Redneck Crime

A few Denton, Texas cops enjoyed a little change-of-pace excitement recently. It all started when they responded to a complaint about a home invasion in a quiet neighborhood.

About the time the po-lice arrived, the burglary suspect jumped out of a window and led them on a wild 10-minute foot chase before ducking into a drainage pipe. Being the patient sort, the officers waited for the perp to pop out. When he didn’t, they called the guys at the city water department to come dig a few holes in the pipe so they could get their man.

Hours later, they finally were able to drag the suspect out in a daring (okay, maybe it was more like ‘baring’) rescue. Believe it or not, this redneck wannabe-bandit had ended up trapped 300 feet from where he originally entered the storm-sewer pipe. He was treated at Denton Regional Medical Center before being released into police custody to face a charge of evading arrest.

The moral to this story? We’ve sure come a long way from those posses who had to chase down the bad guys and corner em in a deadend canyon.–Tex