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The Blotter

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The Blotter by Lauren Keating

"Other tales of life in the ATL"

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What Is The Blotter?

The Blotter was founded by Rodger Brown, a CL staff writer in the 1980s. Instructed to cover “the cops and the courts,” he came up with the idea to compile a curated selection of the odd, sad, offbeat crimes taken verbatim from police reports. The Blotter took off, becoming one of the paper’s most popular and enduring columns. Brown also illustrated each week’s listings with quirky, chiaroscuro renderings of criminals and cheats, victims and oddballs, shattered windows and animals meeting awful fates. Lauren Keating has been the Blotter Diva for the past 20 years with a great assist from Trey Butler's illustrations.

Archives

THE BLOTTER: Moth to a flame

06/20/2024 2:10 PM

And other tales of life in the ATL

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THE BLOTTER: Devious duo determined to drink

05/14/2024 2:58 PM

And other tales of life in the ATL

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THE BLOTTER: Put a spell on you

04/10/2024 6:53 PM

And other tales of life in the ATL

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THE BLOTTER: Ice Spice hater goes amok

03/11/2024 2:01 PM

And other tales of life in the ATL

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THE BLOTTER: How not to hit on women

02/07/2024 5:18 PM

And other tales of life in the ATL

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THE BLOTTER: New Year’s resolutions, Blotter-style

12/29/2023 10:16 AM

And other stories of life in the ATL

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THE BLOTTER: I’ll be stoned for Christmas

12/13/2023 1:17 PM

And other tales of life in the ATL

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THE BLOTTER: Hammer it home

11/07/2023 12:00 AM

And other tales in the ATL

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THE BLOTTER: Sing us a song (or don't)

10/06/2023 1:19 PM

And other tales of life in the ATL

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THE BLOTTER: Feel The Force — right there?

09/13/2023 11:33 AM

And other tales of life in the ATL

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THE BLOTTER: Only in the South

08/09/2023 10:40 AM

And other tales of life in the ATL and beyond

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THE BLOTTER: Unwanted visitor

07/10/2023 3:56 PM

And other tales of life in the ATL

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THE BLOTTER: Suspect calls 911 on himself

06/14/2023 1:03 PM

And other tales of life in the ATL

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THE BLOTTER: Skin games

05/08/2023 1:20 PM

And other tales of life in the ATL

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THE BLOTTER: Don't gimme that bullshit

04/11/2023 11:16 AM

And other tales of life in the ATL

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THE BLOTTER: Hot for teacher

03/03/2023 12:38 PM

And other tales of life in the ATL

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THE BLOTTER: Head(less) games

02/07/2023 10:51 AM

And other tales of life in the ATL

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THE BLOTTER: Strange repeat

12/06/2022 10:35 AM

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THE BLOTTER: Nasty aroma at cop shop

11/03/2022 2:11 PM

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THE BLOTTER: Deep-fried brain

10/06/2022 8:16 PM

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THE BLOTTER: Bare-chested roof top rescue

08/03/2022 12:12 PM

And other tales of life in the ATL

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BLOTTER: Feeling cheeky

07/12/2022 4:39 PM

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THE BLOTTER: Strange trip

06/03/2022 12:34 PM

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THE BLOTTER: Singing the cesspool blues

05/02/2022 11:53 AM

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THE BLOTTER: Fruitful scam

04/04/2022 4:56 PM

And other tales of life in the ATL

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THE BLOTTER: Liquid issues

02/28/2022 8:58 AM

And other stories of life in the ATL

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THE BLOTTER: Don’t bank on it 2022

02/01/2022 10:14 AM

And other stories of life in the ATL

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THE BLOTTER: The beat goes on

01/04/2022 3:44 PM

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THE BLOTTER: Backlash to Elf Power

12/01/2021 12:53 AM

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THE BLOTTER: Creepy eyes

11/01/2021 12:20 AM

And other tales of life in the ATL

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THE BLOTTER: Lucky dog

10/07/2021 2:03 PM

And other tales of life in the ATL

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THE BLOTTER: Accessorizing with flair

09/01/2021 5:30 PM

And other tales of life in the ATL

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THE BLOTTER: Clash with the fuzz

08/02/2021 10:32 AM

And other tales of life in the ATL

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THE BLOTTER: 19th nervous  breakdown

07/01/2021 1:36 PM

And other tales of life in the ATL

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THE BLOTTER: - June 2021

06/02/2021 6:26 PM

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THE BLOTTER: Party ends with a bang (the whole shack shimmied!)

05/04/2021 7:40 AM

And other tales of life in the ATL

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THE BLOTTER: Big Moo-stake

04/05/2021 11:35 AM

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THE BLOTTER: Don’t bank on it

03/01/2021 3:29 PM

And other tales of life in the ATL

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THE BLOTTER: ‘You’re a mean one, 2020’

12/07/2020 12:48 PM

And other stories of life in the ATL from the past year

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THE BLOTTER: Speed Racer, Deuce!

11/08/2020 2:59 PM

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THE BLOTTER: Stupid phone call of the month

10/09/2020 4:58 PM

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Blotter: East Atlanta Protesters Deface Wrong Statue

09/28/2020 10:04 AM

News Brief included in the September 2020 Blotter

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Blotter: Gwinnett Country Inmates Come to the Aid of the Deputy

09/28/2020 10:02 AM

News Brief included in the September 2020 Blotter

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Botter: Nap Costs Coffee County Man his Freedom

09/28/2020 10:00 AM

News Brief included in the September 2020 Blotter

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Blotter: Gwinnett County Maskless Shopping

09/28/2020 9:56 AM

News Brief included in the September 2020 Blotter

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Blotter: Oakhurst Neighborhood Pro-Trump Harassment

09/28/2020 9:42 AM

Police Blotter September, 2020

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Blotter: Henry County Teen Posts Online Porn into Virtual Class

09/27/2020 9:53 PM

Police Blotter Story - Henry County Police "over it"

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THE BLOTTER: Virtual school peek-a-boo

09/04/2020 11:45 AM

And other tales of life in the ATL

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THE BLOTTER: Mask Meltdown

08/05/2020 5:08 PM

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THE BLOTTER: Animals in the street and roaming

06/30/2020 11:57 AM

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THE BLOTTER: The ‘coughing bandit’ strikes

05/01/2020 12:05 AM

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THE BLOTTER: Wiped out!

04/10/2020 4:05 PM

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THE BLOTTER: Mommie Dearest

03/02/2020 1:18 PM

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THE BLOTTER: You break it, you stole it

02/04/2020 2:03 PM

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THE BLOTTER: Resolutions for the hell of it

01/01/2020 10:33 AM

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THE BLOTTER: The Joker on the run

12/03/2019 5:19 PM

And other tales of life in the ATL

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THE BLOTTER: Three bottles of vodka and an AR

11/04/2019 2:04 PM

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THE BLOTTER: Making America more great

09/30/2019 12:49 PM

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THE BLOTTER: Tampon tirade

08/01/2019 4:47 PM

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THE BLOTTER: Twerking videos and pepper spray

07/05/2019 10:14 AM

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THE BLOTTER: 'Beyonce’ in a pink lace nightgown

05/03/2019 12:11 PM

And other tales of life in the ATL

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The Blotter: Ceasar Mitchell's car stolen

12/12/2017 3:50 PM

His Audi was left unlocked and running

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The Blotter: Misplaced Mercedes

11/13/2017 6:08 PM

And please unload your guns before using the bathroom

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The Blotter: Chasing Beelzebub

07/11/2017 9:04 PM

Bizarre crimes from Atlanta police reports

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