Cops stop cyclist, find knife-tipped pool stick

[January 27, 2010]  ALEXANDRIA, La. (AP) -- Alexandria police said man stopped for riding his bicycle at night without a headlight was carrying a weapon made from a butcher knife attached to a pool cue.

They said the 51-year-old man also had a razor blade in his hat. He was booked with illegally carrying a weapon, doing so after a felony conviction, resisting an officer, public intoxication and at least five outstanding warrants.

The police report said the suspect originally gave police a fake name. An officer patted him down and found a metal push rod that appeared to be used for smoking crack cocaine. They also found a prescription painkiller in someone else's name.

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Information from: Alexandria Daily Town Talk, http://www.thetowntalk.com/

[Associated Press]

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