Bizarre News - September 9, 2015

Greetings fellow Bizarros:

There is a stereotype that women are bad drivers. That may or may not be true, but a woman who was caught on video abandoning her vehicle in the middle of the street, in the middle of traffic, while in motion, is not helping the reputation of women drivers in general.

The California woman caused a bizarre accident on a busy road by jumping from her car and allowing it to roll into oncoming traffic.

The woman who was accused of being drunk, was identified as 22-year-old Jasmine Lacey. She was seen on video abruptly stopping her car on the busy highway.

The driver behind her, who caught the incident on his dashboard camera, narrowly avoided hitting the car. After getting out of her car, the woman started to casually walk along the road while her car continued to roll and finally veered into traffic.

The car hit two SUVs before going off the road, and stopped when it hit two trees.

Lacey was arrested and booked for DUI, but she was released after police said that there was insufficient evidence to support the charge.

Apparently you don't have to be drunk to abandon your vehicle in motion and let it wander by itself into oncoming traffic. It HELPS! But you don't have to be.

Bizarrely,
Lewis

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*-- Spanish police say seized pot plants are getting them high --*
OLOT, Spain - Police in a Spanish town are complaining of feeling the "effects of smoking something illegal" as a result of smelling seized marijuana stored at their station. USPAC, the union representing police officers in the northeastern town of Olot, said the 2,000 marijuana plants seized during the summer are being stored in locations including the underground parking lot and some police offices due to lack of space and the smell from the plants have been making officers ill. The union said the "unbearable smell" from the plants has caused "discomfort" and "headaches" in some officers, while others reported "feeling the effects of smoking something illegal." "What will people who come to report incidents think when they enter the police stations and smell such a strong odor?" the union's complaint said. The union said police management has failed to address complaints from officers. The complaint called for specialized containers to be installed at the station to store the marijuana and other objects.


*-- Massachusetts police: Officer shot own patrol car, staged crime scene --*
MILLIS, Mass. - Police in Massachusetts said an officer is facing prosecution after he allegedly fired his gun at his own police cruiser and burned it to stage a crime scene. Millis Police said they launched a manhunt Tuesday after an officer reported a white man in a dark pickup truck had fired shots at him while he was driving, causing his patrol car to spin around, crash into a tree and catch fire. However, Sgt. William Dwyer said investigators determined the officer's own gun was used to shoot the holes in the police cruiser. "We have determined that the officer's story was fabricated," Dwyer told CNN. "Specifically that he fired shots at his own cruiser as part of a plan to concoct a story that he was fired upon." The officer was identified Friday as Bryan Johnson, a rookie part time officer who was scheduled to begin training soon for a position as a full-time Millis Police officer. "It's hard for me personally. Bryan was a friend, and when this is all over, I wish him the best," Dwyer told the Boston Globe. "But we are not going to allow anyone who violates the public trust or commits a crime to receive special treatment." Dwyer said Johnson was placed on on paid administrative leave pending his official termination. He said police are seeking charges of misleading a police investigation, providing false information to emergency services, malicious destruction of property and unlawful discharge of a firearm.


*-- READER COMMENTS --*
Lewis, I thought it was very interesting yet amusing that all three commenters on the Yellowstone Park story brought up Yogi Bear characters in their comments! I thought of the same thing when I read it. So tell me, how many other comments mentioned those two most famous characters? Love this column wish you did more of them. -Patti
[Patti, I'm afraid there was only one other comment and it didn't make any sense so I didn't reprint it. I only get flooded with reader comments if I write about something really controversial or I make a spelling error. Apparently that is what really ticks people off.]

Lewis, don't be too critical of the woman who wants to give birth in the ocean with dolphins. My sister-in-law gave birth in the woods and now her little boy can talk to bears.
[I think that's called autism.]

I could see somebody from Texas, or Memphis, TN, or maybe even St. Louis running back into a fire to rescue some ribs, but California? I think California barbecue would likely be improved by a house fire.
[Tough crowd. Not that I have had a lot of experience with it, but I have heard that California has some excellent barbecue.]

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