Boston Herald

It seems that the evidence against him is mounting

- Mike Pingree

Police on patrol in Titusville, Fla., spotted four-feethigh flames in a roadway in front of the home of a man who was on his front lawn holding a sword, had a knife in his waistband, and was chugging a half-gallon of Captain Morgan spiced rum. They had been called to that man’s home to investigat­e illegal burns about five times in the past six months.

she’s alWaYs there For Me When i’M high: A 43year-old man told police that he broke into a truck parked outside a Walmart in Vero Beach, Fla., so that he could “see his imaginary girlfriend, Emma.” He said that he visits Emma only when he is “tripping on meth,” and that he intended to steal items from the vehicle that he could sell in order to buy the meth.

a Man You Don’t Want to Mess With: A man who was playing video games in the nude in his home in Pawtucket, R.I., at 2 o’clock in the morning heard a noise outside, and ran out, still naked, and got into a fight with a man who was stealing the catalytic converter from underneath his car. During the struggle, he managed to grab the thief ’s phone as he fled.

PeoPle Don’t seeM to like hiM: A man who got shot and crashed his car into a pole in Des Moines, Iowa, at 3 a.m. told police that he had also been shot by an unknown person three months ago.

ok, i’Ve learneD MY lesson, oFFiCer: A man bought a $310,000, V-10, Lamborghin­i Huracán in Germany, and was driving it home to Norway when he roared through Denmark at 147 mph. Danish police seized the car under a new law that allows them to confiscate the vehicles of “reckless” drivers and sell them at auction. CertainlY sir, CoMe right oVer: A man who shot a guy during an argument on a street in Idaho Falls two months ago called police to ask if he could come in and retrieve his gun which they were holding as evidence. They said, “Yes,” and arrested him as soon as he showed up at the police station.

hMMM, this looks FaMiliar: A Good Samaritan pulled over on his way to his home from working a nightshift in Glasgow, Scotland, to help a man fix a bicycle on the side of the road. While doing the repairs, the man spotted distinctiv­e stickers on the bike, and realized that the man he was helping had stolen the bicycle from his shed 10 minutes earlier.

a real CriMinal MasterMinD: A man was arrested for burglary after he broke into a home in Blairs Mills, Pa., and stole a bottle of Mountain Dew.

anD You Call YourselF a BusinessWo­Man!? A psychic gave a Los Angeles man a Tarot card reading that she claimed showed that one of his ex-girlfriend­s must have hired a witch to place a curse on him which is why his marriage was in trouble. She offered to remove it for $5,100 but failed to do so. He is suing her.

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