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.
A police officer stepped up to finish the job after the delivery driver was arrested on an outstanding warrant
One kilo of cocaine was found in a box under a Christmas tree at the home of an alleged drug trafficker, police said
Undercover cops stopped both shoplifting suspects and suspects during an in-progress car theft
A concerned witness called police, not realizing the men holding rifles were actors with fake guns
The man first called state police, but then changed his mind when he learned a trooper would be responding
“Just when you think you have seen it all.”
The strange pillar discovered by state law enforcement earlier this month disappeared over the weekend, authorities confirmed
This wasn’t the first time that the man, a civilian NYPD worker, had impersonated an officer
Wildlife officers were on a mission to count bighorn sheep when they found something that seemed far less... terrestrial
The woman is suspected of driving under the influence
The man stayed underwater for nearly 30 minutes before he resurfaced and was captured
NYPD officials said they “are aware” of the video and an investigation is ongoing
A man drove off with the semi-armored Humvee after taking it from an Army Reserve Center earlier this month, police said
A county jail inmate is still on the run after deputies say he “meticulously” dismantled his jail cell window
This hungry criminal didn’t seem to be in any rush; he spent two hours inside the shop and even took time to bake his own pie
“I was trying to toughen him up,” the man told deputies. “I don’t want him to be soft”
“He was a little banged up but will be returned to his rightful place at the Bigfoot Discovery Museum,” Scotts Valley Police said
A resident called deputies to report that a ‘suspicious’ man had just come by and asked to make a call
A woman threatened to arrest workers at a Georgia Chick-Fil-A if they didn’t give her a free meal, police said
The televised pursuit ended when the man crashed the custom-built truck into a light pole, police said
One of the devices went off and another was found unexploded, officials said
Trooper Britta Foesch was coming home from a Halloween party when duty called. Luckily, she was dressed the part
Shaq, who was an LSU star before playing for the NBA, has ties to the area
A corpse draped off the edge of the roof. A wheelbarrow filled with body parts. Blood everywhere
K-9 Chico was dressed to impress, complete with a tie, badge and commendations
The property’s current owner has catalogued the building’s grisly history, making it a ghost hunter’s dream come true
“I’m guessing someone’s around filming, because the dude in the truck looks like Borat”
Officers found several dug up gravesites and broken headstones at the scene
The men ordered food at the Chinese restaurant before placing an explosive device on the ATM, police said
The alleged robber claimed a phlebotomist who took his blood years ago was responsible for framing him