1985: Eldridge PD nab Captain Naked at parking lot prank

March 27, 1985: The school day at North Scott High School on March 19 got off to an interesting start. A man was parked in the parking lot, sitting on the hood of his car and wrapped in a blanket. As students began to arrive, he dropped the blanket and sprinted around the parking lot in his undershorts shouting, “Look, Captain Naked!” He drove off but was later apprehended by Eldridge Police. “It was so nice out that morning that I just felt I owed the students a moment of joy before they went to class,” he reportedly said. On recommendation of school officials, he was not charged with disorderly conduct or indecent exposure, but he was banned from school property. The individual was not named, but it was noted he was a recent North Scott graduate.