Offbeattag:blog.mlive.com,2016:/flintjournal/offbeat/15762008-03-22T20:22:47ZOdd Crime NewsMovable Type Enterprise 4.29-advancePre-school perplexed by holiday closenesstag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/flintjournal/offbeat//1576.8219012008-03-22T20:20:46Z2008-03-22T20:22:47ZI hope that Easter isn't so early again for a long time....Bryn Mickle | bmickle1@mlive.comhttp://connect.mlive.com/user/bmickle/index.html
I hope that Easter isn't so early again for a long time....
Freedom of Information request costly; For $3 less, I could get a booktag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/flintjournal/offbeat//1576.8218622008-03-22T19:32:00Z2008-03-22T20:19:44ZIt should come as no surprise that government can make things tougher than they need to be....Bryn Mickle | bmickle1@mlive.comhttp://connect.mlive.com/user/bmickle/index.html
It should come as no surprise that government can make things tougher than they need to be....
Packing heat in Flint?tag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/flintjournal/offbeat//1576.8218502008-03-22T19:30:08Z2008-03-22T19:31:38Z A spat in Flint recently took a turn for the worse when an upset woman reached into her bra....Bryn Mickle | bmickle1@mlive.comhttp://connect.mlive.com/user/bmickle/index.html
A spat in Flint recently took a turn for the worse when an upset woman reached into her bra....
Dad drivess son's car - to jailtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/flintjournal/offbeat//1576.8218492008-03-22T19:27:47Z2008-03-22T19:30:01ZEaster dinner could be a bit awkward for a man who showed up at the Flint Police Department wondering why his car had been impounded....Bryn Mickle | bmickle1@mlive.comhttp://connect.mlive.com/user/bmickle/index.html
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....
Making own lottery ticket guarantees a winner every timetag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/flintjournal/offbeat//1576.7893832008-03-10T13:41:06Z2008-03-10T13:43:42ZHere'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....Jeff Rauschert | Flint Journalhttp://connect.mlive.com/user/jrausche/index.html
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....
Cockroaches and cracktag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/flintjournal/offbeat//1576.7469702008-02-28T21:44:37Z2008-02-28T22:03:40ZA 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....Bryn Mickle | bmickle1@mlive.comhttp://connect.mlive.com/user/bmickle/index.html
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....
Elevator Actiontag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/flintjournal/offbeat//1576.7242942008-02-21T20:48:11Z2008-02-21T21:58:33ZHow'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....Bryn Mickle | bmickle1@mlive.comhttp://connect.mlive.com/user/bmickle/index.html
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....
No dogs allowedtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/flintjournal/offbeat//1576.7221532008-02-21T01:06:24Z2008-02-21T14:15:27ZA 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....Bryn Mickle | bmickle1@mlive.comhttp://connect.mlive.com/user/bmickle/index.html
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....
Time to make the doughnutstag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/flintjournal/offbeat//1576.7026042008-02-14T20:00:11Z2008-02-14T20:13:24ZCrimes like these make me fear for our future....Bryn Mickle | bmickle1@mlive.comhttp://connect.mlive.com/user/bmickle/index.html
Crimes like these make me fear for our future....
Mean spiritedtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/flintjournal/offbeat//1576.7025902008-02-14T15:00:00Z2008-02-14T15:01:32ZHere's someone who had way too much time on their hands....Bryn Mickle | bmickle1@mlive.comhttp://connect.mlive.com/user/bmickle/index.html
Here's someone who had way too much time on their hands....
Ill preparedtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/flintjournal/offbeat//1576.7025412008-02-13T23:41:43Z2008-02-13T23:48:30ZThere's something particularly annoying about a poorly planned theft....Bryn Mickle | bmickle1@mlive.comhttp://connect.mlive.com/user/bmickle/index.html
There's something particularly annoying about a poorly planned theft....
Hazy shadetag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/flintjournal/offbeat//1576.7025422008-02-13T19:42:56Z2008-02-13T19:43:42ZA 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....Bryn Mickle | bmickle1@mlive.comhttp://connect.mlive.com/user/bmickle/index.html
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....
Bite worse than bark for thieftag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/flintjournal/offbeat//1576.7025302008-02-13T19:39:46Z2008-02-21T22:04:46ZA determined thug went to an ugly extreme during a recent sidewalk robbery....Bryn Mickle | bmickle1@mlive.comhttp://connect.mlive.com/user/bmickle/index.html
A determined thug went to an ugly extreme during a recent sidewalk robbery....
Welcome aboardtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/flintjournal/offbeat//1576.6913962008-02-09T14:09:50Z2008-02-09T14:10:46ZThere'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....Bryn Mickle | bmickle1@mlive.comhttp://connect.mlive.com/user/bmickle/index.html
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....
Smokin'tag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/flintjournal/offbeat//1576.6913922008-02-09T03:30:40Z2008-02-09T03:46:23ZAs if lung cancer wasn't enough to convince folks that smoking is bad, consider this tidbit from the U.S. Fire Administration....Bryn Mickle | bmickle1@mlive.comhttp://connect.mlive.com/user/bmickle/index.html
As if lung cancer wasn't enough to convince folks that smoking is bad, consider this tidbit from the U.S. Fire Administration....
Game overtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/flintjournal/offbeat//1576.6913912008-02-09T03:00:00Z2008-02-09T03:13:57ZThe host of an all-night video game party in Rose Township was dismayed the next morning to discover his guests gone, along with his game console, all of the games and more than $2,000 in electronic equipment....Bryn Mickle | bmickle1@mlive.comhttp://connect.mlive.com/user/bmickle/index.html
The host of an all-night video game party in Rose Township was dismayed the next morning to discover his guests gone, along with his game console, all of the games and more than $2,000 in electronic equipment....
Mystery meattag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/flintjournal/offbeat//1576.6913862008-02-09T02:35:15Z2008-02-09T02:41:57ZI will be the first one to admit that I am no culinary adventurer. If you don't grill it or put cheese on it, odds are pretty good that I won't eat it. So you can imagine the queasy feeling I got when the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency recently announced that it had seized 12 pounds of bush meat from a passenger who flew into Detroit from the Republic of Congo....Bryn Mickle | bmickle1@mlive.comhttp://connect.mlive.com/user/bmickle/index.html
I will be the first one to admit that I am no culinary adventurer. If you don't grill it or put cheese on it, odds are pretty good that I won't eat it. So you can imagine the queasy feeling I got when the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency recently announced that it had seized 12 pounds of bush meat from a passenger who flew into Detroit from the Republic of Congo....
Turn the volume down -- pleasetag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/flintjournal/offbeat//1576.6913692008-02-09T02:03:50Z2008-02-09T02:04:56ZHonestly, who hasn't wanted to do this before?...Bryn Mickle | bmickle1@mlive.comhttp://connect.mlive.com/user/bmickle/index.html
Honestly, who hasn't wanted to do this before?...
Never too old to starttag:blog.mlive.com,2007:/flintjournal/offbeat//1576.5599002007-12-14T00:57:09Z2007-12-14T01:08:46ZIt's always unfortunate when someone gets in trouble with the law. Especially when they managed to stay clean for more than eight decades. Flint police were a bit surprised when a drug bust netted an 81-year-old suspected of selling weed, painkillers and anxiety pills....Bryn Mickle | bmickle1@mlive.comhttp://connect.mlive.com/user/bmickle/index.html
It's always unfortunate when someone gets in trouble with the law. Especially when they managed to stay clean for more than eight decades. Flint police were a bit surprised when a drug bust netted an 81-year-old suspected of selling weed, painkillers and anxiety pills....
Veggie talestag:blog.mlive.com,2007:/flintjournal/offbeat//1576.5598972007-12-14T00:55:21Z2007-12-14T01:07:26ZSo much for that claim that vegetables are good for you. The Flint Area Narcotics Group was checking out a tip when they smelled weed wafting from a Flint house. When officers went inside, they found a man, 20, trying desperately to scoot out the back door with a can of mixed Del Monte vegetables....Bryn Mickle | bmickle1@mlive.comhttp://connect.mlive.com/user/bmickle/index.html
So much for that claim that vegetables are good for you. The Flint Area Narcotics Group was checking out a tip when they smelled weed wafting from a Flint house. When officers went inside, they found a man, 20, trying desperately to scoot out the back door with a can of mixed Del Monte vegetables....