Small Town Misfit

Morgan County, GA
On June 3 Brandon Turner Deaton, 21, Bishop, was arrested and charged with terroristic threats and acts after he allegedly rode a lawnmower past another man’s house and shot at the man’s dog with a bb gun. The complainant reported he then tracked Deaton to Deaton’s house and confronted Deaton regarding him riding past his house on a lawnmower and shooting at his dogs with a bb gun, at which point Deaton allegedly drew a bead on the complainant with the bb gun– and allegedly threatened to kill the complainant with the bb gun. A woman at Deaton’s house was also arrested on disorderly conduct charges after she ran around her car when an officer told her she was going to be arrested on disorderly conduct charges.

Found in the Morgan County Citizen

Boerne, TX

Found in the Boerne Star

Chadron, NE
7:48 p.m. Caller from West Eighth St. advised that earlier today she had her dog outside and he went and took a crap in the neighbors yard. Caller stated she got a bag and cleaned it up as she always does. Well, the neighbors just happened to see this and now thinks that every pile of crap belongs to her dog. Caller stated the man just came over with a shovel full of dog crap and tossed it into her yard and said, “There’s your dog — back.” Caller requesting to talk to an officer because this does not belong to her it belongs to the little white poodle that runs all over the neighborhood. Advised subjects to stay away from each other.

Found in the Chadron Record

Chadron, NE
2:39 p.m. Caller form the 100 block of North Morehead St. requested to speak to animal control because caller felt that someone was coming into his yard and cutting the hair on his dogs. Dispatch advised caller to set up video surveillance on his house. Caller said he planned on it. Advised him to call as soon as he found something.

Found in the Chadron Record

Durango, CO
12:38 p.m. A man at the 3100 block of West Fifth Avenue said someone had come into his house on Saturday and shaved his dog.

Found in the Durango Herald

Bozeman, MT
A man at a gas station on North Seventh Avenue stole gas. He drove a pickup truck and had a dog in the back. The dog was wearing sunglasses.

Found in the Bozeman Daily Chronicle

Kittitas County, WA
A University Way resident reported a suspicious man walking around with a dog on a leash attempting to sell puppies out of his backpack.

Found in the Daily Record

Point Reyes Station, CA
A senior citizen tied up his small dog while at the Farmer’s Market, only to have a big dog attack it. Bystanders broke up the dogfight, but by then the small dog was tangled in its leash. When one of the bystanders tried to untangle the dog, its owner body-slammed her, she told deputies. The woman declined to press charges but said she doesn’t want it to happen again.

Found in the Point Reyes Light Sheriff’s blotter

Chadron, NE
12:10 p.m. Caller from 300 block of Second St. advised his dog had locked the keys in his vehicle.

Found in the Chadron Record

Columbia, SC
A woman called police at 7 p.m. Sunday to report harassment. The woman said her neighbor pointed speakers at her home and played music and a tape of barking dogs at a high volume. When officers arrived, they heard the music and questioned the neighbor, who said the other woman’s three dogs constantly were barking and disturbing her. The officers reported that the woman had two dogs and neither barked while they were on the scene.

Found in The State

Howdy folks,

Thanks for reading Small Town Misfit. I’ve been producing this site now for about four months and I just wanted to share a few things I’ve learned from reading thousands of police blots.

1. People steal donation change jars. It seems I read 50 reports of people running in to businesses and grabbing the “Help Katrinia Victims” change jars. In fact, my wife and I were at Wendys the other night, and I saw a guy atempt to steal the charity change jar, but he was thwarted by a secuity cable.

2. People counterfeit money to buy meth. It seems like everytime someone is caught trying to pass a counterfeit $20, they’re also caught with large quanties of meth. I’m assuming meth addicts pay their dealers with counterfeit bills.

3. People steal rental cars, all the freaking time. Rent the car. Never return it. If you’re caught (usually 5 states away) you claim you were beat up and the car was stolen from you. This is even more likely to happen with rented moving vans.

4. About 70 percent of all crimes involve drugs or alchohol.

5. The other 30 percent involve dogs.

6. Restaining orders were meant to be broken.

7. Either most people carry much more money in their wallets than I do, or they lie to police about how much was stolen from them.

8. Shrimp is commonly shoplifted.

Well, that’s all I’ve got for now. Thanks again for reading the site, and feel free to drop me a line if you have any suggestions. (or if you come across any great blots!)

Travis

Ellensburg, WA

Found in the Daily Record Online