Crime
Man Reports Own Parking Violation, Gets Arrested
- Posted on August 26, 2011 at 6:00pm by
Tiffany Gabbay
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SHELTON, Conn. (The Blaze/AP) — A Connecticut man was so upset about the lack of parking enforcement in his town that he parked his car illegally in a handicapped space and called police over a dozen times. When they showed up, they subdued him with a stun gun and arrested him.
Shelton police say they had to use the stun gun on Michael Andes Thursday morning after he became combative and screamed at officers that they weren’t doing their job. He was charged with breach of peace, interfering with an officer and was given a parking ticket.
Authorities say Andes first called police at 2 a.m. and yelled at a dispatcher.
Andes posted $1,000 bail and is due in court Sept. 6. There’s no phone listing for Andes. It’s unclear if he has a lawyer.
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ida-russkie
Posted on August 28, 2011 at 9:56pmrule number 1 do not be an A hole to low level folks that have no control over how are sources are dispatched.
Report Post »huberto
Posted on August 27, 2011 at 7:06pmI feel very sorry for the man. There is something very tragic here. I hope the court orders a mental health evaluation. There is no room for laughter, this article is very unsettling.
Report Post »old white guy
Posted on August 28, 2011 at 8:22amthis guy’s trolly has jumped the tracks.
Report Post »cabnetdude
Posted on August 27, 2011 at 4:13pmWow…thats it? Just TASER ? I‘m surprised the thugs didn’t beat the crap out of him before they did the cavity search..you know the search the TSA does on little kids and old people. The lawless thugs ( this case being the law) are out of control with their toys of submission.
Report Post »fdmike
Posted on August 28, 2011 at 12:49amcabnetdude, ask your hamlet/town/city to disband its police force. it’ll be great. You will get to pay less taxes to your local government that keeps these thugs on the streets and everyone can just brandish their own forms of street justice when such a step is warranted.
Report Post »bioengineer
Posted on August 27, 2011 at 3:27pmClearly this dude is off his rocker. Nothing to see here, move along. lol
Report Post »temple62
Posted on August 27, 2011 at 2:50pmYou can’t fix “stupid”!
Report Post »JMorcan
Posted on August 27, 2011 at 12:48pmHe should’ve just bought a tow truck and dumped the offending vehicles in the lake. Don’t get mad, get even.
Report Post »mule creek ridge
Posted on August 27, 2011 at 12:22pmSome people plan and execute, according to that plan, a homicide.
Then get exonerated by way of a declaration,by the court,of insanity.
IMO that is insane.
This guy,though,I would have to agree,needs to be let off the charge if he will promise to get some professional mental help!!!!
Report Post »bikerr
Posted on August 27, 2011 at 10:52amKinda looks like the dad on“ Malcolm in the middle” tv show.
Report Post »AB5r
Posted on August 27, 2011 at 9:30amIf he had parked a few blocks away, the walk back would have done his mental state some good.
Report Post »AB5r
Posted on August 27, 2011 at 9:27amThe government needs to provide parking attendant professionals in each area of all towns where parking becomes crowded at any time during the week or month. Then as tax paying citizens need to stop in an area they can use their mobile communications device (which will be provided to citizens who otherwise don‘t’ own a mobile communications device ) to contact one of the parking attendant professionals in that area and their car will be parked for them.
Report Post »Jim in Houston
Posted on August 27, 2011 at 11:24amHopefully tongue in cheek.
Report Post »AB5r
Posted on August 27, 2011 at 3:32pmGovernment programs have gone so far you really weren’t sure if I was kidding or not.
Report Post »Jenny Lind
Posted on August 27, 2011 at 8:32amThs is sad, yes I agree people parking illegally in handicapped spaces is wrong, but bless his heart something is wrong here and he needs help. This to me is not a laughing matter, I hope he will be o.k.
Report Post »BarryWhistlerSoetoro
Posted on August 27, 2011 at 7:47amSelf loathing liberal.
Report Post »Time Rebel
Posted on August 27, 2011 at 7:45amYeah sure. Make a joke out of this. Can‘t you tell that the look on the guy’s face indicates a person who is deeply disturbed. Being so is no joke. From the looks of him, his soul is screaming for help! Mayhap there are many people feeling like this man. Think about it. These are very trying times we live in. I’m surprised any of us still have any sanity left! Please join me in saying a prayer for Michael Andes. How awful for him to end up with his photo blasted on the Internet!
Report Post »bdwatcher
Posted on August 27, 2011 at 2:14pmyes you can make jokes and ridicule him, but I have two family members disabled and do have difficulty walking from the end of the parking lot because of wheel chair access needing extra room to take him out of his vehicle. Handicap access parking has this extra space for this. I can not say the times someone just walks out and hops into their vehicle, no handicap sticker, hanger or license plate. It is such rude behavior to just park there or use someone elses handicap access just not to walk a little farther. I understand his anger… I have called the police, no response to action, and even waited for someone to come out.. It is like the people with 30 items in the 10 or 15 items or less speed line in a grocery store. So rude behavior. I have been sworn at because I said “just to let you know that myself and those behind us can count above 10”. Home training, lack of respect for others is really gone.. Yes, it does make you angry.. Children (and adults) without established limits of behavior. Take what you can, get what you can and it is ok unless you get caught, then yell at who knows, call racist and it is still not your fault. Nothing is your fault….. but it is!
Report Post »clingingtogodandguns
Posted on August 27, 2011 at 6:58amI protested the lack of enforcement with the mattress police last night by holding the bed hostage.I’ll keep it up too!!!!
Report Post »bikerr
Posted on August 27, 2011 at 10:48am@clingingtogodandguns—-just as long as you didn’t remove the sticker that says “removal of this tag is punishable under penalty of law”…lol
Report Post »likwidlizard
Posted on August 27, 2011 at 1:06amCrybaby has issue mental issues. Get up on your own 2 feet, put some men’s pants on, grow some kahoonas, and get over it. There are ****** everyday that do as they please with no worry about laws or rules. Mainly Groids.
Report Post »Bill Rowland
Posted on August 27, 2011 at 12:56amIt’s Bushes fault.
Report Post »bkfirvine
Posted on August 27, 2011 at 11:52amIt‘s because he doesn’t get any bush.
Report Post »N37BU6
Posted on August 27, 2011 at 12:41amIs this the same guy who broke down crying at a Walmart after he peed on the toilet seat and yelled about the janitor not doing his job?
Anyone remember him?
Report Post »Pattondog
Posted on August 27, 2011 at 12:20amand this is news how??
Report Post »Whyismynamealwaystaken
Posted on August 27, 2011 at 12:10amDude…. Just let it go. Parking is no big deal in life. He must have other issues deep seeded ones. Poor fellow.
Report Post »Virgil_Lance
Posted on August 27, 2011 at 12:18amThis guy needs to find some peace; I’ll pray for him.
Report Post »EqualJustice
Posted on August 26, 2011 at 11:23pmI would like to see MORE information about this… sounds like the police didn’t like him “calling them out?”
Report Post »pazzo242
Posted on August 27, 2011 at 3:51amWTF–do you read the article above? Where did you get the police “called them out”–in quotes, no less. This guy called the police at 2AM!!! For pete’s sake on a PARKING COMPLAINT! I was a cop for 22 years and you don’t even think about a bone-head who parked in a handicap zone at that time in the morning. Really–you really think the cops are at fault for this? All this guy did was waste tax payer’s money. I notice he didn’t do it during daylight hours when he would have been confronted by more then just the cops.
EJ–get a life.
Report Post »Jim
Posted on August 26, 2011 at 11:19pmHe first called at 2AM? I imagine a parking violation is not top priority at 2AM.
Report Post »flattop
Posted on August 26, 2011 at 10:52pmThe Chinese have a metaphor about dropping a rock on your own foot that seems to fit this guy pretty well.
DOH !!
Report Post »nptden
Posted on August 26, 2011 at 10:51pmHope they gave him a drug test. Looks like he should be on meds.
Report Post »progressiveslayer
Posted on August 26, 2011 at 10:42pmObama voter no doubt.
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