Looking Glass: But I’m a bank robber, so you have to give me the money

A man pointed a gun at a teller at the Wells Fargo Bank in Jacksonville, Fla., and demanded cash, but the teller did not believe the gun was real, and did not give him any money. The man turned and walked out, and was quickly arrested by a Florida Highway Patrol trooper who was working off-duty at the bank.

HEY, YOU GUYS OK BACK THERE? A man stole a mortuary van in Phoenix with two bodies inside. Police found blue pills on him, which they believed to be fentanyl, along with several other drugs. He was booked on drug possession and improper removal of a dead person.

YOU ROB ME! I ROB YOU! A woman’s home was burglarized in Hammond, La., and, after police identified the suspect, she and her boyfriend attacked him and robbed him at gunpoint, taking his cellphone and car keys. She has been arrested, and the cops are looking for her boyfriend.

NOW, YOU HAVE TO PROMISE TO COME BACK: A man took a Cannondale Jekyll Carbon 129 bicycle — valued at $6,374.73 — for a test drive from a sporting goods store in Southland, Texas. He never returned.

YA’ THINK!? A man who was swerving all over the road in a GMC Sierra at 2:30 in the morning hit five parked cars and a fire hydrant near downtown Lincoln, Neb., and then passed out in the vehicle once it came to rest. Police officers said they suspect that he was heavily intoxicated.

WHERE DO YOU THINK YOU’RE GOING, PAL? Sheriff’s deputies chased a car for 13 miles through Barron County, Wisc., that ended at a farm where the suspect’s vehicle was blocked by a herd of cattle. Officers posted a message of gratitude for the beasts’ assistance, thanking “the Barron County Bovine Unit for jumping into the fray when the vehicle came into their patrol area.”

AND THE GROOM FELT THAT IT WAS TIME TO MOVE ON: A bride suffered a heart attack and died during her wedding ceremony in Uttar Pradesh, India. So, the families of the bride and groom agreed the bride’s younger sister, Nisha, would wed the groom because “they wanted to keep it in the family.” In India, 90% of marriages are arranged.

A TOUCHING FAMILY VIGNETTE: A man told police that his 48-year-old son had pushed him down at their home in Mayfield Heights, Ohio. But the son denied this, saying that his father just wanted him out of the house because he was mad that he had started drinking again. It was determined no charges would be filed.

from Boston Herald https://ift.tt/3ikZPPK