http://blog.mlive.com/flintjournal/offbeat/Odd Crime NewsenSat, 22 Mar 2008 12:22:47 PDTMovable Type Enterprise 1.52 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/noOdd Crime Newsflint_offbeathttp://feedburner.google.comhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/flint_offbeat/~3/sturSqaj33E/preschool_perplexed_by_holiday.html6857Bryn Mickle | The Flint JournalSat, 22 Mar 2008 12:22:47 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/flintjournal/offbeat//1576.821901 ]]>I hope that Easter isn't so early again for a long time....http://blog.mlive.com/flintjournal/offbeat/2008/03/preschool_perplexed_by_holiday.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/flint_offbeat/~3/-q7aW1nI5aU/freedome_of_information_reques.html86123Bryn Mickle | The Flint JournalSat, 22 Mar 2008 12:19:44 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/flintjournal/offbeat//1576.821862 ]]>It should come as no surprise that government can make things tougher than they need to be....http://blog.mlive.com/flintjournal/offbeat/2008/03/freedome_of_information_reques.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/flint_offbeat/~3/h8i9qJ9GdV8/packing_heat_in_flint.htmlBryn Mickle | The Flint JournalSat, 22 Mar 2008 11:31:38 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/flintjournal/offbeat//1576.821850 ]]> A spat in Flint recently took a turn for the worse when an upset woman reached into her bra....http://blog.mlive.com/flintjournal/offbeat/2008/03/packing_heat_in_flint.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/flint_offbeat/~3/uEW_-Zcb4CM/dad_drivess_sons_car_to_jail.htmlBryn Mickle | The Flint JournalSat, 22 Mar 2008 11:30:01 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/flintjournal/offbeat//1576.821849 ]]>Easter dinner could be a bit awkward for a man who showed up at the Flint Police Department wondering why his car had been impounded....http://blog.mlive.com/flintjournal/offbeat/2008/03/dad_drivess_sons_car_to_jail.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/flint_offbeat/~3/McH--e5xrs4/making_own_lottery_ticket_guar.htmlOffbeatBryn Mickle | The Flint JournalMon, 10 Mar 2008 05:43:42 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/flintjournal/offbeat//1576.789383 ]]>Here's a sure-fire way to win the lottery -- make your own ticket. A drug raid on a Mason Street apartment turned up a blank roll of Michigan Lotto paper used to print tickets....http://blog.mlive.com/flintjournal/offbeat/2008/03/making_own_lottery_ticket_guar.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/flint_offbeat/~3/nLvOWNdKGOc/cockroaches_and_crack.htmlOffbeat60745470945665118778861128187Bryn Mickle | The Flint JournalThu, 28 Feb 2008 14:03:40 PSTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/flintjournal/offbeat//1576.746970 ]]>A Traverse City man demanded a room change when he and a ladyfriend allegedly found a cockroach in a Genesee County hotel room. He would have better off just buying a can of bug spray....http://blog.mlive.com/flintjournal/offbeat/2008/02/cockroaches_and_crack.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/flint_offbeat/~3/zF-YFlbDsX4/elevator_action.htmlOffbeatBryn MickleThu, 21 Feb 2008 13:58:33 PSTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/flintjournal/offbeat//1576.724294 ]]>How's this for a going away present? A Lapeer County Friend of the Court secretary with less than two weeks until retirement nearly became a permanent courthouse fixture. Jacqueline Gasco got a longer ride than she expected when she stepped onto the elevator Tuesday and couldn't get off....http://blog.mlive.com/flintjournal/offbeat/2008/02/elevator_action.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/flint_offbeat/~3/oV1ikC1VbxE/no_dogs_allowed.htmlOffbeatBryn MickleThu, 21 Feb 2008 06:15:27 PSTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/flintjournal/offbeat//1576.722153 ]]>A dog's bid to become a Flint Fire Department mascot ended with a police escort to the curb Monday afternoon. A short time after two dogs ran out the door of a burning house on Lyndon Avenue near Fulton Street, Flint firefighters discovered one of the dogs had taken up residence in the cozy confines of the battlion chief's truck....http://blog.mlive.com/flintjournal/offbeat/2008/02/no_dogs_allowed.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/flint_offbeat/~3/BC0oNpwa07k/time_to_make_the_doughnuts.htmlOffbeat35990Bryn Mickle | The Flint JournalThu, 14 Feb 2008 12:13:24 PSTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/flintjournal/offbeat//1576.702604 ]]>Crimes like these make me fear for our future....http://blog.mlive.com/flintjournal/offbeat/2008/02/time_to_make_the_doughnuts.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/flint_offbeat/~3/G0xn54mOoOA/mean_spirited.htmlOffbeatBryn Mickle | The Flint JournalThu, 14 Feb 2008 07:01:32 PSTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/flintjournal/offbeat//1576.702590 ]]>Here's someone who had way too much time on their hands....http://blog.mlive.com/flintjournal/offbeat/2008/02/mean_spirited.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/flint_offbeat/~3/3Q3o65nEgo4/ill_prepared.htmlOffbeat35990Bryn Mickle | The Flint JournalWed, 13 Feb 2008 15:48:30 PSTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/flintjournal/offbeat//1576.702541 ]]>There's something particularly annoying about a poorly planned theft....http://blog.mlive.com/flintjournal/offbeat/2008/02/ill_prepared.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/flint_offbeat/~3/YzQKG0tmCRs/hazy_shade.htmlOffbeat35990Bryn Mickle | The Flint JournalWed, 13 Feb 2008 11:43:42 PSTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/flintjournal/offbeat//1576.702542 ]]>A Flint cop had to stifle a laugh when a man called police to complain his digital camera had been stolen -- along with two of his joints....http://blog.mlive.com/flintjournal/offbeat/2008/02/hazy_shade.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/flint_offbeat/~3/5JLxSpwveqo/bite_worse_than_bark_for_theif.htmlOffbeat35990Bryn Mickle | The Flint JournalThu, 21 Feb 2008 14:04:46 PSTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/flintjournal/offbeat//1576.702530 ]]>A determined thug went to an ugly extreme during a recent sidewalk robbery....http://blog.mlive.com/flintjournal/offbeat/2008/02/bite_worse_than_bark_for_theif.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/flint_offbeat/~3/VDpE-PpiVoY/welcome_aboard.htmlOffbeatBryn Mickle | The Flint JournalSat, 09 Feb 2008 06:10:46 PSTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/flintjournal/offbeat//1576.691396 ]]>There's a new face on the police beat at The Flint Journal. Shannon Murphy, 28, has taken over the day cops assignment after a stint as a reporter in Port Huron. She's a Michigan State University graduate, but don't hold that against her....http://blog.mlive.com/flintjournal/offbeat/2008/02/welcome_aboard.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/flint_offbeat/~3/IC2LMjXW9-E/smokin.htmlOffbeatBryn Mickle | The Flint JournalFri, 08 Feb 2008 19:46:23 PSTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/flintjournal/offbeat//1576.691392 ]]>As if lung cancer wasn't enough to convince folks that smoking is bad, consider this tidbit from the U.S. Fire Administration....http://blog.mlive.com/flintjournal/offbeat/2008/02/smokin.htmlnonadult