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 man’s license plates were covered by a Safeway sticker receipt from a pound of teriyaki glazed chicken wings
The Opp PD released a statement on Facebook blaming a spike in area homicides on the idea that young people have turned away from God and “embraced Satan.”
Photos and video of officers playing a game of Super Smash Brothers Ultimate after receiving a noise complaint went viral
A would-be burglar had to be rescued from the grease vent of a vacant Chinese restaurant after being trapped for two days
The shoe collection includes brands Gucci, Jimmy Choo and Louis Vuitton, and is estimated to be worth $23,500
Charlene Thompson is accused of dumping grease on the victim during a dispute
A man who called 911 to say he killed a woman told the operator he would turn himself in after he smoked crack
The armed robber first asked the victim for money before taking the chicken
Incels have been linked to multiple acts of mass violence over the past few years
Officers stayed with the animal, which had been reported missing by a local resident
Three officers sprang into action, converged upon the pig and “kept him busy with a few snacks until his owner came down and walked him home.”
After robbing the woman at gunpoint, the man sent her a friend request with the intent to apologize
The 21-year-old climbed into the holy water font during Mass
The federal agent and state officers triggered a tripwire inside a home during an investigation
Officers previously made multiple attempts to safely corral the birds
Police say the man repeatedly tried to break the window protecting the front counter, and the brick bounced back on the third try
Authorities were alerted by passing drivers who had seen the camel in nearby cornfields
Members of the “Genesee County Task Force Blight Agency” were sentenced this week, but officials say they spent years responding to crimes as fake officers
“I want to pull people over and go on bank robberies,” the 19-year-old told police
Amanda Peters, 26, was charged with third-degree assault of an officer
Jeffrey Jones, 29, and four others had been responding since 2015 to 911 calls
When asked why he hadn’t called police, the man said “he didn’t know if the Sheriff’s Office was going to come or not”
Nancy Crampton-Brophy, the writer of mysteries such as “The Wrong Husband,” was arrested on Sept. 5
Police first TASERed the woman after she threatened them with a stick, but it didn’t work
The former officer reportedly called police saying he “wanted to fight” officers
The man took his hands off the wheel to mimic the officer, causing his car to drift into the cop’s lane
The jury deliberated for only about three minutes before they reached a verdict
The gun fell to the feet of the store clerk, who picked it up while the man ran away
Suspect hid in water for half hour before officers finally found him
The suspect will be charged with three counts of attempted murder for each officer at the scene
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