The Blotter is a lighthearted look at some of the unusual things found in local law enforcement reports.
A man called police to report his girlfriend for hitting him with her fists and a knife. When officers arrived they found the man outside on the phone with dispatchers.
What’s going on? She’s been beating him all day, he said, just look at his face. The officer didn’t see any injuries, no evidence of a beating.
Well feel the back of my head, he said. The officer refused to feel his head. The officer looked at the back of his head and found no injuries.
Did he need EMS? He did not need EMS.
He waited outside while the officer went inside to find the woman. She was naked in bed, unarmed, and she denied any violence.
The officer returned to the man.
Where is the knife? He didn’t know. Could he describe the knife? Of course he could: it was a “big sharp knife that comes to a point.”
They went inside to search for the knife, and the man had a change of heart. He didn’t want her charged with aggravated battery; he just wanted her to leave. The officer pointed out that, at that point, there was no evidence to support any charges against her, and he got upset.
After pointing to additional injuries that officers could not find and some shouting, the man was arrested for misusing the emergency dispatch system and taken to jail.