*****************************************************************
Welcome To
Bizarre Police Chronicles
Issue No. 4
April 27, 2000
*****************************************************************
Hello once again and welcome to the 4th issue.
I hope you enjoy the interesting stories and special
features of this edition of the "Bizarre Police Chronicles."
Index:
Levi Bandit Finally Captured!
Bicyclist Bullies Driver of Semi Truck!
The Gate Arm Incident!
Man Threatens Officer Over Parking Ticket!
Strange and Bizarre Laws!
Update on "Chronicles" New Web Site!
__________________________________________
This Newsletter Brought To You By This
Featured Sponsor
__________________________________________
Unlimited Internet Access!
Free 30 Day Trial
No ads to view. Speeds up to 56k.
All accounts include Pop3
e-mail, and 15 mb of web space. Earn $5 every month for each
of your active referrals. Earn free trip to Hawaii or $2500 cash
Web Site
___________________________________________
Levi Bandit Finally Captured!
----------------------------------------
A man known as the Levi Bandit was finally apprehended by
police when he was stopped for a minor traffic violation.
Police stopped him for a burned out headlight. When police
approached his car, they spotted a back seat filled with four
laundry baskets. Each basket was filled primarily with Levi
Jeans. It was obvious to police that they had captured the
notorious Levi Bandit.
For nearly 6 months this man would steal work clothes
jeans in various brands and Levi Jeans in particular. Twenty
five different Laundromats in 3 counties had reported the
thief of customer clothing and oddly it was primarily for the
thief of Levi Jeans. Many of the Laundromats were hit one
to three times weekly.
After interrogation and further investigation, it was determined
that the Levi Bandit had researched the Laundromats for
almost 4 months before he started his clothing enterprise. He
actually took notes on patrons of each Laundromat. He even
recorded their habits such as how often they left their clothes
unattended and if they left the Laundromat while their clothes
were being washed or dried. He worked up an elaborate chart
that told him which days were best for stealing at each of the
Laundromats.
The choice of selecting Levi Jeans as his specialty was not a
result of some kind of fetish. Instead, he actually had a black
market for recycled Levi Jeans which he sold, along with work
clothes and other branded jeans, at flea markets on weekends.
He also had a few unsuspecting employs who sold the clothing
for him via trunk sales, garage sales and other flea markets.
He was earning nearly $600 every weekend after expenses and
another $1000 a month from the efforts of his employs.
The Levi Bandit told police that stealing from a Laundromat was
a science that he had perfected. He stated that It was much easier
than shoplifting in a department store because a Laundromat
usually didn't have security cameras, and even if they did, it was
hard to determine who was using what machines. Also, a little
trick the Levi Bandit would use, was to become friendly with the
person who was about to be victimized. Often patrons would think
that he was a friend or even a relative of the person about to be
taken advantage of. They wouldn't give a second thought to the fact
that the Levi Bandit was taking clothes that did not belong to him.
Often the "Bandit" would remove all of the clothing from a washer
or dryer and put them in a basket. He would sort out the clothes he
wanted. He would even remove clothing from a washer and take
them home to be dried.
Police staked out a number of Laundromats over the 6 month period,
but were never able to come close to capturing the Levi Bandit. In
fact, on two occasions, the "Bandit" made away with clothing while
the Laundromats were being staked -out. Police don't know how, and
the Levi Bandit swears that he knew they were there. He won't tell
police how he was able to do it. He claims it is a trade secret.
With several hundred counts against him for all the laundry-lifting he
did, and the fencing of the clothing, the Levi Bandit will spend quite
some time behind bars. I wonder if they will have him working in the laundry room! I hope not.
Prisoners may not take it so lightly if their uniforms start coming up
missing! Also, with the scientific approach used by this notorious
bandit, I just bet he has an escape plan. Perhaps he will keep a chart
on when he can steal a guard uniform, or maybe somehow, he plans to
escape by hiding in a laundry chute.
_______________________________________________________
Get Paid To Surf The Internet!
Become an AllAdvantage.com member! Over 10 million
dollars already paid to surfers. Last month, top members
earned several thousand dollars each. For all the details
visit the AllAdvantage web site at:
Click Here
_______________________________________________________
Bicyclist Bullies Driver of Semi- Truck
----------------------------------------------------
A bicyclist felt that a large semi-truck was using too much of the
road and decided to block the truck from making its turn. The truck
driver, somewhat surprised by the actions of a man on a bicycle
versus a semi-truck, stopped to prevent possible injury to the
bicyclist. After the driver stopped the truck, the bicyclist
approached the truck driver and attempted, without success, to
lunch the driver through an open window.
The truck driver avoided confrontation by backing up, pulling
forward and going straight. The bicycle remained in the middle of
the cross lane blocking other approaching traffic. After driving
away from the scene,the truck driver called police. The bicyclist
was spotted by police and arrested and charged with third degree
assault.
Curious as it may seem, this was the third time this person was
arrested for blocking the road. One of the other incidents involved
a city bus. Let's hope this bicyclist never graduates to blocking
trains. Unless he's Jesse James, I don't think he will have much of
a chance to punch out the engineer and of course the level of anger
is much higher.
_________________________________________________________
Free Download
**** Can't Bear It Any More ****
Tired of looking at your computer's boring desktop? Bring it to
life with Oska Deskmate! Oska is an interactive character that lives
and plays on your Windows desktop. Go on. Have some fun. Get
your free download now! Go To:
Click Here
________________________________________________________
The Gate Arm Incident
------------------------------
A man drove through the gate arms of a parking garage because he
didn't have the parking fee which was only $3.
In the process, he
flattened a tire and ran his car over the top of a curb. His car
became lodged and he was unable to drive away.
The parking lot attendant called police, but the man had fled the
scene. The car was towed to a city garage just down the street from the
parking garage. Within less than a hour, the driver showed up assuming a
different identity. He requested to have the car processed out of
impound and was prepared to pay the $55 fee.
While the driver was waiting for his request
to be processed, the city employ handling the request called the
police
department. When police arrived, the driver knew that he would be
unable to assume the fake identity and he surrendered to the
arresting
officer. He was charged with leaving the scene of an accident, and for
destruction of public property.
As a result of not paying the $3 fee, this driver ended up paying
nearly
$2000 in fines, lawyer fees, damages and repair to his car. What's odd
is the fact that, in less than 40 minutes after the incident, he had
the cash
money for getting his car out of the impound, but earlier he was
unable to
pay the $3 parking fee. He indicated, in front of a judge, that he
used his
ATM card to get the $55 fee and that the ATM was just a block from the
parking garage. He could have easily walked to the ATM to get the $3
and
then come back to pay the parking fee. He indicated to the judge
that he was in a hurry and he also didn't want to pay the extra ATM
charge.
_________________________________________________________
Free Internet Business!
Revolutionary marketing program can earn you immediate
cash profits! You offer powerful, educational software that
literally sells itself. You get free web site; 5 day Internet
marketing course and loads of valuable money-making
tools at no cost. For details visit:
Click Here
_________________________________________________________
Man Threatens Officer Over Parking Ticket!
-----------------------------------------------------------
A man, in a small Mississippi town, received a ticket for parking
in a loading zone. The company that once used the loading dock
where he had parked his car, was no longer in business. After
explaining the situation to a city clerk, the man became very irate
when he was told that he would still have to pay the ticket. The no
parking sign was still posted and so the parking violation was
still valid.
The man became so irate that he demanded a meeting with the
officer who issued the ticket. In his anger he expressed that "All
the officers in the area know that everyone parks there, but no
one else got a ticket! Why pick on me? Arrange a meeting with
the officer so I can kick his ---."
Well, not only did this man have to pay the parking ticket, he also
was charged with making a threat of bodily injury. The matter was
resolved and charges eventually dropped when the man apologized
for his actions. He was issued a warning for making the verbal
threat.
This man's company later leased the building, enclosed the dock,
and now employee parking is allowed.
__________________________________________________________
Free Graphics For Your Web Site!
-----------------------------------------------
Do you need button graphics, borders, backgrounds, graphics for
all occasions? Then be sure to visit this great site:
Vist Here
Sign their guest book and tell them Jerry sent you.
__________________________________________________________
Strange and Bizarre Laws!
------------------------------------
Some are still actually on the books, while others no longer
exist, but never the less, these laws should put a smile on
your face!
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Myrtle Creek, Oregon has a law stating that you can not get
into a boxing match with a kangaroo.
In Stanfield, Oregon, animals can not have sex within city limits!
I wonder if the city has signs posted so the animals can make an
intelligent decision as to whether they want to break the law or
go without!
In Alabama it is illegal to operate any vehicle while blindfolded.
It is not illegal for children in Australia to smoke cigarettes, but
it is illegal for them to purchase them.
A criminal can actually obey this law in Texas when s/he commits
a crime. The law requires that a criminal give the expected victim
a 24 hour notice stating the crime to be committed. This can be
orally or in writing. Believe it or not , this is a fairly new law!
Men! If you go to Eureka Nevada and you have a mustache, you
are forbidden, by law, from kissing a woman!
Chico, California is serious about safety for its citizens. You can
receive a $500 fine if you detonate a nuclear device within its
city limits.
California state law prohibits a vehicle from going over 60 mph
if there is no driver.
Did you know that in Kansas you can get arrested for eating snakes
on Sunday?
In San Francisco, make sure you have clean underwear. In fact,
it must be new. A law in this city makes it illegal to wipe your car
clean with underwear that has been used. How used are they
talking about?
_____________________________________________________
Update On "Chronicles" New Web Site!
-------------------------------------------------------
Well, the" Bizarre Police Chronicles" web site is still under
construction and coming along just fine. With luck, it will
be ready for its grand opening by next week. Please check
our update in the coming issue. We are planning some really
great features for this web site, including a chat room, weekly
feature stories, a message board and some other surprises.
_____________________________________________________
Well, that's all for this issue. As always, I hope you enjoyed it as
much as I enjoyed bringing it to you.
If you liked my newsletter, I invite you
to recommend it to your friends and associates.
They can subscribe by sending a blank e mail to:
Subscribe
You can e mail your comments, suggestions and recommendations
regarding any aspect of my newsletter. Your input will be greatly
appreciated. Send your e mail to:
Comments
To unsubscribe send a blank e mail to:
Unsubscribe
Best Wishes,
Jerry Romans
Editor
Copyright � : Jerry Romans 2000, 2001 All rights reserved.
New links added weekly!
Copyright � 2000, 2001 Jerry Romans
This site designed by
all rights reserved.
Last Update: Saturday, March 10, 2001 06:42:07
