Wow! It looks like the traffic police in Ploiești had themselves quite an adventure Sunday night when an “aggressive female driver” led them on a lengthy chase. You can see Realitatea’s video report here or read about it in greater length here (all links in Romanian) but it seems like a drunk (or high) female driver, a family doctor by day, was pulled over during … Continue reading Slippery fish
Now that The Cat Is Halfway Out of the Bag, I can tell you a story like this one: Not too long ago, on a shockingly cold afternoon, I was standing on a downtown sidewalk here in Unicorn City with the two homeless people that I adopted. Suddenly, from out of nowhere, a police car pulled in front of us and two cops jumped out … Continue reading Somewhere Over the Rainbow
I was researching something else when I came across a Euro News report about Sicilian Mafia money possibly being laundered in Romania (video is in English). As I got to the end, I saw an interview with Codrut Olaru, the head of DIICOT, and took the screencap you see above. Is that a new logo for DIICOT? I don’t know but it’s certainly the first … Continue reading Designer Police
You know the other day I was talking about the police here in Romania and I realized I should be a little more clear on a couple of points. The first is that the police in Romania are roughly divided into three separate (but equal?) groups. First is the Traffic Police, who handle just about anything to do with roads and driving on roads and … Continue reading Punk Cowards
You know I swear to God I love the expats here, I really do. I love their blogs, their tweets, their Facebooks and their face to face stories. It’s great stuff and it’s so 99.9% positive and insightful and I think their wives are great and it’s peachy and cool and creamy delicious how they first met. Really. My life on the other hand always … Continue reading Cops and Robbers
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