Smirnoff
05-26-2009, 09:03 PM
Greetings fellow Bizarros:
Imagine you know you are about to spend a lot of time in a
place where you don’t have a lot of personal choices (read:
prison). With your last moments of freedom what would you
do? For one Indiana man the answer was easy…Taco Bell?
Authorities in Indiana said a suspect who led officers on a
90 mph chase through two counties told police he was trying
to get a burrito before going to jail.
Sgt. Mark Walters of the Fort Wayne Police Department’s Vice
and Narcotics Division said officers tried to pull over
Jermaine Cooper, 36, after he was recognized as a suspect
wanted on multiple felony counts.
Walters said Cooper sped away through several city neighbor-
hoods and at one point threw a .45-caliber Colt semiautomatic
handgun out the window of his car.
Cooper then drove onto U.S. 27 and sped out of the city at
speeds reaching 90 mph and continued into Adams County.
The suspect ended the chase after 16 minutes at a Taco Bell
restaurant in Decatur, Ind.
Cooper, who was arrested in the parking lot before entering
the eatery, told officers he was trying to get a burrito
because he “knew he was going to jail for a while.”
Cooper was charged with resisting arrest by fleeing,
possession of cocaine, possession of a controlled substance,
possession of Ecstasy, possession of a firearm, four counts
of dealing cocaine and bad taste in Mexican food. He was
being held without bail.
Bizarrely,
Lewis
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+—————– Bizarre June Holidays ——————+
June 1 is Dare Day
June 2 is National Rocky Road Day
June 3 is Repeat Day
June 4 is Old Maid’s Day
June 5 is Festival Of Popular Delusions Day
June 6 is Teacher’s Day and National Applesauce Cake Day
June 7 is National Chocolate Ice Cream Day
June 8 is Name Your Poison Day
June 9 is Donald Duck Day
June 10 is National Yo-Yo Day
***
——– Woman fought robbers with chili, broom ———
TAZEWELL, Tenn. - Authorities in Tennessee said a woman
whose home was invaded by two men “fought them off” with
a bowl of chili and a broom. Capt. David Honeycutt of the
Claiborne County Sheriff’s Department said Wanda Bray, 58,
discovered the two men in her home at 6 p.m. Tuesday and
the pair demanded she hand over medication, the Knoxville
(Tenn.) News Sentinel reported Tuesday. “They probably got
away with some blood pressure pills,” Honeycutt said.
However, he said Bray did not react peacefully to being
robbed. “The woman fought them off,” he said. “She threw a
bowl of homemade chili and got after them with a broom.”
Claiborne County Sheriff David Ray said authorities found
a vehicle near the scene that had been used last week
during a robbery at a Tiger Mart convenience store. Fabian
Moore, 32, and Tommy Wayne Garrett, 24, were charged in
the home invasion as well as aggravated robbery for the
Tiger Mart incident. Samuel Partin, 30, was arrested for
allegedly serving as the getaway driver for the home
invasion incident.
————- Police use Taser on fake cougar ————–
WARREN, Mich. - Police in Michigan responding to a report
of a cougar on the loose said they ended up shooting a
large toy cat with a Taser stun gun. Warren police said
the 911 caller said a “huge” animal resembling “a 150-pound
cat” was spotted in an old cement drainpipe in Bates Park
and 10 officers were sent to the scene, WDIV-TV, Detroit,
reported Monday. The officers saw the outline of the animal
in the pipe and shot it with the Taser — only to discover
it was a large toy cougar. Police Commissioner William
Dwyer said investigators believe the incident, which cost
the department $1,000 in wasted police hours from respond-
ing to the scene and filling out paperwork, was a prank.
Dwyer said the prankster could face 90 days probation and
fines equivalent to the wasted police money if caught.
———- Principal to apologize over kilt flap ———–
WEST HAVEN, Utah - A Utah school district said a principal
will apologize after he ordered a 14-year-old to change
out of his kilt because it could be seen as cross-dressing.
Gavin McFarland, 14, a student of Scottish heritage at
Rocky Mountain Junior High in West Haven, said he wore his
traditional Scottish kilt to school Wednesday as part of
a school project and his apparel gathered numerous compli-
ments from teachers and classmates, The (Ogden, Utah)
Standard-Examiner reported Monday. However, the student
said he was ordered to change out of his kilt before the
school day was over by Rocky Mountain Junior High principal
Craig Jessop, who said the clothing could be misconstrued
as cross-dressing. “I was kind of surprised,” Gavin said.
“No teachers had gotten mad at me for it. A lot of them
thought it was really cool.” Weber School District spokes-
man Nate Taggart said Jessop has agreed to issue a personal
apology to the student. “We certainly do not consider
wearing a kilt, especially for a school project, as cross-
dressing,” Taggart said. “We recognize the kilt as a
display of Scottish heritage.”
——— Dad calls cops on adult son over chores ———-
BEDFORD, Ohio - An Ohio father called police on his 28-year-
old son, who serves on the local school board, because the
younger man refused to clean his room, the family said.
Andrew Mizsak Sr., 63, told police who arrived at his
Bedford home Thursday he dialed 911 because his son, also
named Andrew, threw a plate of food across the room and
balled up his fist when he was told to clean his room, The
(Cleveland) Plain Dealer reported Monday. The police report
said Mizsak told officers that “Andrew is 270 pounds and he
can’t fight him, that they do everything for Andrew and he
doesn’t even pay rent.” However, Mizsak told the officers
he did not want to press charges because he didn’t want to
“ruin his political career.” Calling the police did have
an affect on the younger Mizsak, who serves on the Bedford
school board and works as an independent political
consultant, the police report said. “Andrew was sent to his
room to clean it. He was crying uncontrollably and stated
he would comply,” the report said. Both father and son
later said they regretted the incident. “I overreacted.
No big deal,” the father said Saturday. “My dad and I
love each other very much,” said the younger Mizsak, who
promised to keep his room tidy from now on. “I’m lucky to
be living in their house.”
Imagine you know you are about to spend a lot of time in a
place where you don’t have a lot of personal choices (read:
prison). With your last moments of freedom what would you
do? For one Indiana man the answer was easy…Taco Bell?
Authorities in Indiana said a suspect who led officers on a
90 mph chase through two counties told police he was trying
to get a burrito before going to jail.
Sgt. Mark Walters of the Fort Wayne Police Department’s Vice
and Narcotics Division said officers tried to pull over
Jermaine Cooper, 36, after he was recognized as a suspect
wanted on multiple felony counts.
Walters said Cooper sped away through several city neighbor-
hoods and at one point threw a .45-caliber Colt semiautomatic
handgun out the window of his car.
Cooper then drove onto U.S. 27 and sped out of the city at
speeds reaching 90 mph and continued into Adams County.
The suspect ended the chase after 16 minutes at a Taco Bell
restaurant in Decatur, Ind.
Cooper, who was arrested in the parking lot before entering
the eatery, told officers he was trying to get a burrito
because he “knew he was going to jail for a while.”
Cooper was charged with resisting arrest by fleeing,
possession of cocaine, possession of a controlled substance,
possession of Ecstasy, possession of a firearm, four counts
of dealing cocaine and bad taste in Mexican food. He was
being held without bail.
Bizarrely,
Lewis
————————————————————
+—————– Bizarre June Holidays ——————+
June 1 is Dare Day
June 2 is National Rocky Road Day
June 3 is Repeat Day
June 4 is Old Maid’s Day
June 5 is Festival Of Popular Delusions Day
June 6 is Teacher’s Day and National Applesauce Cake Day
June 7 is National Chocolate Ice Cream Day
June 8 is Name Your Poison Day
June 9 is Donald Duck Day
June 10 is National Yo-Yo Day
***
——– Woman fought robbers with chili, broom ———
TAZEWELL, Tenn. - Authorities in Tennessee said a woman
whose home was invaded by two men “fought them off” with
a bowl of chili and a broom. Capt. David Honeycutt of the
Claiborne County Sheriff’s Department said Wanda Bray, 58,
discovered the two men in her home at 6 p.m. Tuesday and
the pair demanded she hand over medication, the Knoxville
(Tenn.) News Sentinel reported Tuesday. “They probably got
away with some blood pressure pills,” Honeycutt said.
However, he said Bray did not react peacefully to being
robbed. “The woman fought them off,” he said. “She threw a
bowl of homemade chili and got after them with a broom.”
Claiborne County Sheriff David Ray said authorities found
a vehicle near the scene that had been used last week
during a robbery at a Tiger Mart convenience store. Fabian
Moore, 32, and Tommy Wayne Garrett, 24, were charged in
the home invasion as well as aggravated robbery for the
Tiger Mart incident. Samuel Partin, 30, was arrested for
allegedly serving as the getaway driver for the home
invasion incident.
————- Police use Taser on fake cougar ————–
WARREN, Mich. - Police in Michigan responding to a report
of a cougar on the loose said they ended up shooting a
large toy cat with a Taser stun gun. Warren police said
the 911 caller said a “huge” animal resembling “a 150-pound
cat” was spotted in an old cement drainpipe in Bates Park
and 10 officers were sent to the scene, WDIV-TV, Detroit,
reported Monday. The officers saw the outline of the animal
in the pipe and shot it with the Taser — only to discover
it was a large toy cougar. Police Commissioner William
Dwyer said investigators believe the incident, which cost
the department $1,000 in wasted police hours from respond-
ing to the scene and filling out paperwork, was a prank.
Dwyer said the prankster could face 90 days probation and
fines equivalent to the wasted police money if caught.
———- Principal to apologize over kilt flap ———–
WEST HAVEN, Utah - A Utah school district said a principal
will apologize after he ordered a 14-year-old to change
out of his kilt because it could be seen as cross-dressing.
Gavin McFarland, 14, a student of Scottish heritage at
Rocky Mountain Junior High in West Haven, said he wore his
traditional Scottish kilt to school Wednesday as part of
a school project and his apparel gathered numerous compli-
ments from teachers and classmates, The (Ogden, Utah)
Standard-Examiner reported Monday. However, the student
said he was ordered to change out of his kilt before the
school day was over by Rocky Mountain Junior High principal
Craig Jessop, who said the clothing could be misconstrued
as cross-dressing. “I was kind of surprised,” Gavin said.
“No teachers had gotten mad at me for it. A lot of them
thought it was really cool.” Weber School District spokes-
man Nate Taggart said Jessop has agreed to issue a personal
apology to the student. “We certainly do not consider
wearing a kilt, especially for a school project, as cross-
dressing,” Taggart said. “We recognize the kilt as a
display of Scottish heritage.”
——— Dad calls cops on adult son over chores ———-
BEDFORD, Ohio - An Ohio father called police on his 28-year-
old son, who serves on the local school board, because the
younger man refused to clean his room, the family said.
Andrew Mizsak Sr., 63, told police who arrived at his
Bedford home Thursday he dialed 911 because his son, also
named Andrew, threw a plate of food across the room and
balled up his fist when he was told to clean his room, The
(Cleveland) Plain Dealer reported Monday. The police report
said Mizsak told officers that “Andrew is 270 pounds and he
can’t fight him, that they do everything for Andrew and he
doesn’t even pay rent.” However, Mizsak told the officers
he did not want to press charges because he didn’t want to
“ruin his political career.” Calling the police did have
an affect on the younger Mizsak, who serves on the Bedford
school board and works as an independent political
consultant, the police report said. “Andrew was sent to his
room to clean it. He was crying uncontrollably and stated
he would comply,” the report said. Both father and son
later said they regretted the incident. “I overreacted.
No big deal,” the father said Saturday. “My dad and I
love each other very much,” said the younger Mizsak, who
promised to keep his room tidy from now on. “I’m lucky to
be living in their house.”