It’s been ages since I wrote about any of the stories in our small-town weekly newspaper, but this one about a fire intrigued me. The report was called in by someone in a camper/caravan. Because the location was a mountain lake resort in the vicinity of a national forest, fire units from three different jurisdictions responded,…
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This week in our small-town police blotter: The drunk who kept losing his pants
It’s been ages since I wrote about any of the stories in the police blotter of our small-town weekly newspaper. There just haven’t been many funny stories lately. But one this week was amusing, especially the news reporter’s comment at the end of the police report: A deputy (shopping) at a convenience store about 11 p.m. noticed…
This Week In Our Small-Town Police Blotter: Choose A Woman and Go!
It’s unbelievable what law enforcement officials have to deal with around here. This, folks, is from the most recent edition of our weekly newspaper: “Police were advised of a truck driving at a high speed on Boulevard Street. When they located it, it was stopped in the roadway with the driver’s side door open. A…
This Week In Our Small-Town Police Blotter: Some Friendly Advice From A Cop
I’m happy to say that the police in my neck of the woods are armed with good advice: Don’t engage in conversation with people who make you angry. Here are two accounts exactly as they appeared in our local weekly newspaper: “Police were called to a South Main Street business because of what appeared to be a…
This Week In Our Small-Town Police Blotter: Colloquialisms In the Police Report
Our weekly newspaper often uses colloquialisms in their news stories about local law enforcement activities. Of course the law enforcement officials themselves may use these words in their official police reports, and the newspaper may simply repeat what is in the reports. Regardless, people from other parts of the country might not understand the stories. An example this…
This Week in Our Small-Town Police Blotter: You Can’t Always Get What You Want
It’s been several months since I posted about any of the stories in the police blotter of our small-town weekly newspaper. But this week, I must say, there seems to be a theme here. These people are rather determined to get their own ways. I quote the stories exactly as they were reported (with added…
This week in our small-town police blotter: A devil-worshipping businessman, crab meat in the jewelry box, and the theft of a Zippo lighter
It’s been awhile since our weekly newspaper reported any funny stories from the local police blotter, but this week there were three. Here they are, exactly as reported (with added illustrations): ” An employee of a Cleveland (Georgia) bank reported that an individual had come into the bank to discuss opening a business account. The…
This week in our small-town police blotter: It’s against the law to sit on a clothes dryer ??
Sometimes it’s hard to believe that local law enforcement officials have to deal with issues such as sitting on a clothes dryer, but they do. Bless them! Here’s the story from our weekly newspaper: “An employee of a Ga. (Highway) 115 West laundry called police because a woman would not get off the dryer. When…
This week in our small-town police blotter: This woman REALLY wants to get to work
Our weekly newspaper reports virtually every call received by local law enforcement officials. Many of those stories are funny, and I’ve posted previously about some of those humorous incidents. In the past few weeks, although some of the police calls were funny, the situations behind the calls were very sad. This week, however, we have…
This week in our small-town police blotter: Who needs a driver’s license to drive a car?
Small-town newspapers often report on incidents that would not be mentioned in the news in a large town. Such was the case this past week when our local law enforcement officials were busy stopping drivers who turned out not to have driver’s licenses. Here are two stories: “A man stopped for driving 80 in a…
