For a while there, nothing weird enough to catch the attention of the national press happened in Bend. Well, until this weekend, that is, when the Bend Weird-o-Meter went off the charts with a couple goofy-ass arrests.
First there, was the pair of morons (albeit athletic morons) who managed to climb up to the fourth floor of the Oxford Hotel and broke into a series of rooms before finding an occupied unit, waking the guests and stealing a bottle of wine. The two were soon arrested, and KTVZ had a funny story about the whole incident…which was then picked up by USA Today so that the world at large would know how ridiculous things can be in Bend, Oregon.
There was also the case of a couple who got into an argument, prompting a roommate to call police, who arrived and found methamphetamine. This produced one of the best mug shot lineups we’ve seen in a long while (above).
Not weird enough for you? How about this guy who was arrested after fleeing his girlfriend’s home with some of her roommate’s underwear. When the cops got to him, they found in his possession a bag of women’s and children’s undergarments. Gross.
This article appears in Jun 9-15, 2011.
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With all the rock climbers and mountain climbers around here, I’m surprised nobody tried scaling the walls of the Oxford Suites before.
Bruce, if one is to participate in such a dangerous sport, one would have to have his (or her) head screwed on straight when climbing…. scaling a four story hotel to steal wine is not conducive to “safe thinking”.
It is not in my opinion ANY climbers consider these thugs to be ‘sport mates’.
I am a cyclist, and applaud the ticketing of rogue cyclists (law-scoffers).. this is no different, I say local climbing shops keep these thugs’ mug shots handy, and refuse them business.
And let’s not forget the pair f cheese-lovers who stole $600 in cheese wheels from Whole Foods a couple weeks ago. Weirder and weirder. (Plus, we’re proud to be the home of the “Pregnant Man”)
Mike: It was a JOKE, Mike, just a JOKE.
Dave: And the lawn chair balloonist, don’t forget him.
Maybe all these weird “news” stories are just part of the Bend VCB’s marketing program. Or maybe Bend is just a weird person’s paradise. Bend’s new tagline – “Where the weird go to retire”.
Lest we forget Colbert’s take on the whole “Clothesline Lady” scenario.
…..An “LOL” would’ve changed the tone.
:)… (see? like that.)
Let us not forget our wonderful homeless program, last count was over 20K? ….where it still freezes overnight, something very wrong with that! -Ban Cardboard Signs! No LOL on that one!!