Unbelievable Blotter Reports is this week’s Mystery Question. I thought about looking up more stupid crimes, but then I read my local paper’s police report and some of them were too good to pass up. 😉
But first this week’s photo. It was the third shot I got of the rainbow as I rode down the highway on September 24th. First, there was only the one rainbow and then the second one popped up just as I took this one. I took it as a reminder that no matter what we go through, God is there.
Now for last week’s Mystery Question: Back to Crazy Crimes. As usual, three are true and I’ve made up one. It’s your job to figure out which one I made up.
- One homeowner took the warning to be on the lookout for porch thieves a step further. His video showed a man wearing sunglasses approaching the porch then snatching the package and running, never noticing the string attached to the package. Ten steps from the house, the package exploded with confetti. The homeowner called police, reported the attempted burglary, and instructed them to look for a man covered with confetti. The police found him three blocks from the homeowner’s house trying to get the confetti out of his hair.
- Two men visiting Yellowstone in a remote location decided to cook chicken for supper. The problem? A camper reported observing them put two whole raw chickens into a burlap sack and lower them into the steaming water at Shoshone Geyser Basin. The park ranger arrived and arrested the two. No report of what happened to the chicken dinner.
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A pair of dumb bunnies figured Thanksgiving was a good time to rob a local business area. No one would notice two vans parked outside a wine and spirits store that housed vintage wine. The men plotted out the steps in a journal. On the big day, they carefully parked vans to block exterior surveillance cams. Inside the building, they spray-painted cameras and went to work. Unfortunately, they’d parked the vans in a tow-away zone. When they came out of the building with over $600,000 in vintage wine and no vans in sight. The now unblocked security cameras caught them loading the wine in an Escalade. Police traced the vehicle to one of the men where they found the wine and the journal detailing all the steps of the heist.
- A judge sentenced a woman to 7 1/2 years in jail in Australia, after she traveled with various cocaine-stuffed items, including a pair of high heels. She pleaded guilty to the illegal import of cocaine, but she told authorities an online suiter tricked her. However, a video of her as her shoes were being screened suggests otherwise. She was overheard on the video asking, “How much did they find in the shoes?” Then she quickly said, “Sorry, just talking to myself.” Unfortunately for her, it was too late.
And the answer is…#1. I do believe I skunked everyone! 😀
Now for this week’s Mystery Question: Unbelievable Blotter Reports. As usual, three are true and I’ve made up one. It’s your job to figure out which one I made up.
- A husband and wife had been separated a few weeks. The man called the police to report his wife wouldn’t give him a check that was mailed to his house for a job he’d done. The wife won’t give him the check because he won’t come home.
- Employees at a local Walmart called police to report a woman passed out on the floor with her shirt pulled over her head. The woman admitted to drinking while at a concert. Police offered to let her call someone to come and get her, but she couldn’t think of anyone, and she had no money for a taxi. They took her to jail where she was charged with public intoxication, but the jail refused to admit her, and was released with a citation.
- Not everyone believes in Santa–a woman called police to report her father-in-law was drunk and telling her preschool children there was no Santa Claus. She wanted him arrested.
- A woman in a state where marijuana isn’t legal called the police and reported two men were in her backyard cutting her marijuana plants. Arrests were made–the two men for stealing the marijuana plants and the woman for growing it.
Okay, Super Sleuths, which story did I make up?
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I do want it to be #4 – too funny.
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Mary, I’m glad I made you laugh today–I’ve accomplished my goal. We’ll see next week if it’s #4.
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Judy, we’ll see…
Congrats on skunking everyone! This week I’m going with number 1 because it’s too funny to be real.:-)
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So glad you thought it was funny, Priscilla…we’ll see next week if it’s #1…
#2, can they really refuse to put someone in jail
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I’m not telling, Phyllis. lol. We’ll see next week if it’s #2.
I love to see double rainbows! A double reminder of God’s promises.
Is your local police blotter in the entertainment section of your newspaper? If not, it should be. I think you made up #2. That story just doesn’t ring true.
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Yes, Tim, about the double rainbows! After the comics, each day I turn to the blotter reports for my laugh of the day.
You DID skunk us last week. Thanks for doing these. I hope you made up #2. I sure don’t want that to be true!
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We’ll see, Delores…glad you stopped by!
I’m going with 2.
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Beverly, #2 is very popular. 🙂 We’ll see next week if that’s the answer.
The rainbows are beautiful. The hues around it almost make it look like a third one wants to pop up!
Girl! You certainly did skunk all of us last week. I was certain we all finally got it. Nope. Nada. Did NOT happen!
Going for # 2 this week.
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Barbara, thank you about the rainbows. They are my favorite thing to see in the sky. We’ll see next week if it’s #2…
I’m going with Santa spoiler! How dare he! I kniw you had to get Christmas in here somehow!
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We’ll see, Paula. Can’t believe you’re not choosing #2…thanks for stopping by.
I’m going to guess #2 because I’ve never heard of a jail refusing to keep someone, but I could be wrong.
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Hi Megan…we’ll see next week. Good to ‘see’ you here.
Nice picture of the rainbows. And obviously there is no better verse for rainbows.
I’m going against the flow and choosing #4. It sounds more real than the others, so maybe it’s made up. I almost picked the first one last week because I saw all kinds of holes in it. However, it might take a short story to fill in all the details. 🙂
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Thanks, Edward. And you’re right, there’s no better verse for the photo. We’ll see if you guessed correctly by going against the flow next week…
I am going with #3 this week. Although there are definitely some interesting people in this world, would someone really call the police because their kids were told there was no Santa?
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Ellen, I actually heard someone tell another person if they told their kid there was no Santa, he’d punch him in the nose…so I can see someone calling the police. 🙂
#2
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We will see if the very popular #2 is correct next week, Joy. 🙂
I am guessing #4.
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Gloria, you’re in good company (with Edward and Mary). We’ll see next week. Blessings!
#3
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We’ll see…not many have picked that number! Blessings!
2. Love the choices.
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We’ll see, Lynn. Good to ‘see’ you!
WOW! You skunked all of us! Way to go! LOVE your rainbow pictures! You have a way of capturing pictures & words onto paper! I’m going to guess #1 (#2 is believable b/c crazy things happen at Walmart! My pastor says you have to be “prayed up” to go to our local Walmart!)
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I love it when I skunk y’all, MS Barb! So glad you stopped by!
Beautiful photo. I guess I’m going to go with #2.
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Thank you, Diana! We’ll see if that’s right next week.
I think I’ll go with #3
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Hi Shelia! We’ll see next week. Thanks for stopping by.
#2
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We’ll see, Patricia. Thanks for dropping in!
Love the scripture and photo, Pat!
#3
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Thanks, Caryl. The photo is one of my favorites.
Beautiful photo and scripture. I’ll say #4
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Thanks, Lucy! We’ll see next week if it’s #4.
Thank you for the beautiful photo of the rainbow and scripture. I am going with #3.
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Thanks, Roxanne! I love that photo. We’ll see if it’s #3 next week.
I’m going to go with #4 this week. You would think that the woman know marijuana is illegal in her state & that if she called the police they’re bound to find out she’s the grower. Sheesh, talk about dumb…lol! But criminals aren’t the sharpest crayons in the box 🙂
And I could be totally off track too….
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Hi Trixi! You’d think…but then again, you are absolutely correct that criminals aren’t the sharpest crayons in the box. 😉 So glad you stopped by!
#1 seems to grab my attention. I’m glad you fooled us last week!
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Me, too, Perrianne! We’ll see next week if it’s #1.