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RedjackRyan
06-02-2006, 08:32 AM
By Jill King Greenwood
TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Friday, June 2, 2006
A woman stripped naked and sprinted into Downtown traffic Thursday morning after trying to shoplift a bag of peanuts from the Smithfield News, police said.
The incident apparently began at the Greyhound Bus station on Second Avenue, Downtown, just before 8 a.m. when the woman spit on someone and two other women tried to restrain her, partially ripping off her shirt in the process.
The woman, whose name was not released, then walked toward the Allegheny County Jail, where someone spotted her and called police. By the time officers arrived, the woman was at the Smithfield News, which she entered while waving a hubcap in the air, said clerk Diana Jackson.
"She was acting really weird and she tried to steal some peanuts so we asked her to leave, but she kept coming back in," Jackson said.
Finally, the woman walked outside, removed all her clothes and dashed into traffic on the Boulevard of the Allies, startling motorists.
"Traffic was completely stopped and everyone was just staring at her," Jackson said. "I've never seen anything like that."
The woman ran off before police arrived, but was caught in Market Square, Jackson said.
The woman was admitted to the Western Psychiatric Hospital, said Pittsburgh police spokeswoman Tammy Ewin.
She is not facing criminal charges, Ewin said.
Randy & Betty in Pa
06-02-2006, 01:17 PM
Thank God they didn't identify Irish Beth,,,, But then I guess we all would understand living so close to Redjack....
Best to all
R. from the MUCH SANER side of Pa....
ponytail
06-02-2006, 01:32 PM
In a small town, believe it or not, an event like this wouldn't be nearly as big a deal. In my town we have a resident who doesn't always take his medication, and has repeatedly done things like climb trees naked and start screaming his head off. Everybody (including the police and the borough manager) just shrugs it off and says, "Oh, that's just Willie. He's harmless. He'll be okay in a day or two." We have a local paper, but they've never printed anything about him.
Psychiatric Hospital? Geesh! Can't a girl shop naked for peanuts anymore? What is this world coming too?
Eva
Cardiffgal
06-02-2006, 07:17 PM
Eva your comment made me laugh out loud :) :D
sister rose
06-02-2006, 07:23 PM
If she had let me drive the get-away car....she wouldn't have been caught! :rolleyes:
Why did you let her steal your hubcap, SisterRose?...did she need a dish for her peanuts?
sister rose
06-02-2006, 09:40 PM
rotflmao, Bat!!
That was a spare....I forget where I got it......ummm...anyone missing a hubcap? :rolleyes:
hoops
06-02-2006, 10:04 PM
hey i know that woman, she got out of the psych hospital 2 days before i did
!
You are all right! But next time we should plan this better. Let's get this woman out of the Psychiatric Hospital...
SongDragon: You'll open this event by saying you are a visitor for this woman. Once they open the doors for you it begins... They will never suspect an innocent looking dragon. Believe me. This will not influence your grades in a bad way. Nor will you get a policerecord.
Sister_Rose: You'll drive the getaway car. And step on it Sister! But do wait untill Mixty and the woman we are attempting to free are IN the car, please...
Mixty: You'll boss the woman around when we free her. We wouldn't want to have her naked too early. And we do want her to stick to our plan. No individual actions at a too early stage on her part.
Hoops: You'll distract the guards for about 15 minutes from the getaway car when the chase begins. You will do that by driving a vehicle of your choice very fast in circles around them. Once the getaway car has a headstart you can let them go. Let Sister_Rose have a part of the fun too. Hoops, throwing spare hubcaps at them after 10 minutes is allright too. Preferably those of their own cars. (by the way: what is a hubcap?)
Dar & Des: You'll distract all female guards and policewomen by jumping in their way and screaming: "I did it! It was me! I confess! Come and get me!!!"
Dee and Manchester: You'll do the same with the men.
Agnes and Redjack: You'll keep us all fed. We have to be strong and healthy for this giant task.
I am a genius...
Pirate Queen...
Eva, a hubcap is the decorative pan that snaps onto the wheel, covering the axle and wheel bolts, usually having the logo of the car maker embossed on it.
gisli
06-03-2006, 06:56 PM
A woman stripped naked and sprinted into Downtown traffic.
Daaaaa, if Janis did something like that would it help her get more attention to promote her latest cd??????:eek: :rolleyes:
sister rose
06-03-2006, 07:14 PM
Eva, a hubcap is the decorative pan that snaps onto the wheel, covering the axle and wheel bolts, usually having the logo of the car maker embossed on it.
....they also make very nice peanut dishes! :rolleyes:
Aha! Spees AND style... I like it, I like it, I like it...
I got the hubcap confused with the cap of the benzinetank, I guess... :D This shows you how much I know (and am interested in) cars... I'll stick to ships, if you don't mind. Leave the roadpiracy to Hoops, Sister_Rose & Denise...
Pirate Queen
Dar & Des: You'll distract all female guards and policewomen by jumping in their way and screaming: "I did it! It was me! I confess! Come and get me!!!"
Dee and Manchester: You'll do the same with the men.
It takes more than a bag of peanuts to make me get naked, Eva.
:p
Don't worry Dee. You don't have to get naked. In fact, you don't even have to eat peanuts if you don't want to. Just make a lot of noise and distract them from the getaway car.
Eva
But I like peanuts Eva. Maybe I could crunch them over a very LARGE sound system? Like an earthquake?
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