Thursday, December 15, 2011

THANK YOU, Portland!

Sometimes, it's just too easy. The local news threw out a meatball (extra cheese) today. It's the headline that pulls you in.

Thank you, bad journalists of Portland. Happy holidays to each and every last one of you. And to Luke Skywalker, get better soon, buddy.


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Hillsboro Man in Custody after Light Saber Attack

@KGWNews

Posted on December 15, 2011 at 6:28 AM

PORTLAND -- Portland police wrestled a man to the ground who had reportedly been swinging a 'Star Wars' light saber at customers in a Toys R Us store at Jantzen Beach, said Sgt. Pete Simpson.

Officers were dispatched to the store shortly before 10 p.m., Wednesday on reports that the man had already assaulted three customers with the toy sword. None of them was injured.

Before officers arrived, dispatchers were told the man had walked out into the parking lot, still swinging the sword. Police found the man in the lot talking incoherently.

An officer tried to use a Taser, but the device failed. A second Taser also failed after the man used the light saber to break one of the wires, Simpson said.

Officers then rushed the man, taking him to the ground as he struggled violently and continued to shout nonsense.

The man was placed on a police hold at a hospital for a mental evaluation.

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