Tuesday, July 10, 2012

From the Inbox -- in the "Only in New Orleans" Folder

In today's email blast from the New Orleans Police Department:


On 07-04-12 at about 4:10am an alarm went off at the Audubon Zoo Swamp Gift Shop. While conducting their morning rounds at about 7:30am, Audubon Security observed pry marks to one of the gift shop doors, and a broken window pane near the bottom door latch. A check of the location revealed 10 baby alligators to be missing from the tank within the gift shop. On 07-05-12 Sixth District Officers responded to a call of 8 baby alligators abandoned in a plastic storage bin at the corner of Surrapru and Russeau St. Upon arrival zoo personnel were able to identify the alligators as the same animals taken from the gift shop. A witness was able to provide a description of the vehicle which had dropped the alligators off at the intersection, and then fled the scene. On the same evening, JPSO Deputies stopped a stolen vehicle, which was positively identified via photograph by the witness as the same which had dropped off the alligators. JPSO Deputies made and apprehension, and while conducting a check of the vehicle, located 1 baby alligator inside the vehicle. The witness was able to identify Thornton, Rodney (B/M 07-15-82) and one Powell, Kawayne (B/M 01-31-92) as having been the subjects who placed the alligators in her front yard, prior to her moving them out to the street and notifying the police. A warrant was issued on 07-09-12 for the arrest of both Thornton and Powell charging them with La. R.S. 14:69 Relative to Possession of Stolen Property.


Thank goodness for stupid criminals. Can't you just picture them, sitting out on the front stoop, having a beer, and chillin' when one of them says, "Hey, I've got an idea . . . ."

4 comments:

  1. We have Greyhound passengers pretend to be vampires and bite peoples' necks on the bus. You have dumb gator thieves. Seems there's plenty of stupid to go around.

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  2. By my count, we're still short one alligator. I say that we need to toss these jokers into the gator pond slathered in tabasco.

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  3. Maybe they have been watching "Swamp People" and wanted to start catching alligators.

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  4. What Inno said... there ain't NO lack o' stoopid in these United States. I AM glad NM doesn't have alligators, though.

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