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Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Naked Man Walking on Trail Charged with Public Indecency

More of the strange stuff police officers around North Georgia were up against recently.

> Nude walking: A man found walking around naked on a walking trail near a Norcross apartment complex didn’t seem too fazed by a Gwinnett County Police officer’s interest in finding out what he was doing. When the officer approached and identified himself, the man picked up a cup from the ground and poured water over his head, according to the police report. He was advised to put his clothes back on, and was then charged with public indecency and public intoxication. > The cheese did him in: It was “cheese residue” on the face of a Winder man that led to a shoplifting charge at a grocery store. The man was reportedly seen putting a package of cheese in his jacket and then entering the restroom. He was found in one of the stalls with crumbs…

Saturday, April 21, 2012

Strange Police Stories: Look Out Below! Elusive Base Jumpers, Failed Escapes and More

Northeast Georgia: where thefts and threats don't have to be ordinary.

  Note to escaped prisoners: Don't commit petty crimes on the lam. A Loganville man who had escaped Walton County Sheriff's officials was returned to custody last week after being stopped for tossing a cigarette butt from a car window. Another man, this one from North Carolina, ran away from Georgia State Troopers after cocaine was found in his car during a traffic stop on I-85. Other troopers caught up to him. Which story stikes you as the oddest of the week? Tell us in the comments below. There's still no clear evidence that a base jumper hopped off a radio tower in Loganville on April Fool's Day, but the person who reported seeing the jump happens to be a member of law enforcement, and a new witness emerged saying she saw somebody land…

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