847-529-0585
The Town Sound
  • Home
  • Current Issue
  • Past Issues
    • 2020 Issues
    • 2019 Issues
    • 2018 Issues
    • 2017 Issues
    • 2016 Issues
  • Contact
  • Other
    • Find a Copy
    • Subscribe
    • Donate

Can't Outrun the Law

8/1/2015

0 Comments

 
Picture
CARSON CITY, NV - A Carson City police officer ran the license plate of a vehicle he was following, and it came back expired. The officer's computer also revealed that the registered owner of the vehicle, Joseph Scurti, was wanted on two felony warrants. Scurti, instead of pulling over, tried to elude the officer. The officer immediately called for backup to help in the pursuit. And it turned out to be one of the slowest police pursuits recorded because the crook was riding a scooter, which cruises at a top speed of 30-35 mph! Scurti ended up riding on the sidewalk, but hit a squad car and got his scooter stuck underneath. In a final attempt, Scurti took off on foot but was tackled, handcuffed, and arrested. 

Picture
BILLINGS, MT - Connie Kay Bailey, 50, attempted to steal a tow truck which was left idling. As she revved up the engine and put it into gear, the truck conked out. This was all witnessed by the tow truck driver, who was loading up a vehicle at the time! Connie ran off, but was later identified and arrested.

Picture
LOS ANGELES, CA - A man burglarized a home while the occupants slept inside, apparently only stealing an iPhone. But before he left, the burglar accidentally activated a home surveillance system connected to the iPhone. The video shows a nice picture of the crook's face as he was leaving with the phone.

LYNNWOOD, WA - Thieves cut the cables to an ATM machine from a business and loaded it into a stolen van. Trying to flee the scene as soon as possible, the crooks failed to tie down the machine, and sped over a speed bump and out of the parking lot. The ATM was found soon after by police, lying near the speed bump. It never left the parking lot! The stolen van was found the next day.
Picture
      BRADFORD, VT - Benny Wercberger, 30, of Monroe, New York, was cruising along on Interstate 91, apparently in a rush, when a Vermont state trooper clocked him going 97 mph in a 65 mph zone. That is 32 mph over the speed limit! He was given a ticket and told to slow down. He did... by only 7 mph. Now speeding along at 90 mph, Benny was pulled over again, a few minutes later, and given another speeding ticket. But this time Benny was arrested and his car was towed. Now he wasn't going anywhere fast. He also has to show up at Vermont Superior Court on August 26. I don't think Benny is in a hurry to get to court! 

Picture
BOCA RATON, FL - A woman reported to police that her fishing poles and other fishing gear worth over $4,000 were stolen. The police, searching on a pawn shop database, found one nearby shop that had recently bought fishing equipment. Bingo! All the poles and gear were confiscated. The crook was discovered to be one of her neighbors, Charles Pickett, who got $180 for the stuff. I don't know who the bigger crook was... Charles or the pawn shop!

0 Comments



Leave a Reply.

    Author

    Will Schultz
    ​May 2013 - present

    Archives

    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    November 2014
    October 2014
    September 2014
    August 2014
    July 2014
    June 2014
    May 2014
    April 2014
    March 2014
    February 2014
    January 2014
    December 2013
    November 2013
    October 2013
    September 2013
    August 2013
    July 2013
    June 2013
    May 2013

    Categories

    All

    RSS Feed

Click here for a monthly subscription by mail. 
You can also pick up a FREE copy anytime at Zion Oasis, Jewel-Osco, Piggly Wiggly, or PNC Bank in Zion; at The Sweet Stop in Winthrop Harbor; and at Woodman's in Kenosha. See the inside back cover of our latest issue for a complete listing of other businesses where you can find The Town Sound.
Contact us   .   Home   .   About us
Click here to unsubscribe from deliveries.