Published July 17, 2008 10:38 am - It appears that 11-year-old Landon Wilburn has a future as a cop — a traffic cop. The youngster, who used to shout at speeders to slow down as they drove through the Stone Lakes subdivision in Louisville, Ky., now has taken matters into his own hands.
Mid-Daily Items: Landon slows them down
It appears that 11-year-old Landon Wilburn has a future as a cop — a traffic cop.
The youngster, who used to shout at speeders to slow down as they drove through the Stone Lakes subdivision in Louisville, Ky., now has taken matters into his own hands.
Dressed in a reflective vest, wearing a bicycle helmet and armed with an orange Hot Wheels brand radar gun, he points and records the actual speed of passing traffic.
Landon also carries a flashlight with a built-in siren.
“When I saw it happening, I got the biggest kick out of it,” said resident George Ayers, 61. “People were locking up their brakes when they saw him.”
Many in the subdivision are frustrated that motorists tear through the neighborhood at 55 mph despite signs posting a 25 mph limit.
Officials said the city will install speed humps in the neighborhood if 70 percent of residents agree and are willing to put up half the money.
— A 29-year-old man accused of stealing a bicycle in Boston’s North End tried to complete his own version of a triathlon to get away from police.
Police say Jason Duncan of Somerville rode the bike onto the North Washington Street Bridge, jumped off the bridge into Boston Harbor and swam to shore when they tried to arrest him Tuesday night.
He then ran down a harbor walkway before being caught.
Suffolk County District Attorney’s spokesman Jake Wark says Duncan pleaded not guilty Wednesday in Boston Municipal Court to one count of larceny over $250.
— Here’s an update on that former mayor from Alice, Texas, who was accused of secretly keeping her neighbors’ dog.
Grace Saenz-Lopez pleaded no contest Tuesday to filing a false police report, a misdemeanor. Under terms of the deal, she’ll pay a $300 fine and serve 48 hours of community service and two years of probation.