Nov 24, 2006

Giving Up

     Most of the time when a very funny report crosses my desk, it's because some criminal has made a mockery of natural selection and redefined the term stupid.  However, every now and then it's not the crooks who make me giggle...

 

     A patrol officer was in a foot chase with some miscreant the other night.  Foot chases are always tough for cops; we are loaded down with guns, ammo, radio, bullet-proof vest, cool sunglasses, nightstick, cell phone, and two glazed donuts.  The guy actually out in front doing the felony two-step only has on him a sweatshirt, filthy jeans, a pair of shoplifted Adidas, and $60.00 worth of amphetamine coursing through his veins.  So the best we hope for is keeping the defendant in sight until the cavalry arrives. 

 

     Said bad guy (let's call him Freddy Felon) is running toward his own nearby house.  Freddy goes right into the front door and locks it behind him.  Not wanting to follow this guy into his own home without backup, the cop sets up a perimeter, which is quickly formed around the house.  Cops then spend about 15 minutes pounding on the doors and windows, demanding that Freddy come out and play; but there is no answer.  About an hour later, the patrol supervisor arrives on the scene with a warrant to search the home.  Because of the particularly violent history of Freddy Felon, the cops do not wish to risk their lives going in after him, and why should they?  CS gas is pumped into the house. 

 

     After delivering enough CS gas to clear Berkley University, Police finally enter and check.  With gas masks on, 5 cops search high and low in the house, pulling open cabinets, tipping over furniture to look underneath, but no suspect is found.  About 3 hours into the search, as things are winding down, one of the cops on perimeter hears a sound coming from the area of his car.  He looks and sees someone frantically pounding from inside the back of his patrol car.  He goes over, and there is Freddy Felon, seated in the back.  The cop opens the door and the guy screams, "What are you doing to my house!" 

 

     It seems that just before the perimeter guys arrived, Freddy went out the back door, right after he entered the front door, and hid in the back yard.  But as soon as all the police cars arrived, he knew that he would be found, so he surrendered to a police car, only to find the driver had already gotten out to help secure the house.  So he decided to sit in the back seat and wait for the officer to return.  He then watched the entire event unfold, kicking in his front door, tossing gas into his house, hearing all of the searching go on for the hours he sat there. Freddy spent the entire time yelling that he was in the police car, but no one could hear him, and police car rear doors cannot be opened from the inside. 

 

     Oops.

15 comments:

Anonymous said...

Big Ooops! Did you ever write screenplays for sitcoms, Dave? I think you have enough material, the perspective, as well as the sense of humor necessary to deliver the punch line. This one reads like a classic.   I hope you had a good day with your family for Thanksgiving. Bea  

Anonymous said...

Now that is definitely one for the books!
lol

Jackie

Anonymous said...

Oh good lord...thank you for the laugh! I really needed it! I'll bet that is a big joke with that officer now! HA!

Anonymous said...

ooops!  Great story!

Anonymous said...

I swear I don't know what is worse. A stupid crook or a stupid crook that grows a brain. Tammy.

Anonymous said...

hahahhaha  crying with laughter.....thanks for that Freddy Felon lol I needed cheering up!!  Eve

Anonymous said...

LOL  
Becky

Anonymous said...

Great story! I laughed out loud!
Shadie

Anonymous said...

That was hilarious!!!!!! xoxBarbara

Anonymous said...

lmao, that was just too funny.
Cindy

Anonymous said...

Oh no.......lol!!!!!!   I love it!   It kind of makes you sympathize with Freddy....lol!

Anonymous said...

That was really hilarious...Thanks!!! I bet alot of the guys gotta a kick outta that one. Bam
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Anonymous said...

This is great!  I'm a law enforcement officer myself and I've said many times one of things I love about this job is that criminals are so entertaining!  This one though is a new one on me!

Dirk

Anonymous said...

I'm screaming laughing at the whole new heights or lows of stupidity of the people involved in this story.  A series of mistakes on everyone's  part led to so much entertainment. This is a good one.  Thanks for posting.
Nelishia
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Anonymous said...

That should have been on America's Funniest Videos!!!!! http://journals.aol.com/shayshaydc/Golfaholic
Sharon:)