Three Birthdays
At 3:30 p.m. Monday Aug. 27, an officer initiated a traffic stop on a black GMC Jimmy driving with a cracked windshield. When the officer approached the vehicle, the male driver and female passenger appeared very nervous. The officer noticed the female passenger looked very young and when asked for her age and birthdate, the passenger gave the officer three different dates of birth, none of which matched the age provided. The 21-year-old driver stated that he wanted to make it very clear that he was not the passenger’s boyfriend. The juvenile was driven to KSU DPS to wait for her parents. The driver of the vehicle then asked police if he could return to the girl’s residence to pick up two of his friends who were there waiting. Upon arriving, police noticed two adult males walking away from the residence. One of males had warrants against him for Failure to Appear and for Probation Violation and was placed under arrest. Another juvenile was found inside the residence and her parents were also called. Cobb County PD was dispatched to the residence to assist.
The juvenile’s parents arrived home and informed police that they were unaware of how old the men were because their daughter told them they were friends of hers from high school. The driver was given a verbal warning for his windshield, the arrested male was transported to Cobb ADC for his warrants and the juvenile passenger was given a Juvenile Complaint Form for Giving False Information and Unruly Juvenile.
A Commons Thief
An officer was dispatched to The Commons Aug. 27 at 9 p.m. in response to a robbery. Two female students had been sitting at the tables in front of the dining hall when the suspect, described as a black male wearing a white shirt, jean shorts, a yellow hat and a big gold watch, grabbed one of the students’ phones and ran off. The other student stated that the suspect tried to steal her phone as well, but she was able to grab his arm and get her phone back before he could get away. A witness reported seeing the robbery in progress and tried to run after the suspect, but lost sight of him as he passed Kennesaw Hall and headed in the direction of the Waffle House on Frey Road.
Catch Me if you Can
At 10 a.m. Aug. 24, an officer responded to a call from the General Bookstore about a possible check fraud. According to an employee at the bookstore, the female student in question was trying to buy new books with a check from Wachovia. The employee was suspicious of the check because the student had been seen in the store the day before buying books with a check, and also trying to sell back brand-new books unrelated to any course she was taking. When Wells Fargo (previously Wachovia) was called, it was discovered that the checking account did not exist. Cobb County police officers arrived and informed the student that if her previous check did not clear, she could have charges filed against her. The student asked if she could return to the store with cash to cover her check from the previous day. An officer pointed out to her that if she was already offering to cover the previous check, she must have known the checking account was nonexistent.
At 3 p.m. the same day, an officer provided the student’s description to the campus bookstore and was advised by an employee that a female student matching the same description had been purchasing books and selling back brand-new ones in their store as well. The campus bookstore plans to reconcile their check receipts and will contact KSU PD if any of the student’s checks are insufficient.