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Wet Clothes, Dead Snakes and Too Many Steps: Weird Police News of the Week

Unusual police stories from Northeast Georgia.

A Dacula man reported  — several bottles of water, a coffee pot, a CAR, some clothes and some brand-name watches. And also a “silver .22 caliber weapon” for which he couldn't produce a make, model or serial number. As luck would have it, the man told police, he had purhcased rental insurance two weeks earlier.

Meanwhile, in Winder, a borrowed washing machine was stolen — . The dryer was stolen, too, so there's still a chance for the clothes.

Different Walton County residents complained recently of . In the latter case, there was an ongoing dispute with a neighbor.

A neighbor in Bethlehem took it upon himself to be . After a couple complained he was harassing them by pointing out code violations, the man told Barrow County Sheriff's deputies he was part of Neighborhood Watch and trying to keep property values up.

Another Barrow resident told a sheriff's deputy he was by detaining her. She was charged with public intoxication. And a woman in Athens was charged with DUI after .

An Auburn man wasn't so cooperative with police after they were called to a disturbance at , according to a report. All told, between the man and his female companion, there were reports of .

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Kristi Reed (Editor) June 18, 2013 at 06:22 pm
Thanks for posting Devera! It looks as if you have a lot of fun activities planned.
Bill Summerour June 15, 2013 at 08:49 pm
I grew up in a Winder where doors were not locked and the town was full of folks shopping! SometimesRead More a moonshiner would get caught or the parking meter would run out of time and one would get a parking ticket by one of the three cops in town! Now I keep a weapon handy because of voices and footsteps on the pavement at night! Where are these people coming from and going to after one o'clock in the morning? Why does it take so long for a policeman to show up after a call is made,if they show up at all? I've watched nice homes on my street turn into dumps. They are rented by owners who are only interested in the money and not the quality of people who are renting. Yeah, I keep a weapon and it's loaded for a thief or prowler! When seconds count a cop is only several minutes away,if at all!
Timothy Hinds June 17, 2013 at 12:51 am
Excellent comment, Bill. I, too, remember what it was like to trust those around you as much trustRead More as you gave them.