Looking Glass: Why are these bellhops trying to arrest me!?

An Irish tourist broke into the Presidential Palace in Bucharest, Romania, because he was so drunk that he mistook the enormous building for his hotel after a night on the town. He managed to reach the third floor where he staggered around while searching for his room before he was caught. He didn’t remember exactly how he managed evade security and break in.

IT SEEMS IT WAS PROHIBITED FOR A REASON: A man prohibited from carrying a gun was arrested in Minneapolis, Minn., the day after Christmas after he accidentally shot himself in the foot.

NOW THAT’S WHAT YOU CALL CUSTOMER SERVICE: A woman robbed a shoe store in Prescott, Ariz., and forced the employees at gunpoint to bring stolen shoes and money to her car.

SOME PRESENTS FOR LADIES WHO ARE BOTH NAUGHTY AND NICE: A man broke into an adults-only boutique in Rockville, Md., on Christmas Eve, and stole sex toys worth an estimated $2,400.

WHAT HE WOULD CALL A BAG OF CHRISTMAS CHEER: Police chased down a driver who made an improper turn in Eau Claire, Wisc., early on Christmas morning, and, when he pulled over and tried to flee on foot, jumped into a bush and couldn’t get out. The cops found that he was in possession of a bag of cocaine.

TREACHEROUS ROADS DON’T SCARE ME … CRASH! Despite slippery road conditions, a man stole a barista’s SUV during a delivery to a coffee stand in Lakewood, Wash., and, when the cops gave chase, slid into a tree while trying to get away.

THERE WAS SOMETHING SUSPICIOUS ABOUT THIS GUY: An intoxicated tractor-trailer driver drove off I-70 eastbound, in Rostraver Township, Pa., down a hill and into some trees, got out of the vehicle, stripped naked and then gave investigating officers the wrong name and date of birth.

LET’S GO SWEETIE, YOU’VE HAD YOUR FUN: A bear cub wandered out of the San Gabriel Mountains with its mother and into a California neighborhood where it proceeded to attack a giant inflatable reindeer on the front lawn of a home which was decorated for Christmas. The mother watched as the cub wrestled with the reindeer for a while and then they both left.

DRUGS!? ALCOHOL!? ME!? A naked woman crashed her Maserati SUV into a fence at a used-car lot in Spring Valley, Calif., at 4 o’clock in the morning. Police believe drugs or alcohol were a factor.

BUSY, BUSY, BUSY: A man burglarized three Vermont convenience stores in Williston, St. George and Hinesburg early in one morning. The cops searched his home and arrested him for three counts of burglary and unlawful mischief.

I WONDER WHAT ALERTED THE COPS: A man used a front-end loader to smash his way into a motorcycle shop in Geebung, Australia, to steal two dirt-bikes in the dead of night. Then he led the cops on a slow-speed chase through suburban neighborhoods until he crashed into a tree near Brisbane. He fled on foot, but was captured hiding in the long grass in a creek at 5 a.m.

from Boston Herald https://ift.tt/3sMZ2MH