Police Beat

Just when life was getting boring, my husband brought home the local college campus' newspaper, which I hadn't read in aaages. Of course, almost any student will tell you that the two best parts of the newspaper are the "Police Beat" and "Letters to the Editor" sections. Honestly, in those two sections you can find all you need to know to keep up with what is happening on campus.

Well, in this issue, there was a spot called, "The best of the Police Beat: spring and summer." Oh, what a gold mine! Here are some of the gems that were deemed worthy enough to print and to inform the students of things to beware. Oh, and you get my take on them all.

First: "An adult male dressed in black was reported running through the quad and hiding behind dumpsters at [the student family housing complex]. The man ran through the quad, dropped to his belly and army-crawled, then got back to his feet and continued running. He ran past a woman and said 'Good morning' before jumping in a car and speeding off."

My take on this: Hahahahaha, sorry I missed that show! Give the guy a break -- he's just practicing his mad skillz!

Second: "A resident at [the student family housing complex] called and reported that carpet layers did not clean up after themselves and worked late into the evening on his apartment. Police referred him to Housing Administration because no crime was committed."

My take: I understand the frustration of renting and dealing with all the different campus crews. Honestly, though, wouldn't you want the crew to try and finish so that your carpet could be done? Sheesh. Thanks for warning me of these hardened men and women on the carpet crews.*

Third: "Someone thought there was a burglary when they returned to their car and a window was broken out. Nothing appeared to be missing, so officers think the window may have exploded because of the heat."

My take: Really? REALLY? I would like to take that theory and let the Mythbusters de-bunk that one for us!

Finally, my FAVE: "An owl was found in the former president's home. An officer communicated with the owl and it left."

My take: I wonder if being able to speak "Hoot" is a job requirement for our campus police. If not, thank goodness this officer knew the language anyway!


*My brother worked on the carpet crew, so I really do know.