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.
Steven Spolidoro fled from a bank with about $1,000 in cash before being arrested
Bruce John Homer told deputies he was frustrated law enforcement wouldn’t crack down on people running through a stop sign at the intersection
Police say someone collected discarded turkeys from a trash bin with the idea of redistributing them
A juvenile user died after ingesting fentanyl that was distributed by Michael Chandler
The teenage boy admitted to attacking his mother and stepfather with a golf club
Police say Jessica Marie Cross stole $1,400 in cash, a purse, food and Happy Meal toys
A deputy spotted a baggie in the suspect’s car, but the suspect grabbed it, put it in his mouth and sped away
The unidentified suspect stepped out of his car but rather than lay on the ground, the man began a dance with arms above his head
A wad of cocaine fell from his hat while he was in front of the judge
Police said the naked people suspected in the kidnapping intentionally rammed into a truck containing their victims
Eric Rivers allegedly robbed at least two banks and then decided to speak to a reporter on-camera about traffic
A deliveryman heard a woman scream “help” and had his wife call 911
Police said the child yelled the phrase after her father bought her a hat she didn’t like
The suspect attempted to flee, but the pain from the gunshot wound was too severe for him to continue running
The suspect was immediately arrested and charged with forcible touching and sex abuse
46-year-old Shane Paul Owen called dispatchers for help more than six hours after he accidentally locked himself in a church’s boiler room
Authorities say no one was injured during the pursuit
Conservation officers Andy Schmidt and Kipp Duncan were staking out the cemetery after reports of people “shining” deer
The homeless man left a fake, gift-wrapped “bomb” at one bank so police would be investigating that while he robbed another location
Celina Dally wanted to apologize to Officer Guillory after she was arrested for public intoxication
The raunchy rap song was inexplicably transmitted over police radios at LaGuardia Airport
After finding the wallet, police arrested the suspect and another man after they apparently came back to look for the wallet
No arrests have been made
The fugitive promised he’d turn himself in if the cops’ post of his “wanted” photo got 1,000 shares
A judge has dismissed a misdemeanor charge against a former Texas cop accused of faking his own death and fleeing to Mexico
Sgt. Scott Bright said that he’d never heard such an excuse in his 28 years of policing
The agency is investigating photos taken at the courthouse that included images of deputies and supervisors in various stages of undress on and off-duty
40-year-old Barry Clapperton faces charges that include threats to use weapons of mass destruction, public drunkenness and false identification to police
The man told police he was only able to time travel because aliens filled his body with alcohol
51-year-old Wanda Irvin entered the bank Tuesday armed with a knife and demanded money
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