Jason Silver

Wednesday, September 29th, 2004

Glad to See Them Go

This is too funny.

On Aug. 4, Bush and Kerry had campaign stops three blocks apart in Davenport, Iowa. The entire police force of 157 officers was on duty for the two events in this Mississippi River town. Total cost: $23,000 - nearly the annual salary of a rookie officer.

While the police were protecting the presidential candidates ... three banks in town were robbed. ... Suspects in the other two robberies have not yet been caught.

"We were glad to see them show up," police chief Michael Bladel says of Bush and Kerry. "We were double-glad to see them go."

~Jason