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.
Joshua Shenker, 22, was arrested after Thursday’s crash
Police discovered the man was wearing a sheriff’s deputy jacket and was driving a stolen car
The goat is doing well after his adventure and dramatic rescue at sea, veterinary staff said
The man ignored commands to drop the bow, police said
The man was arrested only after crashing into a cop car, jumping off a 20-foot ledge, being hit by a car himself and carjacking a motorist
A sheriff’s office helicopter helped track down the cat so wildlife officials could tranquilize it
Authorities in Ohio are trying to identify a man who was filmed rollerblading while naked on a highway
A puppy became a local celebrity -- and honorary deputy -- after video of its brush with an alligator went viral
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