This Week in Stupid

By Joanna Miller in News on Jul 28, 2006 2:53PM

Police officers have a thankless jobs, putting themselves in harm's way every day. Sometimes the danger comes in the form of gunfire; other times it’s a little more bizarre. This week, TWIS salutes the police, for protecting us from the crazies, and, sometimes, just making us smile.

• A woman was arrested for prostitution in Kankakee after soliciting a cop in full uniform. Kankakee Police say the woman flagged down an officer in an unmarked squad car and offered to perform a sex act with him for money. When the officer asked the woman if he knew who she was, she replied, “No. Why, are you the cops?” She has not been formally charged.
• Ferryville, Wis., Police Chief Larry Deluhery was cited for driving without a license after a traffic accident last Friday. Deluhery, 53, is the town’s only police officer. He was pursuing a speeding vehicle in the department’s SUV when he was struck by another SUV. He had to be removed from the vehicle and suffered four broken ribs. Wisconsin State Trooper Dan Breeser, who investigated the accident, also cited Deluhery for making an unsafe turn. He is currently on medical leave.
• A Michigan man was charged with assault after several people got sick after shaking hands with him. John Curtis Ridgeway, 42, was seen putting liquid from a vial on his hands and rubbing them together following a December jury trial that found him guilty of driving without insurance. After shaking hands with Ridgeway, the assistant prosecutor, a police officer and courtroom bailiff became sick. Ridgeway said the substance was olive oil and testified that he used the oil to anoint “corrupt buildings” to rid them of demons. He was acquitted of the assault charges last Friday.

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