Small Town Misfit

Tracy, CA
A man said his father refused to leave a condemned house and was barbecuing inside. Press staff report

A man called the police Saturday to report that his father had been barbecuing inside a house on West Seventh Street that’s been slated for demolition.

The man’s father had refused to leave the house and “kept inviting homeless” people inside. Adult protective services was scheduled to pick up his father and mother Monday.

Found in the Tracy Press

Jupiter, FL
About 12:20 p.m., callers reported that a man dressed in black was walking with a gun in a back yard in the 300 block of Tequesta Drive. A resident said the man appeared to have a black, semi-automatic handgun as he was walking between buildings. Officers arrived, drew their weapons and stopped the man at gunpoint. As more officers arrived, a second man dressed in black was seen walking across a driveway. He, too, was ordered to the ground at gunpoint. During questioning, it was learned that the two, a 22-year-old Hobe Sound man and a 25-year-old Port St. Lucie man, were working on a student film and their equipment was discovered on the rear patio of the home. The black handguns were pellet guns, and the owner had given the men permission to be on the property. Both men were released and advised about the possible consequences of their actions.

Found in the Palm Beach Post

Grass Valley, CA
At 11:11 a.m., a caller from the 23000 block of St. Helena Drive reported that during the night someone had dumped a large amount of blood on her fence line and tied a dead turkey there.

Found in the Union

Grass Valley, CA
At 11:12 p.m., a caller from Ridge Road near Via Vista reported that a cardboard cutout of a cat had been placed on the road to cause an accident. The fake cat was removed from the street.

Found in the Union

Atlanta, GA
Around 5 A.M., a police officer was told about a suspicious car in the parking lot of the Atlanta police property office on North Avenue. The officer walked outside to check it out. There stood a muscular, bearded 49-year-old man. The officer asked: “Can I help you?” The man screamed loudly that he wanted his motherfucking property. The officer said the man couldn’t pick up his property until the office opened at 8 a.m. That made the man angrier, the officer noted. He said the man started yelling even louder that he wanted his motherfucking property and threatened to kick the officer’s ass. The officer ordered him to leave or face arrest. After a few more rounds of similar conversation, the man allegedly grabbed a 5-foot orange metal pole and held it in a combat stance. The officer drew his gun and told the man to drop the pole. Another officer showed up, gun drawn. Police said the man walked toward them, with the pole. “Drop the pole or we’ll shoot,” the officers said. Eventually, the man dropped the pole. But he kept screaming about how he hated police, and he would kill both officers, and he’d killed police before. He was arrested for a plethora of charges.

Found in Creative Loafing

Avon Lake, OH
An Avon Lake man was trying to get a leg up April 12 when police responded to a call of suspicious activity. A Lear Road resident reported a man was walking on stilts at 1 a.m. near Giant Eagle. The man told police he was trying out a new pair of drywall stilts.

Found in the Sun News

Erie County, NY
A child had a crayon stuck in its nose on Mapleton Drive , Amherst .

Found in the Bee News

Columbia, SC
On April 1, police were dispatched to a Carver Street residence in response to a disorderly conduct report. Upon arrival, a 78-year-old woman told police that two people came onto her porch and rearranged her furniture and flowerpots. The two strangers then told her that they wanted to enter her home and bless it and pray with her. Because the woman did not know the subjects, and perhaps was a bit freaked out by the situation, she locked her door and called the police. The woman also said that the strangers wanted to hug her.

Found in the Free Times

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Morgan County, GA
On March 30 Clindray Harris, 27, Rutledge, was arrested and charged with felony obstruction of police officers, possession of cocaine with intent to distribute and possession of marijuana, less than an ounce after he allegedly fled from police after officers stopped to check on a stranded motorist. According to reports, officers stopped to check on a Dodge Neon that was not moving at the intersection of Atlanta Highway and Madison Fields Drive.

After the stop they attempted to handcuff the driver of the Neon for an open container violation when Harris, a passenger in the Neon, allegedly opened the door of the Neon and fled into a field across the road from the traffic stop. Reports state that two officers chased Harris. Harris allegedly jumped over a fence and lost his pants and shoes. He was then tackled by a deputy, reports state, but was able to break free and run again towards a wooded area.

Harris stopped and, reports state, officers ordered him to the ground. Harris indicated he was going to run again and an officer deployed his Taser weapon into Harris’ back. After a five second burst, reports state, Harris fell to the ground, but got up and ran again. The officer deployed another five second burst and Harris fell again but got up again and attempted to run. The officer deployed another burst and Harris broke the wires connecting the prongs to the Taser. Another deputy deployed his Taser and during the first cycle Harris allegedly broke the wires. The first deputy then allegedly deployed his Taser again and during the second burst Harris broke the wires again. The deputy was then able to grab his arm and wrestled Harris to the ground. During the fight another deputy again deployed a Taser to Harris with no effect, reports state. A deputy was able to secure one handcuff on Harris but he again rose to the ground to flee. The deputy then applied pepper spray to Harris, reports state, and was able to secure a second handcuff on Harris.

Officers reported finding a small bag of marijuana near Harris’ pants and suspected cocaine near the scene of the struggle. The driver of the Neon, Gary Bernard Robinson, 40, Madison, was arrested and charged with misdemeanor obstruction of officers and an open container violation. Robinson allegedly ran into the woods during the chase.

Found in the Morgan County Citizen

Don’t smoke pot in front of a building under investigation for illegal drug activities. On June 18, while police were conducting an undercover surveillance mission of a Colleton Street apartment building, an officer noticed two people apparently smoking marijuana, toking on a joint in plain view of the public. A third person was hanging out with the bud smokers but not indulging in the Mary Jane.

The cops approached and said they were investigating illegal drug activity. The smokers then called one of the officers by name and said, “We aren’t selling drugs. Now we are smoking weed, we are not going to lie about that but that’s all we are doing.” The police attempted to locate the joint but had no luck and questioned the three about it. Perhaps victims of pot smokers’ memory loss, they told the police they did not recall what happened to it. All three were arrested and charged with loitering for narcotics.

Found in the Free Times

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Grass Valley, CA
At 11:43 p.m., a caller from Newtown Road reported a suspicious-looking pedestrian was crossing the street. The caller said the person was dressed like “a red ninja.”

Found in the Union

Waynesboro, GA
An intoxicated man may have been the culprit behind his own missing beer.

Deputies responded to a River Road residence on Friday, April 6, in reference to a stolen 12-pack of beer.

According to the report, the man said he had been in his yard drinking and that someone stole his beer. Officers advised him to check the area to make sure he hadn’t drunk it himself.

Found in the True Citizen