Tag: Stupid Criminals

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St. Louis Prosecutor Declines to Charge Man Accused of Attempting to Carjack Officers

About 3 a.m. Saturday, the two officers were driving to a report of gunfire. The officers said a man stepped in front of their car, then walked to the passenger side and pointed a gun at the officers.

March 22, 2022

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Police Say FL Man Stole Alligator, Tried to Throw It onto Liquor Store Roof

The suspect said he jumped a fence to an alligator enclosure and stole the gator, according to an arrest report. Officers said when they asked the man what he was doing when he was throwing the alligator in the air, he advised he was "teaching it a lesson."

July 16, 2021

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Man Accused of Faking Medical Emergency in Times Square for YouTube Video, Police and EMS Responded

The video shows NYPD officers smashing the car windows when the door doesn’t budge, and pulling out Saroya to check his vitals.

January 29, 2021

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Maine Police Arrest Man for OUI on Riding Lawnmower

Officers with the Augusta (ME) Police Department posted on social media an image of two patrol SUVs parked behind a riding lawnmower that had reportedly been ridden by an individual accused of driving under the influence.

February 12, 2020

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Two Men Arrested After Vehicle Search Finds Drugs in Bag Marked "Bag Full of Drugs"

Two men were arrested in Santa Rosa County, FL, recently after law enforcement officers said they found illegal drugs in a bag labeled "Bag Full of Drugs."

February 5, 2020

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Police Impostor Among 3 Arrested for Selling PCP in Oklahoma

One of three people arrested for allegedly selling PCP at an apartment complex in Oklahoma City on Wednesday was posing as a police officer at the time of her arrest.

January 10, 2020

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Man Steals Christmas Packages as He's Released from Jail

A 20-year-old college student booked into a Washington jail for underage drinking was seen on surveillance video attempting to steal packages from beneath the Christmas tree at the department as he left the building.

December 19, 2019

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North Carolina Department Posts "Advice" for Criminals on Facebook

The Kitty Hawk Police Department posted an image of the front pocket of a pair of denim jeans on its Facebook page accompanied by some "advice" for citizens about their pants.

November 29, 2019

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Man with Warrants Gives Fake Name, Arrested on Warrants for Fake Name

A game warden in Texas stopped a pair of men fishing without valid fishing licenses. One of the men didn't have proper identification. The man without the ID knew he had active warrants for his arrest and in an effort to deceive the law enforcement officer gave the warden the name of a friend, who also had warrants for his arrest.

November 29, 2019

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Missouri Agency's Tongue-in-Cheek "Scam Alert" Social Media Post Goes Viral

A police department in Missouri is getting a lot of attention for a social media post in which it invited gullible purchasers of illegal narcotics to bring their drugs into the station to be properly weighed, thereby supposedly not falling victim to a "scam" in which tricky drug dealers would sell them short on their drug buy.

November 12, 2019

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Arrested for DUI, Florida Couple Attempts to have Sex in Back of Squad

A Florida couple arrested for DUI reportedly attempted to have sexual intercourse in the back of the patrol vehicle transporting them to jail.

September 18, 2019

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Police Impostor Threatens Strip Club Employee, Gets Arrested

A man who reportedly claimed to be a police officer during an argument with an employee of a strip club in Waverly, NE, early Sunday morning now faces criminal charges of making terroristic threats and impersonating a police officer.

September 11, 2019