March 06, 2019

Greetings fellow Bizarros:

If I told you the events of today's story you would think it is the opening scene (or maybe the end scene, directorial discretion) of a B-rate action movie. But when police responded to a domestic disturbance call in North Carolina they encountered a situation they weren't prepared for. Unfortunately, the suspect was shot and died at the scene, so we'll never know what prompted these fantastic events.

Or did he...

A man was shot after police responded to a call about a domestic disturbance in Mount Holly, NC at about 6:45 a.m. The man who was shot did not live at the home but might have been a relative of the couple who reside there, accoring to neighbors.

It appears they man had set an upstairs bedroom ablaze. He then jumped from the second story while wielding a sword and tried to run away.

Mount Holly Police Chief Don Roper reported, "A short time later, there was contact between a male subject and officers, during which the subject was shot and died at the scene."

Local fire crews extinguished the fire, but police have not released the man's name and there is no report of why he was carrying a sword or where he got it.

A sequel may be in devolopment.

Bizarrely,
Lewis

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Not the Best Way to Keep a Low Profile

A motorist randomly fired a stolen gun into another moving vehicle on an interstate just north of the Twin Cities in Minnesota, crashed into a ditch and was arrested moments later, according to charges filed Monday. Trinidad J. Garcia, 26, was arrested at gunpoint, and a loaded gun was seized from his front pocket, according to the criminal complaint. The weapon was reported stolen last year, the complaint noted. The driver of the targeted pickup truck, Michael Swonger, 43, said that as he passed s BMW on the left he heard a pop before the BMW sped away. The bullet pierced the pickup's passenger door. A law enforcement search of the Garcia's vehicle turned up a shoe box with $11,481 in cash, the charges continued. Asked for his destination, Garcia said he was headed to Canada. Garcia's criminal history in Minnesota includes a conviction for third-degree assault and numerous convictions for driving after having his license revoked. Way to keep a low profile.

Rape, Murder and Oranges

Thousands of people took to the streets of an Italian village to pelt each other with fruit as part of the annual Battle of the Oranges. Officials said more than 500 tons of oranges were imported from Sicily to Ivrea for the annual event, which is part of the Carnival of Ivrea. Local legend holds that a young girl decapitated a tyrannical baron in the 12th century when he attempted to coerce her into sex on the night before her wedding. The girl paraded the baron's head through the town, sparking a peasant uprising, the story states. Each year a girl is chosen to portray "Violetta," the girl from the story, and lead the event. The food fight is scheduled to last for a total three days, ending Tuesday.


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READER COMMENTS

Lewis, I'm not sure how faking a kidnapping would get a person out of owing $50k. It might extend his deadline a bit, but he would still owe it when he was 'released'.
[Yeah, but he faked being robbed as well.]


That guy who faked his kidnapping should have told everybody that his kidnappers were wearing MAGA hats. That would have lent some credibility to the story.


Ha! The story about the guy who parked in front of a fire hydrant reminds me of that scene from the movie Backdraft with Kurt Russell where they do the same thing. That was a good scene. It's funny that the guy not only got two windows busted out, but a ticket on top of it.

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