Posts Tagged ‘dumb-crooks’
Police Blotter of the Day: Naked burglary suspect says he does ‘stupid things’ when he drinks
“When deputies arrived at 3528 Blayton St. they found Justin Craig Barker still sleeping on the couch partially covered by a blue and white plaid blanket. He awoke, according to reports, as they placed handcuffs on him.
“‘Why am I being arrested? I didn’t steal anything,’ he reportedly said.
“Then Barker, 21, told deputies that he needs to stop drinking because he does ‘stupid things’ when he does.”
Full story (Tampa Tribune)
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Police Blotter of the Day: Wanted woman flags down police to ask: Am I wanted?
Why yes, yes she was:
“After Lockland police officer Dan Lyons informed 44-year-old Selma Elmore she did have an outstanding warrant, the woman ran off. …
“Elmore, wanted for allegedly failing to pay a fine as a result of a drug conviction, now faces a charge of resisting arrest.”
Full story (AP via WRCB-TV of Chattanooga, Tenn.)
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Why I Love Local News: Man tries to avoid Taser by covering himself in paint
“Officers told him the paint wouldn’t affect the Taser’s capability. According to police, Mattert scuffled with officers and was hit with a Taser twice before officers handcuffed him.
“Police say the officers’ uniforms had to be cleaned.”
Full story (Wyoming Tribune Eagle)
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Police Blotter of the Day: Men get caught breaking into jail
“Gow says the inmates then drove back to the jail and parked the truck behind the jail. They then set fire to the truck as a diversion so they could sneak back into jail.
“‘I really couldn’t believe it, I couldn’t believe they came back, you would think if you got out you’d stay out instead of trying to sneak back in,” Gow says. “There’s a mandatory state of Missouri law if you’re caught escaping from jail it’s a five year mandatory sentence. I’m thinking they thought “we’ll go out, have a good time, and come back before anyone notices and we won’t get that put on us.”‘”
Full story (KOAM-TV of Pittsburg, Kan.)
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Police Blotter of the Day: Suspect advertised intentions with haircut
“Police say Taylor wasn’t hard to identify. …
“‘He had “MOB” shaved into one side of his hair and “GET MONEY” on the other,’ Clement wrote. ‘He had “GET” tattooed on his right hand and “MONEY” on his left hand. He had flame designs on both forearms. He held the pistol with his right hand.'”
Full story (Seattlepi.com)
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Police Blotter of the Day: He was both positively and negatively charged
“Manning knew the battery was fake because the label was misspelled ‘Durasell.’ When he unscrewed the container, he found 2½ pills of Xanax, a prescription painkiller, for which the passenger didn’t have a prescription.”
Full story (Austin American-Statesman)
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Why I Love Local News: Naked CSI impersonator arrested in Boise
A naked man who claimed to be a crime scene investigator was arrested Monday afternoon after trying to wrap himself in a tarp and refusing to cooperate with police.
… A backpack and pair of shoes belonging to Rose was found at the scene, but no clothes.
Full story (AP via KPTV of Boise, Idaho)
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Dumb Crook News: Police: Woman Uses Granddaughter For Walmart Shoplifting Scheme, Leaves Her in Store
“Police said Weimer walked through the aisles around noon on Wednesday and took things off the shelves and made her granddaughter carry them. When the two left the store, they were stopped by an employee. That’s when investigators said Weimer told the employee that she didn’t know who the girl was, then got in her car and took off.”
Full story (WPXI-TV of Pittsburgh)
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Cops Blotter of the Day: Driver suspected of being drunk on vanilla extract
According to this arrest record, Moss’s speech was slurred and her thoughts fragmented. The arresting officer spotted a partially empty bottle of vanilla extract in the front seat and smelled a strong odor of what appeared to be vanilla on Moss’s breath.
Full story (NBC News Channel)
Why I Love Local News: Wacky Germans edition
A German student created a major traffic jam in Bavaria when he ‘mooned’ a group of Hell’s Angels, hurled a puppy at them and then escaped on a bulldozer.
Alex Johnson - Journalist at Large 