Bizarre Beat
The Bizarre Beat topic gives police officers a place to get news articles of the weird, including the naked protesters, drunks in clown costumes, and all other oddball encounters cops have on the street on a daily basis.
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After pulling over the driver in the carpool lane, officers found a lifeless entity seated beside them, CHP - San Jose said in a Facebook post
“Just when you think you’ve seen it all,” the Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood stated; the kangaroo escaped its enclosure after a bear got in
“The cat has been identified as a Caracal — this cat is a native species to Asia and not common to the United States,” the Hoffman Estates PD stated
“No officers (or pumpkins) were harmed during the event,” Bay Village police stated after an officer responded to a free-roaming inflatable jack-o-lantern blocking traffic
A Portland Police Bureau spokesperson said that the drugs were fentanyl and meth; court records say the amount was over 10 grams
The officer discovered the fentanyl, worth an estimated $500,000, hidden inside the packages of carne asada
The Amherst police officer was working a crash that disturbed the pole and wire when a truck drove past, hitting the wire and pulling the pole toward the officer
As the man gets closer, the FedEx worker shakes a finger in his face and says, “No, no, I don’t know you, I’m going to call the police”
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Environment Conservation Police Officer Jeff Hull responded to remove the snake, which weighed 80 pounds and measured 13 feet 2 inches in length
“You can take the boy out of the country, but you can’t take the country out of the boy,” The Fulshear Police Department stated in reference to the lieutenant’s hands-on approach
The suspect was rescued and arrested by Daytona Beach Police officers in a boat, video shows
The vehicle was described as the front portion of a military style tractor-trailer
A nearby witness exchanged gunfire with the suspect, while another witness struck the suspect from behind with a blunt object, the Daytona Beach Police Department said
Columbus Police officers arrested the man and caught several loose animals outside the store
“He was also warned about our strict enforcement of warp speed on the interstate and to keep his phasers on stun-only while traveling,” the Crawford County Sheriff’s Office stated
The man was attending a block party when he “ignited a large firework device” and put the lit firework on his head, possibly to show off, Dorchester County deputies said
"[The] shift from making an arrest to preserving life is commendable…" Sheriff Chad Chronister said. " I [am] proud of our team for taking her into custody safely”
“I’m a real cop conducting an operation,” the man insisted; he then got on his phone and said he was making a “collar” for theft of service, the charge that covers fare evasion
The man stole the Paris Police chief’s cruiser, then led officers from multiple agencies on a pursuit before he crashed the cruiser and fired at officers
Groton police responded to a report of a snake slithering near an apartment entrance; the officers put the python in a container in the back seat of a cruiser where it escaped
MLB Hall of Fame catcher Johnny Bench thanked “Cincinnati’s finest” for a “great catch” in a Tweet featuring an autographed photo
Helicopter footage shows the bus striking multiple vehicles during the pursuit and crossing onto the wrong side of a road
A Deschutes County deputy was one of at least three people injured when a bull jumped out of the ring at the Sisters Rodeo
“Does he have any other thing that might bite me?” the Wheat Ridge Police officer can be heard saying in the video after opening a box and finding a rattlesnake
“My wife [said] ‘What’s that dog doing, standing in the middle of the road?’…and I looked and I’m like, ‘That’s a freaking kangaroo,’” a 911 caller said
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