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Residents Get Belongings Thrown From Apartment--- Man Accused Of Rampage
TheIowaChannel.com ^ | June 2, 2005

Posted on 06/02/2005 2:47:33 PM PDT by kingattax

DES MOINES, Iowa -- Residents of a downtown housing complex thought their building was on fire Wednesday, but it turned out a man was throwing their items out from upper-floor windows

Nick Stone came home to find his smashed stuff in the yard and his girlfriend upset.

"She said it was some random dude we have never seen before," Stone said.

Stone said he has lived in the apartment for three days and is thinking about a new place to live.

Police said Michael Fitzgerald Jr. knocked on a resident's door at the Vine Street Lofts and told her that he was a firefighter. Authorities said he sprayed her with a fire extinguisher and went into her apartment and began throwing her items out the windows.

Fitzgerald was taken to Broadlawns for a medical evaluation. He was charged with burglary, criminal mischief and assault of a police officer.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; US: Iowa
KEYWORDS: rampage; wacko
Too much caffeine
1 posted on 06/02/2005 2:47:36 PM PDT by kingattax
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To: kingattax

"Man Accused Of Rampage"

I didn't know Rampage was illegal, at any rate this guy needs some help.

I'm not sure moving is going to solve anything though. Unless it's an apt complex for the insane. Then the guy might want to consider moving.


2 posted on 06/02/2005 2:49:45 PM PDT by tfecw (Vote Democrat, It's easier than working)
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To: kingattax

We took a friend out, basically his wedding party from a few years earlier, but the marriage was on the rocks. Dropped him off early in the morning, and all his things had been thrown out on the lawn. His reaction?

"Isn't that nice--she laid my clothes out for me." (Hic)


3 posted on 06/02/2005 2:51:31 PM PDT by tumblindice
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To: kingattax
"knocked on a resident's door at the Vine Street Lofts and told her that he was a firefighter. Authorities said he sprayed her with a fire extinguisher"

A pickup line gone horribly horribly wrong.

Baby you're so hot you need to be PUUUT OOOOUUUUT!!

4 posted on 06/02/2005 2:53:05 PM PDT by avg_freeper (Gunga galunga. Gunga, gunga galunga)
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To: tfecw

5 posted on 06/02/2005 2:53:20 PM PDT by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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To: avg_freeper
Nick Stone came home to find his smashed stuff in the yard and his girlfriend upset. I used to come home to my stuff smashed and her upset, but we got divorced
6 posted on 06/02/2005 2:55:45 PM PDT by Rakkasan1 (The MRS wanted to go to an expensive place to eat so I took her to the gas station.)
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To: kingattax

LMAO. Not "too much caffeine"...it's "Not enough thorazine".....


7 posted on 06/02/2005 2:58:22 PM PDT by Renfield (Philosophy chair at the University of Wallamalloo!!)
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To: tfecw

"It's society's fault", stated a "suspect" caught after shooting a MO State Trooper, eight times.


8 posted on 06/02/2005 2:59:21 PM PDT by zerosix
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To: kingattax

Watch out for those random dudes.


9 posted on 06/02/2005 3:28:58 PM PDT by Cecily
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To: kingattax; Pookyhead; theDentist; scott says
So, what's with the Midwest and the firefighter impersonators???

Before you know it, we'll have Easterners pretending to be dentists, and Southerners pretending to be kings.

"He was charged with burglary, criminal mischief and assault of a police officer."

Whatcha think, Pooky, maybe James A. Ross, serial impersonator, was impersonating Fitzgerald??

Whatever happened to just playing Elvis?

Jeez.

10 posted on 06/02/2005 4:28:15 PM PDT by Fam4Bush (I'm not really me.)
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To: Fam4Bush; kingattax
Dude, wheres the fire?
11 posted on 06/02/2005 4:58:29 PM PDT by scott says
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To: scott says; kingattax

"Trust me.....I'm a Fireman."

12 posted on 06/02/2005 5:06:12 PM PDT by Fam4Bush (I'm not really me.)
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To: Fam4Bush
..lets get your valuables to safety ma'am....
13 posted on 06/02/2005 5:10:05 PM PDT by scott says
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To: scott says

You mean by throwing them out the window???


14 posted on 06/02/2005 5:34:59 PM PDT by Fam4Bush (I'm not really me.)
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