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.
Patrol officers and animal control officers worked together to corral the flightless bird, authorities said
The officer and the skunk both came away without any injuries — or odors
A Tampa Bay Lightning fan was surprised when police showed up on his doorstep, but said the misunderstanding ultimately ended in good humor
A hooded man suspected of stealing a houseboat was apprehended along the river near Minneapolis, officials said
Photos from the patrol car’s dashcam show the man raising a hatchet and drinking a bottle of liquor
“He will get his lottery ticket back,” officials wrote on Facebook, “but we are keeping his methamphetamine”
Authorities found explosives that had been “fashioned to look like they would detonate,” but were in fact fake, when someone opened the door
Customs officers found the money hidden beneath a chair cushion in a shipment bound for the Dominican Republic
“Pro Tip: Don’t forget to draw the registration sticker,” the agency joked
The hungry animal hopped in through the open driver’s side door and refused to leave
Police were called to investigate a concrete slab resembling a coffin that sparked complaints of a possible water hazard
Buddy the Beefalo, a bull that’s part cow and part American bison, has been on the loose for over a month
Officers used the man’s job application, which included his name and phone number, to track him down
The Franklin Police Department is asking anyone missing a ball python to give them a call
Renton Police said the vehicle was locked and running “as is common practice for officers in the event of a priority incident”
The father received a FaceTime call and saw his son “tied up against a tree with a gun to his head,” officials said
Officers managed to snare the four-foot tall bird after it was spotted in a residential neighborhood
Officer Juan Guallpa was driving his personal vehicle when he saw a car driving erratically with a person “hanging on to the hood pleading for the driver to stop”
Stoneham police officer Joe Ponzo says he was vacationing at the right place at the right time
“These were not pranks. These are crimes that could have resulted in someone getting seriously injured or even killed,” said the DA
The suspect jumped into the water to swim away, leaving behind a jet ski he’d stolen
Florida Highway Patrol eventually stopped the truck and detained the man on the hood
The man allegedly threw a dagger at officers and managed to climb into a police vehicle before he was captured
“It wasn’t the typical day in Hopkinton, that’s for sure. They were buck naked,” said Police Chief Joseph Bennett
Five men in Oregon allegedly planned a heist to pose as police raiding an illegal grow operation
Police said the boy stole a 2003 Ford Ranger while its owner was using the ATM at a gas station
The fully dressed anatomically correct doll apparently had very realistic features, authorities said
After receiving a call about a kangaroo running loose, Fort Lauderdale police officers managed to capture the roo and place him in a squad car
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