Thursday, May 19, 2011

POP MUSIC POLICE BLOTTER by John Bobey

December 12, 1965

Robert "Bobby" Fuller reported to the county jail to begin his sentence of pounding rocks in the hot sun. Earlier this year, Fuller failed to convince a jury that he started robbing people with a six gun merely because he "needed money 'cause he had none." Prosecutors say that it's no surprise that Fuller fought the law and the law won, as armed robbery is a Class 2 Felony.

January 1, 1979

Police apprehended three men, who collectively called themselves The Sugarhill Gang. The men were allegedly going, "On n on n on on n on," claiming, "the beat don't stop until the break of dawn." Local ordinance calls for the beat to stop at 4 am, or whenever the bartender decides is last call. The men were later released, much to their delight.

November 15, 1986

Three Long Island youths were released after being held on charges of truancy, disorderly conduct, and disturbing the peace. The three have since filed a suit in state superior court, claiming a violation of their civil liberties. A spokesman for the minors says they're, "fighting for their right to party," and that one of the boy's mothers threw away his "best porno mag." A court spokesperson said she knew of no such right, nor the whereabouts of said magazine.

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