Waffle Iron

Tampa, Florida

There are just some things in life that leave you speechless. This is one of them. I have to say that I've seen guns stored in a lot of places, but this particular place could have had some dire consequences. Instead, she makes the local news headlines and it prompts a good bit of snickering.

Just what we need, another stupid ass helping the liberal agenda's gun ban proposal.
People like that just shouldn't be allowed to have guns.


THE OPEN RANGE WAFFLE

Please people, know where your firearms are at all times. You don't want to be cleaning up the Waffle disaster when the Zombie Apocalypse goes down.

Are you Eff'n Kidding Me??

Charleston, SC

The Sheriff of Charleston County, SC, J. Al Cannon, Esq., was recently arrested and charged with 3rd Degree Assault for slapping a perp after a lengthy high speed car chase.

See This blog story followed by this this second article.

Now this is the latest bit of news. The Sheriff's arrest comes only 2 days after the same arrogant asshole who started this ball rolling, is arrested for Driving Under Suspension, 6th offense.

Shoplifting is Stupid

Charleston, SC

Ever been stupid enough to shoplift in a gun store or a liquor store? Would be kinda foolish around these parts. SC law states that you can wear a firearm in an open and exposed manner in your home or place of business or if you deal in firearms in the usual or ordinary course of business.

With that in mind, you see someone in the store wearing a firearm, or if you have an inkling that the owner might be armed, THINK before you even consider committing a crime. It's common knowledge in this state that just about every liquor store owner has a gun either in view, or somewhere close at hand.
After all, to 2 easiest places to do a stick up are convenience stores and liquor stores. In most of those blue states, liberals think that people with guns will drink irresponsibly and then start shooting. On the contrary, most gun owners are responsible adults who respect firearms.

On that note.....

Why would you and your co-horts go in to a liquor store and start shoplifting? Even if there's only one person working in the store, you can bet he's got something to defend and protect himself.

In this case, Justin Jones and possibly his thug friends went in to a liquor store and started stealing merchandise. The owner chased them out of the store. It wasn't until one of the robbers got in to their vehicle and tried to run him over that the store owner pulled out his handgun and fired at them.
He is claiming self defense and is within the legal limits of the law.
However, the news story from the local rag does what it usually does, confuses facts and slants the truth. There's actually no objectivity in news reporting anymore....but that's another story for another time.

Read this...

Jones went to jail and the liquor store owner didn't.

Pay Attention

As is common knowledge, I work part time in a local gun store. When you're in a low profile situation such as retail sales, customers mostly look through you. They see you only when they want something and then they promptly forget you. I find it refreshing. So, I wear a t-shirt with the company logo and my name on it.  But I get to wear jeans or shorts so there's a plus. Yes, we wear handguns in an open and fully exposed manner. All the employees of the gun shop must also qualify with their carry guns. Some employees are exempt from training if they're an instructor or receive their training from other accredited sources.

I find myself getting to know some of the local constabulary in the surrounding jurisdictions. Some know me from back in the day and there are many of the newcomers who stop in for law enforcement equipment. Sometimes, they're in town temporarily for one reason or another, and need to stop by for a set of cuffs, a holster, some ammo...anything they might need in a hurry.

Being close to Federal training centers, airports and Air Force Bases, it's not uncommon for federal agents to stop by to browse or buy something.
Recently, I experienced something that just threw me....

As I mentioned, we wear uniform shirts with our names and sometimes our credentials printed on them. For example; "Gunsmith", "Armorer", "Firearms or rifle instructor", etc.
One recent day, I was assisting a customer with a holster and, as I often do, I explain that having the firearm at hand is the best way to determine if the holster is a good fit. This black male customer said he had a Sig Sauer.
I asked if he had it with him. He said he was wearing it and it was 'hot.' I mentioned that I sincerely hoped he was a law enforcement officer or a concealed weapons permit holder. He said law enforcement officer and promptly showed his credentials. US Customs. I stifled a laugh.
His cell phone rings and before he answers it, he hands me his loaded duty weapon. Oh yes, at least he handed it to me butt first.
Stunned, but not totally surprised, I proceed to drop the mag and clear the one from the chamber. I let the chambered round fall on the floor. While he's chatting away on his cell, I was quite certain he picked up on the fact that one round was on the floor. He cuts his phone call short and he tries the holster. Meanwhile, I've casually covered the live round with my foot. He takes the holster and we head to the register. I hand him his loaded mag and his Sig with the slide back.  He suddenly stops and asks if I loaded his magazine with the one round. I open my hand as I reply, "you mean this one?"

Nothing like being aware of your surroundings and multi tasking. Think this guy can drive and talk on the radio at the same time? He does not know who I am or what I do. My shirt has my first name and indicates I'm a firearms instructor. We now have a new level of stupidity.  He just arbitrarily handed over his loaded duty weapon to some employee at a gun store. Brilliant.

I have to say that I'm all for equal opportunity but it's often misconstrued. "Equal" means everyone does the same thing equally. Don't ask for special favors. If you can't do the job like everyone else, you shouldn't be there. I'll give credit where credit is due.

So if you're a law enforcement officer who just can't get a grasp on basic firearms safety, you shouldn't be in law enforcement....and you shouldn't have any kind of gun!

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On another note: I have often fielded questions such as; "Do you sell guns and ammo?" "Do you have rifle ammo in stock?" "Do you sell accessories for your guns?" "If I use the gun range, do I have to bring my own ammo?"

"Nothing Really Matters;" A Musical Interlude

Oh, Canada! You Royal Mounties must be havin' yer some fun up there, eh?

Every now and then, there's some stupid and moronic stuff that happens on the job that possesses an entertainment factor almost off the charts. I really think that this is one of those moments. I know it's a little lengthy but this talented rising star has put his own spin on the song "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen.

Sit back, get ya a cold one, and enjoy the backseat dash cam movie of the week.

Cheers!

http://deadspin.com/5897507/arrested-drunk-man-sings-bohemian-rhapsody-in-its-entirety-in-back-of-police-car

The Amount of Stupidity

Have you ever wondered what kind of bullshit cops put up with every day?
The amount of stupidity some people possess is astounding. Sometimes cops are parents, counselors, babysitters, dog catchers, dumpster divers, etc. But first, they have to get past the dispatcher. You really have to feel for them. Their job is not easy. Dispatchers have to filter through a lot of the shit and determine what they can do about it and how.

If people call 911, which morons do with some regularity, it's a recorded line and they have to act upon it accordingly. Delicacy and diplomacy are in order. Who wants their attitude or conversation released to the news media for all the world to hear? It's bad enough that cops are also under the same scrutiny every single moment.

You can often tell by the wording or the tone of the dispatcher, how they just don't like putting out some of these calls for service. With the advent of technology, some calls for service can be handled over the phone. Certain messages can be sent by text "unofficially" thereby saving manpower, unnecessary fuel costs and recorded gaffes. People come to expect that there is always a police officer at the station house. Again, with manpower and equipment budget cuts, that's not always feasible. Every available cop needs to be on the street. Supervisors are now handling calls. It also depends on how big your city, town or county is.

Quite often, there is a civilian person or dispatcher behind security doors and a bullet proof window handling walk in issues. Once again, they tip toe through the bullshit. The average citizen will walk in expecting to speak with a police officer on demand and are often uncooperative when it comes to giving the person behind the window any information. People should remember that these folks have to determine if it warrants calling a police officer in off the street, if it can be handled by phone (always recorded) or if the civilian behind the glass can actually answer the question for them. The economy sucks so concessions have to be made.

I often don't get the pleasure (sarcasm) of observing the day-to-day duties of our communications personnel.
In fact, I sometimes can't leave that room fast enough.

With this story, I'll just throw in any kind of stupid I can remember from the last week.

*An obviously elderly woman calls 911 telling the dispatcher to send an officer over immediately. When pressed for info, she explains that she accidentally dropped her keys inside of her local government issued trash bin while wheeling it to the curb and she's too short to reach it. When told that we cannot do that, she throws the old, "I know the Mayor" crap out there. We still won't go.

*An actual 911 call from an obviously drunk woman complaining that her husband wants sex, she doesn't and he won't leave her alone. They're both polluted and it's really difficult to keep a straight face and....you just have a seriously strong desire to slap some sense in to them.

*A man calls 911 late at night complaining of a dog roaming the neighborhood. Sorry, it doesn't warrant a call out for animal control. He gets pissy and wants the number. Dispatchers give it to him knowing full well he'll only get a recording and have to leave a message.

*911 call because there's a suspicious car driving through a neighborhood at 5 in the morning throwing things at people's houses. It's the news paper carrier. Yea, they still do that.

*There's always those regular calls that when you hear the name or address, you just roll your eyes and ask, "Now what." Like the one woman who just cannot seem to keep her kid in line so wastes precious police manpower calling the cops every time her little brat mouths off. (Which seems to be every day and at least twice a day) Then there's your standard, every day, nut cases who like to call 911 and hang up, forcing dispatchers to send a cop over there immediately. They deny using the phone, blame the kids or the dog, or tell us the aliens are secretly tapping their phone lines and that's why the phone rings all by itself.

*A man walks in to the station, claims he lives in Wisconsin wants to get a copy of a 911 tape for his divorce and child custody hearing. He is informed that 911 recordings can only be obtained during normal business hours and that there is paperwork involved. He becomes irate, demanding it be released now. And then....he gets even more irate and refuses to believe that 911 doesn't have some central repository for EVERY 911 call made in the country. He accuses the civilian person of lying when told he must contact the police dept. in Wisconsin for the specific tape recording. This warrants a supervisor being called in because he refuses to stop acting like a loud and stupid moron in the lobby. It must be something in the cheese.

*Directing traffic around an accident scene and trying desperately to keep traffic moving, hoping you won't get run over or that no other accidents will occur because of rubber necking. There's always those idiots that want to hold up the line of traffic to stop and ask for directions or ask what happened. Seriously?

*A woman calls 911 because she can't find a babysitter and she needs to go get a pack of smokes. Could we send an officer to sit with her kids for 10 minutes? Really?

*I've listened to more than my share of conversations and recordings of people who dial 911 and the first thing out of their mouth is, "this isn't an emergency, but..."  Then there was the lady who called 911 who asked what the non-emergency number was only to turn around and immediately call back on the non-emergency line. Yes, some departments can afford caller ID.


*A woman calls demanding immediate response to an apartment complex because someone parked in HER handicapped spot and he doesn't have a handicap sticker or plate. Then she wants to know how long it will take. She calls a supervisor because after the officer responded and told her he couldn't write a ticket, but got the owner to move it, she was totally belligerent and wanted the supervisor to know he wasn't doing his job.
The idea of not being able to write parking tickets on private property just didn't seem to sink in.

*A woman calls 911 (twice) while she's driving and is asking for directions to a location some 100+ miles away. She didn't even know where she was and when it was finally narrowed down, she was told to stay on a specific highway, but it was recommended she stop and buy a map. The dispatcher politely advised her that most people plan their road trips out ahead of time and that 911 wasn't meant to guide people to their destination. The stupid woman later made a complaint about what the dispatcher said to her. I personally listened to the tape and didn't believe that a reprimand was in order for the dispatcher. Friggin bureaucrats! 


Too much stupid all in one week sometimes makes me want to bang my head against the wall and drink too much.
Retirement or a career change is looking very enticing.

Sheriff Slaps a Perp

SEE MY LAST ENTRY:

MY OTHER FAVORITE SHERIFF

One of South Carolina's most respected law enforcement officers, J. Al Cannon, Esq., of Charleston County, SC called an emergency press conference today to announce he slapped a driver who lead Deputies on a 20 plus mile chase in speeds averaging 100 mph.

Sheriff Cannon initiated the chase because one Timothy McManus was driving so recklessly as to have almost caused an accident with him.

According to radio transmissions, McManus was driving over sidewalks and medians, very nearly causing several other accidents, all in an effort to flee from police.
During the pursuit, the asshole avoided stop sticks on 2 occasions and he was also fired upon by police at 2 different locations. He was finally cornered at a dead end street when he put the truck in to a ditch because the tires were no longer useful.

Officers at the crash scene had him at gunpoint ordering him to surrender. He reached back in to the truck (this does not bode well with police) as if to grab something from under the seat. The K-9 was released and latched on to his arm. Within seconds, the dog was called back and officers pounced upon him to restrain him. He did not go quietly. In fact, he continued to resist and the necessary physical methods were employed to get him to comply with orders.

During his press conference, Sheriff Cannon freely admits that he slapped McManus with an open hand and said, "What the (unknown expletive) is wrong with you? You could have killed a lot of people." He admitted that he slapped the moron while he was handcuffed and in the back of the patrol car.
(He's lucky that's all he got.)

In his news conference he stated, "In retrospect, it was clearly the wrong thing to do and I certainly wouldn't have expected it from my own folks."

Not one single officer was injured in the pursuit and McManus was treated and stitched up for a dog bite. He's lucky he's still walking. Oh yea, maybe 2 cruisers got a little dented, but they were driveable.

McManus was charged with numerous offenses ranging from Driving Under Suspension to Resisting Arrest. His bond was set at over $100,000.

At his bond hearing, his wife/girlfriend or whatever, stated he wasn't a bad person and that he has 3 kids and needs to drive to work. Magistrate Linda Lombard said he didn't need to be doing what he was doing. He doesn't even have a driver's license and has a lengthy history of traffic offenses. The wife also accused the police of letting the K-9 "chomp on his arm." (Like she was there and saw it all.)
County corrections officers report that McManus is already a "disciplinary problem." Oh yea, "he's really not a bad person" with all those kind of actions.

You have to admire the Sheriff for first providing a truthful statement to state investigators, then calling a press conference to publicly announce his slight indiscretion.
This scumbag probably needed more than just a slap and I'm betting he slaps his girlfriend and kids around.

I have not lost one iota of respect for this man. I learned a long time ago, that if you screw up on the job, either take responsibility for it to your immediate supervisor, or get a lawyer and keep your mouth shut.

Sheriff Al Cannon is also an attorney.

http://www.abcnews4.com/story/16653926/sheriff-admits-to-slapping-high-speed-chase-suspect

White Trash Day

Lexington County, SC

This lovely couple were being detained in different police cars for stealing items from a parked car outside a convenience store.

Thomas Burke, 46, got a bit rowdy in the back of the squad car and started kicking the window. He breaks the window and while several cops are dealing with his dumb ass antics, his lovely companion, Regina Watts, 48, started her own path of destruction.


Ms. Watts slipped her handcuffs and put them down her pants. She then went on the rampage, tearing apart equipment in the police car. She pulled wires, bent the radio and antennas and then....
she had an epiphany in her drunken, Valium induced state. She urinated and defecated on the floorboard of the police car. How lady like.

There are some things that leave a cop speechless and this is one of them. All kinds of thoughts go through your mind;
You wonder how you're going to explain this to the Sarge. You've got a prisoner who slipped her cuffs and had the potential to escape, there's 2 police cars virtually disabled and one  prisoner no one will want to touch. You won't live this one down for weeks. And then, how do you move or even clean the car without yaking up your lunch?

Combative prisoners, even damaging the window....all been done before. The slipping of the handcuffs.  Been done. The defecating AND urinating in the patrol car -- pretty rare. When that happens, it's usually in their own pants. No one will ever want to drive that car again.

Life as a cop.....the fun never stops.

http://www.thestate.com/2012/01/27/2131058/pelion-couple-damages-police-cars.html

A Night of Foolishness

Most of the time, I pick a story and run with it. Usually I'm just ranting on about what's wrong in the world or oddities I come across. Sometimes people tell me stories and I might share it with you. I do love a good story, bizarre and otherwise.

It was late on Sunday. Generally speaking, a night that's rather chilly outside does help keep the roaches inside. Sunday night had a weird aura about it. Maybe because of the Monday holiday or maybe there was just something in the air. It seemed like every call involved alcohol, juveniles, and the weird and stupid.

It was kind of a chilly night for the southeast. The temps were hovering around freezing so what people that were out, they were bundled up.
Last night, the flag-me-down light was lit on the patrol car. At least 4 times, people waved us down as we were randomly patrolling.

For instance; It's 11:30 p.m. and we spot a w/m juvie loitering around the parking lot of a closed drugstore. He waves at us. We pull off to speak with him and then 3 more younger kids on bicycles come out from the side of the building. The one that waved us down was the oldest and 15 yoa. He apparently didn't mean to wave us over to him. While we're talking to him, we notice he's got a wad of tobacco wedged in his cheek. He's also wearing braces. My partner makes him dump the can and spit out the crap in his mouth. How can his orthodontist not notice that? All the kids have their own phones so we get an adult from one of them. An 18 year old brother comes to pick them up some 20 mins later. It's cold out and all of them were wearing some kind of camoflauge hunting gear. They looked like a bunch of mini me rednecks.
They really weren't a major problem and had respectful attitudes...but my kids sure as hell wouldn't be out at this time of night, school night or not.

We get flagged down at a gas station some 20 mins later by 2 w/m's who were gassing up. We recognize one as an arrest from the week before for being loud, wasted and stupid. He's whining like a girl because his former girlfriend got on his Facebook page, posted a nasty status update, changed his Facebook password and did the same on his yahoo email account. After she did all that, she sent him a text taunting him. If the idiot hadn't given her his passwords, it never would have happened. Nothing criminal yet. Sorry about your luck.
Funny. He's wearing camo pants and his buddy is wearing a camo vest.
Wear your camo day! No one told us.

We all know that jurisdictions can often be a puzzle. Sometimes you have to go outside your jurisdiction to get to the other side, or maybe your jurisdiction is one side of the street. We're passing a cemetery at 1:30 a.m. and a car's tail lights catch our eye. We turn around and enter the cemetery. Sad but true fact... the bronze vases and other statuary are often stolen and taken to scrap yards for the cash. Scrap yard dealers don't care where it came from. Even though we're very sure the cemetery is not in our jurisdiction, we pull in behind a mini van. We ask dispatch to call the proper jurisdiction, but we light them up and approach, seeing 3, maybe 4 people inside the van. We shine our lights around inside and don't see much of anything that would indicate criminal activity. We start asking questions of their reasons for being there and got a crazy ass answer. They show us some electronic equipment and a cell phone app. They were ghost hunters! Too funny not to believe from a couple of pimple faced geeks.
We cancel the back up and tell them to leave. We laugh hysterically and try to tell dispatch what we just did without sounding like giggly little girls.

About 2 a.m. and we're sitting at a traffic light minding our own business when some old guy over at the local Stop n Rob is yelling, "HEY MR. POLEECE!" We do our civic duty and make a u-turn. It becomes apparent that our number one fan is wearing a good many layers of clothes and is not so coordinated. He can't wave his arms and walk at the same time. It puts him off balance and he falls. All those layers of clothes protects him though, as he barely notices and bounces right back up like it's an every day occurrence. We get up close with the car. We get 10 feet away from him and we give each other that silent look. You know, that certain "oh, shit" look partners give each other when they know that the last thing they wanted to deal with tonight was a slobbering, smelly drunk. Yea, we both have to get our asses out of the car and freeze while talking to this drunken fool. The guy's a mumbler and we hear every other word, and that word we do hear jumps about 10 decibels. He's a wobblin' and holding on to the car to steady himself. We finally get that the Stop n Rob was not hospitable to him and ejected him from the premises. He was indeed insulted. Of course, when you're dealing with a smelly drunk, they always want to get up close and personal, and they want you to give them a ride. Stupid ass doesn't even remember how he got there. As luck would have it, we were able to contact someone who got him in about 20 minutes. WHEW! Crisis averted.

Some of you have laptops in your car and there's those rare occasions that they actually work. The DMV goes down, the server is slow...blah, blah. You shut it down, you sign back in. No luck. When this happens, you have to do it the old-fashioned way. Call the dispatcher on the radio and run it. The dispatchers know who has computers in their cars and who doesn't. Sometimes it's kind of boring and someone needs to liven things up. We ran a guy's DL number the other day and well, we were saving this one for a special occasion. We gave the dispatcher the DL number. Within seconds, the dispatcher is attempting to pronounce an Indian first name that is about 15 characters long. She tries it twice and then catches on by saying, "you have it on your screen, don't you?" We will, of course, be paying for that one.

It's 3 a.m. and most everyone with any sense is inside some place warm. Oh Christ! Wal-mart is open 24/7.
Oh no....a shoplifter on a motorized shopping cart. Hot pursuit. It was a harrowing and exhausting chase, but we caught our man. He did not want to go to jail.
And get this, the very large larcenous lunatic was wearing a green camouflage hat.

Seriously?

Lancaster, SC

Seriously? Are you that stupid? You're a sworn law enforcement officer so you have to know that today's technology won't allow you to get away with much.

Kenneth Perdue

36 year old former Deputy Kenneth Perdue here of the Lancaster County Sheriff's office, must have thought that being on duty, in uniform, and driving his patrol car wouldn't get him noticed. Stealing $500. worth of ceramic tiles from a house under construction falls in to the "Are you that freakin' stupid?" category.

Things are tough out there and I would love to renovate my kitchen for free, but I sure as hell am not going out there and steal the products to make it happen. I need my job too much to pay those other bills.

Needless to say, the Sheriff of Lancaster County is quite embarrassed by the incident, and rightfully so.
Dude! You're a freakin idiot!

Brotherly Love

North Charleston, SC

This story has got to be one of the freakiest things I've seen in awhile.

These 2 geniuses prove that stupid is indeed genetic. I can't for the life of me understand how this guy convinced his little brother to eat a shitload of cocaine just to save his own sorry ass.

Deangelo Mitchell

Speaking of asses, if your older brother pulled drugs out of his ass and asked you to eat it, would you? You eat the shit, you're likely gonna die...ya freakin moron! And that folks, is exactly what happened.

These 2 brothers are detained after a traffic stop, cuffed and placed in the back seat of the squad car. Little do they know that there is a dash cam video filming their every move. The police department was so kind as to release copies of it to the media. The audio quality is a little poor but you can clearly see how the guy on the right pulls the drugs out of his butt, does a hand off, and then lets his poor brother ingest it, just so he doesn't take the rap.

Within in an hour, brother goes in to convulsions and dies from acute cocaine toxicity.

North Charleston police dept is looking in to charging the big brother with involuntary manslaughter.

http://www.abcnews4.com/story/16355650/investigators-eatting-cocaine-from-butt-leads-to-death-additional-charges

Can ya feel the love?

Short Stories

Ah, the holidays....

Full of fun family dysfunction and stupid human tricks. It's the time of year where people you don't see much get together, eat loads of food and consume a great deal of alcohol. All that pent up frustration you've been holding on to all year, just bursts like a dam and sometimes it's a no holds barred confrontation.
Allow me to share some first and second hand stories with you....

Nursing homes are often an unpleasant place. Sometimes the only thing you've got left is the people in there with you.
2 old men are causing such a ruckus arguing over a pair of shoes that the attendant is forced to call the police to intercede. By the time the uniforms get there, both old men don't remember anything about an argument.

A turkey fryer may not have lived up to the expectations of someone so it wound up in the middle of the road on a dark highway.  Someone else found it the hard way.

A family feud forces the homeowner to call the police. Instead of talking to the operator, he leaves the line open and the loud and verbal argument can be heard. Someone finally gets on the phone and says he wants the police to get people out of his house and then hangs up. Police will naturally be dispatched, but now you force the operator to call you back.  Once again, the homeowner picks up the phone, says nothing, and hangs up. The 3rd time the operator calls back and gets the homeowner on the line pressing for info.  They's all family and they's all leaving and he don't need the cops no more. Too late, 3 units show up because about 10 family members who can't get along for one day.

A guy is hanging around an all night drug store and the manager has asked him to leave. He's homeless and has nowhere to go. The clerk lets him use the phone to get some assistance and he calls 911. After stating that fact to the 911 operator and giving his name, he hangs up the phone. Upon call back, the manager answers the phone and indicates she was unaware the hapless homeless dude called 911, but that's ok, she wants him out anyway. As luck would have it, the homeless dude has an outstanding felony warrant out on him. Homeless situation resolved.

A kid decides to sell his ipad on Craigs list. He meets up with a guy in a restaurant parking lot and he sells the device for $50. cash. The naive 18 year old goes to the nearest convenience store and they tell him it's a counterfeit bill. Bad counterfeit at that.

A man calls police complaining of a man urinating on the side of the restaurant. The man is eating his dinner and tells the operator that the one night he can afford to treat himself to a meal out, he has to witness this. After this lowlife relieves himself, he goes back to the bar. The witness tells the manager, who then tries to persuade the public pee-er to pay his bill and leave the premises. When police arrive, the one witness to the crime doesn't want to be bothered with following up so the peeing perp is let go with a stern warning never to come back.

Loads of people think that cops all travel around with those handy little slim jims and will assist you when you lock your keys in your car. In some departments, it ain't gonna happen. It's an unnecessary liability that departments don't want to be burdened with. People will call 911 for that and get angry when you tell them you can't help unless there's a child or animal trapped inside. One guy went so far as to then blatantly lie that now he had a child in there. When the dispatcher told him that she would have to dispatch the fire department to extricate, he changed his tune. This moron later called back and wanted to speak with a supervisor. I'm told the Sarge set him straight.

If you have the late night munchies after a hard night of drinking, you may find that the drive in restaurant you're patronizing isn't too fond of drunk drivers either. They will actually hold up your order in an effort to prevent you from leaving until the police get there. One drunken moron couldn't navigate through the drive in lane, almost striking the building, but managed a curb instead. The police arrive and notice that the whole front end of his car is totally smashed up. It's all fresh damage on a pretty Lincoln and he didn't do it there. He's busted for DUI when he tries to drive away from the 2 police cars but only manages to navigate the car in to a ditch.

A woman comes to the police station with her semi new cell phone in it's original box. She has had some issues with an ex boyfriend and she believes this phone is being monitored. There's some kind of GPS tracking device on it because her ex always seems to know where she is and what she's doing. She wants it analyzed.

A woman calls 911 to report her husband missing. They had been drinking and arguing and he left 5 hours ago and doesn't answer his phone. She wants police.

Ya just can't make this shit up.

On another note:
One thing people should never hesitate to do...don't hesitate to call the police if you see something out of place or suspicious. Many "suspicious" calls have lead to arrests ranging from outstanding warrants, trespass, burglary, possession of stolen property, etc. Cops want to get the bad guys off the streets just as much as the public wants them off the street.

Stay safe this holiday season.

Assault on a Firefighter

It's a risk they take. All emergency services personnel put their lives on the line every day for the unselfish act of trying to save others and their property.

~Law enforcement officers risk getting injured or killed by bad guys and then there's a high risk of auto accidents when you spend long hours driving.

~Firefighters risk their lives to save people and buildings from fire. They also assist as medical first responders. Since idiot drivers don't understand the concept of yielding to emergency vehicles, they too take a risk just riding on or driving that big red truck.

~Emergency medical responders risk their lives every day trying to save those less fortunate who may be suffering from the injuries of any type car or industrial accident, to an untold number of medical related ailments. They risk exposure to bodily fluids and chemicals that may cause diseases and long term side effects.

In general, being any kind of first responder is a low paying, and sometimes thankless job. It takes a special kind of person to be able to tolerate such a depressing and brutal side of humanity.

It's bad enough that law enforcement takes the brunt of people's ugliness. After all, we're always the one to deliver bad news and quite often, people resist the idea of going to jail. Can you imagine?

It's when unarmed, helpful medics and firefighters are targets of a person's rage that really assails my sensibilities.
They don't really care WHO you are, their job is to HELP you. There is no reason to become violent and confrontational with them.

Not too long ago, I reported on an impatient moron who didn't like the fact that a fire truck was blocking his driveway. He tried, unsuccessfully, to move it out of his way. He got arrested for his trouble.

There was also a recent incident of a drunk driver striking 2 firefighters who were on the shoulder of the road dousing a small car fire. They both sustained some injuries that put them out of work not for days, but weeks.
The driver of that car had recently been arrested for a previous DUI but not convicted yet so she could only be charged with a first offense (for the 2nd time) and her bond was roughly $1000.00.
Hardly seems fair, does it?

As with this incident, a firefighter is trying to help the driver who was involved in a traffic accident.

Kenneth Henderson

Instead, handsome here, pushes and assaults the firefighter. His bond is less than $2000.00.
I sincerely hope that he "tripped" over the fire hose while being gently "pushed" in to the back seat of the patrol car.

It ought to be a federal offense to assault or interfere with any emergency service personnel in the performance of their duties.  But....I won't hold my breath.

Funny Money

North Charleston, SC

In the category of  "This is way too stupid to be real life....."

This lovely lady of leisure,

Lashawn Monique Backman

what with her PhD in rocket science and all, thought that she would be $950.00 richer for her efforts.

After all, counterfeit money deposited in the same place and all with the same serial numbers, won't be noticed at all, will it?
Of course not.
Needless to say, Ms. Backman is a former employee of the Circle K convenience store.

Forrest Gump would be so proud.  "Stupid is as stupid does."
And she sure does some stupid.

Women Drivers

Walterboro, SC

Women drivers. We all know the deal. Statistically, Asian women are the worst.
It's not ever a good idea to criticize, nag, or condemn a woman's driving. It only leads to aggravation and arguments. I know, sometimes you take your life in your hands, but most times you can diplomatically get around that or you just keep your mouth shut and wear a blindfold.

Women like to multi-task when they're driving. I can't understand why they feel the need to put on their make up when they're in the middle of rush hour traffic. Isn't that something you want to do before you leave the house? After all, the fashionable woman just cannot be seen in public without her face on.

I have been on the receiving end of many an inattentive woman driver who operates their vehicle in a less than safe manner. (That's putting it nicely) At the risk of being involved in any road rage incident, I try very hard NOT to be confrontational. Then, there are other times that I wish I had a blue light and ticket book handy.

If some dingbat broad cuts you off, or does some other moronic maneuver that makes you wish you could bitch slap her, DO NOT under any circumstances, follow her to her destination and tell her what for. You may regret that encounter.

As in this case, Sharon Brabham did not like what the man had to say to her, so she pulled out her .380 cal handgun and took a shot at him. Fortunately for him, she was a pretty bad shot. Her shot missed him but it hit another man's car. She was subsequently arrested for Attempted Murder, Possession of a Firearm during the commission of a violent crime, Discharging a Firearm in city limits and Damage to Property.
Obviously, the woman was, and may still be, a menace to society. Sounds to me like she was literally looking for trouble so she could have some target practice.

So folks, no matter how much you want to express your displeasure with a total stranger's driving habits, especially that of a woman, think twice.
It ain't worth it.

No tricks, Lady

Aiken, SC

Apparently thug training starts at about age 10.

Two 10 year olds were trick or treating in their neighborhood and a neighbor jokingly stated that she would steal their candy.  The rookie thug reportedly said, "no you won't" and pointed a semi auto handgun at her.

She recognizes the 2 boys and calls police. Police catch up to the little armed treaters and discover that the handgun was not loaded but he was in possession of a fully loaded magazine. The other 10 year old was also in possession of a loaded handgun. Both guns were removed from the hands of these thug wanna-be's and the brats were turned over to their parents.

Apparently the guns were taken from their grandfather without his knowledge.

This story was carried by the AP, published in newspapers from AZ to MA and the United Kingdom. 

It's stupidity like this that makes responsible gun owners look bad. Liberals everywhere are rubbing their little hands together, exclaiming, "see, I told you so."

The Naked Truth

Courtesy of the Buckeye State



Is there something in the water?
Is there some kind of airborne virus making its way across the country?
Is this the prelude to a naked zombie apocalypse?
What keeps making people do stupid shit while they're naked?
My highly honed investigative skills detect a pattern.


This story here is just too weird for words and it's one of those things that will be forever embedded in the mind of the arresting officer. The kind of call you just never forget. I'm just going to let you read the whole cut and paste thing as it was sent to me by a regular reader. 

Police in Ohio recently arrested a near-naked woman whose apparent need to reach speeds allegedly in excess of 120 mph left her wearing not much more than a set of stainless steel bracelets.

The events leading up to a high-speed chase occurred around 4 a.m. on Oct. 11. An officer was patrolling Route 422 in Bainbridge when he clocked 28-year-old Erin Holdsworth of Hiram, Ohio, driving her 2002 Mazda 626 at nearly twice the 65 mph speed limit. The officer attempted to make a traffic stop but Holdsworth refused to comply, according toBainbridge Police Chief Jon Bokovitz.

"There was a pursuit of about seven miles," Bokovitz told The Huffington Post. "An officer from the[Geauga County] Sheriff's Office was in the area, and he put down stop sticks."

Both of the left tires on Holdsworth's vehicle were punctured by metal barbs on the tire-deflation device, forcing her to pull her disabled vehicle over to the side of the road. It was at that point that the routine stop took a bizarre turn.

It's an epidemic, naked driving...

"Well, she got out of her car on her own and she had on just a white thong and a fishnet top that was completely see-through," Bokovitz said. He added, "She was obviously under the influence."

"She was not very forthcoming on where she was coming from, what she was doing or why she was dressed the way she was," Bokovitz said.

Holdsworth allegedly refused to submit to a blood alcohol test, and Bokovitz said she appeared to be too inebriated for officers to conduct a field sobriety test with her. "She was so unsure on her feet that she probably would have fell and hurt herself," the chief said.

Despite refusing the test, Holdsworth was compliant with the arresting officer. It was not until they got her in the back of the patrol car that the stoic female allegedly became agitated, according to police.

Police footage of the arrest shows what appears to be an enraged and near-naked Holdsworth attempting to break out windows in the police cruiser. Bokovitz said Holdsworth "kicked and beat her head on the glass and everything."

Holdsworth was eventually brought under control and charged in Chardon Municipal Court with one count each of operating a vehicle while intoxicated, refusing a blood alcohol content test, fleeing and eluding, criminal damaging, driving under a suspended license, speeding and reckless operation.

Authorities did not file any charges in regard to Bokovitz's revealing clothing -- or the apparent lack thereof.

"In the state of Ohio [public nudity] has to be a willful wanton act, which in this case she wasn't really walking around or displaying herself to the public," Bokovitz said.

Holdsworth pleaded not guilty to all of the charges. She has since been freed from the Geauga County Safety Center. Holdsworth is due back in court on November 2. Attempts to reach Holdsworth were unsuccessful and it is unclear whether she has an attorney.

"It is a unique case," Bokovitz said. "We don't know where she was in the state of dress she was in. It is kind of weird but you see a lot of stuff out here doing this job."

When Involved in a Traffic Accident.....

.....you should do the following;

A. Notify the police
B. Call your insurance company
C. Get naked
D. All of the above


A 21 year old New Hampshire man didn't quite follow all the recommended steps.
After striking another vehicle, he got out of his vehicle and began pounding on the windows of the other car, scaring the woman driver. She remained in her locked car while he ranted on and she stayed on the phone with a 911 dispatcher.
This was not your basic, run of the mill fender-bender by any means.

Jared Hooper

Dimwit here decided to skip a post traffic accident procedural step, and he got nekked.
Yep, he took off all his clothes and was standing there in all his glory when police arrived.
Amazingly, there was no damage to the vehicles, but our nudist was arrested for driving under the influence, disorderly conduct and lewd behavior.
As any cop knows, arresting a naked person is kind of problematic. You see so much blood and guts in this occupation, but having to toss naked people in the back of your car and transport them is a gross feat. You have to go find a pair of pants for the stupid schmuck.

The moral of this story is...when involved in a traffic accident, follow the steps printed on your insurance card.


Made ya look!

Octo-parents May Be in South Carolina

CHILD ABDUCTION ALERT

Just 2 days ago, the NY State Dept. of Criminal Justice Services issued a child alert for 8 children, ranging in ages from 11 years to 11 months, that were abducted from 2 different foster homes. The abductors were the children's birth parents who no longer have legal custody.

Nephra Payne, 34 and Shanel Nadal, 28

According to information from unidentified sources, the children were removed from the parental home for both abuse from Daddy and neglect from Mommy.  It was also reported that the children were living in deplorable conditions and there was no food in the home.

A foster care facility in Queens, NY had court ordered custody of the children and Shanel abducted the children during a "supervised visit."  Sounds like someone's ass is in deep shit!

This is so typical of a government agency that has a duty to protect and act in the best interest of the children. These characteristic, and brainless child services agents did a seriously piss poor job of protecting these children from the very people who are accused of abusing and neglecting them.

The most moronic of this sadly, dysfunctional and sorry ass excuse for a family is that 7 of the 8 children are boys with the same name. Oh yea, Nephra Payne is a narcissist or he's trying to show George Foreman he's a better man.  Who the hell knows. The unfortunate part is that these kids don't stand a chance.

If the parents didn't want them to begin with, why go through all the trouble to kidnap them and flee the state?  Now the feds are involved and they are possibly headed to South Carolina. Law enforcement officials speculate that since Shanel has some family connections in the southeast part of SC, they may be in the area.

Depending on what news source you read, the happy little family could be traveling in any number of vehicles described as a Chevy Suburban, a Ford SUV or an Infiniti.
The last paragraph of this article gives details on license plates of these vehicles.

One thing is for sure, Nephra Payne didn't want anyone to forget who he is.

ON TUESDAY, SEPT. 27, THE U.S. MARSHALL'S OFFICE REPORTS THAT THE KIDS WERE ALL FOUND SAFE IN HARRISBURG, PA. BOTH PARENTS ARE IN CUSTODY.

The Case of the Dumb Deputy

Fairfield County, SC


Earlier this month, a Deputy Sheriff  from Fairfield Co., was in a training class that required an equipment inventory of his tactical gear.  This 3 year veteran of the force told his Capt. that his department issued M-4 rifle with spare magazines and ammo, a Remington .870 shotgun, and a full bio-hazard equipment bag were all missing.

Naturally, an investigation was launched.  Having some occasional missing gear is one thing, but when there are weapons involved, it becomes an extremely serious matter.

Deputy Brandon Belton, 24,

wasn't very cooperative in his explanation of the whys and hows of his missing equipment and firearms.  Mainly because he couldn't decide on a story. The SC State Law Enforcement Division got involved in the investigation and they too, got the run around. Belton was changing his story on a regular basis.
Where are the guns?  Law enforcement personnel have no clues as of yet.

Needless to say, former Deputy Belton was terminated and then promptly arrested for Misconduct in Office and Breach of Trust. If he sold that equipment for cash, like everyone suspects, I hope it was worth it.  The total value of those things is approximately $2500.00.

Fairfield County and Crimestoppers are both offering rewards for information leading to the recovery of the weapons.

I can't believe Deputy Dumb-ass here!