that a woman driving by the store called police to alert them of a
"disturbed person" wielding a machete on the street. She failed to
mention that she happened to be driving by a well-marked Halloween
store.
Police jumped on it like witch on broom. The first officer at the scene aimed a gun at the teen and forced him to the ground. Three additional officers arrived and astutely determined that the boy was not a threat. A rapid forensic touch-test revealed that his machete was, indeed, plastic.
To the drive-by tipster, a hint for the eve of October 31st: lock yourself in your house, shutter your windows, and don't open the door for anybody.
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