The Blotter

And other tales of life in the ATL

By Lauren Keating Tuesday January 1, 2019 05:30 pm EST

Here's the latest from Atlanta's finest:

THE BLOTTER: Party ends with a bang (the whole shack shimmied!) Article

Tuesday May 4, 2021 07:40 am EDT 05/04/2021 7:40 am

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THE BLOTTER: Big Moo-stake News

Monday April 5, 2021 11:35 am EDT 04/05/2021 11:35 am

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THE BLOTTER: Don’t bank on it Article

Monday March 1, 2021 03:29 pm EST 03/01/2021 3:29 pm

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THE BLOTTER: ‘You’re a mean one, 2020’ Article

Monday December 7, 2020 12:48 pm EST 12/07/2020 12:48 pm

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THE BLOTTER: Speed Racer, Deuce! Article

Sunday November 8, 2020 02:59 pm EST 11/08/2020 2:59 pm

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THE BLOTTER: Stupid phone call of the month Article

Friday October 9, 2020 04:58 pm EDT 10/09/2020 4:58 pm

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THE BLOTTER: Virtual school peek-a-boo Article

Friday September 4, 2020 11:45 am EDT 09/04/2020 11:45 am

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THE BLOTTER: Mask Meltdown Article

Wednesday August 5, 2020 05:08 pm EDT 08/05/2020 5:08 pm

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THE BLOTTER: Animals in the street and roaming Article

Tuesday June 30, 2020 11:57 am EDT 06/30/2020 11:57 am

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THE BLOTTER: The ‘coughing bandit’ strikes Article

Friday May 1, 2020 12:05 am EDT 05/01/2020 12:05 am

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THE BLOTTER: Wiped out! Article

Friday April 10, 2020 04:05 pm EDT 04/10/2020 4:05 pm

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THE BLOTTER: Mommie Dearest Article

Monday March 2, 2020 01:18 pm EST 03/02/2020 1:18 pm

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THE BLOTTER: You break it, you stole it Article

Tuesday February 4, 2020 02:03 pm EST 02/04/2020 2:03 pm

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THE BLOTTER: Resolutions for the hell of it Article

Wednesday January 1, 2020 10:33 am EST 01/01/2020 10:33 am

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THE BLOTTER: The Joker on the run Article

Tuesday December 3, 2019 05:19 pm EST 12/03/2019 5:19 pm

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THE BLOTTER: Three bottles of vodka and an AR Article

Monday November 4, 2019 02:04 pm EST 11/04/2019 2:04 pm

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THE BLOTTER: Making America more great Article

Monday September 30, 2019 12:49 pm EDT 09/30/2019 12:49 pm

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THE BLOTTER: What’s up, Doc? Article

Thursday September 5, 2019 10:43 am EDT 09/05/2019 10:43 am

Sleeping it off in a bed of carrots | more...

THE BLOTTER: Tampon tirade Article

Thursday August 1, 2019 04:47 pm EDT 08/01/2019 4:47 pm

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THE BLOTTER: Twerking videos and pepper spray News

Friday July 5, 2019 10:14 am EDT 07/05/2019 10:14 am

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THE BLOTTER: 'Beyonce’ in a pink lace nightgown News

Friday May 3, 2019 12:11 pm EDT 05/03/2019 12:11 pm

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Tuesday January 1, 2019 05:30 pm EST 01/01/2019 5:30 pm

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The Blotter: Ceasar Mitchell's car stolen Article

Tuesday December 12, 2017 03:50 pm EST 12/12/2017 3:50 pm

His Audi was left unlocked and running | more...

The Blotter: I thought we were friends Article

Monday December 4, 2017 06:45 pm EST 12/04/2017 6:45 pm

Is there nothing sacred about making pals in chat rooms anymore? | more...

The Blotter: Lovers' misdemeanor Article

Thursday November 30, 2017 07:04 pm EST 11/30/2017 7:04 pm

Plus, an allegedly boozy bartender charged with a DUI | more...

The Blotter: Mercedes-Benz Stadium brawl Article

Monday November 20, 2017 05:14 pm EST 11/20/2017 5:14 pm

Plus, 'No, officer; I was just urinating in public!' | more...

The Blotter: Clumsy smuggler Article

Thursday November 16, 2017 05:56 pm EST 11/16/2017 5:56 pm

Plus, 'If you're not going to be with me, you can't be with no one else.' | more...

The Blotter: Misplaced Mercedes Article

Monday November 13, 2017 06:08 pm EST 11/13/2017 6:08 pm

And please unload your guns before using the bathroom | more...

The Blotter: Interview with a bank robber Article

Friday November 10, 2017 05:41 pm EST 11/10/2017 5:41 pm

Plus, landscaping gone wrong | more...

The Blotter: The rookie robber Article

Monday November 6, 2017 08:31 pm EST 11/06/2017 8:31 pm

Plus, welcome to the neighborhood. We've got roaches. | more...

The Blotter: A fiery love triangle Article

Friday November 3, 2017 06:33 pm EDT 11/03/2017 6:33 pm

The Atlanta apparel arsonist strikes | more...

The Blotter: The ID collectors Article

Friday November 3, 2017 05:40 pm EDT 11/03/2017 5:40 pm

Uh, that's my brother's license | more...

The Blotter: Thirsty driver Article

Thursday November 2, 2017 06:46 pm EDT 11/02/2017 6:46 pm

That's a lotta booze | more...

The Blotter: No air Article

Thursday November 2, 2017 05:02 pm EDT 11/02/2017 5:02 pm

Sir, why is there vomit on the floor of the driver seat? | more...

The Blotter: We just rippin' a blunt, officer Article

Wednesday November 1, 2017 06:04 pm EDT 11/01/2017 6:04 pm

A brazen, yet polite couple gets scooped up by the fuzz | more...

The Blotter: Back in a sec' Article

Wednesday November 1, 2017 04:51 pm EDT 11/01/2017 4:51 pm

'It sounded like he knew what he was talking about' | more...

The Blotter: Uninvited booty call Article

Tuesday October 31, 2017 04:54 pm EDT 10/31/2017 4:54 pm

'She knew he wasn't with his girlfriend at the time, so she wanted to see him' | more...

The Blotter: Nobody boot; nobody get choked Article

Tuesday October 31, 2017 04:35 pm EDT 10/31/2017 4:35 pm

Yet another revival of CL's infamous police blotter | more...

The Blotter: Chasing Beelzebub Article

Tuesday July 11, 2017 09:04 pm EDT 07/11/2017 9:04 pm

Bizarre crimes from Atlanta police reports | more...

The Blotter: Problematic parcel Article

Tuesday June 6, 2017 02:19 pm EDT 06/06/2017 2:19 pm

Bizarre crimes from Atlanta police reports | more...

The Blotter strikes back Article

Thursday March 9, 2017 01:40 pm EST 03/09/2017 1:40 pm

Atlanta's infamous crime column returns to Creative Loafing | more...

The Blotter: Best of the Blotter (2016) Article

Thursday July 14, 2016 04:00 am EDT 07/14/2016 4:00 am

A roundup of most bizarre crimes from the past year | more...

The Blotter: Laced too tight? Article

Thursday July 7, 2016 04:00 am EDT 07/07/2016 4:00 am

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 Article

Thursday June 30, 2016 04:00 am EDT 06/30/2016 4:00 am

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...

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The Blotter: Out on a limb (2) Article

Thursday June 23, 2016 04:00 am EDT 06/23/2016 4:00 am

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 Article

Thursday June 9, 2016 04:00 am EDT 06/09/2016 4:00 am

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 Article

Thursday June 2, 2016 04:00 am EDT 06/02/2016 4:00 am

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 Article

Thursday May 26, 2016 04:00 am EDT 05/26/2016 4:00 am

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: Brown trickle woes Article

Thursday May 19, 2016 04:00 am EDT 05/19/2016 4:00 am

A war between neighbors that had been brewing for two years finally bubbled over at a Midtown condominium building. The opponents: Two male neighbors who live above/below each other. The lower-floor neighbor, a 46-year-old man, claimed "the ceiling light fixture in his bathroom was leaking a brown fluid — suspected methamphetamine " from his neighbors' upstairs unit, a cop noted.

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The Blotter: Return and burn Article

Thursday May 12, 2016 04:00 am EDT 05/12/2016 4:00 am

A man was recently "chanting really loud" and holding signs that read "Cross Movement Clues," "Be Dead to Sin," and "Turn from Sin" outside a local retail store. The 39-year-old man also asked customers to give him money. Security guards asked the man to leave several times, but he refused. Then the man walked inside the store and went to Customer Service to return an item. Once the return... | more...