{"id":3362,"date":"2012-11-24T20:45:08","date_gmt":"2012-11-25T01:45:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/?p=3362"},"modified":"2013-11-10T15:07:38","modified_gmt":"2013-11-10T20:07:38","slug":"suspect-drowns-detectives-recorder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/?p=3362","title":{"rendered":"Suspect Drowns Detective&#8217;s Recorder"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_3363\" style=\"width: 260px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/image4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3363\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3363\" title=\"Townsend\/Polk\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/image4-250x300.jpg\" width=\"250\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/image4-250x300.jpg 250w, https:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/image4.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3363\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Patrick Townsend: Not so tight himself<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The Lakeland Ledger reports that suspect Patrick Townsend was arrested by the Polk County Sheriff&#8217;s Office for possession of 32.4 grams of methamphetamine. The drugs were found in Townsend&#8217;s boxer shorts following a traffic stop. Townsend bragged to a detective, &#8220;Dude, that ain&#8217;t shit. I deal in keyes.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The detective recorded Townsend&#8217;s incriminating statements on a portable recorder. While handcuffed, Townsend was able to surreptitiously steal the detective&#8217;s recorder from a lobby desk. He concealed it under his arm and asked to go to the bathroom&#8230;and the device went to its watery grave.<\/p>\n<p>Back in the lobby, Townsend asked, &#8220;What are you looking for, (detective), your recorder?&#8221; After admitting to the inconvenient flush, Townsend told the detective, &#8220;Tighten up on your job, Homie.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The detective complied and tightened up Townsend&#8217;s arrest history by adding Trafficking in Methamphetamine, Possession of Marijuana, and Tampering with Evidence.<\/p>\n<p>J.D. &#8220;Buck&#8221; Savage would remind us to &#8220;Watch the hands!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Randall<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Lakeland Ledger reports that suspect Patrick Townsend was arrested by the Polk County Sheriff&#8217;s Office for possession of 32.4 grams of methamphetamine. The drugs were found in Townsend&#8217;s boxer shorts following a traffic stop. Townsend bragged to a detective, &#8220;Dude, that ain&#8217;t shit. I deal in keyes.&#8221; The detective recorded Townsend&#8217;s incriminating statements on a portable recorder. While handcuffed, Townsend was able to surreptitiously steal the detective&#8217;s recorder from a lobby desk. He concealed it under his arm and asked to go to the bathroom&#8230;and the device went to its watery grave. 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