Amazingly stupid stuff.

Police: Man called 911 80 times seeking 'Kool-Aid, burgers and weed'

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (UPI) -- Police in Florida said they arrested a man accused of calling 911 about 80 times because he wanted "Kool-Aid, burgers and weed" brought to his home.

St. Petersburg police said Jarvis Sutton, 34, allegedly called the emergency number about 80 times Sunday and the arrest report said he told officers he "wanted Kool-Aid, burgers and weed to be delivered to him," the Tampa Bay (Fla.) Times reported Wednesday.

Sutton, who was arrested on a charge of misusing the 911 system, allegedly chewed foam attached to the metal caging in the back of a police cruiser during his arrest.

Sutton was jailed in lieu of $150 bail.

 

Man accused of stealing skateboard at gunpoint

OCALA, Fla. (UPI) -- Florida police said a 21-year-old man is facing charges for allegedly stealing a skateboard and a watch from a 14-year-old boy.

The Ocala Police Department said Cary Lamar Howard, 21, allegedly approached the teenager, who is visiting the United States from Ecuador, during the weekend and showed the boy he was carrying a pistol, the Ocala (Fla.) Star-Banner reported Wednesday.

Police said Howard took the boy's skateboard and demanded cash, but the boy did not have any money. Howard allegedly took the boy's watch instead and fled.

Howard was arrested by an officer who saw he matched the description of the suspect. Howard, who had an outstanding warrant for violation of probation, was identified by the teenager as the person who committed the robbery, the Star-Banner said.

Howard was charged with armed robbery.

Man loses $2,600 at carnival game, gets stuffed banana

Apr 30, 2013

MANCHESTER, N.H. (UPI) -- A New Hampshire man said he lost his $2,600 life savings at a "rigged" carnival game and received only a stuffed banana and a $600 refund for his trouble.
Henry Gribbohm, 30, said he was attending the Fiesta Shows carnival in Manchester and he played a game called Tubs of Fun, trying to win an Xbox Kinect, WBZ-TV, Boston, reported Monday.
"You're expecting the kids to win a few things, let the kids have a good time," Gribbohm said. It just didn't turn out that way.
Gribbohm said he started losing money at the game, which involves players tossing balls into a tub, and kept playing in the hopes of winning his cash back by going double-or-nothing.
Gribbohm said he went home to get more money and had soon lost $2,600.
"It's not possible that it wasn't rigged," Gribbohm said.
Gribbohm said he came back the next day to complain to the man running the game and he was given a $600 refund and a giant stuffed banana.
Fiesta Shows Vice President John Flynn said the game is run by an independent contractor who has been with the carnival for years.
"They've been with us quite a while," Flynn said. "First I ever heard of anything like that.
"I know it's a difficult game. I've tried it myself -- I've done it once, missed probably 20 times," Flynn said.
Flynn said the game has been suspended pending the outcome of an investigation.
Manchester police said they were investigating to see whether any fraud occurred.
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