| august 31, 2010 |
| Tuesday, 31 August 2010 07:41 |
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POT POLICE A Flint, Michigan, man is on the run from cops after he posed as a police officer and robbed a man of multiple marijuana plants and roughly $500 in cash. The 65-year-old suspect told the victim -- who was a medical marijuana user -- that he was over the weight limit for the pot and confiscated 12 plants. He also snagged the victim's gun. The suspect and his two accomplices are still at large. (Originally reported by MLive.com)
A Mount Clemens, Michigan, woman was relieved of being a juror after she posted on her Facebook page that the defendant was guilty before the trial was over. 20-year-old Hadley Jons wrote that it was "gonna be fun to tell the defendant they're guilty." The defense attorney's son discovered the post and passed it along to his mother. The defendant was eventually convicted of a felony though the jury couldn't agree on a separate misdemeanor charge. (Originally reported by the AP)
A 65-year-old security guard in Chicago, Illinois, was arrested after he shot out the tire of a tow truck that was in the process of repossessing his vehicle. Ike D. Holmes had initially gotten into an argument with the tow truck drivers before he drew his unregistered firearm and discharged it. He faces multiple charges. (Originally reported by ChicagoBreakingNews.com)
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