Offbeat: Stealing from drug dealers, a dancer-bouncer fight and saying something stupid at airport security

David Harris | By David Harris | The Flint Journal
on March 14, 2013 at 1:00 PM


A man called Flint police this week about being robbed, but there's a good argument that this guy had no business calling the cops.

The man told police he was robbed after he was accused by two drug dealers of stealing drugs, according to a police report.

The incident occurred around 8 p.m. Sunday at a home on Pennsylvania Avenue near Vernon.

According to the police report, the man went to the home and two men came out and accused him of stealing drugs from them and owing money. The pair allegedly collected the debt by stealing his wallet containing his ID, credit card and $12 cash.

The victim told police he had stole an crack-rock, worth $20 from the home.

So if you are keeping track at home, that's reason number 581 why you never go to a drug house and reason number 1,740 why you never steal drugs from a drug dealer.

Business dispute

Earlier this year Offbeat highlighted a fight between two strippers.

Well, here's a confrontation between a dancer and a bouncer.

A dancer at a bar told police that a male bouncer stole from her because he thought the tip she gave him was too small, according to a Flint police report.

The incident occurred around 4 a.m. Sunday at a bar on Atherton Road near Dort Highway. The name of the bar was not identified in the report.

The dancer claimed she tried to tip the bouncer $15 but said he thought it wasn't enough and snatched $75 from her hand and refused to give it back. There were no reports of any arrests.

I've heard about problems with grabbing at some clubs, just not usually involving cash.

Saying something stupid to security

It's a pain in the butt to travel these days with security and all.

Most people want to get in and out of security as fast as possible. But not this guy.

He decided to do pretty much the worst thing you could possibly do. As he was going through, the Flint passenger said, "Be careful, there's a bomb in my bag," during a bag search at the airport on Feb. 26.

Bad idea, man.

Local police searched him and found he posed no real threat and was allowed to continue his travels.

The episode was, however, enough to earn the man a mention in the Transportation Safety Administration blog.

Detectives to get new vehicles

Flint police will get some new vehicles for its detectives.

According to an order by Flint Emergency Financial Manager Ed Kurtz, the detectives will get 11 used 2012 Chevy Impalas. It is expected to cost around $160,000.

Not sure if you all have seen any detectives driving around, but the cars they have now pretty much look like they are going to break down at any moment.

The update is long overdue.