Posts Tagged ‘dumb-crooks’
Police Blotter of the Day: Woman tries to trade salad for drugs
“A 33-year-old woman was charged Monday with trying to trade an undercover police officer $2 and a box of salad from the Salt Lake City Olive Garden for $10 worth of cocaine. …
“[T]he woman told the undercover officer … that she would also return later with more money or Olive Garden gift cards in exchange for the cocaine, charging documents state.”
Full story (Salt Lake Tribune)
Dumb Crook News: Subject takes on cops with bow and arrow
“The suspect was armed with a bow and arrow and fired an arrow at the approaching patrol vehicle. The suspect was shot one time in the chest.”
Moral: Don’t bring a bow and arrow to a shootout with armed cops.
Full story (KNVN-TV of Chico, Calif.)
Dumb Crook News: Installer recognizes stolen car stereo
“A Lincoln man who installs vehicle sound systems thought gear he was asked to install looked familiar. It was, and police say it had been stolen from a sport utility vehicle belonging to the man’s girlfriend.”
Full story (WOWT-TV of Omaha, Neb.)
Dumb Crook News: Gang tattoo leads to a murder conviction
Inked on the chest of a Pico Rivera gang member was the detailed scene of a liquor store slaying that had stumped an L.A. County sheriff’s investigator for more than four years. …
Homicide Lt. Dave Dolson said gang members frequently get symbolic tattoos to bolster their street cred: three dots on the hand to signify “mi vida loca” (“my crazy life”), sketches of prisons where they’ve done time, gang insignia prominently stenciled on their heads and torsos.
But a tattoo laying out a detailed picture of a crime scene is something far outside the norm. “I haven’t seen it before, and I haven’t heard of anything like it either,” Dolson said.
… Investigators don’t believe Garcia’s elaborate tattoo was a rash decision. Photos from several bookings over the years show the mural on his chest evolving as he added details to the tattooed murder scene.
Full story (Los Angeles Times)
Police Blotter of the Day: Dude, it’s Taco Bell — it’s not worth it
“San Antonio Police say a man upset about an incorrect fast food order opened fire at police and barricaded himself inside and east side hotel room for several hours Sunday.
“Police say the unidentified man pulled a gun at the Taco Bell KFC restaurant at 410 and Rigsby and then went to his car and re-entered the restaurant with an assault rifle. When officers tried to stop him at W.W. White and Hershey, he exited the vehicle and exchanged shots with three officers. No one was injured. …
“Police say he’s facing three counts of attempted capital murder for firing at the officers.”
Full story (WOAI-TV of San Antonio, Texas)
Dumb Crook News: DUI suspect accused of drinking in front of officer
“Police in northern Ohio say a man who was asked during a traffic stop whether he’d been drinking took a swig from an open can of beer and told the officer, ‘Yes.’
“The report says that after Supers took the drink in front of the officer he failed a series of field sobriety tests.”
Full story (WCMH-TV of Columbus, Ohio)
Police Blotter of the Day: Inmate hid 30 items in rectum
“The judge sent Neil Lansing to jail, where corrections deputies conducting a routine search in a cell block found part of a condom sticking out of his rectum, the sheriff’s office said.
“According to sheriff’s officials: inside the condom they found 17 round blue pills, one cigarette, six matches, one flint, one empty syringe with an eraser over the needle, one lip balm container, one additional unused condom, a receipt from CVS pharmacy and a paper coupon.”
Full story (Sarasota, Fla., Herald-Tribune)
Why I Love Local News: Smugglers catapult pot over border fence
“Smugglers using a catapult to launch marijuana across the border were observed on a remote video surveillance system, and National Guard troops coordinated with Mexican authorities to disrupt the far-flung operation.”
(Actually, that’s a trebuchet, but you try to verbize “trebuchet.”)
Full story and video (KVOA-TV of Tucson, Ariz.)
Police Blotter of the Day: Man in Breathalyzer costume cited for drunken driving
“The officer said Nieveen had watery eyes and slurred speech and smelled like alcohol. Police found a bottle of vodka, a half-full bottle of Mountain Dew and vodka and several cans and bottles of beer in the truck.
“‘He was dressed as a PBT (preliminary breath testing) alcohol sensor and had been attending a Halloween party prior to the stop,’ the report says.”
Full story (Lincoln, Neb., Journal-Star)
Police Blotter of the Day: Robbery suspect leaves ID at Walmart, say police
“Gallatin police said Marshall stole a pair of jeans from Walmart last week. However, he left his old jeans in the dressing room with his wallet and driver’s license, according to authorities.”
Full story (WSMV of Nashville, Tenn.)
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