A funny for Ms. Cop:

valerie · Post by **valerie** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 9:41 pm

ATHENS, Ala. (AP) - Police zipped up a series of flasher incidents with the arrest of a man who had exposed himself to two teens in a Wal-Mart and then impersonated an undercover police officer hunting for the suspect.

Thomas Erich Durham, 44, surrendered to police on Thursday, Athens police Sgt. Trevor Harris said.

Harris said incidents of exposure have been reported in Athens, Madison and Huntsville, with the latest on March 14 in the Wal-Mart.

As Wal-Mart managers responded to the confusing incident reported by two teenage girls, a man approached the managers with a police badge and offered to help find the flasher, but later slipped away.

Durham, later identified by the two teens from a photo lineup, was released on $5,500 bond. Huntsville has a warrant for Durham for indecent exposure, and charges are pending in Madison. Athens Police Lt. Floyd Johnson quipped he was glad "we zipped this case up."

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 11:24 pm

another stupid criminal award candidate. but i did a LOT of pervert patrol in the big walmarts...it's no small problem. they are prime predator hunting grounds for those after young teens especially. they have lots of very cute tricks.

pigs.

AussiePam · Post by **AussiePam** » Sat Apr 01, 2006 2:29 am

We had one round here. He used to strutt his stuff in the underpass between my children's pre-school and primary (grade) school. And he was doing more than just showing off his rather pathetic wares. To phrase it carefully in this open forum, I understand that the police took a very dim view and, in increasing frustration, kept arresting him and the magistrates kept smacking his wrist and releasing him for psychiatric assessment.. He kept offending. Finally, I understand some vigilante parents took care of business. My kids are older now, and I don't of course know details of what happened, but I don't think there's a problem now.

valerie · Post by **valerie** » Sat Apr 01, 2006 8:29 am

Diuretic wrote: Hang on I'm getting vertigo up on this soapbox, I'd better step down before I fall down.

I'm starting to really like this guy...

;)

Sheryl · Post by **Sheryl** » Sat Apr 01, 2006 9:04 am

Guess I've been lucky, never seen a flasher. Well except for the time I saw a drunk hooker. She tripped lost a flipflop, and popped out of her tube top. Yep washed my eyes out with listerine when I got home. :wah: