An Augusta woman contacted police when she discovered a Liberty Head nickel was missing from her house, according to a Richmond County sheriff’s report.
Just before 2 p.m. Monday, Mary Theresa Toole, 61, of the 2100 block of Walton Way, told deputies someone had taken the nickel from the bottom drawer of a file cabinet in her bedroom closet. She estimated that the theft happened between Aug. 1, 2010 and Jan. 1.
The nickel is worth about a dollar, according to the report.
In other news.......My dog Spot dug under a fence and into the hen house today and ate 5 freshly laid eggs. The cost of the eggs less than $1 dollar. The look on Spots face as 12 mad Rhode Island Red hens and one large rooster gang pecked him as he tried to get out (with swollen belly from the scrambled eggs ) **priceless.**
This one may just make the "Cold Case List"
Between August 1 2010 and January 2012. How can she be so exact? It had to be an "inside" job.
I Would love to see what other valuables are in the bottom of that file cabinet
In other news, someone stole an errant tic-tac, a bicentennial quarter and a wheat penny from under the cushions of my couch. That ought to make the front page, eh?
I was thinking about the episode from a community policing aspect. The officer could have sized up the situation and checked with the neighbors about the lady. He could have immediately gotten to the heart of the matter without tying up assets.
Riverman1, not sure what the standing rules are now a days (been some time since I've been in law enforcement) but use to be, doesn't matter how silly the call is to the officer, they have to respond, they have to take a report and so the report has to be filed, no matter how dumb it sounds. You want to tick a citizen off and have him sue the city/county, blow off a complaint and don't do the paperwork.
How far away from common sense this country has been driven, ICL.
I think this is part of a new wave of thefts involving loose change, panties and TSPLOST. It kind of started last year when change was stolen from the fountain in Surrey Center. I predicted a trend was emerging but was laughed at when I warned of it.
Be wary that there is a underhanded underwear thief working undercover to swipe your undergarments under the protection of broad daylight. What is this country coming to if your skivies aren't safe?
Since I don't live in the area anymore I am not sure what TSPLOST means. I think it means The Same People Losing Our Soaring Taxes.
I only steal welfare checks so don't look @ me!
It is cruel to draw attention to this woman. Something is wrong here on so many levels it makes me sick to my stomach. This should have been addressed compassionately, kindly, but firmly and appropriately, which hopefully it was by any authorities that were called, but not publicized. Why is this a news story? This publicity is setting up this woman to be a further target, whether it is or is not true that this $1 item was actually stolen and not misplaced. If I were her family I would get her out of there pronto.
I don't know which is more sad. That this poor woman has lost her nickle or that the Chronicle actually spent time reporting it.
I know, the saddest thing is that I'm taking time to comment on it!
Never should have been reported unless the AC reports every single law enforcement call in the metro. Or if they have the policy of reporting only Richmond Co. But in that case they need to report ALL RC incidents. This incident should never have been handled like it was an April Fool's joke.
That being said, I won't deny laughing at the comments.
Autumn, don't forget she pinpointed if you can call Aug 1, 2010 to Jan 2012 a pinpoint. There is no telling what the family is dealing with or if they even take responsibility. Another reason this should never have been reported.
I suspect that one missing item was not the sole reason for requesting an officer.
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