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.
The story of Trooper Bill Strouse’s generosity went viral on Facebook
Connor Proleika tried to ‘bait’ an officer into racing him, reached a top vehicle speed of 124 mph
Darius Moody collided with a truck before running from police on foot and hiding in a gas station’s cooler
The girl and her passenger tried to run from police after the vehicle was stopped, authorities say
Yogita Persaud would make as many as 100 calls per day, NYPD officials say
In a video posted on Facebook, a lizard jumps from a jacket pocket onto the officer performing the search
Latravia McGill caused ‘major damage’ to the facility’s door, attempted to flee on bicycle
The archer shot into a homeless encampment near San Francisco
Officers ‘wooshed’ the animal back into the water with a stick while it hissed at them
Police were trying to break up a fight when a man dressed as Jesus allegedly sucker-punched an officer
Officers edited a costume onto Brandon Conti’s booking photo after he commented ‘Where’s my costume?’ on Facebook
Gary Molloy evaded authorities until he was arrested in the middle of a lake by officers in an airboat
Steven Anderson reportedly ‘jumped over’ the wall to evade police during foot pursuit
Police say the unidentified man was found sleeping, intoxicated, in a car
Video shows him holding the alligator in his left hand, enticing it to bite his right forearm
Daniel Burleson said he bought the “Superbad” prop replica online, used it to buy vodka
The college freshman had been handcuffed prior to the attempted assault
The suspect was subdued by TASER and arrested for breaking bond
A sheriff’s deputy’s reaction to the series of phone calls was posted on Twitter by the department
No charges filed, authorities say investigation into incident is ongoing
Three snakes and a lizard were stolen from the trunk of a reptile breeder’s car
Deputies removed parts of the ceiling during a 5-hour effort to catch her
Officials say the extra money will be returned
Brenden Wysynski was in the middle of a traffic stop when a deputy passing on the road grew suspicious
The bulls were found with their sex organs and tongue removed and their blood gone
Pablo Martinez told investigators that he was trying to cast a demon out of the boy and held him under water for at least five minutes
The horse was evaluated by animal control officers and reunited with its owner
James Meyer fired two shots at a man attempting to break into his shed with a pickaxe
The man “deliberately farted in the direction of the officer three times, stating, ‘How do you like that?’”
Authorities are investigating how an off-duty LEO ended up with a self-inflicted gunshot wound after an encounter on the road with another off-duty LEO
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