The State - News from Oct. 8, 1987

Four officers suffered minor injuries in subduing a man who had dozens of pins and needles stuck through his palms and arms, San Francisco police said. The needles and pins were bent outward like porcupine spines, said Officer Gary Fagundes, who added that police have no idea why. Leroy C. Krieger, 40, was arrested on charges of driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol, resisting arrest and reckless driving. Krieger was carrying a 12-inch Bowie knife, a Navy survival knife, two throwing knives and a buck knife, Fagundes said. Krieger’s car was spotted traveling erratically on a downtown street and police gave chase. Officers finally caught up with him when he went the wrong way up a freeway off-ramp.