A Way To A Woman's Heart Is Through Harassment: A woman called police after a man -- one she had previously charged with stalking -- showed up at her residence and began threatening, "Just because they banned me from the property, I can still come and fuck you up regardless." The woman had also filed a complaint against the clueless Romeo for kicking in her door. In another case, a woman working at a grocery store called police after her estranged boyfriend -- yup, also one who had a restraining order filed against him -- showed up and started harassing her. The woman reported that her ex stood outside the grocery store window urging her to come outside so they could talk. When she refused, he entered the store and began screaming in her face.
From Bad To Worse: A cab driver called police after his customer (whom he had driven to multiple locations) stated she had no money to pay the fare. When police arrived and started to place the woman under arrest, she made a furtive effort to conceal a pack of cigarettes. This roused the officers' suspicions, and upon inspecting the cigarette pack, they discovered several yellow, rock-like substances wrapped in cellophane, believed to be crack cocaine.
You Asked For It: Prior to doing a class presentation, a local college student went into the bathroom to change clothes, and upon exiting left behind her overcoat, keys and purse. When she returned about 10 minutes later, all her possessions were missing. During the subsequent search, two students from another class returned her keys and purse, from which $40 was missing. She then found her overcoat in another classroom. The woman told campus police she believes the two students who returned her keys and purse are the ones who stole the money.
Teachers Have All The Fun: After lunch, a teacher at a local school was taking his class to the bathroom when one of the students stepped into an unoccupied office. When the teacher told the wandering student to get back in line, the pissed-off pupil responded by getting in the teacher's face and saying, "There's going to be big trouble." After returning to the classroom, the student then shoved the teacher, pushing him backwards.
Man Attacks Computer: Upon returning home from work, a man discovered someone had broken into his house. A search of the residence revealed that nothing had been stolen, and the only damage was a single gunshot to his computer's monitor. The computer was rushed to the hospital but tragically died later that day.
When Computer Nerds Go Bad: A department store employee called police after he witnessed a young man conceal several items in a plastic bag and exit the store. The store employee detained the suspect until police arrived, at which point the would-be crook's stash was revealed to include nearly $400 worth of video games.
Door-To-Door Robberies: Two cases of theft were reported after two packages were stolen from their intended recipients' front porches. One of the deliveries was valued at an estimated $14,000.
Hello? Car Thief?: Upon leaving work, a woman was shocked to discover that her car had been stolen. She was shocked once again when she realized that someone had entered her place of employment and removed her car key from her key ring, which she had left on her office desk. When the woman later called her car phone, an unknown person answered, then promptly hung up.
Blotter items are chosen from the files of the Charlotte Police Department.
