Woman drives stolen car to police background check

Thursday, December 28th, 2006

Pittsburgh - A Clarion County woman who apparently used a stolen car to get to a state police barracks to be fingerprinted for a civilian job was arrested yesterday on an outstanding warrant from Georgia.

State police in Clarion said the woman had been sought in Georgia for stealing that car.

After taking fingerprints of Joshlynn Leigh, 30, of Strattanville, troopers learned of the warrant and placed her under arrest at 11:35 a.m.

In the parking lot of the barracks, troopers found the car that had been reported stolen.

This article was found on Post-Gazette.com

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Woman reports bad crack purchase to police

Friday, December 22nd, 2006

HAWTHORNE, Fla. (AP) — Authorities said Eloise Reaves recently complained to a sheriff’s deputy after getting a beat rock. Reaves was arrested after she approached a Putnam County, N.C., deputy at a convenience store.

Reaves said that instead of crack, the rock she bought was a mixture of wax and cocaine. A local newspaper reported that the woman even put the bad crack on the deputy’s patrol car for inspection.

The deputy inspected the rock and took the woman into custody for possession of a controlled candle.

Reaves also filed complaints against the dealer with the Better Business Bureau, the Anti-Consumer Fraud Coalition and “Fight Back with David Horowitz’s” David Horowitz.

This article was found on NBC10.com

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Man stopped to smoke crack during police chase

Friday, December 8th, 2006

A thief was arrested after he repeatedly stopped during a police pursuit to smoke crack.

Police say the man, 45, from Stratford, Connecticut, had been driving a stolen car in Bridgeport.

The chase began after he attempted to pay for petrol with cards belonging to the car owner.

With police on their way, he abandoned the car and ran off on foot, reports the Connecticut Post.

After climbing over a fence, he stopped to smoke crack before running off again, officers say.

He headed off through the local seaport, and went to stand on a boat - where he had another crack break.

The man was still on the boat smoking crack when officers apprehended him.

Unbelievable. What more can you say about this?

This article was found on Ananova.com

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Hot robber lifts mask during robbery

Thursday, December 7th, 2006

An overheated armed robbery suspect has been caught lifting his balaclava (mask) in front of a surveillance camera.

Police have distributed a photograph of the man, believed to be the main offender in a group which held eight patrons and a barmaid hostage at gunpoint in Rotorua’s Ruck’n Maul bar on Sunday night.

Police believe the man was hot and pulled up his balaclava in a place where he thought he was not observed.

Five people are being sought for the hold-up.

Two patrons were bashed in the robbery, which lasted 10 minutes and ended when the raiders fled with an unknown amount of cash.

Two of the robbers carried guns and ordered barmaid Stevie Mitchell to open 16 poker machines as patrons cowered on the floor.

Ms Mitchell was also forced to hand over the keys to her Nissan Primera.

Detective Sergeant Garry Hawkins said the victims had been through an ordeal which had “the potential for homicide”.

Mr Hawkins said the robbers were unlikely to have taken unloaded weapons when entering a bar where patrons were drinking.

Police are also looking for a maroon Subaru Legacy stationwagon seen at Kuirau Park in the central city before the 8.30pm robbery.

The robbers dumped Ms Mitchell’s car at the park and police believe the Subaru was driven by accomplices waiting to pick them up.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Rotorua police on (0800) Tip Off or (07) 348-0099.

Haha..Wow. Unbelievable.

This article was found on NZHerald.co.nz

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