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Published on: December 12, 2024

Angry Customer Hit Drive-Thru Decorator with Car

An employee at a bank in St. Claire was hanging Christmas lights on the building when a customer reportedly became upset that she could not use the drive-thru and allegedly struck the man with her vehicle.

On the morning of December 2, a woman driving a Kia pulled into the parking lot of a Sullivan Bank intending to conduct her business using the drive-thru. At the same time, some of the employees were hanging Christmas lights around the lanes. The driver attempted to enter, and she reportedly got upset when she was informed by one of the workers that the window was temporarily closed until they finished the project.

It was reported that the woman was frustrated and allegedly took it out on the employee by yelling at him. He turned around and started to walk away from her, and the woman reportedly stepped on the gas and hit him, causing his body to fall on the hood of her car. She allegedly began driving faster resulting in the man falling off the vehicle before she left the lot.

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Published on: July 23, 2024

Man went on Snack Spree After Store Closed

by Staycie R. Sena

A man from the central east coast of Florida was arrested after reportedly keeping out of sight in the bathroom of a drugstore and helping himself to snacks after the business closed for the night.

According to reports, at around 9:45 PM on July 14, a 46-year-old man went into a Walgreens in New Smyrna Beach to use their bathroom. He was permitted to use the facilities, but the man reportedly stayed in the restroom much longer than anyone anticipated.

The store closes at 10:00 PM, and the employees reportedly did not realize the man was still in the bathroom when they left and locked up for the night. He reportedly stayed put for approximately five hours before he walked out of the lavatory. He started perusing the shelves and allegedly helped himself to some snacks while he wandered around the store. According to the authorities, he ate chips, Tostitos dip, and candy, and washed it down with Dr. Pepper.

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Published on: November 12, 2018

Trespasser Told Police His Name is “Ben Dover”

by Staycie R. Sena

A man who was allegedly hanging out in a Florida park after hours issued a snarky retort to an officer in response to being asked for his name when he was approached about his trespassing.

Around 6:00 pm on November 6, a deputy at John Chestnut Park in Palm Harbor encountered a man on the grounds and informed him that he would have to leave because the park was closed for the evening.

When the deputy asked the man what his name was so that he could give him a warning for trespassing, he reported that the suspect said that his name was “Ben Dover.” The presumed-trespasser then allegedly stuck up his middle finger in the direction of the deputy and advanced upon him in a manner that gave the agent the impression that he was going to become physically aggressive.

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Published on: July 27, 2018

Owner of Auto Broker Lot Arrested for Tax Evasion and Theft

by Staycie R. Sena

36-year-old James Hensley was the owner and president of Knoxville Auto Brokers in Knoxville, Tennessee, from 2012 until the day he shut his business down last April.

When Hensley closed his doors for good he allegedly left some of the clients of his establishment with financial problems because he accepted trade-in vehicles from them with the understanding that the car dealership would finish paying off any outstanding balances owed on those automobiles. When he did not comply with the contractual agreements to make the payments the original owners were sent bills for the amount that was still owed.

Six months after Knoxville Auto Brokers went out of business Hensley had his license allowing him to sell cars in Tennessee revoked by the state based on charges alleging that he failed to provide a total of 24 titles to the new owners of vehicles that customers had purchased from him.

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Published on: June 7, 2018

Employee at Johnsonville Put Foreign Objects in Sausage Links

by Staycie R. Sena

A Wisconsin man has been arrested and federally charged for allegedly inserting metal and paper into sausages on the Johnsonville Sausage processing line.

Kiel, Wisconsin, resident Jonathan Tilman Lane was a contract worker from another company who was placed on a job assignment working as a part of the processing line making sausage at Johnsonville Sausage, LLC.

On March 25, Lane reported to his supervisor about finding a piece of paper inside of one of the sausages on the line. Three days later he approached the supervisor again and said that he had discovered a wire connector in a piece of sausage.

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