Saturday, July 6, 2013

Greetings fellow Bizarros:

Independence Day is about celebrating our declaration of freedom from the British. It is usually accompanied by a cook out, maybe a little alcohol and, of course, fireworks. Rarely does it involve threatening crowds of people with heavy artillery.

Fortunately for the people and police of Shelby Township, Michigan this Fourth of July was no exception, but for a short while they all thought they were going to die a horrible death.

According to police, the bizarre incident occurred about 11 p.m. as the fireworks displays wound down. Township police received multiple calls from residents who reported a man was driving a military vehicle and firing an automatic weapon at crowds of people.

When officers arrived, they discovered nobody was injured and they quickly located the vehicle, which turned out to be an antique World War II-era armor-plated vehicle with a replica 50-caliber machine gun mounted. The weapon had been modified to fire compressed gas and emit a bright flash and loud realistic gunfire sounds.

One person was arrested. Charges are pending. And dozens of pairs of underwear were changed.

Bizarrely,
Lewis

Questions? Comments? Email Lewis


*-- Teacher wears same outfit on picture day for 40 years --*
DALLAS - A retired teacher from Dallas who wore the same outfit for yearbook picture day for 40 years says he started the trend by accident and kept it up on a dare. Dale Irby, 63, said the whole stunt started out in 1974, when he wore the same outfit for picture day as he did the year before, the Dallas Morning News reported. "I was so embarrassed when I got the school pictures back that second year and realized I had worn the very same thing as the first year," said Irby, an elementary school gym teacher. Then, his wife dared him to wear the outfit -- a patterned polyester shirt and coffee-colored sweater -- again for a third year in a row. "After five pictures," he said, "it was like: 'Why stop?'" Irby wore the same outfit every year until he retired from Prestonwood Elementary this year. "He took his job so seriously in teaching good sportsmanship -- both in athletics and in life," Prestonwood principal Pam Aitken said. "He taught a lot of kids to be fair and respectful of others. That's a great legacy to leave."


*-- Man charged with pretending to be foreign diplomat --*
SHAKER HEIGHTS, Ohio - An Ohio man has been charged with impersonating a diplomat from the Vatican while trying to buy a car, prosecutors said. Derek J. Bishop, 42, of Shaker Heights, has been charged with fictitious obligations, impersonating a diplomat and wire fraud, The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer reported. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Ohio said Bishop used fake checks to buy a 2013 Nissan Armada for $54,098 from Ganley Nissan in Mayfield Heights. At the dealership, Bishop allegedly claimed he was a foreign diplomat of the Vatican/Postmaster General of the Divine Province in an attempt to avoid paying taxes on the car. Bishop allegedly claimed to be a Vatican diplomat while demanding his release from the Cuyahoga County Jail, his indictment states. Bishop pleaded not guilty Wednesday to all charges against him.


*-- READER COMMENTS --*
Hiya Lewis. Sgt. Randy Lamb arrested a woman for kissing him? Definitely more of a lamb than randy -Andrew

Why does a fifty-four year old man take strange women home? Because he's thinking with his little head rather than his big head. That's where most men have their brains. -Billie

Lewis I also think there is something bogus about the story of the 140 lb balls. obama care or not I am going to a doctor well before they get to that point. also where did he find underwear or pants to fit those things?

*-- END OF READER COMMENTS --*
Missed an Issue? Visit the Bizarre News Archives

Well, that is a wrap for Bizarre News. How did we do?
Send comments and questions to: LEWIS