Posted on 12/11/2005 7:14:03 AM PST by Excuse_My_Bellicosity
$42 Perfume Stolen
MEDFORD, Ore. -- From the opening act to the hot-pursuit chase to the grand finale, the Three Stooges couldn't have choreographed a foiled shoplifting attempt in Medford any better.
It began when a Fred Meyer's worker spotted a man snatching a $42 bottle of Calvin Klein perfume and stuffing it down the front of his pants. The man left the store, but security caught up with him just as he jumped into the frigid waters of Bear Creek.
When the 33-year-old suspect emerged from the creek, he made for some baseball fields. What he didn't know was that the fields were the training grounds for the Medford police department's K-9 units.
Police dogs Tiko and Rudy, along with their handlers, were honing their crime-fighting skills. The dogs found the suspect almost immediately, and he surrendered.
The reason we solve as many crimes as we do is that most criminals are about as bright as this guy.
And all the dogs say,"hello breakfast"
Oops.
Nah, you don't think the dogs might alert to some guy running scared, emerging in wet clothes from a cold river, do you? No anomoly there ... hehehe.
Talk about having a bad day!
A very big Oops!
Of course, the next time, the dogs'll take off after some woman wearing Channel #5.
"Cry havoc, and loose the dogs of law enforcement!"
I love watching the K9 episodes of Cops. Esp. when they let the dog loose.
Usually hear screaming coming from the bushes.
One episode however a drug dude and karate expert put the hurt on a German Shepard. The dog turned tail and ran.
I read one time that the reason Dobermans weren't used that much in LE was because training could not overcome their intelligence...i.e. attacking a person with a gun. I always wondered if there was any truth to that. They are a wicked looking animal. I had one years ago that got cancer - best sweetest smartest dog I ever had. (now I sound like pit bull owners)
Looks like he picked a bad day to quit shoplifting.
Here is the United Doberman Club site regarding the memorial at the United States Marine Corps War Dog Cemetery in Guam.
Was that a broken bottle of perfume or something else when he saw those fangs?
Reminiscent of when X42 was playing "Hide the Calvin Klein"...
I had my first meeting with a Doberman in college; you'll love the story.
At the time (1963) I thought they were generally vicious and not to be gotten near. It was mid-May and I was sitting in my room at the fraternity house reading a book with my feet up on a chair. I heard a tinkling and pattering when, suddenly, a very large male Doberman bounded into the room. If I'd been a Catholic, I'd have asked for a priest and extreme unction immediately.
The dog, however, didn't see things that way and didn't seem to know of his breed's reputation. Instead of trying to eat me, he proceeded to crawl all over me and make friends, just the way a really loving 6 month old chocolate lab might. I've never thought the same way about Dobermans since.
Hillary: "Looks like Buddy is auditioning to be one of your girlfriends, Bill."
Bill: "The dog is better looking than any of your girlfriends, hon."
A year or so ago, my husband and I were taking our year old daughter to the local Starbucks. Sitting outside in the little cafe area was an older couple with their two gigantic Dobies (both dogs, as pups, were taller than my full grown rott).
My daughter, who has only known dogs over 70 lbs, saw the black and tan beauties and said, "PUPPIES!"
She then proceeded to make two new friends. The dobies were just so patient and friendly, and really loved the adoration. I'd always thought they were these nervous, high-strung dogs--but these pups really impressed me. Very cool dogs.
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