A Guy Lost His Car, Stole a New One, Let It Get Hit by a Train, and Then Flagged Down a Cop for Help
Well, this guy had a more eventful weekend than the rest of us: 38-year-old Bradford Weitzel was at a bar in Port St. Lucie, Florida on Friday, and left after midnight but couldn't find his car.
So he did the only logical thing and stole someone ELSE'S car to go drive around and look for his. (???) The night was really just getting started though.
He ended up stopping the stolen car on a set of TRAIN TRACKS. He claims it died on him, which seems unlikely.
The car then ended up getting HIT by a train while Bradford was running away. And the train flung the car into the side of a nearby house. But luckily, the people asleep inside weren't injured.
Bradford found a nearby fruit stand after that . . . vandalized it for some reason . . . and then tried to steal a forklift he found. But someone had called the cops by that point.
When they showed up, Bradford tried to flag them down like he was in trouble and told them he needed help finding his car. But then he explained everything else he'd been up to that night, so they arrested him instead.
He's facing a bunch of charges, including counts for grand theft auto and criminal mischief.
(Here's his mugshot, and here's a photo of the mangled car.)
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A naked man pulled a fire alarm at a high-rise apartment in Tampa on Sunday . . . and then sprayed people with a fire extinguisher as they evacuated.
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A man wearing a Sonic the Hedgehog mask tried to rob a bank in Florida last week. It sounds like he's still on the loose.
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Delta Wants "Unruly" Passengers to Be Put on a Federal No-Fly List . . . Banning Them from Flying Altogether
We've heard how airlines have had to deal with an increase in people throwing tantrums on airplanes. Not kids, actual "adults" who refuse to obey crew member instructions.
The FAA can fine unruly passengers up to $37,000 . . . and individual airlines can ban them . . . but THIS might be a game-changer.
Delta is asking the federal government to institute a NATIONAL no-fly list . . . meaning that if someone gets booted from one airline they will lose their flight privileges across the board. So, they won't be allowed on ANY plane.
Delta's CEO said there should be "zero tolerance" for any behavior that affects flight safety. It would be a harsh enough penalty to make people think twice about putting others in danger. But nothing is imminent. And it's unclear how likely it might be.
Delta has put nearly 1,900 people on their internal no-fly list for refusing to comply with masking requirements. They've also sent more than 900 banned names to the Transportation Security Administration to pursue civil penalties.
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