Crime Blotter: Police Nab Naked Jogger

Arkansas police catch a naked jogger in the act; Minnesota's suspected "Fishing Hat Bandit" is reeled in; and a woman is charged with stealing a judge's gavel. As this week's edition of "The Crime Blotter" shows, alleged crimes and misdemeanors come in all shapes and sizes -- and sometimes raw and naked.

Naked Jogger Caught in the Buff

WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. -- Police have solved the mystery of the naked jogger.

For months, officers had received reports about a man making late-night runs in the buff. On Monday, police said they caught their mysterious jogger -- fleet-footed and in his birthday suit.

Officers arrested Fate Patterson, 39, after he ran past a police car and failed to heed an order to stop. Police chased him and were able to subdue him by using a Taser gun.

Patterson was charged with indecent exposure, fleeing and resisting arrest. Mike Allen, assistant chief of the West Memphis Police Department, said that it did not initially appear that Patterson was mentally ill. However, he said Patterson did not reveal his reasons for jogging naked.

Minnesota's 'Fishing Hat Bandit' Reeled In

MINNEAPOLIS -- FBI officials say they have caught Minnesota's elusive so-called "Fishing Hat Bandit."

"The Fishing Hat Bandit" refers to a thief who had a tendency to wear floppy hats while committing at least 24 robberies over the past 18 months. On Jan. 4, authorities said, police arrested a man after a robbery at a credit union. Investigators say John Whitrock, 56, was found hiding in a car trunk with a stack of cash.

FBI officials say Whitrock has admitted to 19 bank robberies. He has only been charged in the Jan. 4 robbery. A judge ordered Whitrock held without bail.

Woman Accused of Stealing Judge's Gavel

FARMINGTON, Mo. -- Never steal from a judge, especially if he is presiding over your case.

Tammy Lynn Price, 28, of Farmington, was charged Jan. 4 with misdemeanor stealing for allegedly taking a gavel from a judge presiding over her criminal case last October. According to authorities, Associate Circuit Judge Thomas Ray was starting his workday when he noticed several items missing from his bench -- pens, a calculator, an executive calendar -- and a wooden gavel given to him by his grandmother.