When I was writing for a local newspaper, I was talking to a police officer when a call about a robbery came in. The caller had gotten a glimpse of the suspect, so the officer asked for a description.
"He was wearing a T-shirt, blue jeans and sneakers." As the officer wrote it down, he repeated it to the caller, just to be sure--and asked for more detail which, apparently, the caller couldn't (or wouldn't?) provide.
He hung up the phone. He saw that I was just barely suppressing a laugh; his knowing smirk was a signal that I could release it. "How many other guys fit that description?," he wondered aloud.
I'm recalling that incident after seeing a news story out of Fort Worth, Texas. Apparently, at around 5:45pm on Saturday, a man on a bicycle chased down a female jogger and assaulted her.
Now, my heart goes out to that woman and I hope the guy is caught. He, however, might be as difficult to spot as the perp in jeans, T-shirt and sneakers, although his apparel was entirely different.
The difference was, well, that he had no apparel at all. That's right: He rode his bike naked. According to a witness, he'd been sitting on a park bench before he took off his shorts, hopped on a bicycle and pedaled westbound on Rogers Road.
Police say that the suspect is a white male who's about 5'10" tall with a slender, athletic build and short brown hair on his head but none on his body.
The woman, thankfully, escaped his clutches.
I hope he's caught. If he's riding around naked, he probably will be, very soon. Somehow, though, I doubt that he is: For all we know, he might be wearing jeans, a T-shirt and sneakers at this very moment!
"He was wearing a T-shirt, blue jeans and sneakers." As the officer wrote it down, he repeated it to the caller, just to be sure--and asked for more detail which, apparently, the caller couldn't (or wouldn't?) provide.
He hung up the phone. He saw that I was just barely suppressing a laugh; his knowing smirk was a signal that I could release it. "How many other guys fit that description?," he wondered aloud.
I'm recalling that incident after seeing a news story out of Fort Worth, Texas. Apparently, at around 5:45pm on Saturday, a man on a bicycle chased down a female jogger and assaulted her.
Now, my heart goes out to that woman and I hope the guy is caught. He, however, might be as difficult to spot as the perp in jeans, T-shirt and sneakers, although his apparel was entirely different.
The difference was, well, that he had no apparel at all. That's right: He rode his bike naked. According to a witness, he'd been sitting on a park bench before he took off his shorts, hopped on a bicycle and pedaled westbound on Rogers Road.
Police say that the suspect is a white male who's about 5'10" tall with a slender, athletic build and short brown hair on his head but none on his body.
The woman, thankfully, escaped his clutches.
I hope he's caught. If he's riding around naked, he probably will be, very soon. Somehow, though, I doubt that he is: For all we know, he might be wearing jeans, a T-shirt and sneakers at this very moment!
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