James L. McClinton, Ph.D.
This thief didn’t exactly nail it… An intellectually challenged thief targeted a nail salon in Atlanta, Georgia, because he apparently thought it would be a prime location for a fast and easy holdup. Surveillance camera footage shows him entering the salon, his hand in a bag and shouting, “Everybody get down! Give me all your money.” Nail salon patrons and employees were not impressed and no one hit the floor. In fact, they simply stared at him and most barely moved or even changed expressions on their faces. Finally, one customer got a little fed up and, instead of handing over her money, she simply walked out of the business. Seeing that this just isn’t going as planned, the robber threw in the towel, so to speak, and quietly left the salon. (Not what you would call a “polished” performance.)
Being in touch with the community… The Metropolitan Nashville Police Department (MNPD) recently fired a police officer who allegedly appeared in an OnlyFans video in uniform. The video shows the officer engaging in sexual activity with a woman during a fake traffic stop. The officer’s face is deliberately hidden in the video which was shot from the perspective of a man in the front passenger seat. The Nashville officer identified himself as “Officer Johnson of PD” in the video. He tells the woman that she had been speeding and asks for her license and registration. The rest of the video shows the officer and woman touching each other in a sexual manner. The officer, whose police patch was slightly visible in a screengrab from the video, was terminated. (“Members of the Academy, the award for Blatant Stupidity goes to Officer Johnson!”)
No Happy Meal®s served that day!… In Lakeland, Florida, customers in a McDonald’s® drive-thru were unhappy with an incorrect order. They argued with the 22-year-old female employee working at the window before starting to drive away – that’s when the employee allegedly threw a drink at the car. Two of the customers exited the car, opened the drive-thru window and threw drinks at back at her. The employee then grabbed a handgun from a white bag, walked outside and fired two shots at the vehicle as it left the parking lot. Police found one bullet hole in the car, but there were no reported injuries. She was arrested for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. (I’ll have the special…however, not the .38 Special.)
This gives new meaning to “give me a high and tight”… Police officers in Genoa, Italy, were stumped by a drug trafficking case in their city – that is, until they noticed a large number of bald and beardless men visiting a local barbershop. Investigators initiated surveillance and then searched the shop, where they found 100 grams of cocaine, precision scales and packaging materials. They also found hashish at the barber’s home and evidence of ongoing communication with inmates in a local prison. The 55-year-old barber is awaiting sentencing. (It sounds like he was cutting more than just hair.)
It was a real brew ha ha… A 23-year-old bikini clad barista grabbed a hammer and smashed in a man’s car windshield amid a fight over the cost of a $22 coffee. She was captured on surveillance video pulling out a hammer during the dispute which took place at her drive-thru coffee shop in South Seattle. She told a local news outlet that she only did damage to the customer’s car after he exited the vehicle, approached the drive-thru window and threw the iced coffee at her. The customer, a repeat patron at the business, had previously complained about the high price of his order. “No one is forcing you to come here,” she allegedly told him. The peeved patron poured the $22 cup of coffee on her, before she brought out the hammer. She called the police and has filed misdemeanor assault charges against the customer. (Sounds like both of them need to back off the caffeine.)
Average weight of fire hydrant: 250 pounds – wouldn’t it be easier to just get a job?… A water company located in Los Angeles has resorted to installing locked shields over fire hydrants in some neighborhoods as a way to stop a surge in thefts of the hydrants. The company said the thefts happen daily. Because the hydrants are made of iron and brass, company officials think they’re being sold as scrap metal on the black market. Replacements cost $3,500 each and the company has lost $1.2 million so far. “It’s mind-boggling that someone would just come into a neighborhood and steal a fire hydrant,” said one of the residents. “You’re now putting a whole neighborhood in danger.” (Dogs throughout Los Angeles County have been distressed by this crime wave.)
Maybe he was “standing his ground”… Sheriff’s deputies say a Florida man is behind bars after he allegedly shot a Walmart delivery drone, rendering it inoperable. Deputies were dispatched to Walmart in Clermont after drone delivery representatives reported the incident. A two-man crew was practicing mock deliveries to attract business and interest. While awaiting a drone delivery’s descent, the crew heard a loud sound consistent with that of a firearm. One representative told deputies he saw a man at the side of a home holding a gun pointed towards the sky. The crew returned to Walmart and, after inspecting the drone, the company reps discovered $2,500 worth of damage to its payload system. Deputies went to the home where the alleged shooting happened and they met with a 72-year-old resident. When asked about the incident with a drone, he allegedly said that he saw the drone fly over his home, prompting him to retrieve his gun to fire at it. He was arrested and charged with shooting at an aircraft, criminal mischief with damage over $1,000, and discharging a firearm on public or residential property. (This takes “get off my lawn” to a whole new level!)
She probably read the prices on the drive-thru menu… Employees at an Indianapolis fast food restaurant told police that a naked woman jumped out of a car and threw two bricks through the restaurant’s windows before speeding off. According to an Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) report, officers were dispatched to the McDonald’s on report of vandalism. Employees told responding IMPD officers that a nude woman leapt out of a white car with two bricks in her hands and chucked them through two large windows. The damage to the restaurant’s windows is estimated to be at $15,000. After throwing the bricks, the suspect reportedly jumped back into the white car which drove away. (Not lovin’ it, I guess?)
