G.R.i.D. (Get Rich in Dallas)

I keep forgetting all the email addies I have. Especially the one specifically for this blizzog where my Daily Crime Report comes in. But it looks like this past week has been most interesting. The following incidents have occurred in the last few days.

0202958-V

6/29/2008

16:30

150

153

4400 GASTON AVE

THEFT FROM PERSON

SUSP TOOK NECKLACE FROM AROUND COMP NECK. THE SUSP TOOK COMP’S NECKLACE OFF OF HIS NECK.

0203115-V

6/29/2008

19:40

150

151

5526 REIGER AVE

INJURED PERSON

COMP TOOK 26 SERTRALINE PILLS

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6/28/2008

17:15

150

151

201 N AUGUSTA ST

THEFT M/B

UNKNOWN SUSP TOOK PROPERTY WITHOUT PERMISSION ON LISTED DATE AND TIME COMP STATED THAT AND UNKNOWN SUSP TOOK HIS SIBERIAN HUSKY FROM HIS YARD. RO SEARCHED AREA FOR THE DOG AND FOUND NO ONE WALKING OR CARRYING A DOG IN THE AREA.

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6/28/2008

21:25

150

152

4910 EAST SIDE AVE

CRIMINAL MISCHIEF

UNK SUSP(S) THREW EGGS AT VEHICLE BY UNKN MEANS. $15 REPORTEE STATED ON TODAY’S DATE AND TIME, AN UNKNOWN SUSPECT(S) THREW EGGS AT THE COMPLAINANT’S VEHICLE BY UNKNOWN MEANS. REPORTEE STATED THAT SHE WAS DRIVING AWAY WHEN THE UNKNOWN SUSPECT(S) THREW THE EGGS AT THE LISTED VEHICLE. NO SUSPECT INFORMATION AT THIS TIME. NO FURTHER INFORMATION

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6/27/2008

00:45

150

152

047xx TREMONT ST

ASSAULT M/A (FV)

SUSP HIT COMP OVER THE HEAD WITH HIS CAST.

If you’re throwing eggs, heck, just give ‘em to me. They are getting expensive! Otherwise, I hope these peeps can calm down up in my hood.

If you think you’re getting conned just at the gas station by money-hungry oil corporations (hand raised), then watch this from Good Morning America today. Everybody’s ripping every one of us off. The excuses however are priceless.

And for you Cadbury Egg lovers (hand raised again), the Conan bit at the beginning of this package irked me more than anything. OK, that and the paper towels. Thankfully, or maybe not, the package introduced me to Mouseprint.org, a consumer watch blog that’s “exposing the strings and catches buried in fine print” and stuff like this which GMA points out. Of course, this will just add to my paranoia and distrust of the world around me. But at least I’ll be informed.

Dal-Brian over at Metroblog Dallas tells us what it really means to be gentrified and why that’s not what Deep Ellum is going through. Gentrified or not, I still think a Starbucks should be put up there somewhere, but I digress.

You go, boy.

A chick is suing American Airlines for “involuntarily and unknowingly joining the mile high club” according to Scanner. She was on her way back here from L.A. only to find some extra hair product in her coif. Yipes but kinda funny.

DMN’s Metro Blog leads us to a list of Important Dallas Women here over the past 100 years which in turn was compiled and provided by the YWCA. Mary Suhm? Really? Hmmm.

For fun and giggles, I’ll head to YouTube and search up “Dallas, Texas” to see what comes up. A variety of things obviously do but I’m starting to find it slightly more interesting when I punch in the suburbs. So while searching today, I typed in Garland and lo and behold I found Dallasinblue08.

I’ll link to his profile but won’t post his vids. See, Dallasinblue films half-minute streetfights with titles like

• black guys jump a group of white people
• 2 black guys fightin
• fat white boy gets jumped.

You get the idea. The thing is, I can’t clarify a few things. First, are these fights being “staged” to be filmed? Second, are these happening on campus or nearby? One kid who likes to fight without his shirt seems to be prevalent in the three vids I’ve seen of about six.

I don’t like seeing fights. Especially among kids. Especially among dumb kids who like to fight. These vids aren’t necessarily disturbing but perhaps troubling. Ambushes are just weak and cowardly and Dallasinblue seems to enjoy filming these people (his friends?) jumping other people. Thus, that’s why I won’t put a vid on here. Probably doesn’t help that I’m linking to him because I don’t necessarily want to perpetuate anything but a slight hope is that the right person will see it and put an end to it.

A woman last week in Mesquite claimed to have been attacked by a fake police officer with a cattle prod. And as of practically yesterday, she confessed to making it all up. Why did she do that? AP has the answer:

Shelby Lee Knight-Lacey told investigators “she had been arguing with her husband about money and made up the whole story to get sympathy,” Mesquite police said in a news release.

Gosh I hate people like this. In fact, I think she’s going in my new tag. Investigators are charging her with false reporting. At which point, when they decide on her punishment, might I recommend, oh, I don’t know…a cattle prod?

Shelby Lee Knight-Lacey, you’re pathetic scum.

Stop going to 7-11.

I love me some Dallas Public Library. Especially my Oak Lawn branch. I’ve yet to really take advantage of their free wi-fi though or even their computer services, which wouldn’t make sense since I have my own laptop. Besides, free wi-fi is great but I totally need a mocha latte to go with it. What I do love about my branch is their inventory of cds and dvds. They are suprisingly current and hip. Heck, I just ripped…oops…er…I mean, listened to Iron and Wine and the soundtrack to I’m Not There (the everybody as Bob Dylan flick). Plus, I’ve checked out several new movies that I can now erase off my Netflix queue. The DPL rocks!

Says here in Editor and Publisher though that people are totally abusing their computer usage by hitting the porn sites. Now, first of all, those people have some balls to do that in public. Second, it’s like, seriously? You’re at the friggin’ library. You’re gonna look up porn? Eesh.

A Dallas Morning News examination of Internet use during a 45-minute period on December 19th at the city’s central library found that 7.5 percent of Web pages viewed by library visitors contained porn.

Interestingly enough, the article says the American Library Association says its hard to filter because of some constitutionally protected materials and legitimate sites being blocked. Which makes total sense. Myspace was always blocked for me at Panera. Dangit. So what to do? Personally, invest in uber-large monitors so everyone can see what’s going on.

I just really hope that both hands are still on the keyboard while this action is going on.

So after stumbling across the Garland PD sexpots, I was just curious about othe PDs and their goings-on. So I stepped on over to see how the Mesquite police were doing (and because I grew up there and had some curiosity). No hunky calendar models it seems but they do have other issues.

Seeing that Plano has their black tar heroin issues (is that still going on?), Mesquite couldn’t be outdone and went and got hooked on Cheese. You know, that mixture of heroin and Tylenol PM that pretty much f*cks you up. Interestingly enough, this line is from the Wikipedia entry on the recreational drug:

Cheese is a heroin-based recreational drug that surfaced in the United States in 2005 and came to the media’s attention after a string of deaths among adolescents in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex, in 2006 and 2007.

Nice.

So Mesquite’s issue became so bad that the PD has a whole page dedicated to the drug complete with video showing who they’ve arrrested and how to deal with the drug making its way into schools. The site is fairly in-depth complete with forum for chatting up issues and even a place to drop some anonymous tips on those friends of yours who prefer the Ultimate Cheeseburger.

Props to the MPD for facing an issue and taking steps. Yeah, all PDs do their tihng but this slick site filled with information is a snazzy way to do it.

Or at least Jody Dean cuz, dangit…they stole his truck @ Northpark.

Yeouch.

Just how far do you get with a KLUV truck?

Like I said, they are rolling out too fast. Here’s the Amsterdam Bar’s take on the goings on as they prep for their council hearing:

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Hey Neighbors… Little help

This Thursday we go before the City Planning Commission to get a specific use permit for our bar. I’m going to skip the full explanation and get to the point. We could use some support from neighbors on the block & residents of PD269. We would like to get a group of residents, preferably on the block or Gibson tenants who will be able to address the CPC panel and let them know we are good neighbors, don’t invite a troublesome crowd to the neighborhood, and are an asset to the neighborhood in which you reside. Though we are not anticipating any opposition to our request to the CPC, It would be better to be prepared than not should opposition arise.

Case in point, Monkey Bar. Gerald underestimated the potential for opposition, and ran across some with his neighbors behind him. They had several letters & speakers opposing his SUP request. Gerald had nothing, as he did not think this was going to be a problem. The CPC gave him a week to see if there could be any compromise made, if not he’s likely gone. The lesson I take from that is one of preparedness.

If you’d be interested in speaking on our behalf, email me at amsterdam@theamsterdambar.com Fallout Lounge & Minc will also have their CPC meeting on that date. I’m sure they’d like some support from their neighbors as well.,This Thursday we go before the City Planning Commission to get a specific use permit for our bar. I’m going to skip the full explanation and get to the point. We could use some support from neighbors on the block & residents of PD269. We would like to get a group of residents, preferably on the block or Gibson tenants who will be able to address the CPC panel and let them know we are good neighbors, don’t invite a troublesome crowd to the neighborhood, and are an asset to the neighborhood in which you reside. Though we are not anticipating any opposition to our request to the CPC, It would be better to be prepared than not should opposition arise.

Case in point, Monkey Bar. Gerald underestimated the potential for opposition, and ran across some with his neighbors behind him. They had several letters & speakers opposing his SUP request. Gerald had nothing, as he did not think this was going to be a problem. The CPC gave him a week to see if there could be any compromise made, if not he’s likely gone. The lesson I take from that is one of preparedness.

If you’d be interested in speaking on our behalf, email me at amsterdam@theamsterdambar.com Fallout Lounge & Minc will also have their CPC meeting on that date. I’m sure they’d like some support from their neighbors as well.