Bizarre Beat
The Bizarre Beat topic gives police officers a place to get news articles of the weird crime news and funny police reports, 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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A viral YouTube video claims to turn your smart phone into a “stun gun”
Cops are a peculiar breed when it comes to telling stories about what they’ve seen and the actions they’ve taken on the streets
The couple loaded up their backpacks with shoes, clothes and tools while cops were helping out about 160 kids
The infrared camera valued at roughly $100,000 crashed down around noon Wednesday, heavily damaging one vehicle
After the bag was discovered missing, the father checked his camera, which captured a man snatching it
The staged fight outside a grocery store sent officers responding to emergency calls
Maureen Gill says the exchange happened when she warned a male subordinate for his chronic lateness in May 2008
When cops ordered him to get on the floor, he assumed a three-point football stance and lunged at them
The current law carries a civil fine of $100 for those caught with an ounce or less
The eager young driver was safely stopped by a Lewis County sheriff’s deputy
The Chicago man, originally from Arkansas, has burglary convictions in Illinois
“You don’t know how to tie a tie?” James Cromitie’s lawyer asked
The male customer approached her and began calling her fat and ugly, so she called 911
A different motorist reported seeing a tire falling off a van weaving on a road late Monday night
A man in is accused of exposing himself and brandishing a shotgun, a woman who was with him was allowed to split
Man said he was uncomfortable in his clothes because he had spent a sweltering day at the Wisconsin State Fair
He escorted a group of juveniles out of a market and did a pat-down search when he wasn’t permitted to
Said he hoped she would be resurrected and planned to hold on to the body for at least seven years
24-year-old Johana Cortes now faces terrorism and other charges related to her bizarre attempt to ram her car into the sheriff’s office
In the video, the woman’s pants fell down while dancing for a talent show, revealing a thong
The man abandoned the cruiser about a half-mile away and jumped a wall before being arrested
The man had his credit card and a marijuana-infused brownie stolen at gunpoint outside a bar
Seeking to avoid arrest, Chicago man breaks both legs and sufferes other injuries
Officers heard the cat meowing when they stopped 51-year-old Gary Korkuc for running a stop sign
The officer put the dog in the back of his patrol car and when he got to the station, a puppy had been born
The second crash, with a passing squad car, came 20 minutes after the first
Suspect told bank employees she had a bomb — EOD robot finds no explosives, just a clown suit and a multicolored wig
Vice President Joe Biden’s vehicle was not hit and nobody was seriously hurt
The six masked thieves broke into a London jeweller using sledge hammers
Calls the cop who arrested him a “punk b-tch” and says he only has respect for cops when they have respect for him
She was arrested for being a ‘drunken nuisance’ Friday
Will also fulfill community service by cleaning ballpark toilets and trash
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