Geodog

The police blotter often makes the most interesting reading

Mr. Mopps is the children's toy and book store around the corner from my house. It is often crowded, and the salespeople are usually extremely rude and unhelpful. Still, it's convient, the toys aren't totally segregated by gender, and I like that it isn't a chain, so I do a fair bit of my holiday shopping there (this year I managed to take care of all the cousins in one trip!). While I understand the impulse to attack somebody while shopping there, so far I've managed to avoid doing so. I wonder what caused this woman to snap?

From today's Berkeley Daily Planet

Woman Attacks Two In Bookshop, Ends Up Bloody in the Street

A woman inexplicably attacked two shoppers with her bare hands at early Tuesday afternoon at Mr. Mopps ... Police said they arrived at the store to find the woman getting into her car parked outside the store.

Berkeley BPD spokesperson Kevin Schofield said that when police ordered her out of the car, she pulled the car out, striking one officer in the leg. Police at the scene quickly boxed in the car with three patrol cars, then approached her again and demanded she leave her vehicle, Schofield said. ...

The police spokesman said that when the woman continued to violently resist, several officers pinned her on the pavement and held her there until the could confine her in a velcro binding called The Wrap.

One of the most interesting things about the police blotter is all the things that are left out. Who did the woman attack? Why did she attack them? Did she buy anything? What on earth is The Wrap?

Cross posted at the Berkeley Blog. Happy holiday shopping to you.