Posts Tagged ‘local-news’
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.)
Great Moments in Journalism: Camel eats reporter’s hair
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“You never know what might happen when you’re reporting on a farm.
“WWBT reporter Tara Morgan learned that lesson the hard way. While working on a story in Hanover County, VA, a camel started eating her hair. …”
Full story (WWBT-TV of Richmond, Va.)
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.)
Cops Blotter of the Day: Cow pulls Walmart milk heist
“The cow entered the Walmart on all fours about 10:35 p.m. Tuesday night. And though you’d think cows might already have access to milk, this one snatched 26 gallons of the stuff, nudged a cart outside of the Walmart and started trying to give it away.
“The cow then fled on hoof and escaped. And in the final irony, he was captured a short time later outside a hamburger restaurant. …
“[T]he suspect was not a cow, but allegedly an 18-year-old Stafford man in a cow suit, according to Bill Kennedy, the spokesman for the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office. …
“There is, unfortunately, no surveillance video of any of this.”
Full story (Washington Post)
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)
Police Blotter of the Day: NY police arrest own spokesman
“Albany police officers have arrested their own spokesman on charges he was driving while intoxicated in an unmarked police car. The Albany police department says public information officer James Miller was driving without headlights at around 9:25 p.m. Friday.
“… Miller did not return telephone calls for comment.”
Full story (AP via WHEC-TV of Rochester, N.Y.)
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: California woman survives 35-mile ride on hood of minivan
“Carroll got into the family’s minivan around 12:30 a.m. Saturday after he and his wife had an argument at their Manteca home, local police said.
“‘She kind of goes with the van to try to stop him, gets up on the hood and is hanging on to the wiper blade,’ said police spokesman Rex Osborn. ‘She obviously didn’t think he would keep driving.'”
“Carroll sped through Manteca, got on a freeway and didn’t pull over until he reached Pleasanton, about 35 miles away, Osborn said.
“Two witnesses called 911 from the road to report it, Osborn said. One of the callers followed Carroll all the way to Pleasanton and told police his speed reached 100 miles per hour.”
Full story (Associated Press)
Why proofreading still matters: Search Warrant Typo Frees Drug Dealer
“A convicted drug dealer serving 29 years for drug dealing and weapons charges will be set free because of a small mistake on a search warrant.
“According to the criminal court of appeals, a typo or clerical error invalidates the entire search warrant. …
“Tennessee state law does not provide for an error on a search warrant — even if it was made in good faith, even if it’s a typo.”
Full story (WSMV-TV of Nashville, Tenn.)
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