“Fashion as we knew it is over; people wear now exactly what they feel like wearing.” – Mary Quant
After Dunwoody police apprehended a man suspected of breaking into vehicles on the afternoon of April 19, social media was flooded with people condemning “his crime of fashion.”
The police posted a picture of the man on its Facebook page, saying that after multiple car break-ins in Dunwoody, “we weren’t about to let this slide!”
“Guess he didn’t realize we would go down every street in the area to hunt him down,” the post said. “One suspect is now in custody, and the victims will be reunited with their belongings.”
While dozens of people commended the police for the swift action, still others took the opportunity to comment on the suspect’s fashion choices for his alleged crime spree. While being placed into custody, the man was photographed wearing capri-length plaid pants and a camel-colored coat that seemed more appropriate for winter weather.
“The fit was the real crime,” one person commented. “Those pants are an entirely separate charge.”
Another opined that the suspect was wearing “a Marlboro coat like I had back in the 70s, but it’s really short, like a female version.”
Others said the suspect was seen walking down Chamblee Dunwoody Road around 6 p.m. wearing the distinctive outfit, which seemed out of place with temperatures hovering around 85 degrees.
While the police’s Facebook post did not identify the suspect, the department’s daily log indicated that 19-year-old Muhammad Bilal was arrested at the 4600 block of Chamblee Dunwoody near Peeler Road, which lines up geographically with the picture that was posted on its page.
According to DeKalb County Jail records, Bilal, from East Point, was charged with three counts of vehicle theft, loitering and prowling, possession of burglary tools, and manufacture, sale, and distribution of false identification documents. It appears that Bilal has not been released from custody as of Sunday, April 20.
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