Note to burglars: Hide your facial tattoos
It wasn’t difficult for the victims of a Tampa, Fla., home invasion to identify the burglar. He was the only suspect with the state of Florida tattooed on his face. That and the words “Crazy Cracker” written on his head. The victims identified Sean Roberts through photos. Roberts and a woman entered the home and threatened the residents, and took prescription drugs, a DVD player, a CD player and $120 in cash. If the Florida tattoo wasn’t evidence enough, Roberts is also known as “Crazy Cracker.” We sense a theme here
A man described by Utah authorities as Salt Lake County’s Public Enemy No. 1 was arrested when he came into a courthouse to get married. Someone recognized violent gang member Frank Paul Reyos, 27, when he showed up with the intent to marry a young woman. Police said Reyes was recognized because of his many facial tattoos, including a spiderweb on his forehead. The guard dog ate my homework
Police tracked down two burglars who broke into a Sacramento, Calif., home after they left their homework behind. The teens broke into a home with someone still inside. They fled when they heard the call to police. The pair jumped over neighboring fences, and that’s when they left their backpacks with their school assignments inside. “They say going to school is beneficial. In this case, it was beneficial for us,” says Sgt. Norm Leong. One-legged man pulls gun over missing straw
It was the last straw for a one-legged man in Jonesboro, Ark. According to police, Johnathan Hensley and his wife, Jessica, became irate at a Wendy’s restaurant when their drive-through order was shorted some french fries and a straw. When she went inside to get it corrected, she says an employee called her a derogatory name. She admits she fired back at the black male employee with about the worst thing you can say to a black man. The employee followed her out of the building, cussing at her. That’s when all parties agree Johnathan Hensley got out of the couple’s truck, showing his .38-caliber pistol. Police arrested the couple a short time later. Officers said they found pills to make meth, $12,000 in cash and two cashiers checks worth $250,000 each. And if you’re wondering why the couple had two checks for a quarter-million dollars each — Mr. Hensley had just won a large settlement in a lawsuit for losing his leg on the job. Get drunk, fall down, get naked Police called to a playground in Fort Collins, Colo., at 3 a.m. found three naked 19-year-old women and a man playing a drinking game called “strip groundies.” “It’s a game where apparently the participants get intoxicated and everyone stands in a circle and those who fall to the ground first remove an article of clothing,” a police spokesperson told the newspaper Fort Collins Coloradoan. Police cited the four for being minors in possession of alcohol. Davis also said Gregory Scott Chandler, 20, was also charged with assault after a struggle ensued when an officer tried to arrest him. — Compiled by Scott McCabe.
