Odd Stories: Man Tries to Hide in Pile of Leaves

Hastings, Michigan – A pile of leaves was not enough to help a suspect escape the police.


When a Hastings police officer answered an alarm at a Michigan restaurant he saw a man running away but wasn't able to catch up to him. Finding him proved to be impossible until they turned on a thermal imaging device.


After finding him a second time he ran again and jumped into a river. After a short time he emerged under a bridge and went toward a motel. Police followed his wet tracks to the business.


The officers arrested him after he went to a motel to change his clothes. A backpack belonging to the man contained waste from producing methamphetamine. They theorize he was making meth in the motel room.

He is currently in jail on a probation violation, methamphetamine production, and possessing marijuana.