May 11, 2007
Cop Gets Baked, Calls 911 for Help
Edward Sanchez, a former Detroit police officer, will face no criminal charges for stealing drugs from criminals and creating baked goods for himself. The department has been investigating Sanchez since a 911 call from his home on April 21, 2006.
During the five-minute conversation with an emergency dispatcher, Sanchez expressed fears that he and his wife were in the throes of overdosing on marijuana. “I think we’re dying. We made brownies and I think we’re dead,” he said. “I really do.”
During one interview with police, Sanchez said his wife took the marijuana out of his police car while he was asleep - in another, Sanchez admitted to taking the weed himself and adding it to the brownie mix.
It was announced on Wednesday that Mr and Mrs Sanchez will not face criminal charges in the matter. However, all parties aren’t satisfied with the outcome of the investigation - City Councilman Doug Thomas vowed he’d investigate further, “If you’re a cop and you’re arresting people and you’re confiscating the marijuana and keeping it for yourself, that’s bad. That’s real bad.” he said.
Sanchez resigned from the force in Detroit last year.
Bungled Burglar Wore Blue Panties
That’s right, blue women’s panties - and he wore them on his face. The man, Steven Clay Stephenson of Ranson, West Virginia, used a pistol-shaped cigarette lighter to try and hold up a convenience store.
The cashier laughed it off and refused to give the panty-faced burglar any money, thinking Stephenson was kidding. Whether through embarrassment or fear, Stephenson ran to his Jeep and fled the scene around 4am Wednesday. A few minutes later, state police stopped a vehicle matching the same description.
Sargent TC Kearns found the lighter while searching Stephenson, and recovered the underwear nearby. “I couldn’t make this stuff up if I tried,” Kearns said.
Stephenson has been charged with nighttime burglary, attempted robbery, driving under the influence, petit larceny and improper registration.






