by The Editors on July 13, 2009
Last night a Salt Lake City, Utah man was reportedly hit with a skateboard after he allegedly tried to sell some fake drugs in Pioneer Park, according to a story in the Salt Lake City Tribune.
The skateboarder, whom police arrested on suspicion of assault, said the alleged drug deal took place at Pioneer Park about 5:15 p.m. Sunday, spokesman Dennis McGowan said. . . At some point after the alleged buy, the skateboarder tracked the man down to 50 North and 600 West and hit him with the skateboard, McGowan said. . . Police found and arrested the skateboarder at a nearby coffee shop.
Get arrested for assault? Why not volunteer for some drug charges as well.
[Link: The Salt Lake Tribune]
by The Editors on June 9, 2009
A 30-year-old man was arrested after US Board Patrol agents caught him attempting to paddle 24 pounds of marijuana into the United States on his surfboard near Imperial Beach, California, according to a story on KTLA.com.
Agents spotted the man, identified as a Mexican national, on a surfboard approximately 200 yards off-shore paddling north of the international border in Imperial Beach early Sunday. The surfer was holding a blue duffel bag which he released into the water while he continued to paddle north, according to Border Patrol officials.
After arresting the man the bag eventually floated ashore and officers found nearly $74,700 worth of weed in the bag.
[Link: KTLA.com]
by The Editors on May 19, 2009
Timothy W. Melvin, 39, of central Illinois has been sentenced to “60 days in jail and 18 months probation for running over his 12-year-old son while towing the boy on a skateboard,” according to a story in the Herald & Review.
Testifying at his sentencing hearing, Melvin said he did not realize when he entered his guilty plea that he was admitting he knew he was towing his son through Fairview Park as the boy hung on to a side window of his car. He said he believed the plea was for not requiring Zachary to wear a helmet as he skateboarded in the park.
Seems like the death of his son Zachary R. Melvin would be enough punishment, but Timothy’s seven prior convictions for various offenses would suggest that Melvin is not a quick learner.
[Link: Herald & Review via Chicago Tribune]
by The Editors on May 18, 2009
When we read about Kyle Fischer getting jumped and “fully concused” on The Dirty Kids blog we weren’t sure what they were talking about. Now the Deseret News explains it all.
Salt Lake police were looking Monday for a group that robbed a man and beat him unconscious with his own skateboard. . . . The 21-year-old man was riding on 800 South near 200 East about 1:45 a.m. Saturday when three men attacked him, said Salt Lake police spokeswoman Lara Jones. The attackers beat the victim with his own skateboard, took his wallet, and left the victim on the ground unconscious, Jones said. . . The man regained consciousness before being sent to the hospital in serious condition.
We’re glad Kyle Fischer is okay and back to his Youtube video posting antics.
[Link: Deseret News and The Dirty Kids]
by The Editors on April 29, 2009
A bank robber dubbed the “Skateboard Bandit” is still free after hitting two Wells Fargo Banks in Sacramento, California last Saturday April 25, 2009.
The suspect was caught on surveillance cameras at both banks. He’s described as an Asian male, 20 to 30 years old, 5’5″ to 5’8″ tall, and weighing between 135 and 145 pounds. He has black hair and was wearing glasses, a black zip-up hooded sweatshirt, a black tee shirt, a black beanie with a brim, and black cotton gloves with the fingers cut off at the knuckles.
The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department would like help if you recognize this skateboarder. . .
[Link: CBS13.com]
by The Editors on April 20, 2009
A group of 13 people lay down at the capitol building in Denver, Colorado today to remember the 10th Anniversary of the Columbine shootings, including a father who wore the Vans shoes his son was wearing the day he died.
Among them was Mallory Sanders, granddaughter of slain teacher Dave Sanders, and Steve Wewer, godfather of slain student Daniel Mauser. . . Daniel’s father, Tom Mauser, wore the Vans shoes his son was wearing the day he was killed.
“They did not kill their spirits. They did not kill ours, either,” he told the crowd.
[Link: Associated Press]
by The Editors on April 20, 2009
North Carolina State University in Raleigh has a seriously detailed set of rules around the campus, but thankfully, two skateboarding tricks were recently decriminalized, according to a story in The News & Observer.
Without comment, the Board of Trustees approved changes to the university’s transportation policy last week that decriminalized two of the most modest skateboard tricks: the ollie (wherein the back foot pushes the tail of the board down and the front foot lifts the board into the air) and the manual (riding on just two wheels, similar to a “wheelie” on a bike).
Sadly, “grinding” is still a crime at the school, but it’s nice to know that simply rolling around is legal.
[Link: The News & Observer]
by The Editors on April 20, 2009
A skateboarder in West Bountiful, Utah rolled by and snatched a bag containing $2,700 from a Cafe owner who was on her way to the bank, according to a story on KSL.com
Police say the manager of the Café Rio at 235 S. 500 West in West Bountiful was walking a bag of bank deposits to her car around 10:20 a.m. Saturday. A man on a skateboard went speeding by, grabbed the bag of cash and kept boarding past.
We’re going to go out on a limb here and assume it was a longboard. . .
[Link: KSL.com]
by The Editors on April 17, 2009
Gotcha founder Michael Tomson had a “gold, ruby and diamond encrusted ring valued at approximately $25,000” stolen from his Laguna Beach, California home last weekend, according to a story in the Orange County Register.
Sgt. Jason Kravetz of the Laguna Beach Police Department was able to confirm that a woman listing the surfer’s Laguna Beach residence had filed a complaint at the department’s front desk Monday, but that an official police report has yet to be drafted. . . “I can tell you that a ring was taken in the theft, and it is valued at $25,000,” Kravetz said. “It’s unknown if it’s a wedding ring.” . . The police logs indicated that the ring contained 2.28 karats in diamonds and .3 karats in rubies.
Bummer.
[Link: OC Register]
by The Editors on April 10, 2009
Michael Jason Martinez, 39, one of a pair of Colorado bank robbers named the Snowboard Bandits for a string of robberies in the fall of 2007 was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison on April 1, 2009 by U.S. District Court Judge Robert E. Blackburn.
Martinez along with Edgar Perez robbed TCF Banks in Westminster, Broomfield, Colorado Springs, and Avada, Colorado before being caught.
The defendant removed money from teller drawers, placing the cash into a soft sided black briefcase. He then fled on foot. A few minutes after the robbery, an Arvada Police officer conducted a traffic stop of a vehicle matching the description of a car seen leaving the scene of the bank robbery. Upon approaching the car the officer observed red dye consistent with dye stains from a bank dye pack. Martinez, who was in the passenger seat of the car, was arrested.
They were apparently named the snowboard bandits because they robbed the banks wearing snowboard clothing, just one of the strategies that didn’t really work for them apparently.
[Link: Lawfuel]
