Not So Common Criminals

Good morning my fellow Rotarians.  This news is really from the bottom as we check in on a few common and not-so-smart criminals… 

What planet are you from?

Victoria, AUS:  After being pulled over by police, Eilish De Avalon was asked to show her driver's license. De Avalon said she didn't have one because she said she was an alien from another world and didn’t require one.  She also told the officer, "Your laws and penalties don't apply to me. I'm not accepting them. I'm sorry, I must go, thank you."

She rolled up her window drove off with the police officer’s arm caught in the window.  The officer was dragged for nearly 15 minutes at speeds up to 40 mph before finally grabbing her keys from the ignition when she slowed down for traffic. The officer suffered serious injuries and was hospitalized for two weeks.

De Avalon, who also says she's a witch, pleaded guilty to recklessly causing injury to a police officer, dangerous driving, driving with a suspended license, and the original charge… using a mobile phone while driving. She got a 6 months sentence and fined $1,250.  And, at her request, she was sentenced on Friday the 13th.  Weird!    

What, no tip?

Springfield, MO:  The manager of the Waffle House says three women came into the restaurant around 6:15 a.m., had breakfast and then ran when they were handed their bill for $39.31.

When the manager called police, he said he knew two of their names because they left their purses at the restaurant when they ran and so the manager locked them in his office. Before police arrived, one woman returned and "demanded" he turn the purses over to her, but he refused.  Police didn't release identities, but noted the left behind purses contained paycheck stubs and both women were apparently employed at another Waffle House.

The key to his problem!

Pasco County, FL:  Shawn Martinis, 25, flagged down a sheriff's deputy to ask for help to remove some handcuffs.  Martinis said he let a woman put toy handcuffs on him and then realized they were real.  The woman apparently did not have the key and abandoned him.

Before un-cuffing Martinis, the deputy said he’d need to pat him down just to be safe.  The deputy found a hypodermic needle and some drugs; arresting Martinis on possession of a controlled substance and drug paraphernalia.  Martinez could not explain why the woman put him in handcuffs on him in the first place or why she left him.  Okay, here’s my big question…  toy handcuffs?  Really? 

There you go, isn’t it a good thing that many criminals are not the sharpest guys in the world?  And that is the bottom of the news for this Friday, September 2, 2011.

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