Crime & Safety
Weird Police Stories of the Week: $5 Burglary Results in $1,000 in Damage, Unlicensed Peddlers and Spread Eagle Murder Suspect
What was this week's most unusual story?

It was a relatively quiet week for unusual police stories in Northeast Georgia, after some in February. But here are some of the more interesting capers of the past few days:
- A Dacula man who'd been was arrested on a probation violation and then charged with a July 2011 burglary in which the victim was held at fake gunpoint.
- In Winder, a burglar caused $1,000 in damage breaking into a store but managed to get away with only a cash drawer . Fastenal has been the target of in greater Atlanta and Northeast Georgia.
- Men selling pine straw door-to-door in Oconee were taken into custody as part of the county's .
- Authorities responded to a 911 call at a Loganville Racetrac to find a murder suspect lying spread-eagled on the ground, asking for a police officer and .
What's the strangest thing you saw last week? Tell us in the comments.
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