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.
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Fall River police arrested the man on multiple charges after he was removed from his “seasonal bind” and medically cleared
A Florida Highway Patrol trooper initiated a traffic stop after spotting a man driving at 70 mph in a 45 mph zone; after a brief pursuit, the man jumped off a bridge
The package, delivered to a Lake Elsinore business in August, had “psilocybin mushrooms and marijuana products,” the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office said
“The parking lot was full of marked police cars, and there were uniform personnel throughout the entire store,” Chesterfield County Police Lt. James Lamb said
“As I was going into the door, the perpetrator came out with a handful of our goods, and I stopped him, and I told him he was essentially under citizen’s arrest...” Pastor Nick Neves said
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“I’m totally perfect,” the driver told deputies after swerving off the road and hitting a guardrail
SWAT was called to remove the man from the crawl space, where he had reportedly been living for weeks, resulting in an hours-long standoff
In addition to the alligator, the team seized over 500 grams of methamphetamine, 10 grams of heroin, six grams of cocaine, 371 grams of various pills and nine firearms
The man is suspected of killing a man with the intention of stealing his identity; he then called 911 pretending to be the victim of a bear attack before fleeing the scene
“They are not infected with any disease whatsoever. They are harmless and a little skittish,” Yemassee Police Chief Gregory Alexander said
Bloomington Police responded to a report of a couple walking a dog and “what appeared to be a sheep” and found a ram that had been captured using a duffel bag
Known for past displays that led to police interventions, Steven Novak’s new installation in Oak Cliff continued to blur the line between art and reality
Nicholas Wayne Hamlett, who is wanted for a parole violation, pretended to be a “distressed” hiker to hide his crime, the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office said
After pulling over the driver in the carpool lane, officers found a lifeless entity seated beside them, CHP - San Jose said in a Facebook post
“Just when you think you’ve seen it all,” the Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood stated; the kangaroo escaped its enclosure after a bear got in
“The cat has been identified as a Caracal — this cat is a native species to Asia and not common to the United States,” the Hoffman Estates PD stated
“No officers (or pumpkins) were harmed during the event,” Bay Village police stated after an officer responded to a free-roaming inflatable jack-o-lantern blocking traffic
A Portland Police Bureau spokesperson said that the drugs were fentanyl and meth; court records say the amount was over 10 grams
The officer discovered the fentanyl, worth an estimated $500,000, hidden inside the packages of carne asada
The Amherst police officer was working a crash that disturbed the pole and wire when a truck drove past, hitting the wire and pulling the pole toward the officer
As the man gets closer, the FedEx worker shakes a finger in his face and says, “No, no, I don’t know you, I’m going to call the police”
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Environment Conservation Police Officer Jeff Hull responded to remove the snake, which weighed 80 pounds and measured 13 feet 2 inches in length
“You can take the boy out of the country, but you can’t take the country out of the boy,” The Fulshear Police Department stated in reference to the lieutenant’s hands-on approach
The suspect was rescued and arrested by Daytona Beach Police officers in a boat, video shows
The vehicle was described as the front portion of a military style tractor-trailer
A nearby witness exchanged gunfire with the suspect, while another witness struck the suspect from behind with a blunt object, the Daytona Beach Police Department said
Columbus Police officers arrested the man and caught several loose animals outside the store
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