Heflin, AL: An Alabama city worker found himself face to face with a topless woman who attacked him. No one knows why Anita Henderson Harris sneaked into a city storage facility or why she went after the worker, who was able to get away and call police after struggling with the naked to the waist woman. Harris now faces assault and other charges in connection with the attack.
VIRGINIA: This one is about a man who was quickly arrested. Here’s the report. A Virginia man who was fed up with waiting for the results of some medical tests showed up at the Chesapeake Regional Medical Center with a machete and a can of gasoline, insisting on answers about his tests.
Yes, the idiot was quickly arrested…
San Diego, CA: Baron Stein, an unemployed tow truck driver, admitted he was struggling to feed his family when he stole 1,000 pounds of avocados, worth $1,500. He confessed his crime and took a plea deal. He was given no jail time but as part of his probation he was ordered to possess no more than 10 avocados at any one time.
Yuk, Yuk…a judge with a sense of humor….
Topeka, KS: A fugitive on the lam in Topeka burst into a home where a frightened couple fed him and promised him money if he would leave. The
ITALY: Here’s a story about a woman learning that she had tickets for illegally parking her car of 1,800 years! The woman learned of the tickets when she got a $44,500 bill. The town was billing her for unpaid ticket dating back to 2008. However, the clerk typed the year 208 into the computer, which charged her for parking fines dating back to the time of the Caesars in ancient Rome.
The Emperors of ancient Rome are in no position to fix the tickets!
TURKEY: The headline in the Turkish paper read “Smugglers caught in police sting.” We learn that when the smuggler’s truck carrying contraband cigarettes, was stopped by police the smugglers let loose a swarm of bees. This, of course, sent the police officers fleeing for their own safety. The smugglers were arrested a short time later by police in beekeepers’ outfits.
BBBZZZZZ BBBZZZZZZ….Caught in the sting indeed!
CANADA: It has been reported that Canadian police are making an extreme effort to rid the streets of BB guns built to look like AK-47 assault rifles. The Royal Mounted
Aiken, SC: A lady in Aiken joked with a 10 year old on Halloween about stealing his trick or treat candy. The boy became so incensed that he pulled a gun on the lady. Fortunately, we learn the gun was not loaded.
What a little punk!!!
Des Moines, IA: A woman was so angry about being defriended on Facebook, she went to the ex-friend’s home an allegedly burned down her garage. It appears that Jennifer C. Harris was angry that her target tried to organize a party for her on Facebook and no one wanted to come. Police report that the dispute escalated to defriending and then to arson.
The next step might have been death if an arrest hadn’t been made!
ALABAMA: Here’s another story with a Facebook angle. An Alabama man
ENGLAND: Recently, a British man was arrested for using his laptop, sipping coffee and writing down the answers to a radio quiz. Unfortunately, he was driving while doing all of this.
So much for multitasking…
TENNESSEE: A man on trial for a robbery used his trial lunch break to commit another robbery. We learn that Mark Burgin allegedly robbed a jewelry store of $45,000 in goods while he was on trial for robbing a truck driver at knife point. We learn further that second arrest did not affect his trial because the judge kept the jurors from hearing about it…at least, until after they found him guilty.
Some people just can’t help themselves from thieven’…
MINNESOTA: A man was arrested for allegedly stealing Freon from a neighbor’s air conditioner and inhaling the refrigerant.
Professor Birdsong teaches Criminal Law, White Collar Crime, Evidence, Federal Jurisdiction, and Immigration Law at Barry School of Law.