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A police officer spotted a man leaving a Westwood, Ohio, Walmart with allegedly stolen merchandise in his backpack. When the officer confronted the man — later identified as Jeremy Roberts, 24 — he ran. The officer attempted to use a Taser to stop him, to no avail. “At this point, Mr. Roberts made what can only be described as a tactical error,” police said on their Facebook page, “and ran directly to the rear of the Cincinnati Police Department” — the department’s District 3 station is located just south of Walmart. Roberts was “greeted by ‘numerous’ officers,” who charged him with theft, and obstructing official business. (MS/WCPO Cincinnati) ...Obstructing? Sounds like he was helpful.
Original Publication Date: 23 December 2018
This story is in True’s book collections, in Volume 25.

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