The ONE that didn't get away!

Despite the fact that the paper has been full of stories about high-speed chases, people being found stabbed, people being run over, and disappearing in the river, it appears the local police are bored. Why else would, “nearly every officer in town” spend almost two hours trying to capture one guy? The suspect, 43 year-old Rodney Parker, robbed a Shell station in Oildale early Wednesday morning. He threatened to have gun. Then he went to Rock-n-Rodeo. Doesn’t really sound like a dangerous criminal to me.

After Parker was spotted running near the award winning country disco the cops set up a perimeter and began to search. They looked high and they looked low. Twenty peace officers. BPD & KC Sheriffs both. The paper news described them as being “covered in dirt” from climbing over fences and equipment in the area. One of them hurt his knee while attempting to jump over a fence. All in an effort to find one bad guy – and find them they did. It’s a good thing there weren’t any other crimes being committed while they were busy searching for Parker.

I feel SO much safer now.