Small Town Misfit

Westlake, OH
A concerned motorist called police on Nov. 1 to report a kangaroo hopping along the median on Interstate 90.

Police investigated, but after checking the surrounding area could find no sign of the mysterious marsupial.

Found in the Sun News

Chico, CA
6:11 a.m. Suspicious circumstance reported on the 1900 block of East 20th Street. “On Forest (Avenue), three men are pushing a cart with kegs of beer.”

and…

7:36 a.m. Suspicious vehicle reported on the 1400 block of East Avenue. “Two older white males in vehicle circling the campus with a widescreen in the cab. They are playing a pornographic movie.”

Found in the Orion

Rio Grande, NM
8:40 p.m. — A caller said someone has been throwing rocks at her windows for about 14 years. She said she couldn’t see anyone outside. Police weren’t able to locate any criminal activity.

Found in the Rio Grande Sun

Bozeman, MT
A person on Doane Road reported finding a suspicious substance in a tea pot. The substance appeared to be buildup from hard water.

Found in the Bozeman Daily Chronicle

Atlanta, GA
A man said his girlfriend came over to his apartment on Harwell Road, where his family was sitting on the front porch. He said she asked family members for some change so she could fill her gas can and burn down the apartment. They refused to give her money, so she left … and then returned with a one-gallon can about half-filled and threatened to burn down the house, the man said. The woman admitted that she returned with a gas can — she said she was upset about getting slapped in the face. She said the man slapped her and pushed her into a door frame. He denied this. The officer noted that the woman, age 33, smelled of alcohol. Both the man and woman were charged with simple battery and taken to jail.

Found in Creative Loafing

Durango, CO
4:51 p.m. Three people were smoking something out of a pumpkin in the 3500 block of West Second Avenue.

Found in the Durango Herald

Mukilteo, WA
A party requested assistance with a subject who was disturbing other guests by making loud “bird calls” out the window of his room. The officer contacted an intoxicated male who advised he would stop and go to bed for the night.

Found in the Mukilteo Beacon

Columbia, SC
On Oct.19 a realtor arrived at an available property with two prospective clients. As she pulled up to the home she noticed a tan Lincoln Continental parked at the residence. She advised the two clients to stay in the car while she investigated the situation. As she approached the door, a man in his 60s exited the home. He seemed nervous and hurried and appeared to be hiding something behind his back. Witnesses wrote down the tag number of his car and said that when he entered it they saw him set down a bottle of wine. The homeowner was notified of the incident and when she returned home she noticed that a bottle of white zinfandel was missing.

Found in the Free Times

Missoula, MT
Officers received a report of something that resembled a bomb on a picnic table near the tennis courts, said Lemcke. Upon investigation, they discovered a clock with water bottles duct-taped together to look like an explosive vest. It turned out to be part of a Halloween costume. “What is Halloween without a costume in bad taste, huh?” Lemcke said.

Found in the Montana Kaimin

Missoula, MT
Witnesses in a University parking lot said they saw a red Honda CRX with four males in it drive by at a high rate of speed. As they passed, the occupants yelled “We’re so drunk!” out the window, Lemcke said. Shortly after, the witnesses heard a crashing sound as the CRX crashed into a parked car and fled the scene. The vehicle has not been located.

Found in the Montana Kaimin