” the reporting officer noted. The ex-boyfriend came over anyway. During the struggle, the woman said she cut her left thumb and her ex-boyfriend broke her 42-inch flat-screen TV and her 36-inch flat-screen TV. The 21-year-old ex-boyfriend took off running out her back door. Cops quickly caught him and took him to jail.

Face the music

A party at a local recording studio recently hit a snag. A citizen complained to police that more than 75 cars were causing heavy traffic congestion, and partygoers were strolling in the middle of the street, creating safety hazards. “I circled around the neighborhood and confirmed all the complaints,” the reporting cop noted. The cop found the studio manager and asked if there was any alcohol on the premises and where the booze came from. Yes, there’s alcohol, the studio manager replied. Partygoers were allegedly bringing their own booze. The officer explained that in order to serve alcohol, the studio needed an alcohol license. The manager told a studio staffer to explain to partygoers that no more alcohol would be allowed.

The cop noted, “I explained to [the studio manager] that I would be willing to look past the indiscretion for the evening if he could make sure alcohol stopped being served and brought in, and that the patrons were complying with parking restrictions.” The studio manager agreed, so the cop left.

Two hours later, the same cop received more complaints about the party at the studio. Apparently, partygoers were urinating in neighbors’ yards and blaring music. The cop drove back to the recording studio. “I went back inside and noticed patrons still inside drinking alcoholic beverages, specifically mixed liquor drinks, with empty bottles scattered throughout the area. There was also the strong odor of burnt marijuana inside.” Apparently the officer’s party patience had expired. He issued tickets for lack of alcohol and business permits.

Eye didn’t see it

On North Avenue, a cop responded to a single-car accident with a light pole. The 23-year-old male driver stated, “I just freaked out and kinda came this way and I ended up hitting that pole.” The driver said he only had one drink the entire night — apparently a Bud Light in a 16-ounce bottle. Suspicious, the cop quizzed the driver and endured “a lengthy discussion regarding his vision.” The driver claimed to have “eye issues.”

The cop recalled, “When I asked him what he meant by that, he stated, ‘I can’t see.’”

“But you are driving a vehicle at night,” the cop told him.

The driver responded, “I shouldn’t be driving a vehicle.”

Later, the cop said, “Your eyes are telling me you certainly haven’t had [only] one Bud Light tonight.”

The driver did not respond to the cop’s line of questioning. He went to jail, charged with DUI and multiple other offenses.

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