I'm posting this from the Cherrywood listserve. A blind man named Nathan has caused problems over there for years. He used to hang out along Manor Road near Hoovers, but I understand that Hoovers now has a restraining order against him. We've not had a personal encounter with Nathan, but it sounds like he's been spotted at HEB so everyone needs to be aware of him.
Follow the link to Nathan's arrest record. You'll need to cut/paste the whole link if it's not all in blue below. I think the Pedestrian on Roadway arrests relate to him standing in the middle of Manor Rd and swinging his cane at people who don't stop to help him (part of the referenced 'agitation' below)
Blind Nathan causing problems again.
Thu Jun 23, 2011 10:17 am (PDT)
Blind Nathan was working his scams again over in Wilshire Wood yesterday. Lately, he's also bee seen at the HEB store.
http://www.krimelabb.com/_basic/view/v_arrestee.php?arresteename=MORRIS-MOSS, NATHANIAL Q&dob=Dec-30-80&gender=Male&race=Black&hash=891fb3ac30740
The police were called. They didn't arrest Nathan, but they did arrest the driver of the car for possession.
Here's the detail from the officers that responded, as reported by a Wilshirewood neighbor:
A white guy with a car picked up Nathan and drove him over to Ardenwood in Wilshirewood to hustle some money and then go and buy crack at 12th/Chicon. This is a common method the officer says: the white guys have a hard time buying in that area, and so they use Nathan to scam money and to buy the drugs, and they give Nathan a cut of the drugs.
Nathan will ask for a ride, but what he really wants is money. The Officer said he doesn't have a record of robbing people who give him rides, but that in other cases, the person asking for a ride will take the good samaritan somewhere that his accomplices are waiting.
That said, he has a history of violence if confronted. The officer said Nathan wasn't being violent when they approached him--he had smoked crack within the last couple of hours, so he wasn't in urgent need of a fix.