Alex Johnson – Journalist at Large

An analog journalist in a digital world

Posts Tagged ‘blotter’

Why I Love Local News: Help, I’m Trapped in Jail, Woman Tells 911

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At the police station, an officer handed Houston a phone, offering her the obligatory one phone call. She called 911 and told the operator that she was “trapped inside the Naperville police detention facility.”

Full story (WMAQ-TV of Chicago)

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March 24, 2010 at 11:46 am

Police Sketch of the Day: Hey Moe!

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March 23, 2010 at 12:41 pm

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Um, how exactly?

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Homeless man under house arrest

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March 15, 2010 at 3:20 pm

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Police Blotter of the Day: Man Allegedly Breaks Into Church to View Porn

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Holy Spirit, Batman!

Full story (AP via Des Moines Register)

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March 10, 2010 at 1:35 pm

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Police Blotter of the Day: Dog Poop Leads to Neighbor Fight

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The police report notes: “Both the green Saturn and the beige Oldsmobile had large amounts of dog feces piled and smeared across their windshields.”

Full story (WMTV-TV of Madison, Wis.)

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March 9, 2010 at 3:14 pm

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Why I Love Local News: Naked Man Arrested, Wanted Tan

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Asked why he was not wearing clothes, Calvo said to get a tan and give people a show, according to a police report.

Full story (WPTV-TV of West Palm Beach, Fla.)

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March 9, 2010 at 12:07 pm

Why I Love Local News: FHP: Driver Lacked Razor-Sharp Focus

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“Florida Highway Patrol troopers say a two-vehicle crash Tuesday at Mile Marker 21 on Cudjoe Key was caused by a 37-year-old woman driver who was shaving her bikini area while her ex-husband took the wheel from the passenger seat.”

Full story (Key West Citizen)

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March 6, 2010 at 9:57 am

Why I Love Local News: Background Check? Remember Your Reefer!

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“Lawson was going into the jail to pick up her criminal background check for a new job, and deputies found the dope when her purse was searched.”

Full story (WALB-TV of Albany, Ga.)

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March 2, 2010 at 1:12 pm

Why I Love Local News: Man’s Dog Turns Him In to Police

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A German man on the run from police was given away by his own dog, which revealed its master’s hiding place by wagging its tail while standing next to the small cupboard he was cowering in, authorities said on Monday.

Full story (The Telegraph)

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February 22, 2010 at 11:31 am

Police Blotter of the Day

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February 18, 2010 at 1:07 pm

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