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Police Blotter: Cash Swiped From Ex Prostitute's Bra

Monday, July 30, 2007

A woman said a man she knows only as "Chuck" stole $21 from her bra, then slugged her in the face and kicked her in the head.

June Willoughby said she had been driving a prostitute named "Brandy" around to customers. Ms. Willoughby said she is a former prostitute who now gets a cut of the money by driving them.

Ms. willoughby said her boyfriend's van broke down, and afterwards Ann Russell let her lie down on her couch on Seventh Avenue.

She said Chuck had helped with the van and he demanded money, but she told him she did not have any. She said he proceeded to reach inside her shirt, taking $20 from one cup and $1 from the other.

She said he hit her in the face several times, then kicked her.

He kept the $20, but threw the $1 down.

She was taken to the hospital by ambulance.

Ms. Willoughby said Chuck left in an older-model green SUV.

Mark Asciolla said he was sleeping at his residence on Mari Jon Drive when he heard yelling and beating on the door.

He said Brian Craig Peden was very intoxicated and said he was looking for his girlriend.

He said Peden damaged a screen door and the regular door and tried to force his way inside.

A warrant was taken against him for aggravated burglary.

His 1995 Honda Civic was left at the scene and was ordered towed by police.

A man driving a black BMW was clocked going 83 mph in a 55 mph zone on I-24.

The man was extremely nervous and police asked to search the vehicle. They found marijuana in a film container as well as two marijuana pipes.

The man said he was in the process of moving from California to Georgia and had been advised that if he used meth he could stay awake for long stretches of time.

Angela Burton said her ex-boyfriend, D.G. Baker, came to her residence on Fagan Street.

She said they started arguing and he tried to pull her wig off, then threw a bottle of bleach at her.

Police said she had a small laceration on her forehead and a knot near her left eye.


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