I thought I would try to find the bright mentioned in our text that features a funny and seemingly unique angle on an incident involving a rookie Akron police officer.
The officer left a handcuffed suspect in the back seat of his patrol car, and while he was busy, the suspect climbed into the front seat and drove away.
Unusual and funny, right? Well, not as unusual as we think.
I didn’t find the Akron story, but a quick Google news search unearthed many others along the same line.
You can see the list here. Or read the beginning of a bright on the same topic here.
Want to read an example of a roundup story? Here’s one from the UK’s Telegraph that is aptly named: April Fool’s Day story roundup.
Add any links to brights, roundups, follow-ups and sidebars that you found in the comments section below.
8 responses so far ↓
Matthew Salvaggio // June 12, 2008 at 11:02 pm |
http://www.ohio.com/news/19755459.html
This is an example of a follow-up story.
Megan Schlegel // June 12, 2008 at 11:03 pm |
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/ODD_A_SORRY_CHARLIE?SITE=OHLIM&SECTION=STRANGE&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2008-06-12-20-19-52
Paula Maggio // June 12, 2008 at 11:57 pm |
Good follow-up story and good example of a fun bright. Thanks for posting.
Courtney Lange // June 13, 2008 at 9:50 am |
Here is an example from my home town newspaper that deals with a follow up on an arson that happened in April. http://www.starbeacon.com/local/local_story_164222843.html
Ben // June 13, 2008 at 10:05 am |
This is a follow up from a news story about the horse Big Brown. It’s Big Browns post-race get-a-way with sacks full of cash.
http://www.theonion.com/content/news_briefs/big_brown_seen_leaving
Mark // June 13, 2008 at 10:14 am |
http://myespn.go.com/s/conversations/show/story/3433842
Group 2 // June 13, 2008 at 10:56 am |
Lead 1: A burglar broke into a home Thursday night looking to steal money, jewelry and a coin collection, but instead left the house with no loot and no shirt.
Lead 2: A woman described like a nimble NFL running back, juked her way not only out of the house she was robbing, but also her sweatshirt, blouse and bra.
Courtney Lange // June 13, 2008 at 10:58 am |
Lead: Lynita L. Sharp was cited for drunk driving while riding a horse Thursday night.