That's M-I-C-K-E-Y, Officer
An unlikely suspect showed up in the arrest records for California's Sacramento County. Mickey Mouse was listed as a 47-year-old bartender from Anaheim, with aliases including Buzz Lightyear and Donnie Duck. It turns out the name was used to help deputies learning to use the sheriff's department's computer system.
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RENEE MONTAGNE, host:
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An unlikely suspect showed up at a Sacramento County Sheriff Department's arrest record. Mickey Mouse is listed as a 47-year-old bartender and resident of Anaheim. His aliases are Buzz Lightyear and Donnie Duck. It turns out Mickey's name is used by police trainees learning to use the computer system. It was one of the names they could use without getting in trouble. Try telling that to Minnie.
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