Small Town Misfit

Denton, TX
A man complained to Denton County sheriff’s deputies that his neighbors have been stealing his wireless computer access.

The man said he has seen the neighbors up on their roofs several times with their computers and has photographed them.

They back their car halfway out of the garage to give them a way to climb to the roof, he said. Then they use their laptops while sitting on the roof.

Found in the Denton Chronicle-Record

Atlanta, GA
At Underground Atlanta, a 32-year-old man said his friend “Suicide” called him over to where he was standing. He said Suicide punched him, while another man nicknamed “Kill Quick” held him down. He said Suicide and Kill Quick stole six DVD movies from him and ran away.

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Tracy, CA
7:11 a.m.: A woman on the 500 block of Glenbriar Circle reported someone “stole” her recycling bin and replaced it with another.

Found in the Tracy Press

Goleta Valley, CA
A woman who left $12,000 in cash unattended in her car filed a report of grand theft after the money went missing a few weeks ago. The woman, 37, told authorities the money was last seen in an envelope under her car seat at a Fairview Avenue carwash. The woman admitted leaving the money unattended, and out of view, while the car was being cleaned.

Found in the Goleta Valley Voice

Goleta Valley, CA
A 54-year old man contacted authorities after $500 worth of gum and soda went missing from his car. The victim told deputies his car was parked on Placer Drive when the merchandise, purchased for his Santa Barbara store, was stolen.

Found in the Goleta Valley Voice

Goleta Valley, CA
Returning home to find his Isla Vista house burglarized, the resident looked outside to find a young man passed out on the front lawn. Checking the downed man’s pockets for identification, the victim came across his own stolen iPod. Apparently, the intoxicated burglar passed out before making it off the property.

The thief, once awakened, began vomiting profusely. Coming to his aid, the victim brought a wastebasket to the ill suspect until, finally, the suspect was able to walk home. It wasn’t until the following day that the victim realized the sick thief had also left with stolen cash in his pocket.

The victim turned over information collected from the suspect’s identification in hopes of locating the suspect and the $91. In a change of heart, having realized the thankless burglar left with stolen property, the victim told authorities he now wished to press charges against the thief.

Found in the Goleta Valley Voice

Waynesboro, GA
Burglars caused nearly $20,000 in damage at the Head Start center on Blakeney Street.

According to a report filed at the Waynesboro Police Department, the burglars broke into the old gymnasium, which was being used for storage, and stripped the copper wiring and metal from three air conditioning units that had been put there for safekeeping.

Police say they also stole a Cub Cadet tractor and two water fountains that belong to the Burke County Board of Education.

And…

The Headstart center has been hit again.

After $20,000 in damages from thieves earlier this month, the Blakeney Street center has been vandalized.

According to the police report, seven windows were broken with rocks and gunshots.

The damages are estimated at $700.

Found in the True Citizen

Atlanta, GA
On Wellington Street, a woman said she walked out of her house and noticed her 2003 Kia Sedona was gone. She said she had left her car title inside the car. (She works for the Department of Motor Vehicles.) She said she put her $250 white-and-gold Dolce & Gabbana purse on her porch, and then walked inside to get the car insurance card. She said while she was inside, someone stole her purse.

Found in Creative Loafing

Atlanta, GA
On Lanier Street, a 47-year-old man said he and his roommate “Car Wash” had a verbal spat — and Car Wash got kicked out of the house. He said Car Wash got upset and stole his TV and stereo from his room before leaving. Car Wash threatened to return and steal more stuff, he said. The man plans to take out a warrant on Car Wash, as soon as he gets Car Wash’s real name from his landlord.

Found in Creative Loafing

Charlotte, NC
A 39-year-old woman said someone broke into her home while she was there and stole her dog. Twenty minutes later, the thief returned and gave the dog back.

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Charlotte, NC
An 18-year-old woman reported that she lost her cell phone. When she called her phone, a man picked up, admitted to having her phone, but said he wouldn’t give it back without a reward. He told the woman that he was at work at a CVS in Dilworth and she could drop the money off to him there. The woman called the police. They went to the man’s job and recovered the phone.

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Atlanta, GA
At City Hall East, an officer saw a man wheeling a Home Depot shopping cart filled with stuff. “He was coming down a ramp that leads to secured parking for police vehicles,” the officer noted. The man’s shopping cart contained two police radios that belong in squad cars, copper wiring used to wire police cars and an air hose. The officer asked: “Why are you here and where did you get this stuff?” The man said he’d gotten the items from a Dumpster.

The officer wrote, “The items came from the fenced area that is behind the city shop. There is no large dumpster there. The police radios and wire had been taken out of police cars that were being worked on.” The man, age 54, was arrested. His shopping cart was returned to the Home Depot across the street from City Hall East.

Found in Creative Loafing