The Down Side of reading Local Police Reports...

Our local weekly newspaper carries, like many local papers, a "Sheriff's Report" of local arrests. There's usually not nearly enough real info to figure out what's going on -- many are of some guy picked up for drunkenness and found to have three outstanding warrants, so he's taken to jail -- and released on bail! What the--?

But this week we get this entry (my emphasis):

"Teen Arrested for Drugs, Weapons

"Tues Jul 21 at 7:50 pm, sheriff's deputies arrested a 19-year-old man at the corner of Carlwyn Dr and Clifton Way for multiple counts of drug possession including marijuana, cocaine, and various narcotics. Sheriff's deputies also found weapons and unidentified explosives during their search. He was handcuffed and taken to jail."

The location is down at the end of my street.

Explosives?!?

I'm almost sorry I read that. I've heard a kid down in that direction has drug problems. Fine. But explosives???

Ai!

And of course one gets no more info than that.

If local papers want to endear themselves to their readers, they will go find out what the heck is going on down there and tell us.

(Nah.)