Police Beat

Man Hunt

An officer was on foot patrol near Pilcher Library when he noticed a person standing on the roof of Willingham Hall on Wednesday, Oct. 17 at 11 p.m. When the officer approached the building and called out to the person to come down, not one but three students emerged. The students claimed to be playing a game of “Manhunt” and said they had climbed the building to hide. Each student received a Judiciary and was advised to find less adventurous hiding spots in the future.

 

Two Yuenglings

An officer was on George Busbee Parkway on Wednesday, Oct. 10 at 1:40 a.m., when a white Ford Taurus drove by going 60 mph. The officer initiated a traffic stop and when the male driver lowered his window, the officer noticed a strong smell of alcohol. When asked if he had consumed any alcohol that night, the driver admitted to having two Yuengling beers. The driver tested positive for alcohol and failed the Standard Field Sobriety Evaluation. He was placed under arrest for drunken driving and speeding and was put in the back of the patrol car to be transported to Cobb ADC. While en route to the police department, the handcuffed driver managed to get his cellphone out of his back pocket and dialed his friend from the back of the patrol car. The officer overheard him attempting to give his friend their exact location, and when the officer pulled the car over to retrieve the cellphone, the arrested driver tried to sit on it so it could not be confiscated. The officer got the phone, and upon arrival at Cobb ADC, the driver became disrespectful and uncooperative, and made statements such as, “I hate all you

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