Due to there being so much weird, wacky and WTF news from Florida, I've decided to make a change to how the blog is done. Instead of making a post for every story I find, I've decided that a more concise approach would be best. Going forward, I will have a single post recapping all the wackiness that is Florida. Now, back to your regularly scheduled blog post.
Our first story comes from West Palm Beach where
Roosevelt Mondesir, 53, was convicted of trying to
heat up his relationship with his girlfriend. Now, normally this trying to rekindle that old spark isn't a criminal offence, however when you try to use gasoline to do it, that is where the law draws a strict line in the sand. The icing on the cake of this story is defense attorney Thomas Weiss remark, “It’s the proverbial schoolboy getting the girl’s attention by pulling her pigtails. Very obviously we’re far from schoolyards and pig tails here, but it’s the same principal of trying to get that attention by any means,”. Fortunately, his girlfriend survived the horrific, attention seeking , encounter and is on the road to recovery.
Our next story comes from Plantation Key, where
Cole Alan Peacock tried to resist arrest on charges of
Fraud and Grand Theft. When police arrived to arrest him, Peacock decided that he wouldn't go down without a fight and pulled what turned out to be an EpiPen, a medical device used to help those with severe allergic reactions, and tried to use it as a weapon. Strangely, Peacock decided that maybe the officers weren't the best targets of his improvised weapon, apparently deciding that if he couldn't use it on the officers he would use it on himself. After being ordered to drop the EpiPen, Peacock turned it on himself, and stabbed himself in the neck. Eventually the officers managed to take him into custody, and he suffered no ill effects to the injection.
Our last story comes from Fort Lauderdale where police are looking for
four female robbers. These so
called "foxy thieves", have been working in pairs, hanging around high class bars, flirting with middle aged or older men who appear to be on the higher end of the income spectrum. Once the men have been seduced enough to take the women back to his place, one of the pair "distracts" the target, while the other makes him a drink laced with a knock out drug. Once the man has passed out, the ladies proceed to clean out the man's home, taking cash, jewelry, watches, and other valuables. So far only four men have come forward, but the police believe that more victims are out there, but they are too embarrassed to come forward.
Other stories in brief:
Homeless man after Starbucks tip jar climbs into drive-through window - threatens employees with chair, won't leave without his flip flops
Officials urge caution when fireworks are part of the celebration - Exploding fireworks are forbidden by law except if its used for agricultural purposes, officials said. In other news, the number of farmers explodes around New Years and the Fourth of July. ;)
Who's that knocking at the door? An angry ex - Woman kicks in ex boyfriend's door, strikes him in the face. She-Hulk smash!
Woman caught driving drunk - Woman was driving drunk the wrong way on the interstate. Did I mention that she was underage and had no pants on?
