Small Town Misfit

West Columbia, SC
Leaphart Road, 40 block: A man was arrested at 8:30 p.m. Sept. 22 after officers spotted him and another man drinking in public. The duo each had a beer can and told officers they had been drinking. As the officer was writing out a citation for public drinking, one of the men walked a few feet away and began to urinate on the sidewalk. He was placed under arrest for public indecency.

Found in The State.

Breenwich, CN
A 25-year-old Elmhurst, N.Y. resident was arrested in Greenwich, Conn. on Sunday, Oct. 16 after it was discovered he had 342 bras, allegedly shoplifted, stashed in his van, according to a report in the Greenwich Time newspaper. In all, Ricardo Salazar is accused of taking over $20,000 in lingerie and shoes — $14,135 from Victoria’s Secret, $856 from another intimate-apparel retailer and $5,025 from a Shoes-n-More store. Two off-duty Greenwich police officers apprehended Salazar after noting his suspicious behavior. Acting Greenwich Police Department spokesperson Lt. Richard Cochran told the newspaper that the allegedly stolen bras were “in different colors and sizes and cost between $32 and $50 each.”

Found in the Hartford Advocate

Boerne, TX

Found in The Boerne Star and Hill Country Recorder

San Francisco, CA
An officer was dispatched to a vandalism call at Polk and Post streets Sept. 18 at 3:52 p.m. Upon arrival, the vandalism was immediately apparent as a rather malodorous smell permeated the victim’s building. According to the victim, the suspect, another resident of the building, threw water and fish oil all over the carpeting in the building creating a huge stink. The suspect was located and arrested. The suspect said, “I was just cleaning up!” The suspect was booked at County Jail as the damage was likely to be valued at more than $2,000.

Found in The San Francisco Examiner

Grand Junction, CO
A Montrose County sheriff’s deputy arrested a woman Monday who had parked in the Montrose County Criminal Justice Center parking lot and was seen “staggering and walking around the car,” Undersheriff Dick Deines said. Upon arrest, Reba Frazier, 34, admitted driving her car after using methamphetamine, Deines said.

Two knives and a sword were found in her car, Deines said. She was arrested on suspicion of possession of dangerous weapons, driving under the influence of drugs, use of a controlled substance and a restraining order violation. Frazier told the deputy she had come to the Criminal Justice Center to bond her boyfriend out of jail.

Found on The Daily Sentinel

Nevada County, CA
At 6:12 p.m., a person from Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital reported a woman seeking treatment for a bite she had received from her mother.

The Union

Arcata, CA
Friday, February 17 2:30 a.m. A man was said to have slit his wrists outside a woman’s window in the 1000 block of Eighth Street, but police found the matter not as reported. The person who supposedly hurt himself was doing so telepathically. A friend was contacted to see whether or not she could come stay with the reporting party.

Found in The Arcata Eye

Suburban Buffalo, NY
A Goodrich Road resident told troopers a man was staring at him through his window. The man was right on the other side of the glass. Troopers checked the perimeter of the residence and found no footprints in the snow. Troopers went back into the residence and checked the window. Upon looking into the window they noticed their reflection. They asked the homeowner to do the same and after doing so, he appeared startled. It was his own reflection he had reported to the police as being a prowler.

Found in Bee News

West Seneca, NY
A West Seneca resident, who was vacuuming a vehicle in his garage, became agitated when a police officer arrived to investigate a noise complaint. The individual demanded to know which neighbor made the complaint and said, “I’ll show them noise.” He also told the officer to get out of his garage. The man was then handcuffed and placed in the rear of the patrol car. He was issued an appearance ticket for violating the town noise ordinance.

Found in Bee News

Suburban Buffalo, NY
A man said he left his dirty dishes in a plastic container in the hall of his Penora Street apartment and when he returned, they were covered with urine. He wants a DNA test to prove it was from a neighbor with whom he doesn’t get along.

Found in Bee News

Buffalo, NY
A suspicious incident was investigated on Roll Road. A passing motorist reported an upside down flag flying at a residence. Everything was all right. The flag’s orientation was inadvertent.

Found in Bee News

Grass Valley, CA
A man called at 8:32 p.m. from the 100 block of West Berryhill Drive requesting a police officer come arrest him as a favor.

Found in The Union