The Swords Trilogy

No, not the Saberhagen books.  The news stories.

Book The First: Samurai sword-wielding Mormon bishop comes to aid of woman being attacked

A Samurai sword-wielding Mormon bishop helped a neighbor woman escape a Tuesday morning attack by a man who had been stalking her.

Kent Hendrix woke up Tuesday to his teenage son pounding on his bedroom door and telling him somebody was being mugged in front of their house. The 47-year-old father of six rushed out the door and grabbed the weapon closest to him -- a 29-inch high carbon steel Samurai sword.

Book The Second: Samurai sword pulled out over Internet theft dispute

A Bethlehem Township man is facing assault charges after allegedly wielding a 3-foot-long Samurai sword in a dispute with a neihgbor he suspected of stealing Internet services from him, township police said.

Book The Third: Wallingford police: Stratford man had drugs, sword in car

WALLINGFORD — Police said they found drugs and a sword in a Stratford man’s car today during a traffic stop on North Colony Road near Parker Street. 

Sgt. Joseph Cafasso said police stopped the car, driven by David McCurrey III, 25, at about 1 p.m. because he didn’t have a certification sticker for the tints on his windows. Police found 10 small bags of heroin, 2.5 grams of cocaine and a 24-inch samurai sword in the vehicle, Cafasso said.

Lots of Samurai sword fu going on today.  I'm just going to chalk it up to being too close to a full moon and be done with it.