Crime & Safety

Man Faces DUI Charge After Speeding to Waffle House and Other Strange News

Police have encountered some strange activities in Northeast Georgia recently.

When you gotta have Waffle House: A Buford man, who faces a DUI charge, told police he woke up hungry and was headed to Waffle House — that's why he was driving so fast. On his way, he passed a police checkpoint doing 70 mph in a 40 mph speed zone.

Bad roommate: Two Lilburn-area men said their roommate had been high on meth for six days, which probably explained his behavior. They claimed the roommate stole some of their possessions, broke into their cars and shattered one of the vehicle’s windows. Gun shots they heard early one morning was probably him, too, they said.

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A bad way to hail a cab: This is why you should call a taxi when you’ve had too much to drink. A Clarkston man faces numerous charges — including DUI — after he broad-sided a taxi cab in an Athens intersection. The wreck injured two passengers in the cab.

Caught by his own pants: A Fairburn man didn’t get far when he tried to run from police after a traffic stop. "I gave chase advising the suspect to stop running several times," the officer wrote in the incident report. "The suspect continued for approximately 500 yards and rounded the corner of Kohl's, where he tripped over his pants, which had fell [sic] around his ankles."  He faced a litany of charges, including marijuana possession and resisting arrest.

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Riled over a reptile: The discovery of a snake in a Snellville-area health-care center did more than startle the employees. A woman who was visiting her ailing mother and one of the facility’s nurses reportedly argued after the incident. No big deal, until the nurse was later overheard saying, "We will see what [that woman] has to say in the parking lot," according to the police report. The woman said she felt threatened, but the nurse denied threatening her. No arrests were made.


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