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.
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
Aliquippa police have posted pictures of a fake $20 bill that was passed at a local business
The post has been shared more than 300 times and generated comments including: “Get a job, baby!” and “Shirt says it all”
“The subway isn’t supposed to be New York City’s temporary morgue,” said John Samuelsen, president of Transport Workers Union International
A Vermont man has denied charges he sprayed liquid manure on a marked CBP car after confronting an agent
The tweet says the suspect’s “disregard for the law is as offensive as his disregard for fashion trends”
The police report says Matthew Horace Jones aimed the forklift toward officers, who stopped him at gunpoint
The move marks a sweeping step in city officials’ efforts to promote what they see as a more fair and workable approach to low-level offenses
The construction workers said the man was messing with their truck
Police usually wait for crime scene units with the Houston Forensic Center to place evidence markers, but officers have to improvise in some situations
Jason David Funke was armed with a gun threatening suicide outside a church
The U.S. Treasury Department says it has never produced a $1 million bill
Detective Tim Lohman said it’s the first DNA burglary match case he knows of with fecal evidence collected from a toilet
Indian women say they’re waking up to find someone has chopped off their hair and left it neatly on their pillows
A Madison Lake police officer reportedly noticed Thomas Edward Grothe, 60, driving a riding lawnmower erratically on city streets
Police said Theodore Gunderson Jr. cursed, threw the salad at an employee and said, “If I had a gun or knife you would be the first to go”
Police stumbled across an industrial building crammed with more than 1,000 snakes, parrots, chickens and other animals when they arrived to serve a warrant
Charles K. Smith showed up in a ballistic vest and helmet, stating he “didn’t feel safe”
Officers moved Kasey Wayne Johnson’s handcuffs to the front so he could smoke a cigarette and he fled
Deputy Jamie Winkles pursued the emu for a short time before he returned it to its home
The man saw the animal on his property and shot at it
Police Chief Mark McCrory says nine of his department’s police vehicles have been involved in accidents since April 5
Police say a witness reported the crash and said the driver didn’t want help from police or firefighters