Stupid people of the week
Cheddar heist costs German police officer his badge
A German police officer who was fired for stealing cheddar cheese from an overturned truck while attending a traffic accident has lost his appeal against dismissal, a court ruled.
In his defence, he denied nibbling on any of the cheddar.
The police officer, who had been called to secure the scene, instead drove up to the side of the truck and ordered a rescue worker to hand him nine 20-kilogramme (44-pound) packages of cheese, which were worth around 554 euros ($595) in total.
He took some of the parcels to his office, but the final whereabouts of the other parcels could not be conclusively clarified, the court in Koblenz said on Tuesday.
It was assumed that the police officer had kept “four parcels for himself or his friends and relatives”, it added.
The police officer, who said he did not even like cheddar, had appealed against his dismissal, saying the cheese had been worth practically nothing as it had not been kept chilled and would have gone to waste.
Source; Reuters
Correctional officer honking his horn to ‘drive faster’ calls 911 after getting traffic citation: PCSO
An officer at the Polk Correctional Institute has been arrested after deputies say he called 911 because he was upset he got a citation for repeatedly honking his horn while driving.
According to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, a deputy on patrol saw Douglas Morse, 34, driving a red Jeep in the area of Recker Highway and Avenue G NW, repeatedly honking his horn around 11:45 p.m. on Sunday.
The deputy pulled Morse over and said Morse claimed to be honking his horn because it “makes him drive faster.”
The deputy added that after writing Morse a citation for the violation, Morse became upset and verbally abusive and dialed 911.
When the deputy asked him to hang up, Morse refused, saying he did not agree with the citation, according to PCSO.
The sheriff’s office said when the deputy took control of Morse’s arm to escort him out of the Jeep, Morse pulled away and continued to resist.
Morse was arrested for misusing 911 and resisting arrest.
Staff at the Florida Department of Corrections were notified of the arrest.
“We expect more professional behavior from those who work in the public service industry,” stated Sheriff Grady Judd. “And dialing 911 because you are upset that you received a traffic citation is not only ridiculous, it ties up an emergency line and resources that are designated for those who have true emergencies.”
Source; Fox 13
Teens Stealing Road Signs Have to Be Rescued By Police
Everyone knows teenagers will do dumb things and should face the consequences of their actions, but that doesn’t make this situation with some teens getting caught stealing road signs any less hilarious. In a twist of karma, they became stuck in the mud and had to be rescued by the very people they were trying to avoid: the police.
According to California Highway Patrol – Santa Rosa this hilarious story happened on the night of January 3. Around 8:30 pm someone called dispatch to report a truck stuck in the mud of the side of the road with the accusation that it had been used to intentionally run over street signs.
However, when CHP officers arrived on the scene it quickly became apparent the teenaged occupants of the truck were in fact cutting down and stealing road signs. The evidence was in plain view in the pickup bed.
When asked, the teenagers admitted to the theft and said it was all done in good fun. However, the officers weren’t quite as amused by the antics, with the extent of the damage done to public property constituting felony charges.
The driver, who is 18 years old, was arrested and booked into the Sonoma County Jail. Likely, he realized at that point the fun and games had turned quite serious. As for the rest of the kids, their parents came to the scene and police released them into their custody. They were probably glad their fate wasn’t quite as scary.
It’ll be up to a prosecutor and judge to determine what happens next with these errant youth. While they did destroy government property by sawing the signs down, there’s no telling if the kids were actually going to keep their trophies or turn them over to authorities. That said, slapping the one who’s technically an adult with felonies for this stunt might seem a little harsh, but we bet these kids will never do anything like this again.
Source; Yahoo!
Catalytic Converter Thief Trapped By Forklift
Nobody likes a catalytic converter thief. We’ve heard even their mothers disown them. If you’ve ever fallen victim to these lovely individuals, well you know firsthand why they’re so loathed. That’s why we think it’s completely appropriate a scrapyard in Akron, Ohio who had a problem with one trespassing to steal from them finally caught him by raising the car he was hiding inside with a forklift, then called police.
Humiliating the guy, who decided instead of chopping cats off people’s rides in a parking lot that he would just help himself at a scrapyard, is just oh so sweet. Employees of the business told police it was the third time he had trespassed on the property, so they were pretty happy about catching the guy.
As one can imagine, the thief himself was compliant and pleasant when the forklift was lowered and police opened the back door. Actually, he was defiant, telling cops his name was “Mr. Funk.” Considering his lack of personal hygiene that seemed oddly appropriate. He then said it was “none of your business, bro” when asked for his first name.
These are the morons climbing under your car with a Sawzall to hack off your catalytic converter so they can get a quick score. They’re also criminal masterminds as this guy concocts some poorly constructed story about running from someone and hiding in the scrapyard out of fear. Three times. Yeah.
He proceeds to try having a philosophical discussion with police about the difference between a lie and the truth, which devolves into the well-groomed Mr. Funk acting like a belligerent toddler.
By the way, the police found a Sawzall in Mr. Funk’s backpack. That’s like a totally normal thing for someone to be carrying when they get chased by someone and hide in the backseat of a car in a scrapyard, right bro? Catalytic converter thieves sure are dumb.
There’s a link to a video of the incident at the source.
Source; Yahoo!
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