Crime

Via WISH:

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) – Thomas Hardy has been charged with murder for the death of IMPD Officer David Moore.

Moore was shot four times during a Sunday morning traffic stop. Moore passed away Wednesday morning from injuries suffered in the shooting.

Hardy is due in court Friday when he will officially be charged

Such a sad story.

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Via The Wall Street Journal:

An explosion at Russia’s busiest airport has killed at least 23 and injured 130, Russia’s state news agency has reported.

The blast took place in the baggage pick-up area of Domodedovo Airport, Russia’s top investigative agency said.

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Naptown Buzz #14

by Brian Groce on January 20, 2011

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On this episode of Naptown Buzz, your source for all things Indy, we talk about:

  • The latest Indianapolis Snow Storm
  • Indiana Pacers
  • Purdue Basketball
  • Indianapolis Colts dismissing running backs coach
  • A couple getting arrested at a high school basketball game
  • Republic of Bacon‘s mention of the Bacon tweetup (listen to the Bacon tweetup podcast)
  • Future tweetups: Chocolate, Mardi Gras, Cheese, Cookout, Ice Cream, etc.
  • Feedback: let us know what you think about Naptown Buzz!

SHOW INFORMATION

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Drunken Diaper-Wearing Man Arrested

by Brian Groce on November 3, 2010

in Brian's Blogs,Utter Oddness

So it’s Halloween, you’re in from out-of-state and you decide to grab grandpa’s Depends and go out trick-or-treating. And you’re pushing 50 years old as well.  If that’s not enough, you decide, hey, I should do this while I’m drunk.

Via the AP

OCEAN CITY, Md. – Maryland State Police said a drunken 47-year-old Florida man wearing a diaper was arrested for shouting profanities while trick-or-treating. Police said Joseph David DiVanna of Sarasota, Fla., was arrested about 9:15 p.m. Sunday and charged with disorderly conduct.

Police said witnesses reported DiVanna cursed at adults and children in the Fox Chapel neighborhood of West Ocean City as he tried to get them to give him candy.

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There’s nothing like a good superhero fight in a public parking garage, now is there?

Via the AP

STAMFORD, Conn. – It is assault charges for Spider-Man and Captain America, and breach of peace for Poison Ivy. Police in Connecticut said a man dressed as Captain America and another as Spider-Man have been arrested after getting into a fight in Stamford over the Halloween weekend.

Stamford Police Lt. Elizabeth Erickson said officers found 25-year-old Michael Sanchez, dressed as Captain America, beating the father of 21-year-old Vincent DeCarlo, sporting a Spider-Man costume, in a parking garage Sunday morning.

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The Indy Basketball Goal Thief

by Brian Groce on July 28, 2010

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Via the Indy Star:

Indianapolis, Indiana – Jeri Holland, 25, of the 3700 block of West 10th Street, said a man in a pick-up truck stole the basketball goal in front of her house at 6 p.m.

After backing his silver Chevrolet pick-up onto her property, the robber — about 5-feet, 10-inches tall, and 145-pounds — lifted the goal off the ground and threw it into the bed of the truck.

If I were the thieving kind I’m pretty sure that a basketball goal would be pretty far down the list of things I’d be after.  But hey, sometimes in the summertime I guess you just have to have your hoops.

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The Broad Ripple Condom Thief

by Brian Groce on July 18, 2010

in Brian's Blogs,Utter Oddness

Via WISH TV:

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) – Metro Police are looking for a man who gave a Broad Ripple security guard a hard time while stealing several boxes of condoms from grocery store.

Officers were called around 9:30 p.m. Tuesday to the Marsh supermarket located at 2350 Broad Ripple Avenue. The security guard told investigators he witnessed a man shoving several boxes of condoms down his pants.

The guard told police he initially followed the man to the prophylactic aisle because the man matched the description of the suspect in a previous condom theft at the Marsh.

Wow. Is a 45-year old man is either embarrassed to buy condoms or find himself a place that gives them away for free?

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Indy Is NOT The O.K. Corral

by Brian Groce on July 18, 2010

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I won’t elaborate on the shootings in downtown Indianapolis last night but I’ll hit the key points of my thoughts:

  • First, check out Abdul Hakim-Shabazz’s Second Saturday Night Special post.  I echo what he’s saying.
  • Parents: for those of you whose children were misbehaving last night, what in the world are you doing and teaching your children? And where were you?
  • Leaders: where were you on this one?  You think a kid getting beat down for not respecting and listening to the authorities is a travesty and wonder why this sort of thing happens.  I’m not saying that cops should necessarily go out beating people down, but just think about the message that you’re sending to the youth and the community by asserting that you don’t need to respect authority.  This is what that mindset leads to.
  • Girls: stop dressing like “street workers” & fighting with each other in the streets! Respect yourselves first and foremost and control yourselves.  Whatever you’re after and upset about isn’t worth it. (Back to the parents.)
  • Boys: pull up your freaking pants! I watched live coverage of kids trying to run away from the shootings and there were a handful of you not getting anywhere fast as you’re holding your pants up. I thought the “prison draws” were a fad back when I was in school, but I guess that I was wrong.  Come on fellas.  I’m not saying to wear slacks all of the time, but you can at least do functional baggy in something your size. (Back to the parents.)
  • Morons with guns: I’m glad that you’re a horrible shot, but:
    1. where did you get your guns?
    2. are you even old enough to have a gun?
    3. what made you think it was a good idea to bring guns along?
    4. what made you think it was a good idea to start shooting people?
  • IMPD & Mayor Ballard: You did the best job you could be expected to and you were on top of.  There were ample officers and no one should expect you to control the stupid actions of a select few.

That said, let me know your thoughts, agree or disagree via comment or voicemail at 317-565-4250.  And keep it civil.

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Via the WSJ:

The Supreme Court says suspects must explicitly tell police they want to be silent to invoke their Miranda protection during interrogations. A right to remain silent and a right to a lawyer are the first of the Miranda-rights warnings, which police recite to suspects during arrests and interrogations. But the justices said suspects must tell police they are going to remain silent to stop an interrogation.

So, my question is, if you tell the police anything, how do you remain silent? And for the sake of argument we have to assume that both written & oral communication, as well as sign language, are fair game.

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The Naked Cooking Burglar

by Brian Groce on October 7, 2009

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Via Fox News:

SLIDELL, La. — Police say a naked man who appeared to be drunk or on drugs broke into a Louisiana home, cooked himself a meal and took a shower before leaving, wrapped only in a sheet.

Slidell Police Capt. Kevin Foltz says a video surveillance system at the home captured the naked man using a garden hose to shower outside the house around 1 a.m.

The in-the-buff burglar then tried knocking on the front door, police said. When there was no response, he went to the back of the house and wrapped himself in a trash bag, according to FOX 8.

The man allegedly broke several windows, entered the house and ransacked it before cooking himself a meal, having several drinks and showering again.

After all these years this sort of thing just doesn’t surprise me any more.  My hunch is that the man was drunk & high and might have some other “friends” talking to him as well.  From the outside this might seem funny, but in actuality it’s really sad and scary.  This guy is really lucky that he didn’t break into the wrong house.

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