Cops: Perp Wore Oversized Dog's Head Costume
Texas woman, 30, was disguised during robbery
NOVEMBER 2--A Texas woman wearing an oversized dog’s head costume yesterday robbed a Houston convenience before leading cops on a vehicle chase that ended with her arrest, police report.
According to investigators, Colleen Dickens, a 30-year-old mother of two, robbed a Stripes store of cigarettes and $10 in cash Thursday morning. She then fled the scene 
in an auto, but was quickly apprehended by police officers.
After a short chase, Dickens emerged from her car wearing a large dog’s head. Police seized the furry costume part (seen above) as evidence.
Dickens was named yesterday in criminal complaints charging her with robbery and using a motor vehicle to evade arrest or detention, both felonies. Dickens, a Houston resident, is being held in the Harris County jail in lieu of $12,500 bail.
Since she kept trying to spit on jailers, Dickens was photographed as a corrections officer held a towel over her mouth.
In addition to the dog’s head, Dickens was also wearing a pair of wings (which did not aid in her flight from law enforcement). (2 pages)
