The Blotter
And other tales of life in the ATL
Here's the latest from Atlanta's finest:
THE BLOTTER: Speed Racer, Deuce! Police Blotter
Sunday November 8, 2020 02:59 pm EST
And other tales of life in the ATL
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THE BLOTTER: Stupid phone call of the month Police Blotter
Friday October 9, 2020 04:58 pm EDT
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Blotter: East Atlanta Protesters Deface Wrong Statue Police Blotter
Monday September 28, 2020 10:04 am EDT
News Brief included in the September 2020 Blotter
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Blotter: Gwinnett Country Inmates Come to the Aid of the Deputy Police Blotter
Monday September 28, 2020 10:02 am EDT
News Brief included in the September 2020 Blotter
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Botter: Nap Costs Coffee County Man his Freedom Police Blotter
Monday September 28, 2020 10:00 am EDT
News Brief included in the September 2020 Blotter
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Blotter: Gwinnett County Maskless Shopping Police Blotter
Monday September 28, 2020 09:56 am EDT
News Brief included in the September 2020 Blotter
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Blotter: Oakhurst Neighborhood Pro-Trump Harassment Police Blotter
Monday September 28, 2020 09:42 am EDT
Police Blotter September, 2020
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Blotter: Henry County Teen Posts Online Porn into Virtual Class Police Blotter
Sunday September 27, 2020 09:53 pm EDT
Police Blotter Story - Henry County Police "over it"
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THE BLOTTER: Virtual school peek-a-boo Police Blotter
Friday September 4, 2020 11:45 am EDT
And other tales of life in the ATL
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THE BLOTTER: Mask Meltdown Police Blotter
Wednesday August 5, 2020 05:08 pm EDT
And other tales of life in the ATL
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THE BLOTTER: Animals in the street and roaming Police Blotter
Tuesday June 30, 2020 11:57 am EDT
And other tales of life in the ATL
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THE BLOTTER: The ‘coughing bandit’ strikes Police Blotter
Friday May 1, 2020 12:05 am EDT
And other tales of life in the ATL
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THE BLOTTER: Wiped out! Police Blotter
Friday April 10, 2020 04:05 pm EDT
And other tales of life in the ATL
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THE BLOTTER: Mommie Dearest Police Blotter
Monday March 2, 2020 01:18 pm EST
And other tales of life in the ATL
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THE BLOTTER: You break it, you stole it Police Blotter
Tuesday February 4, 2020 02:03 pm EST
And other tales of life in the ATL
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THE BLOTTER: Resolutions for the hell of it Police Blotter
Wednesday January 1, 2020 10:33 am EST
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THE BLOTTER: The Joker on the run Police Blotter
Tuesday December 3, 2019 05:19 pm EST
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THE BLOTTER: Three bottles of vodka and an AR Police Blotter
Monday November 4, 2019 02:04 pm EST
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THE BLOTTER: Making America more great Police Blotter
Monday September 30, 2019 12:49 pm EDT
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THE BLOTTER: What’s up, Doc? Police Blotter
Thursday September 5, 2019 10:43 am EDT
Sleeping it off in a bed of carrots
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THE BLOTTER: Tampon tirade Police Blotter
Thursday August 1, 2019 04:47 pm EDT
And other tales of life in the ATL
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THE BLOTTER: Twerking videos and pepper spray News, News Features, Police Blotter
Friday July 5, 2019 10:14 am EDT
And other tales of life in the ATL
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THE BLOTTER: 'Beyonce’ in a pink lace nightgown News, News Features, Police Blotter
Friday May 3, 2019 12:11 pm EDT
And other tales of life in the ATL
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The Blotter Police Blotter
Tuesday January 1, 2019 05:30 pm EST
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The Blotter: Ceasar Mitchell's car stolen Homepage, Police Blotter
Tuesday December 12, 2017 03:50 pm EST
His Audi was left unlocked and running
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The Blotter: I thought we were friends Police Blotter
Monday December 4, 2017 06:45 pm EST
Is there nothing sacred about making pals in chat rooms anymore?
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The Blotter: Lovers' misdemeanor Police Blotter
Thursday November 30, 2017 07:04 pm EST
Plus, an allegedly boozy bartender charged with a DUI
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The Blotter: Mercedes-Benz Stadium brawl Police Blotter
Monday November 20, 2017 05:14 pm EST
Plus, 'No, officer; I was just urinating in public!'
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The Blotter: Clumsy smuggler Police Blotter
Thursday November 16, 2017 05:56 pm EST
Plus, 'If you're not going to be with me, you can't be with no one else.'
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The Blotter: Misplaced Mercedes Police Blotter
Monday November 13, 2017 06:08 pm EST
And please unload your guns before using the bathroom
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The Blotter: Interview with a bank robber Police Blotter
Friday November 10, 2017 05:41 pm EST
Plus, landscaping gone wrong
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The Blotter: The rookie robber Police Blotter
Monday November 6, 2017 08:31 pm EST
Plus, welcome to the neighborhood. We've got roaches.
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The Blotter: A fiery love triangle Police Blotter
Friday November 3, 2017 06:33 pm EDT
The Atlanta apparel arsonist strikes
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The Blotter: The ID collectors Police Blotter
Friday November 3, 2017 05:40 pm EDT
Uh, that's my brother's license
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The Blotter: Thirsty driver Police Blotter
Thursday November 2, 2017 06:46 pm EDT
That's a lotta booze
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The Blotter: No air Police Blotter
Thursday November 2, 2017 05:02 pm EDT
Sir, why is there vomit on the floor of the driver seat?
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The Blotter: We just rippin' a blunt, officer Police Blotter
Wednesday November 1, 2017 06:04 pm EDT
A brazen, yet polite couple gets scooped up by the fuzz
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The Blotter: Back in a sec' Police Blotter
Wednesday November 1, 2017 04:51 pm EDT
'It sounded like he knew what he was talking about'
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The Blotter: Uninvited booty call Police Blotter
Tuesday October 31, 2017 04:54 pm EDT
'She knew he wasn't with his girlfriend at the time, so she wanted to see him'
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The Blotter: Nobody boot; nobody get choked Police Blotter
Tuesday October 31, 2017 04:35 pm EDT
Yet another revival of CL's infamous police blotter
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The Blotter: Chasing Beelzebub Police Blotter
Tuesday July 11, 2017 09:04 pm EDT
Bizarre crimes from Atlanta police reports
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The Blotter: Problematic parcel Police Blotter
Tuesday June 6, 2017 02:19 pm EDT
Bizarre crimes from Atlanta police reports
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The Blotter strikes back Police Blotter
Thursday March 9, 2017 01:40 pm EST
Atlanta's infamous crime column returns to Creative Loafing
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The Blotter: Best of the Blotter (2016) Police Blotter
Thursday July 14, 2016 04:00 am EDT
A roundup of most bizarre crimes from the past year
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The Blotter: Laced too tight? Police Blotter
Thursday July 7, 2016 04:00 am EDT
A 33-year-old man wearing a corset and stockings strolled into a Midtown grocery store, selected a single red apple, and then stood in line to pay for his fruit. Another customer reportedly asked the man to cover up. Outraged, the man unleashed some choice words and was asked to leave the store. The man said he would calm down. His calm reprieve didn't last long, though. Suddenly, the man... | more...
The Blotter: Compliment conundrum Police Blotter
Thursday June 30, 2016 04:00 am EDT
A 24-year-old man and his friend requested an Uber driver pick them up at a gay club in Midtown to take them home. During the ride, the 24-year-old jokingly told the Uber driver he was really cute. According to the police report, the driver told the man to "shut the fuck up," and alledgedly pulled out a gun and aimed it at the 24-year-old.
The 24-year-old remained quiet for the rest of the...
| more...The Blotter: Out on a limb (2) Police Blotter
Thursday June 23, 2016 04:00 am EDT
A 21-year-old female clerk recently had a rough day at a Little Five Points boutique. A woman with one leg reportedly barged into the boutique and got in the clerk's face. At one point, the one-legged woman left the boutique and started yelling at the clerk through the store window. The woman eventually stormed back into the boutique and knocked accessories off the counter and reportedly... | more...
The Blotter: Meat market Police Blotter
Thursday June 9, 2016 04:00 am EDT
A pork chop purchase went awry on Ponce de Leon Avenue. A man reeking of booze walked into a grocery store with only one item on his list: pork chops. According to the store manager, the man yelled at a female cashier because she was did not bag his pork chops properly, and then the man bagged the chops himself. The manager asked the man to calm down, and offered to help him with the pork... | more...
The Blotter: Spooky ambitions Police Blotter
Thursday June 2, 2016 04:00 am EDT
Cops received a call about a masked man dressed in all black, who was reportedly scaring people on the Beltline in Old Fourth Ward. The masked man had a pumpkin tattoo on his left upper arm and was riding a skateboard. A cop found the masked man sitting on top of an underpass on Willoughby Way. "Once he saw us, I told him to come down," the cop noted. "He then got up and ran." The masked man,... | more...
The Blotter: Flexible space oddity Police Blotter
Thursday May 26, 2016 04:00 am EDT
Outside a West End shopping mall, a cop saw a black car stopped with a twitchy male driver inside "The driver had a very hostile demeanor toward me," the cop noted. "I asked him why he was so agitated. He advised that he felt that he was being harassed and that he didn't do anything wrong."
The driver, a 34-year-old man from Douglasville, admitted to consuming alcoholic beverages before...
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THE BLOTTER: Speed Racer, Deuce! Article
Sunday November 8, 2020 02:59 pm EST
And other tales of life in the ATL
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THE BLOTTER: Stupid phone call of the month Article
Friday October 9, 2020 04:58 pm EDT
And other tales of life in the ATL
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THE BLOTTER: Virtual school peek-a-boo Article
Friday September 4, 2020 11:45 am EDT
And other tales of life in the ATL
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THE BLOTTER: Mask Meltdown Article
Wednesday August 5, 2020 05:08 pm EDT
And other tales of life in the ATL
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THE BLOTTER: Animals in the street and roaming Article
Tuesday June 30, 2020 11:57 am EDT
And other tales of life in the ATL
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THE BLOTTER: Speed Racer, Deuce! Police Blotter
Sunday November 8, 2020 02:59 pm EST
And other tales of life in the ATL
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THE BLOTTER: Stupid phone call of the month Police Blotter
Friday October 9, 2020 04:58 pm EDT
And other tales of life in the ATL
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THE BLOTTER: Virtual school peek-a-boo Police Blotter
Friday September 4, 2020 11:45 am EDT
And other tales of life in the ATL
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THE BLOTTER: Mask Meltdown Police Blotter
Wednesday August 5, 2020 05:08 pm EDT
And other tales of life in the ATL
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THE BLOTTER: Animals in the street and roaming Police Blotter
Tuesday June 30, 2020 11:57 am EDT
And other tales of life in the ATL
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THE BLOTTER: The ‘coughing bandit’ strikes Police Blotter
Friday May 1, 2020 12:05 am EDT
And other tales of life in the ATL
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THE BLOTTER: Wiped out! Police Blotter
Friday April 10, 2020 04:05 pm EDT
And other tales of life in the ATL
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THE BLOTTER: Mommie Dearest Police Blotter
Monday March 2, 2020 01:18 pm EST
And other tales of life in the ATL
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THE BLOTTER: You break it, you stole it Police Blotter
Tuesday February 4, 2020 02:03 pm EST
And other tales of life in the ATL
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THE BLOTTER: Resolutions for the hell of it Police Blotter
Wednesday January 1, 2020 10:33 am EST
And other tales of life in the ATL
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