State Trooper Protests Phillies’ Fans Booing Of Bonds

A police officer in West Chester did his best [pick one: Jose Canseco, Mark McGwire, Barry Bonds] impression and arrested for possession.

33-year-old Jeffrey Dillig of Kennett Square was arrested after police searched a van Dillig reported stolen in August. It contained (deep breath): about 50 vials labeled with nine steroids, about 100 needles, 50 syringes and 11 syringes with needles attached.

And this man was a state trooper. Geeze, no wonder they’re surly when they pull you over for going 80 on the turnpike. It’s all roid rage.

Juicing Officer Charged With Steroid Possession [NBC 10]

Log In To Myspace, Get Arrested

Yesterday, I wrote about Darren Bates, the fugitive who was caught in the Philadelphia Free Library because of his Myspace page, and today the Inquirer picks up the story and adds in a few new juicy details.

• He was wearing a Donovan McNabb jersey when he was caught.
• This quote, from John Patrignani, a U.S. Marshal: “He was busy on the computer and we were able to walk right up to him from several directions without him seeing us. He was very much surprised.”
• Nobody knows or would say how Connecticut authorities originally realized Bates was going to the Free Library every day to check his Myspace.
• He went by the name Anthony Watson on the Myspace. No, I haven’t been able to find him.
• Wait, nobody will say how they got his information?

So, yeah. If you’re wondering, the good news is that a fugitive wanted for beating an old woman and sexual assault has been caught. The bad news is that apparently either (a) Myspace will hand over information before anyone even asks or (b) the government can spy on you any time you want. Wait, they could both be true.

Fugitive caught updating MySpace [Inquirer]
Yesterday: Online Now!: Fugitive From Georgia

Leftovers: Donté For Silly Walk Minister!

• Be sure to check out the Inquirer’s Eagles photo gallery, which includes some nice shots — including this photo of Donté Stallworth auditioning for the position of Minister of the Silly Walks after he scored yesterday. [Inky]

• Hot damn! Fourteen casino protesters showed they were worth their salt by going up and being arrested today in Harrisburg. Making it even better, they were attempting to execute “a citizen’s search warrant” on the Gaming Commission, asking for casino planning documents. Hurrah, hurrah, protesters, without you life wouldn’t be quite as fun. [Inquirer]

• Strikes, the bowling alley in West Philly, was robbed this morning of over $12,000 at around 10 a.m., after a man tied up three employees and took four overnight deposit bags. Police are happy, though, because had he picked up a few spares he would have gotten away with a lot more. [AP/CBS 3]

• Patrick Murphy in new documentary: “So listen up, don’t take no sedative, my name’s Murph and I’m running for representative.” I love him even more now, I think. [Bucks County Courier Times]

Online Now!: Fugitive From Georgia

Last Thursday, local authorities arrested a man who escaped from a Georgia jail over the summer in Philadelphia.

How did cops nab him at the Free Library, you ask? Well, they found out that Darren Bates routinely logged into his Myspace account at the Phila. Library’s main branch.

No word as to whether Bates was sending out porn spam or just chatting with friends, but he’s currently waiting extradition to Georgia, where he escaped from jail while awaiting charges on auto theft. He’s also wanted for sexual assault in Massachusetts, and for stupidity in Pennsylvania for routinely logging into his Myspace account while on the run.

They’re right, the Internet is an addiction.

Fugitive Caught In Philly After Checking MySpace [AP/CBS 3]

Ex-Con With Heart Of Gold Arrested

When we last saw Joseph Mammana, the ex-con-turned-crime fighter was attempting to help Natalee Holloway’s family find her killers or her or whatever.

And now, he’s been arrested. Authorities from the FBI and IRS searched Mammana’s Yardley residence and North Philly egg factory (ha!) to find tax records when they found a revolver. NBC 10 reports:

Because his previous felony convictions carried more than a year jail sentence, it is illegal for him to possess a firearm in and affecting interstate and foreign commerce. The investigation found that the gun was registered to his father, who died in 1979, and that the gun was manufactured and was operable outside of Pennsylvania, which made it illegal for Mammana to possess it.

I’m not really interested in Mammana’s arrest. I’m more excited about this new technology that can render a gun operable in only one state! How cool is that?

Anti-Crime Champion Arrested On Gun Charges [NBC 10]
Nov. 11, 2005: City Council is Aruba’d out

Former Phillies Pitchers Get Arrested, Too

The Dallas Morning News reported this morning that former Phillies pitcher Vicente Padilla was arrested last month on suspicion of DWI. Padilla doesn’t talk to the press, but his attorney said his blood alcohol level was below .08, the legal limit for Texas. (Padilla was traded in the off-season to the Rangers.)

He may face sanctions for his other comments during his arrest, though. The police report, leaked to, oh, TMZ.com, reads as follows:

“The Jews are responsible for all the wars in the world.”

Fortunately, Padilla did not continue his tirade at the police station.

Rangers’ Padilla suspected of DWI [Dallas Morning News]
Mel Gibson - Remarks About Jews [Wikipedia]
Archives: Brett Myers

A Good Day For Snitchin’

Yesterday, police shot and caught the main suspect in the murder of poliec officer Gary Skerski, the yellow-eyed man seen in this sketch pretty much since Skerski’s killing last week. Members of his family apparently turned him in — police didn’t even have a suspect two days ago.

His name is Solomon Montgomery, he’s only 23, and as you may have guessed, he seems like a pretty horrible person. The police haven’t said he’s officially a suspect, but when all the sources say he’s a prime suspect and Sylvester Johnson suddenly comes back to hold a press conference, well, come on, our local media’s smarter than that, guys.

This is good news for snitchin’, the police, the public’s sense of justice and the City Paper’s Brian Hickey, who will be personally executing Montgomery next week.

And, yes, a good day for Skerski’s family, as well, as for his friends:

“Oh, my God, I like did cartwheels in the halls at work!” [Stacey Holmes] said. “I hope he [Montgomery] rots in hell.”

Thanks, for that “[Montgomery],” Daily News. I was wondering who she was talking about.

COP of the WEEK [Daily News]
Lethal Rejection [City Paper]