Commander GilmoreFrom Commander GilmorePatrolAll Wrapped UpA hapless crook sorta brought his own handcuffs—and manacles, ankle-irons, and hood, though he didn’t mean to. Officers responding to a report of a home-invasion robbery in Georgetown, Guyana, arrived looking for two scumbag suspects. But all they saw was a merry mob of neighborhood residents dancing around a utility pole.July 31, 2005PatrolMile-a-Minute MountieWhen your constables can run at 50 kilometers per hour and catch speeding cars on foot, how does a lawbreaker stand a chance? That’s what was sluggishly percolating through Robert DuPort’s mind, we suspect, when he was arrested for driving under the influence.May 31, 2005PatrolCops Caught Off GuardWe've gotta believe that 46 Brazilian police officers now own the world's record for the most embarrassing cop moment in history. Nearly 50 officers from the state of Paraiba were on a bus heading for a big athletic competition in the city of Salvador when four armed dudes blocked the road and announced a holdup. None of the cops had brought their guns.March 31, 2005PatrolNo Hacksaws, No Dynamite, No ProblemWhile police scampered around the countryside looking for their lost convicts, investigators at the scene were concluding that the "explosive" that blew out the iron bars of a window and collapsed the adjacent wall wasn't an explosive at all, but rather a corrosive agent: human urine.January 31, 2005PatrolBulletproof Potion Fails Test Trials...Tragedy EnsuesNot-so-bulletproof potions, illiterate crooks, and family drug squabbles.November 30, 2004PatrolToo Much TechnologyIneffective security, useless gun play, and bad hair days.September 30, 2004PatrolThis Never Happens in the MoviesErrant money bags, food-covered roads, and a silicone thief.July 31, 2004PatrolNice Try, But Not Good EnoughTransported signs, disappearing phones, and possessed appliances.May 31, 2004PatrolPrisoners Sing for Their FreedomSinging prisoners, wedding gunfire, and a human piñata.March 31, 2004PatrolButt IdentityCops often have their work cut out for them.January 31, 2004Page 1 of 3Next Page
