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 law, which dates back to the 1930s, makes it a crime for people designated as habitual drunkards to possess, consume or purchase alcohol
Princeton police are trying to ease concerns about a patrol vehicle that has “ICE” on its door
About 16 cows chased the suspect through a pasture, eventually cornering her at a fence
On Saturday, police said three thieves walked into the aquarium with a baby stroller and stole the 16-inch female shark
Some officers were whistleblowers
Sheriff’s officials said the inmate slipped out of his handcuffs, shattered the passenger-side window and climbed atop the patrol car
Police said the women stole 148 pairs from a Lululemon store and that they could be responsible for more thefts
A deputy responded to a call at a gym for an alleged assault, but it turns out a man called police because he was fouled hard while playing basketball
A pug met police in Cape May, New Jersey, over the weekend and wound up behind bars — and with a pug shot
The tortoise walking down the middle of a Florida road was racking up numerous traffic infractions
The burglar took a cellphone, a TV remote and a beer before realizing that he couldn’t find his way out
The man said he wasn’t drinking and driving because he only drank while stopped at stop signs and traffic signals
Officials say it’s possible the man died from having a heart attack while fleeing police due to his age
A 4-inch double-sided knife was removed from the suspect’s waist area, police said
The Missoula County Sheriff’s Office says the 5-month-old infant is in good condition at a hospital and calls it a miracle that the child survived the ordeal
With a single shot from his AR-15, a deputy sheriff quickly put an end to a large alligator that had a teenage girl trapped in a tree for nearly an hour
For six days last month, authorities seized a number of drugs, including orange Trump-shaped ecstasy pills that have “Great Again” printed on the back
Police said no one was injured during the incident
Police said no injuries were reported
The department said the squirrel “stole a perfectly good donut,” and described the creature’s crime as “a straight-up felony”
Officials said the actress kicked an EMT while she was being placed onto a gurney and punched an officer who was trying to intervene in a family dispute
The troopers remained calm under pressure despite facing flames and bullets
The sheriff’s department said the bear damaged the interior of the vehicle so much that the doors couldn’t be unlocked
Kosciusko police thought they were responding to a simple accident Wednesday night but found it was more than that
The taco tactic paid off for the quick-thinking mother of four
The man wanted to press charges against his dealer, who he believed sold him bad drugs
The union says a local high school’s summer reading list will cause incoming freshmen to distrust the police
Samuel Ronan, who livestreamed the confrontation, faces multiple charges
Inmates housed in an aging lockup flooded a Kentucky police chief’s office with sewage by flushing jumpsuits and shredded bedding down the toilets
Police said the suspect “became violent” when officers approached him and “started punching the walls while yelling obscenities”
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