Police arrest naked man after he flails car with a stolen pigeon

The Virginian-Pilot ^ | 7/18/06 | AARON APPLEGATE

[varyouga]

SUFFOLK - A naked man clutching a pigeon was arrested over the weekend after beating the bird against a car.

Two Whaleyville residents had just pulled into their driveway Friday night when Juan Lopez, 30, of Kellam Road in Virginia Beach came up and repeatedly pounded the pigeon on the car, police said. The people got out of the car and went to a neighbor's house, where they called the police.

[varyouga]

"he was obviously having some sort of issue that night"

The understatement of the day.

[RosieCotton]

Well, now...there's a headline you don't see everyday.

[tiredoflaundry]

That is so bizarre!

[radiohead]

there's a headline you don't see everyday.

No kidding.

[Slings and Arrows]

Laz, Darksheare: Anything you want to tell us?

[Slings and Arrows]

Craxy naked person ping!

[capt. norm]

Maybe nude pigeon pounding is a regular practice where he comes from.

[Jeff Chandler]

Some headlines are just better than others.

[righttackle44]

Haven't you guys heard about this new sport? It's been introduced by the international soccer cartel because soccer is so unpopular in this country. They're just trying to tap into the American sports market.

It goes for fourteen chukkers or 72 birds, whichever comes first. A penalty means you have to take back one hit. And the rule book says you don't even want to KNOW what THAT means.

[Mr Ramsbotham]

Choking your chicken is one thing, but beating your pigeon is quite beyond the pale.

[Slicksadick]

It wasn't a pigeon, it was a chicken, and he was choking it.

[Jeff Chandler]

Maybe nude pigeon pounding is a regular practice where he comes from.

Indeed. Let's not be so culturally insensitive and Eurocentric.

[cbkaty]

It's Whaleyville for goodness sakes....! Isn't that normal?

[oh8eleven]

Film at eleven?

[operation clinton cleanup]

Police discovered that Lopez had destroyed two of the homeowners' bird cages, freeing 15 small chickens and four pigeons. He killed four birds, George said.

PETA liberation gone bad?

[johnny7]

Bet he's an illegal.

[outofsalt]

It's one thing to choke your chicken, but pidgeon pounding?

[dirtboy]

Police arrest naked man after he flails car with a stolen pigeon

This is a first. This is a headline so bizzare that I cannot come up with a comment that tops it.

[pipecorp]

hmmm a bird in the hand is worth.....beating the crap out of against some guys car.

doesn't quite sound like the old adages we're used to does it?

[Darksheare]

It wasn't a pigeon, it was a rock dove.
Honest.

[Zeroisanumber]

He's charged with burglary, destruction of property, and larceny of poultry.

"Larceny of poultry"? There's a specific statute to cover that?

[Slings and Arrows]

Uh-huh.

[NRA2BFree]

Choking your chicken is one thing, but beating your pigeon is quite beyond the pale.

Yep, and pounding it is even worse. LOL

[pax_et_bonum]

Naked Man Flails Car With Stolen Pigeon Ping

(Well, that's a little misleading. He flailed the car with the pigeon, not with the ping.)

[saganite]

Naked crazy man pigeon flailing car assaulting ping! If you want on or off this low volume ping list don't contact me!

[Horatio Gates]

Naked guy pigeon abuse ping

[RosieCotton]

If pigeons could think...you'd have to wonder what would have gone through its mind as all this unfolded. What a way to die...

[tet68]

Animal rights advocate, saves pigeon from car wielding
assailants, loses clothes in process...

[Flyer]

(Well, that's a little misleading. He flailed the car with the pigeon, not with the ping.)

So there are two separate ping lists - one for "Naked Man Flails Car With Stolen Pigeon" and another for "Naked Man Flails Car With Stolen Pigeon Ping"?

I hope I am on both.

[humblegunner]

Well, it's like my granpa always told me:

"If you gotta steal a pigeon, best you be naked and ready to pigeon-whomp somebody."

Or something like that.

[Flyer]

BTW, is stealing a pigeon ping a civil or criminal offense?

[Rocky]

Anyone for squab with no dressing?

[caryatid]

Are Juan Lopez's papers in order?

[OSHA]

WARDEN: This is your new cellmate Bubba.

BUBBA: Hey, so whatcha in for.

[Redcloak]

I hate it when that happens.

[Rightfootforward]

Some variation of "a bird in hand" oughtta work...

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

It wasn't a pigeon, it was a rock dove. Honest.

Now it all makes sense.

[daku]

"Choking the chicken ?"

"Nope"

"Pounding the pigeon?"

"Yup"

[Ditter]

LOL! It was a headline I could not resist. <<];9)

[Palladin]

Hold muh bird and watch this!

[2Fro]

For what office is this Democrat (obviously) a candidate?

[2Fro]

That's hilarious!

[2Fro]

Could any one determine if the pigeon was an illegal alien? Did it have a green card? Did it habla Espanol? Or, if it truly were an eagle and not a pigeon, a sick one, was it an ... no, no, no, Fro, we ain't goin' there!

Sorry!

[Dumpster Baby]

It's one thing to choke your chicken, but pidgeon pounding?

If he doesn't receive counseling next time he'll be spanking a monkey.

[2Fro]

Does not a rock dove resemble an eagle? A small one?

[Slings and Arrows]

[HuntsvilleTxVeteran]

"Lord Love A Duck"

Molly Mauk

[Irish_Thatcherite]

Laz, Darksheare: Anything you want to tell us?

I'm guessing Dark's typo virus will be badd thid wekenf, so it willl....

[Irish_Thatcherite]

LMAO!!

[annie laurie]

Wow, Rosie, you stole my line :)