Ding-a-Ling
Denell Heller was watching out her New Berlin, Wisc., window and commenting on the irritating tune spewing from an ice cream truck as it drove by: “Pop Goes the Weasel”. When she saw the driver toss something on her lawn she called the police. “I told them I don’t want him in my neighborhood if he’s going to litter,” she said. An officer stopped by and picked up the object — an empty malt liquor can — and tracked down the treat vendor nearby. David A. Blundell, 43, admitted tossing the can, but insisted he had only drunk one beer, for breakfast, two hours before. Police say Blundell, a registered sex offender, failed a field sobriety test and blew .23 percent on a Breathalyzer test. He was charged with drunk driving — and littering — and released on bail. When he didn’t show up for court to face the charges, a warrant was issued for his arrest. (Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel) ...And when the police catch up with him, they’ll pop the weasel.
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