Snob. In Sherman Oaks, Calif., when Robert Eschback was arrested on suspicion of pulling a stickup at a supermarket, he said he was never mixed up in that sort of thing: "I'm strictly a burglar."
Divining Rod. In Pittsburgh, while Clerk Marie Wray was showing a customer a surplus Army rifle, the gun pointed in the direction of Customer Chester Hoak, who threw up his arms, said. "I surrender," turned out to be wanted by police for passing bad checks in nearby stores.
Griefer. In Glendora, Calif., police arrested William Doyle, 20, and Ronald...
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