Tag: Odd Crimes: Page 5

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University Fires Officer Who Sold Sex Toys On Duty

A judge upheld the decision of North Carolina Central University officials to fire a campus police officer who sold sex toys out of his patrol car while on duty.

December 27, 2011

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Calif. Coffee Shop Cited for Nude Waitresses

San Jose (Calif.) Police are cracking down on Vietnamese coffee shops who are offering more than just sugar with their coffee. San Jose PD officers have begun citing waitresses for showing too much skin.

September 8, 2011

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Cops Tell Idaho Man In Bunny Suit To Stop Scaring Children

Idaho Falls Police officers have told a local 34-year-old man to stop wearing his bunny suit in public because he has been annoying neighbors and frightening their children.

August 2, 2011

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Virginia Police Seek Serial Butt Slasher

Fairfax County (Va.) Police believe a man captured on video surveillance footage may be responsible for cutting the buttocks of five women in retail stores while they are shopping.

July 27, 2011

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Calif. Woman who Allegedly Swiped Ancient Relic Arrested

Long Beach (Calif.) Police have arrested a 41-year-old woman believed to have swiped an 800-year-old religious relic from a local church. The relic is a silver-and-gold-plated, Gothic-style ornament that measures about 16 inches tall and 10 inches wide at its widest point.

June 16, 2011

Vehicle Ops

N.C. Man Urinated on Highway Patrol Cruiser

A Wilson man is expected in court in May on charges he urinated on a North Carolina Highway Patrol car parked in front of a county magistrate's office.

April 17, 2011

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Ohio Man Who Assaulted Driver Claimed To Be 'the Lord'

A 54-year-old aspiring Olympic weightlifter was arrested in Westlake, Ohio, on Friday, after assaulting one driver while claiming he was "the Lord" and attempting to do the same to a second driver.

April 8, 2011

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Woman Bit Cop, After Refusing to Pick Up Dog Waste

A Memphis Police officer advised East Memphis resident Kristen Anise Hall, 24, to clean up her pit bull's waste on Monday, and was met with a fight and a bite. Hall apparently bit the officer, after refusing to clean up after her dog, who was defecating in a park.

April 4, 2011

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S.C. Road Sign Warns Motorists of Zombie Hazard

One sign read "Zombies Ahead" and rotated to "Watch for Hunters." On the other side of the road, another sign read "Be alert for Tanks."

March 20, 2011

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Minnesota Officer Charged In Corkscrew Theft

Hastings Officer Rene Doffing was charged with misdemeanor theft for grabbing the corkscrew at the Green Mill on Nov. 22. If convicted, Doffing could lose his law enforcement license and job.

January 9, 2011

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Costumed Entertainers Return to Hollywood, After Court Win

The "super heroes" and other costumed characters who had become a familiar sight along Hollywood Boulevard before the LAPD swept them away in June won a federal court ruling that will allow Darth Vader, The Hulk, and Spider-Man to return.

November 21, 2010

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Police Reports Make Humorous Headlines

A staple section of local newspapers has always been the short crime report items culled from the police blotter. Usually, it's a cub reporter's first job to head to the local substation to jot down pertinent details from the crime reports officers take about mostly petty crimes. Once in awhile, these young reporters submit a suggestion for a headline that squeaks by an overworked, bleary eyed editor. Sometimes, as they say, mistakes were made.

April 8, 2010