From the You Cannot make this stuff up Department: Man uses candy cane ornament for rescue

Posted by Kendall Harmon

Man wielding candy cane lawn ornament subdues attacker

A man using a candy cane lawn ornament fended off a knife-wielding neighbor who had been attacking holiday guests at a Sacramento home.

Police spokesman Sgt. Norm Leong says the man used the two-foot-tall plastic ornament to subdue the attacker until officers arrived.

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Posted November 29, 2008 at 2:01 pm [Printer Friendly] [Print w/ comments]



1. libraryjim wrote:

Stopped a crook with a (shepherd’s) crook. Nice irony there.

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