Man Calls 911 For Ride To Tennessee: Cartersville Police News

CARTERSVILLE, GA — This week, a man tried to hitch a ride with officers to Tennessee after repeatedly calling 911, Cartersville Police said.

A man suspected of being under the influence of narcotics led police on a short chase before telling officers he ran because he was afraid, police said.

A woman was accused of throwing a drink on another driver's vehicle after a heated exchange in a coffee shop parking lot in Cartersville.

Here is a look at this week's Cartersville Police news, per incident reports from the department:

• A 33-year-old man in the area of East Main Street on Tuesday was accused of calling 911 several times for a ride to either Menlo or Tennessee. The man told dispatchers he gave another man $35 to take him from DeKalb County to Tennessee and that he became stranded, police said. Officers told him he would need to take either an Uber or Taxi and to not call 911 if it was not an emergency. Police said he continued to call 911 for a ride. Police said the man was then arrested and charged on suspicion of misuse of 911.
• A 47-year-old Adairsville man was charged on suspicion of loitering and prowling and willful obstruction of law enforcement officers Thursday after leading police on a brief chase, police said. Officers responded around 8:45 a.m. on a suspicious persons call in the 1100 block of Tennessee Street. The man, who carried a bag in his hand near a lawn-care business, was accused of throwing the bag in a nearby dumpster and refusing to stop for officers, police said. The man then ran and jumped a fence, still refusing to stop, police said. Officers tased the man and ultimately arrested him, police said. When asked why he ran, he told officers he was scared, police said. "It should be noted, during the contact with (the man), he was observed to be rapidly speaking and speaking in a state of delirium similar to that of an individual under the influence of a stimulant narcotic," police said in an incident report. The man, who was on probation, refused a urinary analysis, police said.
• An exchange at an East Main Street coffee shop ended with the arrest of a 44-year-old Cartersville woman around 3 p.m. Monday, police said. A woman driving her mom's car and backing out of a parking space was accused of becoming irate at an SUV sitting in the drive-through line because she wanted the SUV to "move out of her way," police said. After pulling close to the victim's car, the woman was accused of throwing a drink into the person's car. When officers tried to secure camera footage, staffers told them the external cameras were fake, police said. The woman was eventually charged on suspicion of criminal trespass-damage to property, police said.