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Thursday, May 8th, 2008

Whizzinator Bag Backfires For Man On Probation

One man in Jacksonville, Florida, let a little too much hang out during a trip to the bathroom.

Police there say that the man, identified as 28-year-old Timothy Harris, went to use the lavatory for a pee test. He is on probation.

Harris pulled down his shorts, and much to his chagrin, a supervising officer spotted something non-anatomical.

The officer noticed that Harris had a Whizzinator bag to help him pass the drug test.

For those of you reading this who are not up on this type of technology, the Whizzinator is a prosthetic device, complete with heating pads, that is supposed to hide samples of urine for test purposes.

The company that makes the device even claims that it is “foolproof.”

Harris’ Whizzinator is now evidence in the property room at JSO headquarters.

As of this writing, Harris is now behind bars.

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008

Teen Accused Of Attempting To Rob Undercover Cops

A teenager in Yonkers, New York, faces a long list of charges after police there allege that he tried to rob two men, only to find out that they were undercover police officers.

According to police, the cops were in their unmarked car, doing undercover surveillance work, when the teen, identified as 19-year-old Michael Garcia, reached into the driver’s-side window, grabbed an officer and demanded money.

Police say that the two officers got out of the car. They say that the unarmed suspect punched and kicked them while trying to avoid arrest. After the fight, all three men were treated at hospitals.

Garcia has been charged attempted robbery, assault, and resisting arrest.

Monday, May 5th, 2008

Man Gives Police False Name, Not Knowing That Said Name Is That Of Wanted Felon

A man in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, who lied to police in an attempt to hide his unpaid traffic citations nearly got himself into far more serious trouble.

Police there say that they stopped a vehicle May 3 for improper registration. One of the passengers identified himself to police, who ran a check on the name.

That name turned out to belong to someone with an active felony warrant for vehicular homicide.

When the passenger found out, he quickly gave police his real name. He said that he lied earlier because he has outstanding traffic fines in another state and wasn’t sure whether there was a warrant out for him.

The man, whose name was not released, was arrested on an obstruction charge.

Before he was freed, police verified by means of photos and fingerprints that he wasn’t the person who they were looking for in the vehicular homicide.

Thursday, May 1st, 2008

GPS In Stolen Van Foils Thief’s Day Of Crime

A car thief in West Auckland, New Zealand, had his plans for a day of crime brought to a sudden halt after the GPS tracking system in the van that he had stolen led police directly to him.

North Shore Senior Sergeant Jenni Richardson said that police received a phone call from a West Auckland flooring contractor about 11:00 AM April 25, saying that his van had been stolen.

“It was a work van and had a GPS tracking device on it and he was tracking it on his computer because he was at home in New Lynn. He was saying to us, ‘it’s driving along East Coast Road and it’s heading towards the North Shore.’”

As the owner kept police at the northern communications center up to date on where his van was heading, the Eagle helicopter and patrol cars were dispatched to the scene.

Inspector Les Patterson said the man was “somewhat perplexed” when he was swooped on by police until he was told of the tracking system in the vehicle.

“We got there before Eagle even got over the top of us and stopped the vehicle,” said Ms Richardson. “He got out and said ‘yip I did it, you’ve got me’ and made a full and frank admission.”

The unidentified 22-year-old man — who had a warrant out for his arrest on unrelated matters — was armed with tools for breaking into vehicles and admitted that he was on his way to a day of crime.

Richardson said that it was the first time that she had been able to track a stolen vehicle through GPS, which made for a good outcome on all fronts.

The man, from Henderson, appeared in the North Shore District Court the morning of April 27 on charges of unlawfully taking a motor vehicle, possession of instruments for conversion and failing to appear in court on other unrelated matters.

Man Arrested After Trying To Cash $360 Billion Check

Police in Fort Worth, Texas, have arrested a man after they say that he presented a check made out for $360 billion to bank tellers there.

Bank employees told investigators that the check held by the man, identified as 21-year-old Charles Ray Fuller, got their suspicions up, so they phoned account holder and verified that the check was phony, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, a newspaper there, reported in its April 30 edition.

The account holder told bank employees that Fuller was her daughter’s boyfriend and did not have permission to cash or deposit the check.

Police say that Fuller told them during his arrest that he is trying to start a record label and his girlfriend’s mother gave him the check to help him to fund his operation.

Arresting officers say that they found just under two ounces of marijuana and a .25-caliber handgun with a magazine in his possession.

Fuller was charged with fraud, unlawfully carrying a weapon, and possession of marijuana. As of this writing, he is free on $3,750 bail.

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

Family Reports Fight, Is Arrested On Drug Charges

A family in Merrimack, New Hampshire, called police to their home to report a fight ended up being arrested on drug charges. Police there say that they went to the Roehl family home on April 28 after receiving a call about a fight, possibly involving baseball bats.

They say that when one member, identified as 17-year-old Karl Roehl, was showing them a large clock that had been damaged, they noticed two potted marijuana plants.

According to officers, Roehl was arrested when he attempted to hide the plants and that his mother, Lee Ann Roehl was arrested after ripping a plant from its pot and throwing it into the yard.

Police came back with a search warrant and said that they found more weed and a growing room, so the mother and son had more charges added to their rap sheets and arrested the father, also on drug charges.

Church Vandal Discovered Snoozing Inside

Police in Boston, Massachusetts, who were searching for a vandal who burglarized a church didn’t have to go far.

They arrested a man whom they found sleeping inside shortly before Sunday morning services. Officers dispatched to Most Precious Blood Church in the Hyde Park neighborhood of the city found a broken stained-glass window, chalices thrown about, missing Oriental rugs and an open safe. Witnesses led officers downstairs, where a man was napping.

Police say that the snoozing suspect resisted arrest and kicked a cop in the groin. They searched the unidentified man and found a gold spoon with religious symbols, two knives, a sword, and prescription pills. He was arrested on a variety of charges.

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