A woman reported her car as stolen and mentioned to one of the officers that there was a phone still in the car. So the officer called the number the lady gave him and the thief answered. The officer told him he had read the ad in the paper about the car for sale and called the number in the ad. The thief made arrangements to meet and attempted to sell the car to the officer and was promptly arrested. You wonder sometimes what these guys are thinking about when they do these things.

Another story I found interesting recently was about the man wanting to rob a downtown Bank of America. He walked into the bank and wrote "this iz a stickup. Put all your muny in this bag." Waiting in line he began to worry someone might have seen him write the note so he left the Bank of America deposit slip and thus he would have to fill out a Wells Fargo deposit slip or go back to Bank of America. Looking somewhat defeated he said, "OK," and left. The teller then called the police who arrested him a few minutes later as he was waiting in line back at the Bank of America.

Christopher Jansen was on trial for Possession of drugs and he was stating he had been searched without a warrant. The prosecutor stated the officer didn't need a warrant because there was a bulge in Christopher's jacket and it could have been a gun. "Nonsense," said Christopher who happened to be wearing the same jacket that day in court. He handed it over so the judge could see it. The judge discovered a packet of cocaine in the pocket and laughed so hard he required a five minute recess to compose himself.

A man was on trial for the armed robbery of a convenience store when he fired his lawyer and told the judge he would represent himself. He was doing a pretty good job of defending himself until the store clerk testified that he was the robber. The man jumped up, accused the woman of lying and then said, "I should of blown your (expletive) head off." The defendant paused, then quickly added, "If I'd been the one that was there." It took the jury a whole 20 minutes to convict him and recommend a 30 year sentence. Most of the 20 minutes was probably taken up choosing a foreman.

Not all the cases we see are as easy as these, or as funny, sometimes you see people at their worst. It takse all kinds to make the world go round, and it takes a special kind to deal with them. Thank an officer today for doing a job you wouldn't do no matter how well it paid.