The Blotter April 26 2006

An officer responded to a call about a demented person on Lindsey Drive. A grandfather said his 20-year-old granddaughter wasn’t taking her medications (Seroquel and Lexapro) and was in a state of crisis. The granddaughter was screaming in the street. She was in a severe state of mania, eager to fight and delusional. She thought the police officer was her son and that Satan was trying to kill her. The officer called for an ambulance and tried to talk to her. After about 15 minutes, he was able to get through to her. The granddaughter was very paranoid and eager to leave. She tried to get into the officer’s patrol car, but the doors were locked. He handcuffed her and took her to Grady Memorial Hospital.

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A man walked into the Auburn Avenue police precinct and asked to file an identity theft report. He said another man, who lives in a dormitory on Jesse Hill Drive, filed false income tax documents in his name for 2004. The income tax refund is worth $5,000. He said he was notified when he tried to file his taxes for this year (2005). The man said the IRS realized the 2004 tax return wasn’t valid, and would not let him file his taxes for 2005.

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A 31-year-old man went to another man’s house to talk about his income taxes, which the other man had prepared for him. They got into an argument about his taxes. The 31-year-old started to walk to the Vine City police precinct to talk with police about the tax dispute, which he thought involved some fraudulent activities. As the 31-year-old walked along Graves Street, several young men jumped him and beat him on the body and head. The 31-year-old said he didn’t know these men, but the tax preparer’s daughter was with them. Medics treated the man, but he refused to go to the hospital.

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A woman walked into the Zone 3 police precinct and said she filed her taxes, but they were kicked back from the IRS because her ex-husband had filed his taxes first and had claimed their kids on his taxes. She said she’s already filed a complaint with the IRS.

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A man was driving on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard when he tried to turn left onto Forsyth Street. He said a woman dressed in a military uniform (black beret, black boots, green uniform) was walking across the street at the crosswalk. He said the woman thought he was going to hit her, so he stopped his car. The woman walked over to his car and said, “Are you fucking crazy?” Then, she punched him in the face. She also cursed several times.

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The woman dressed in military garb had just left the federal building on Forsyth Street. Police notified a military sergeant and Fort McPherson about the incident. The woman, age 36, wears her hair in a ponytail.

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A 38-year-old man was staying for a few days with a woman at her apartment on Piedmont Circle. They got into an argument, and she asked him to leave her room. So he started to go. But, he said, the woman didn’t think he was moving fast enough, so she threw a meat cleaver in his direction on the floor. The meat cleaver bounced off the floor and hit the man’s foot. Medics arrived, but the man refused treatment. The woman was arrested for disorderly conduct. She was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital because she is in a methadone program.

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A 22-year-old woman said her ex-boyfriend came to her apartment on Center Street and asked to talk to her. The ex-boyfriend asked her why she told another woman that he didn’t take baths and that he “stank.” Then, while she was holding her 5-year-old daughter, the ex-boyfriend started to kick and hit her. Then, he got into a white Crown Victoria with a drive-out tag and left.

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An officer got a call about a fight between a brother and sister on Chivers Street. The sister, age 19, said her brother had run from the apartment and she didn’t need police. She said her brother ate her birthday cake. The officer asked if a parent was in the house. Yes, she said, her mother. When the officer started talking with the mother, the 19-year-old started cursing. She said, “You call the fucking police, there they are.” Then, she told her mother, “Fuck this,” and she “didn’t need the fucking police” because she was “about to leave this fucking house.” The officer told her to stop cursing. She refused. Her mother told her to stop cursing. She refused. So she was arrested for disorderly conduct.

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(Note from the Blotter Diva: The sister said her brother ate her birthday cake, but according to the police report, her birthday isn’t until July 26th.)

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At an apartment complex on Peachtree Street, two men were sitting on the balcony around 2 a.m. They heard the sound of tires screeching. Then they saw a yellow SUV pull up next to their neighbor’s BMW. A bald, large man got out of the yellow SUV, ran over to the BMW and started vandalizing the car. The two men on the balcony yelled for him to stop or they would call police. The man turned toward them, flipped his two middle fingers, and then pulled down his pants, exposing his front and rear. Then, he took a bow like a performer. Then, a silver Lincoln Navigator pulled up just as the man finished his routine and the man jumped into the car and it sped away.

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The two men went to the yellow SUV, which was still in the parking lot. It has a vanity plate that reads “BE HAPPI.” They saw the large man walking through the parking lot with another man, bragging about damaging the BMW.

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A police officer spoke with the apartment manager, who said the large man sounded like one of the apartment residents. An officer ran a check, and both the yellow SUV and the silver Lincoln Navigator belong to this apartment resident. A police report was filed. The BMW had about $2,000 worth of damages.

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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.