Shaq Helps Cops Arrest Bottle-Thrower

bevinsville_bomber · 09-15-2005, 02:35 AM

Quote:Shaq Helps Cops Arrest Bottle-Thrower
Wednesday, September 14, 2005

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. â Shaquille O'Neal provided an assist to police over the weekend, trailing a man who allegedly assaulted a gay couple before alerting an arresting officer.

The 7-foot-1 Miami Heat (search) center, who is in the process of becoming a Miami Beach reserve officer, was driving on South Beach (search) around 3 a.m. Sunday.

He saw a passenger in a car yell anti-gay slurs at the couple, who were walking, said Bobby Hernandez, a spokesman for the Miami Beach Police Department (search).

The man then got out of the car and threw a bottle, hitting one of the pedestrians, who was not seriously hurt. The man got back in the car, which sped off. O'Neal followed, flagging down an officer who made an arrest, Hernandez said.

Michael Gonzalez, 18, was arrested on charges of aggravated assault and assault with a deadly weapon. The driver of the car was not charged.

O'Neal, who hopes to be a police chief or county sheriff one day, was already being fitted for his Miami Beach police uniform before he helped the police out.

**15thRegionCrazy** · 09-15-2005, 02:02 PM

Way to go Shaq!!

AT41 · 09-15-2005, 03:13 PM

Thats awesome. I wish I had the guts to be a cop.

**crazytaxidriver** · 09-15-2005, 07:14 PM

hahah. ****.. i'd hate to be pulled over by shaq..

football05 · 09-15-2005, 07:21 PM

it sure would be intimidating......I wonder if people would actually ask for his autograph?

**15thRegionCrazy** · 09-15-2005, 08:57 PM

I'm pretty sure he worked with the LAPD also... i bet there's not many people who would run from him
I would probably ask him for an autograph if he pulled me over lol

09-15-2005, 11:04 PM

I would too..lol

DTfan · 09-16-2005, 12:53 AM

BallaBaby I could only imagine oyu and 15th being pulled over and asking Shaq for his autograph...lol...

**15thRegionCrazy** · 09-16-2005, 02:10 AM

I would rather be pulled over my Shaq than the cop that pulled me and ballababy over

09-16-2005, 03:23 AM

"15thRegionCrazy" Wrote:I would rather be pulled over my Shaq than the cop that pulled me and ballababy over

I'm not even going to say what I think about that cop...lol

**15thRegionCrazy** · 09-16-2005, 03:32 AM

All i'm going to say is we got burnt lol

**Tomcat68** · 09-27-2005, 04:28 PM

Nice to see that some celebrities still consider themselves citizens.

go panthers!!! · 10-01-2005, 05:40 PM

yeah really
good job shaq--
itd be strange to be pulled over by shaq

shafter9 · 10-04-2005, 10:55 PM

ha good job shaq