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.
Metropolitan Police Department officers and a prosecutor described how they used a CPR-training mannequin to help convict Shane Schindler
No one was injured
The girl stopped the car when another motorist became upset and got out of his car, yelling at her and Kevin Cook
Police Sgt. Johnathan Sharketti calls the case “uncharted territory”
A woman who says she was wrongly ticketed by an automated traffic camera has accomplished the unusual feat of getting the state Supreme Court to consider her small-claims case
A drunken man who didn’t want to drink alone forced his way into a woman’s home and sat down with two 12-packs of beer
An Ohio man has been charged after chasing his daughter around a neighborhood while wearing a clown mask and another man is charged for firing a gun
He will begin full-time duties immediately and continue until a new sheriff is elected next fall
A 911 caller saw “two white males, no shirts and several tattoos” putting a JEA light pole on top of their Kia
John Garder said he thinks he was pulled over because the lawnmower had no lights
The suspect was on one roof for about five hours before the elderly resident “got tired” of his antics, climbed onto the roof and pushed the man off
A couple said someone entered their home and stole their pet pig named Spam, jewelry, TVs and a camera
The money will be used to buy all deputies the same weapons, which will save on ammunition costs
After Amika Witt was taken to the McLean County jail, a female CO found a loaded handgun inside the suspect’s body
“I don’t think they knew it was a police facility. They were hiding behind a vending machine in our lobby”
Authorities say the casket contained the body of the victim’s father-in-law
The police department said that a red balloon was “found” floating near the department’s stuffed duck, which has been the department’s mascot
A Florida man says his Facebook event inviting people to shoot at Hurricane Irma was a joke that got out of hand
Officials say whoever broke into an exhibit at the Geauga County Fair has a masked face, soft fur and walks on four legs
The trash collector unknowingly picked up the felon and was activating the blade when he heard shouting
Police are working with animal control to determine where the tiger came from
When Debrina Scott was confronted by security at the store, she took off running across the parking lot. Her son followed her and was nearly struck by a vehicle
Five alleged members of the Mexican cartel have been arrested
Deputies noticed $20 bills falling from Pattreon Stokes’ backend when they arrived at the jail
Police spokesman Ernesto Rodriguez says the snake will be turned over to a wildlife refuge
The men allegedly demanded cash from the register while a group of officers gathered for a longtime sergeant’s retirement
William Conley told police the syringe was used to inject chickens with vitamins, but heroin showed up in a field test
One woman brandished a handgun and demanded money from a teller. But they left without taking anything
No one was injured, but the car was severely damaged
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials found the furry cub lying on the floor of the passenger side of his 2017 Chevy Camaro
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