Sadly, Michiganders, you are now on notice of this law, though you were previously bound by it nonetheless. Here’s the law:
436.201 Drunkenness on train prohibited.
No person shall while in an offensive state of intoxication enter or be on or remain upon any railway train or interurban car as a passenger.
Of course vehicles get stolen all the time. You report it to your insurance. They send you a check… This gent probably did that, but he didn’t stop there. He’s pissed! As reported by www.kens5.com (San Antonio, Texas):
On March 10, Daryl McClain’s truck was stolen from his home in the 5700 block of Clearwood. So what did he do?
He tagged his own house, and neighbors say he did not keep the message clean.
“I speak my mind,” McClain boasted outside his tagged garage door. “Most people keep it in.”
What does it say?
“To the mother f—– that stole my truck. You are a dead man. 2K NQA.”
That last part means that Mr. McClain is offering a $2,000 reward, no questions asked (NQA). Some neighbors are not happy, especially with the “word” f—–.
“What is wrong with the guy across the street?” asked Roy Patty. “It’s like a parade route. Everybody comes by. I take pride in my house.”
“I’d never come home and do something like that because I was mad,” said Patty. “Children shouldn’t be able to read something like that.”
But McClain sees it differently. “That’s why I didn’t spell it out,” he said. “Code Compliance says I’m not doing a thing wrong.” Then he said, “It’s freedom of speech.”
Is Mr. McClain correct? Yup.
According to the San Antonio Police Department, McClain is not breaking the law.
SAPD spokesman Matt Porter said McClain did not use profanity, because he did not spell out the expletive. Also, he says according to homicide detectives, McClain did not threaten anyone specifically. Finally, the city is not allowed to regulate what people paint on their homes.
Here’s the source, including a photo of the tagged garage doors, and a video news story.
We’ve all heard a story about someone mistakenly thinking somebody is pregnant. The Juice will wager you haven’t heard of anything remotely similar to this. As reported by TCPalm.com:
A woman told police a dispute began after Jessie Mae Dorsey told her she was pregnant but she said she was “just getting fat.”
Awkward. But okay? Nope, not okay. Here’s how it went down:
“I’ve had five kids, I know how you walk when you’re pregnant,” Dorsey is quoted as saying.
The victim said she was “just getting fat,” and told police Dorsey walked toward her.
“Who the (expletive) are you catching an attitude with,” Dorsey is quoted as saying.
“You,” the victim said.
Dorsey is then accused of lobbing a cinder block chunk at the victim, hitting her head. Dorsey jumped on her, pulled her hair and bit her face.
The man walking with the victim pulled Dorsey off, and Dorsey beat feet.
Um, dude, think you could have jumped in a little sooner? And Ms. Dorsey, you bit her face! After you insulted her!
The victim had teeth marks on her face and bumps on her head.
Dorsey, 46, was arrested [for aggravated battery] March 16 on a warrant stemming from the … fracas … in Fort Pierce.
Go figure. Here’s the source, including a photo of Ms. Dorsey.
People wanted to park, and these gents charged them. What’s the problem? Well, it helps if you own the parking lot! As reported by The Tampa Bay Times:
Two men collected about $100 charging for parking over the weekend at Chasco Fiesta. Only they didn’t own the land. The city does.
Doh! And guess whose headquarters [that’s a hint] are right down the street?
Michael John Roberts II told an officer he wasn’t actually taking money from people so they could park on the public lot at Central Avenue and Adams Street, just down the street from the New Port Richey Police Department headquarters. He said “he was only charging people to ‘watch their vehicle,'” said Roberts, 24, according to a police report.
Brilliant!
Roberts and his friend, Michael Wayne Manis, 28, collected money Saturday and Sunday before they were caught, the report states. They charged $2 for three hours of parking and $5 for all day, plus $1 for water.
Both men were arrested and charged with scheme to defraud. Manis, of New Port Richey, was released Sunday from the Pasco jail on $150 bail. Roberts, of Hudson, remained Monday in the jail in lieu of $150 bail.
You’ll find the source here.
How does someone just up and lay claim to a street? When it’s abandoned by the city, and reclaimed, but the documents are never filed in the land records, that’s how. Unfortunately for Mullinville, Kansas, Mr. M.T. Liggett learned of this and took action. As reported by kwch.com:
Head north on Elm Street in Mullinville and you’ll hit a road block–a series of them actually. It’s not the city that has closed that stretch of road–it’s M.T. Liggett. He says he owns it.
Liggett says the street is vacated property and therefore belongs to adjacent landowners including himself. Traffic can still pass through on the east side of the street–the side Liggett says his neighbor owns. The situation is not causing a traffic jam, but Mayor Andy Kimble says it’s far from an ideal situation.
What’s in a name? Plenty, if you’re talking about beer names and the Michigan Liquor Control Commission. You’re in trouble when the standard you’re using, as here, is whether the product is “deemed … to be detrimental to the health, safety or welfare of the general public.” A little vague, perhaps?
As reported by www.mlive.com:
Flying Dog Brewery is suing the state Liquor Control Commission, alleging the agency is censoring its free speech by rejecting labels for the bottler’s “Raging Bitch” 20th Anniversary India Pale Ale.
So Michigan has a problem with “Raging Bitch” beer. What Flying Dog beers has it okayed, you might be wondering?
[Flying Dog] markets approved labels, including “Doggie Style” Classic Pale Ale [and] “In Heat Wheat” Hefeweizen Ale … at many chain and specialty stores in West Michigan.
And don’t forget about this one …
… the state has allowed sales of alcoholic beverages with a vulgar term on the label. Among those are a Grand Rapids brew “Dirty Bastard,” crafted by Founders.
If you’re wondering why “Doggie Style,” “In Heat Wheat,” and “Dirty Bastard” are okay but “Raging Bitch” isn’t, The Juice also wonders. To read a lot more, including Flying Dog’s connection to Hunter S. Thompson, click here.
Here’s how short this woman’s tenure at her new job was: Welcome Casi! You’re under arrest. Doh! As reported by The Beacon-News:
An Aurora woman has been accused of stealing a designer handbag from a resale shop in Naperville — on the day before she was to start a new job there. Casi L. Biggiam, 27, is charged with retail theft.
Biggiam was arrested March 14, the day she was to report for work at Plato’s Closet, Naperville police said. The store is in the Naper West Plaza, across from the Westfield Fox Valley mall in Aurora.
What was her shoplifting technique? It’s probably one resale shops have seen before.
Police said Biggiam went to the shop about 5:30 p.m. March 13 to sell articles of used clothing and accessories. A red Coach purse was one of the items Biggiam allegedly presented to a clerk. After being given the total of what the store would pay for her goods, Biggiam said she would keep the handbag and accept payment for the other items, police said.
As crimes go, not too stupid, accept for the part about returning to the scene of the crime.
Employees contacted police after determining the purse had been part of their inventory. Police said Biggiam had stolen the bag, which had been on display in the shop.
As for how that first day went …
A police officer and store management confronted Biggiam the next day, when she reported to work for the first time, police said.
Unlike some folks out there, The Juice is not about denigrating women. The “dog” in question is actually a dog.
As reported by The Helena Independent Record: At about 11:30 p.m. [on March 1], East Helena police responded to a report of an intoxicated dog being cared for at Smith’s Bar and found Arly II, a Pomeranian or Pomeranian cross, who could not walk a straight line and kept falling over when placed on the floor, according to an affidavit filed by police in District Court.
An intoxicated person who claimed part ownership of the 20-pound dog told police that ]Todd Harold] Schrier [age 49] had given the dog about a “to-go cup of vodka,” police wrote.
How crazy is this guy? Or, wow, I didn’t know copper prices were that high! As reported by The Salisbury Post (North Carolina):
A thief pulled a fast one on the Department of Corrections Sunday night after police said someone broke into a minimum-security prison, stole copper and escaped.
Ouch. That’s embarrassing.
Let’s just say this lady does not take criticism well, especially when she’s behind the wheel. What did she do when her husband took exception to her driving? As reported by The Argus Leader (South Dakota):
A Sioux Falls woman tried to run down her husband with a Chrysler New Yorker Thursday night for questioning her driving skills, police say.
Shazam! You might be wondering about the logistics of running someone down for “backseat” driving. The Juice will explain.
