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Caught with Pot
St. Louis, MO – Sometimes it takes a whole narcotics crew to bust someone for possession of illegal drugs…other times all you have to do is sit at a desk in the courthouse and wait for the drugs to fall into your lap. This is what happened in a St. Louis courtroom when a man was arrested for possession of marijuana after a bag of pot fell out of his pocket. The man had a court date in June and had the subpoena to prove it. He arrived on time at the courthouse, and deputies say he fumbled the subpoena from his pocket, to ask them where he should go. As he did that, a small bag of a green, leafy substance fell out of his pocket. Uh oh…the deputies of course seized the bag, and it was quickly proven to be marijuana. Deputies took the man to the courtroom for his hearing, but his accuser never showed, and there was no reason for him to be there. After the aborted hearing, Harris was arrested by St. Louis police. That’s why you never bring pot into a courtroom!
A $1,000 Laugh?
Falmouth, MA – Isn’t if funny how everyone’s opinion of “funny” is different. One person might think pushing an old man off a dock is funny, while someone else may not. I tend to lean toward the “not funny” side, but apparently a 14-year-old Massachusetts boy thought that this would be a good opportunity for a laugh. The incident occurred at Magansett Beach when the boy decided to push a senior citizen off of a dock. Police said the boy ran up behind the 71-year-old victim, who was fishing off the dock with his grandson, and pushed him off the dock and into the ocean. The man suffered lacerations to both knees and lost his prescription glasses, police said. Although the boy fled into the woods, several people at the beach knew his identity and immediately called police…who didn’t think it was a laughing matter. The boy was soon arrested, and was held on a $1,000 cash bail. Apparently the boy thought it was worth it because with his one phone call police said he chose to call a friend to “brag and laugh” about what he had done. Now my opinion of funny has changed. I think it would be really funny if the old man was allowed to push the kid off the dock…
Drilling for Oil
Summerfield, FL – You don’t have to be in the Middle East to drill for oil. At least that is what two gas thieves have discovered. Using hand drills a Summerfield man and his girlfriend have been drilling holes in gas tanks to steal gas. The case began last week, when holes were reported in gas tanks. Things were going smoothly for them until one of them slipped up and left a drill behind…with the man’s name etched on it. The 44-year-old man and his girlfriend quickly wound up in jail facing numerous charges, including grand theft, burglary of a conveyance and criminal mischief. To top it off, deputies also found a methamphetamine lab at their home, adding drug charges to their resume. Although the man confessed that the drill was his…he blamed his girlfriend for getting caught. Apparently, she wasn’t a very good lookout…and apparently he didn’t know that.
