Cupid’s Crime Spree
Waynesboro, GA
A Valentine’s Day thief tried to pedal away with more than $100 in merchandise, but the helium balloons that trailed him were spotted by police several blocks away.
According to a report filed at the Waynesboro Police Department, Norris Washington, 43, allegedly helped himself to two valentine bear baskets and a Bratz doll that were inside a florist delivery vehicle.
He nearly made his getaway on bicycle, but as he was turning onto Quaker Road, the helium-filled balloons caught the eye of Sgt. Mary Bennett who was three or four blocks away.
Washington abandoned his Valentine’s loot and ran, but police found him holed up in a vacant house on West Ninth Street.
Washington was charged with entering an auto and willfully obstructing or hindering a law enforcement officer.
Found in the True Citizen
March 9th, 2007 at 2:39 am
willfully obstructing or hindering a law enforcement officer.
Well if’n i half two steel than i dozent Jess stand rownd occifer n e waisz Bessy Mae wuza wayten on mee!
March 9th, 2007 at 6:38 am
Pity the ladies who didn’t get their Valentines Day bouquets—but pity more the guys trying to explain to them that they REALLY DID order them flowers, but some guy on a bicycle stole them.
Yeah, I’d believe THAT story.
March 9th, 2007 at 6:42 am
Poor Cupid. It’s getting harder and harder to match people up. If they’d just let him shoot his bow-and-arrow in public, he wouldn’t have to resort to slap-stick shenanigans.
March 9th, 2007 at 10:30 am
To risky to shoot his arrow in public. He might pop a ballon!
March 9th, 2007 at 10:33 am
Sounds like this is our bicycle bank robber. You see, they start off stealing balloons from florists and it’s a short road to robbing banks. Oh the inhumanity!
And I agree with you GT, what perp HASN’T obstructed his own arrest. Seems a natural response to me.
March 9th, 2007 at 11:09 am
You’re right, Ber - us guys are always put into no-win situations with this being a prime example. Another example? “Do I look fat in these jeans?”
March 9th, 2007 at 2:02 pm
yes you do gd… lol and by the way, ya need to shave also.. hehe
March 9th, 2007 at 4:54 pm
Ya GD but you could feel like a winner and become instantly single if you just say…..
Hey honey! Where did you get that dress—Awning and Boat Covers R’ US?—lol
March 9th, 2007 at 6:42 pm
‘Tis a brave man who can, after a night of drinking at the Kafe’, say to his wife, who is waiting on the porch with her broom:
“Still cleaning or are you going for a ride?”
March 9th, 2007 at 6:57 pm
Sly:
mine tells me that I’m going for the ride before she swings, oh what a swinger she is