THIS is TRUE: 18 April 2010 Copyright This Is True
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OUT OF UNIFORM: Patrolmen Robert Neri, 32, and Robert LoBianco, 39, of the Cranston, R.I., Police Dept., were accused of having sex "multiple times" with a citizen while they were on duty. On at least one occasion, investigators say, Neri, LoBianco and the woman had a three-way while the two officers were on duty. The situation came to light after the unnamed 22-year-old woman went to the police department to complain about what was going on. At a hearing, Neri admitted he "used poor judgment," and he and LoBianco "should have never let this female get in a position to satisfy us or herself." Neri was fired, and LoBianco resigned just before he was fired. (Providence Journal) ...Isn't it kind of a stretch to say she was "satisfied" after she went to the station to complain?
HOOK 'EM UP: A burglar in Cloppenburg, Germany, was caught because he couldn't run from his crime. He broke into a fishing store, then lost his balance and fell onto a display of fish hooks. The unnamed thief ended up with "several fish hooks in his backside," a police spokeswoman said. And there was no doubt where they came from, since "price tags from the damaged store were still attached to them." One was embedded so deeply he needed hospital treatment to get it out. (Der Spiegel) ...If you think that arrest is impressive, you should have seen the one that got away!
HOOK CROOK II: "I do apologize," says Robby Rose, 45. "I snapped. I lost my mind." That, he says, explains why he cheated in a bass fishing tournament on Lake Ray Hubbard, Texas. "I've been bullied by tournament officials for the last eight years," he whined, saying he has passed multiple lie detector tests in the past. Such tests are common in fishing tournaments. But when he was caught red-handed, Rose pleaded guilty to putting a one-pound lead weight into the fish he caught before turning it in. Tournament officials got suspicious when the fish, which was still alive, sank when it was put into a holding tank. Because the prize was a $55,000 fishing boat, Rose's attempted theft conviction is a felony. He was sentenced to 15 days in jail, probation for five years, and suspension of his fishing license. (Dallas Morning News) ...Forget the ones that got away. Now we have to wonder about the ones he caught!
THAT'LL TEACH 'EM: Staff at the Blackminster Middle School in Evesham, Worcestershire, England, evacuated the kids out to the playground, telling them there was a report of a gun in the school. Minutes later, they saw a teacher being chased across a field. They heard gunshots, and their religious education teacher, Mr. Kent, fell to the ground. They watched as other teachers tried to resuscitate him, but failed. Then the kids, aged 10-13, were led back inside. Ten minutes later, an assembly was called, and Mr. Kent was there, just fine. It was all staged for a "CSI"-like lesson, the school says. But by then, the kids were so stressed that some vomited or had panic attacks. Head teacher Terry Holland admitted that there was a "slight delay" in informing a "small minority of the pupils" that the shooting wasn't real. "It was one of the more popular teachers who played the victim. I don't think there would have been as much concern if it was one or two of the others." (London Times) ...Actually, Mr. Holland, it was the parents who said you should be shot.
ANOTHER STORY YOU DON'T WANT TO KNOW THE DETAILS ON: "Police Follow Fluid Trail to Arrest Man on Drunk Driving Charges" -- Canton (Ohio) Repository headline
