Hit-and-Run
Around noon on Aug. 19, Officer Hammond was dispatched to a hit-and-run accident. The driver who had left the scene reportedly made a left turn and failed to yield, striking the other vehicle in the left rear wheel and quarter panel before taking off. The driver of the struck vehicle followed the other long enough to get a vehicle and driver description as well as a license plate number. No injuries were reported. That evening, Officer Mason met with the suspect and placed her under arrest.
Road Rage
On the morning of Aug. 20, Officers Hammond and Parham responded to a BOLO (Be on the lookout for) regarding an Asian man reportedly driving aggressively and displaying a weapon to another motorist. The officers spotted a vehicle matching the description, and the registration number was the same as that reported by Dispatch. They stopped the black Hyundai coupe and Hammond approached the driver while Parham covered the passenger side. The driver was compliant with requests and answered questions about the incident. He also admitted to having a weapon in the glove box. Hammond asked the driver to exit the vehicle. The driver was compliant and the officer detained the suspect.. Officer Parham obtained from the glove box a Walther PK380 handgun and secured it. After securing the gun, Parham turned the weapon over to Sergeant Forman. A witness was brought in to confirm that the suspect was indeed the one driving aggressively and brandishing a firearm. The suspect was arrested and taken to Cobb ADC.
Just after midnight on Aug. 24, Officer Centola was flagged down by a male who stated he was just in a hit-in-run. The man said that his car was struck by a blue Toyota Corolla, but when. the driver pulled off into the Ice Forum parking lot, the other car drove off, failing to stop for the accident. The driver’s girlfriend was following him in her vehicle when the accident occurred and was able to follow the Corolla as she called the police. She followed the Corolla as it pulled into U Club, and stated that she saw a black male exit the vehicle. The man later turned himself in to KSU Police.
