Laundry Day A 25-year-old woman called police after one of her dirty friends decided to clean up his act one day. The woman told officers that at around 10:45 p.m. a man she knows kicked the door of her laundry room in and began cleaning his dirty clothes.
Blade Last week, we wrote about a doomsday prepper who had his entire stash of weapons stolen by a thief. A 17-year-old boy prepping for a different type of doomsday is also out of luck this week after he brought his signature weapon out prematurely. Police responded to an assault call after the boy was involved in a fight with an 18-year-old man and allegedly brandished a weapon. The police seized the weapon, which was listed as a throwing hatchet called "Zombie Killer."
On an Island A northwest Charlotte man last week found himself running for his life, and he understandably didn't care what he had to do to get away. The man later told officers that he was walking down the street to visit a friend in his neighborhood near Freedom Drive when a large dog suddenly began chasing him. The man ran and jumped on the nearest car, a 2006 Mercedes Benz. In the end, he got away but did $2,000 in damage to the car's hood, windshield and roof. The owner called police, and the man who jumped onto the car admitted to doing the damage but said he would not pay for the repairs.
Just Browsing A man surfing the web for football cards last week was surprised to click on a card on eBay and see his own card staring back at him. He told police he had been displaying cards on a table at a convention recently when a man approached him and asked if he had two specific Jeremy Langford cards. He told the suspect that he did and let him see them, but the man declined to buy. Later, the victim saw the exact cards on eBay being sold in Charlotte and immediately remembered the inquiry. He followed his gut and went back to check his collection and, sure enough, both cards were missing.
Messy A taxi driver in Charlotte ended his night with a bad ride last week that ended with an assault. The man told officers that he brought a man to an address on South Tryon Street and things went awry. The man told the driver he could not pay, and when he objected, the suspect assaulted him and poured beer on him.
Accuracy A 46-year-old man on The Plaza called police last week after he was pepper sprayed, but only half way. The man told officers on the scene that he was fighting another man when the suspect sprayed him with mace in his left eye. Details are blurry on whether the mist affected the right eye at all.
Phone's For You A south Charlotte woman called police after someone dropped a call in front of her last week. The woman told police she was sitting on a bench at McAlpine Park when a car drove by and someone threw a $200 LTE phone out of the window and it landed in front of her. The car didn't turn around, as whoever was on the other line must've really gotten on someone's nerves.
Spare Me Police responded to a stolen car call in west Charlotte and found that an unfortunate spare key placement led to the incident. The victims told officers that someone broke into one vehicle when it was parked out front of a home off Sam Wilson Road. The thief only stole one thing from the first vehicle: the spare keys to a Chevy Malibu parked just feet away. Needless to say, the $18,000 vehicle was not there the next day.
Red Flag A man driving in west Charlotte learned last week why being a good Samaritan can sometimes backfire. The 22-year-old man told police he was driving by Lincoln Heights Academy when he saw someone flagging him down. Thinking the man was in trouble, he stopped, and the suspect immediately shot him. Good luck to the next person who asks this guy for help.
Small Fries Management at a Food Lion in east Charlotte filed a police report after finding that one of the employees had been hustling them. The reporting person told officers that one of the employees was performing illegal transactions over a five month period that resulted in the loss of $768. Just to make matters worse, one transaction ended in the loss of two White Castle burgers and two Monster drinks.
Stripped of Possessions One south Charlotte exotic dancer stepped off stage and collected her cash only to find that she took a loss during that most recent dance. The Club ONYX dancer later found through reviewing surveillance footage that a man wearing a green shirt and white shorts had swiped a moneybag that she was keeping on stage while she danced. The bag contained $1,000 in cash, her phone and her car keys. The suspect fled the club in a silver car with an unknown California license plate.
Blotter items are chosen from the files of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department. All suspects are innocent until proven guilty.
