Bristol Blotter 09-18-09

Bristol Virginia Police Department
Sept. 16

* A woman called to report that a drunk male friend left a Spencer Street home and was walking down the street at 1 a.m. “Aren’t [you] gonna get him?” she asked police.
* One drunk man assaulted another drunk man in the Bristol Virginia Public Library parking lot around 2:30 p.m. The assaulted drunk man “refused to fight” and drove his white Chevy truck toward Commonwealth Avenue.
* An Old Airport Road gas station was “having problems” with three people who could not pay for their gas because their credit card was maxed out.
* Hundreds of people descended on Andy’s Market for free packs of cigarettes. Some were parking in the Wing Doctor parking lot, and when asked to leave around 11:30 a.m., made threats and cursed at a restaurant worker. An employee at Andy’s Market said Thursday that 600 packs of Tahoes and Bailey’s were handed out to 200 people as part of a promotion.
* A woman arrived at the Police Department at 1:30 p.m. to say that she left her debit card in a bank ATM and an unknown burglar swooped in behind her and took her money.
* When a disgruntled juvenile fell off his skateboard on Randolph Street, he got up, picked up the board and chucked it into oncoming traffic.
* A woman on Highland Avenue was certain that a drunk man on a bicycle was “going to get run over” at 6:30 p.m.
* After downing a few beers, a man staying at the Howard Johnson called police at 11:15 p.m. to report that a person staying down the hall threatened him.

Sept. 17

* Police were searching Reedy Creek Road for a man wearing nothing but a curly beard. The Washington County Sheriff’s Office told the city Police Department that the man “was originally wearing short shorts and a white T-shirt” before stripping down to nothing. The naked fellow was, according to the Sheriff’s Office, searching for his daughter’s house and “all he knew was that it was somewhere near the golf course.” Bristol police never found him. n A woman applied her makeup at 7:45 a.m. while speeding and tailgating down Lee Highway in a gold Honda.

Neighborhood Watch
* The Melvin Hills, Oak Hill Estates and Wyndale Neighborhood Watch will meet at 7 p.m. Monday at Pleasant View United Methodist Church in Abingdon, Va.
* The Thomas Jefferson Senior Apartments Neighborhood Watch will meet at 10 a.m. Monday at the complex on West Mary Street in Bristol, Va.
* The Hayter’s Gap Neighborhood Watch will meet at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Hayter’s Gap Community Center in Saltville, Va.
* The Carriage Hill Townhomes Neighborhood Watch will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday at 1875 Lee Highway in Bristol, Va.
* The Ridgecrest Town Apartments Neighborhood Watch will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday at 2 Heritage Drive in Bristol, Va.
* The East Stone Gap Neighborhood Watch will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday at East Stone Gap Baptist Church. Residents of East Stone Gap and surrounding areas are welcome.
* The Konnarock Neighborhood Watch will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Konnarock Community Center in Troutdale, Va.
* The Damascus Neighborhood Watch meets the last Thursday of every month at 7 p.m. at the Damascus Town Hall. The next meeting is Thursday.
* Anyone interested in starting a Neighborhood Watch in Bristol, Va., should contact Nicole Slagle, crime prevention coordinator with the Bristol Virginia Police Department, at (276) 645-7281.
* Anyone interested in starting a Neighborhood Watch in Wise County should contact Sgt. Chuck Stapleton, crime prevention officer with the Wise County Sheriff’s Office, at (276) 328-3566.

Editor’s note: The Bristol Blotter is a sampling of activity from the logs and reports of area police departments and sheriff’s offices.