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Valentine’s Day “break dancing” leads to felony charges
We’ve all seen bad dancing.
Authorities in Elma, N.Y. say Ryan Baczkiewicz’s dance moves were criminal. Someone will never make it on ” So You Think You Can Dance.”
The 18-year-old Cheektowaga, N.Y resident has been charged with a felony criminal mischief charge after allegedly break dancing in a house and damaging the hardwood floors, according to WIVB.com.
Officials say Baczkiewicz went uninvited to a Valentine’s Day party thrown by two sisters and was wearing some sort of diamond belt buckle.
His electrifying moves apparently scratched up the floor, causing $3,000 in damage.
The homeowner complained to police after returning from vacation, the TV station’s Web site reports.
Baczkiewicz’s mother questioned the charges, noting that the homeowner had a ‘friend’ at the sheriff’s office.
Her son is also charged with criminal trespassing.
Seems like the charges are a little stiff, but what do you think?
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By Grammer Police
February 23, 2010 11:18 AM | Link to this
The noun “Authorities” is plural; therefore, the sentence should read, “Authorities in Elma, N.Y. say…” not “Authorities…says…” Thanks.
By Fred Astaire
February 23, 2010 11:25 AM | Link to this
Hence the term “break”. What ever happened to couples dancing the night away and the the dawn was the only thing breaking.
By sigh
February 23, 2010 11:54 AM | Link to this
This really should be a civil case as opposed to criminal.
By Spelling Police
February 23, 2010 12:22 PM | Link to this
Uh, Grammer Police, this is the spelling police and I believe that’s GRAMMAR, not grammer.
By One for Spelling Police
February 23, 2010 1:10 PM | Link to this
Thank you,Spelling Police for pointing our Grammer’s apparent error! It just makes me laugh when people are so hurried to criticize others that they fail to check themselves….
By yeah right
February 23, 2010 2:43 PM | Link to this
funny how charges change if you know someone at the sheriff office
By Leon Harrison
February 23, 2010 5:50 PM | Link to this
Make him pay or vocational train by sanding and refinishing the floor. Then, I bet he don’t do it no more.
By CarrieGlinda
February 24, 2010 5:33 AM | Link to this
I am currently available if anyone needs a date message me at www.bit.ly/aVJIfh
By stevesalvide
February 24, 2010 9:15 AM | Link to this
I live in Buffalo. This just brings more bad press to our city. Thank you, Elma Police, for charging a teen with a felony for sctratching a floor and not settling this some other way. How about the two girls at the house paying their parents for the damages? They’re the ones that had the party while their parents were gone…
By Justmakinapoint
February 27, 2010 7:48 PM | Link to this
For everyone who get the whole story: The boy was invited to the party as were about 25-30 other underage drinkers alcohol was provided by the two spoiled little twins. The parents of the girls have a friend in the Erie County Sheriff Department so when they went to the station a week after unsuccessfully trying to extort $5,000. from the boy and his mom. The story the girls told was that it was a party with them and their boyfriends & NO ALCOHOL!!! The girls should be arrested for filing a false statement, child endangerment and serving alcohol to minors. The parents and the sheriff department should be charged with “STUPIDITY” for believing these spoiled little brats to begin with.
By kikus
June 15, 2010 2:08 AM | Link to this
отлично написано, у автора прям талант