Posted on 10/05/2010 5:18:08 PM PDT by Red_Devil 232
A heavy set man driving a Chevy Cheyenne pickup has killed one man and wounded two others in Ill. and Ind. He is approaching people at random and asking them about honey bees and then shoots them.
Our crazy guy was “Crazy Leroy”. Leroy thought he worked for some law enforcement agency and would occasionally step out in the street and direct traffic for a while. He seemed to do an OK job, so they would just send a real cop to watch him and be sure he didn't do anything ... crazier than normal.
When he decided something was going on that needed his assistance, he would walk up to the nearest person, flip open his wallet that contained a fake plastic police badge, and announce, “My name's Leroy ... I'm a cop”. Most folks would just ignore him and he would eventually go away.
One day, Leroy walked into the local TG&Y (a 5 and dime chain in West Texas) and caught the Polivoda boys stealing Star Wars dolls. OK, they're Action Figures, but that's an argument for another day.
Anyhow, Leroy caught the Polivoda boys pulling the Star Wars dolls off the shelf, popping them out of the package, and dropping them into a backpack. He walked up, flashed the fake badge, and announced his presence. He then said, “You're not SHOPLIFTING ARE YOU!?!?”
I was back in the stock room and heard him shout SHOPLIFTING. Heck, they probably heard him shout at the Police Department across the street in the courthouse. Anyhow, he spent a good ten minutes yelling at those kids while the rest of us just stood back and waited for the real cops to show up. When they came in, he politely reported his findings to the cops, they thanked him for his assistance, and he passed custody of the perps over to the police.
Unfortunately for the Polivoda boys, they didn't learn from their brush with Leroy. I hoped they would be scared straight, but apparently it didn't stick.
As for Leroy, I have no idea what happened to him. If every town has a local Crazy Guy, he was one of the more entertaining ones. And at least he directed his Crazy towards being good (and keeping the rest of us on the strait and narrow), rather than the bad.
Does she put up the food you grow?
Whatever you do, if he approaches you, DON'T tell him to buzz off!
(I really miss him.)
No, I do the canning or freezing.
Wow! You really do save her a lot of time and work! God bless you!
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