So what's the latest with Purple Gloves? Well, Gavin Newsom's stalker Han Shin is now behind bars, after being arrested last night by the Union City cops. Not for the Gavin shenanigans, mind you -- but because yesterday morning, Shin had driven over to a possible ex's house in San Ramon, and when his ex wasn't there, stormed into the house, stolen several items, and then tried three times to run over one of the ex's roommates. (Hey, all of a sudden we're now wondering on the current status of the last mentally ill East Bay man who tried to run people over.)
They found Shin at his parents' house, hiding in a closet. Once caught, Shin reacted violently to the arrest, hitting one officer in the nose.
Before being taken in, though, he called a local newspaper, the Argus, and complained that the media was portraying him as a "Jacko wacko." (He also admitted he was in Gavin's apartment building, but refused to comment further on the situation, saying, "What happened that night is between me, the doorman, and Gavin.")
The Argus also confirmed that -- the rumors you've heard are true -- the composite picture of Shin with Gavin featured "an Asian man wearing only a diaper." Probably an astronaut.



I know we're all laughing (myself included) but this guy is in freefall and needs help now before anyone gets seriously hurt. This daily nutjob watch has become the San Francisco equivalent of the car chase in LA.
Hey Han!
I hear there's a job opening at AsianWeek.
(Sorry, cheap shot. It's just a joke.)