Cops in Boca Raton, Fla., say they've arrested a man on suspicion of drunken driving and impersonating a police officer — at the same time. Andrew Novotak allegedly pulled over several motorists while wearing a police-style badge and carrying a loaded handgun in a holster on Oct. 14. He was charged with impersonating a law enforcement officer and DUI.
Police say a camouflaged burglar found himself between a rock museum and a hard place.
Gregory Liascos, 36, was arrested for allegedly attempting to break into the Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks and Minerals in Oregon last week while wearing a "moss suit" often favored by military snipers.
According to NBC-2, Hillsboro police believe Liascos spent several nights trying to chisel through a wall and into a bathroom — perhaps in an attempt to snatch the museum's quarter-million-dollar gold collection.
Tattoos aren't just a form of body modification — they're also a form of body identification. Just ask police, or the Florida theft suspect with the words "I'm me" tattooed on his forehead. Detectives didn't have a hard time tracking down suspect Joseph Williams, 19, after media reports about his distinctive facial tattoo. Williams is suspected of snatching iPhones from more than a dozen cellphone shops.
Police in Georgia say this man, Henry Ivey, was caught having sex with a dog in an abandoned trailer.
Police say local residents in Colquitt County saw Ivey, 39, walking two dogs Monday evening before taking one into the trailer. Then, they heard loud noises and called police… who found Ivey doing the nasty with a dog described by Fox31Online as "a black mutt about the size of a Labrador retriever."
Police say the cabbie picked up this woman, Jennifer Gille, at a motel… but she didn't get out at her destination.
She took off her clothes instead.
The, she demanded that the driver take her to Michigan — roughly 1,000 miles away. The driver drove to police department instead, but when he got out to ask for help she took control of the car and took off.
Insert your own joke about blondes and directions — because police didn't find her in Michigan. They found her a block away, in the back seat, still undressed.
Police believe alcohol and maybe even drugs — and not necessarily her blonde-ness — were involved.
Prison guards at a Martin County jail say they noticed a bag fall from the crotch of "dancer/housewife" Elizabeth Athenia Progris, 23, after a shower.
The baggie contained the prescription anti-anxiety drug Xanax, according to AOL News, and jail officials say she had been keeping it in her woo-woo, aka the vagina.
Of course, I can't blame anyone in the pokey from wanting some anti-anxiety meds. And if she was that anxious, can you really blame her for shoving them in the wrong hole? I think she deserves a chance to rectumfy, errr, rectify her mistake.
An Ohio woman threatened to dial those three digits… because she was being arrested.
Police in Eaton, Ohio said 44-year-old Andrea Elliot was intoxicated, and when they tried to arrest her for disorderly conduct, she said she would call the police.
She's facing charges for aggravated disorderly conduct and making a false 911 call, according to WHIOTV.com.
Inmates are known for their intimidating body art… but the word "VEGAN" is usually not part of the formula for prison respect.
Animal rights activist and convicted arsonist Walter Bond, 34, was arrested in connection with a fire set at a sheepskin factory in April, 2010… and just get a load of him and his extreme vegan body modification.
Known as "Lone Wolf," Bond is also a suspect in an arson attack at a Utah restaurant that served foie gras.
Michigan police say 58-year-old Jose Antonio Sanchez did just then… and then the man who was already convicted in a sex attack on a minor under 13 years old spoke about it to his parole officer.
Not a smart move… but, on the other hand, at least he know he had a problem.
The Dirty Sanchez has been charged with a felony, and faces 15 years in prison, according to Mlive.com.
Two Florida women are accused of trying to attack a Wendy's employee with a taser after they didn't get enough mustard and mayonnaise.
Police say Melanese Reid (right), 20, and Katrina Bryant, 23, threw a fit when they felt they didn't get their fair share of condiments at a Wendy's drive-through… so Reid allegedly got out of the car, went inside, pulled out a taser and chased an employee, according to AOL News.
A porn actor who specializes in fetish flicks killed himself after a stabbing spree that left one person dead.
Police say Stephen Clancy Hill, 34, used a samurai sword to kill fellow porn star Hebert Dong. He also stabbed two workers at a DVD production facility.
Police caught up with the star of films such as "Tea Bagging Party" at a cliff overlooking the San Fernando Valley — home of the porn industry — but the actor had one last role in mind. They say he dove off the cliff, killing himself.
Wow…. some people just love their McNuggets.
Police in Toledo, Ohio say Melodi Dushane socked a McDonald's employee and punched out a drive-thru window… because the restaurant wasn't serving McNuggets.
Dushane was arrested for felony vandalism for the New Year's incident, according to The Smoking Gun.
This isn't the first time McNuggets have been linked to violent rage. As I've written before, these tiny chicken snacks have been been at the heart of some strange crimes true-crime tales.
One woman even called 911 — three times — because the restaurant was out of the famous golden, crispy chicken chunks.
Actor Elmore "Rip" Torn, 78, was arrested in Connecticut over the weekend. Police say they found him wandering around in a bank drunk… when it was closed… after apparently having broken the window to get in. Police also say they found a loaded gun in his pants.
Various reports say that Torn mistook the bank for his home.
The star of "The Beastmaster," seen here after his 2006 drunk driving arrest, has had plenty of troubles over the years… and many of them have appeared to involve a healthy love of booze.
Popeater says he's now in rehab and facing burglary, criminal trespass and weapons charges.
Self-described "Vampyre King" Rocky Flash was sentenced to two years in prison for threatening to beat, torture, dismember, decapitate and impale a judge and his children. The judge had the nerve to order Flash to keep away from a woman he had met on an online dating site.
Flash, 45, is the leader of Vampyre Nation — a Web site devoted to people who believe they're undead blood suckers, and those who want to, um, be sucked by them. There's even a blood donor's bill of rights for them.
I have no idea why anyone would want to avoid this charmer… for more on this one-of-a-kind "vampyre" oddball, be sure to see my story on home at Sphere.com.
If you live in Goshen, NY, lock up your horses. Police say this man, 18-year-old Erick Rivera, had sex with horses at least a dozen times since July.
“This guy makes Michael Vick look like a charter member of PETA,” Goshen Police Chief James Watt told the Times Herald Record.
Iowa police say they received a call that two men with painted faces tried broke into an apartment. Authorities believe these two didn't have time to find masks
Permanently Marked: Police in Carroll, Iowa, received a call that two men with painted faces tried to break into an apartment Oct. 23. Officers soon found Matthew McNelly, left, and Joey Miller, right, who had apparently tried to cover their faces with permanent black marker. The pair face burglary charges.
TAMPA — Joshua Basso said his cell phone ran out of minutes Wednesday, so he called the one number that he knew is always free — 911 — with an unusual request.
He wanted someone to have sex with him.
When 911 operators hung up on him, he called back four times, police said.
Fifteen minutes after his last call, police arrested Basso at his home, at 4202 N Nebraska Ave., on charges of making a false 911 call. He was taken to the Hillsborough County Jail, where he remains without bail.
Police say a Wisconsin woman stripped when they tried to haul her in for shoplifting… under the mistaken belief that a naked person can't be arrested, according to the Sheboygan Press. Julia E. Laack, 36, is accused of stealing beef jerky and lighters at a convenience store.
When police later came to her home to arrest her, she stripped, kicked, bit and even spit into the mouth of the female officer who tried to get her clothes back on… as her three children looked on. Here's a tip: When getting arrested, keep your clothes on. The long arm of the law has cold hands.
If the point of cross-dressing is to make people think you're a member of the opposite sex, it didn't work for Phillip Ortega.
Police say Ortega — who probably wasn't fooling anyone in his woman's swimsuit, pantyhose and makeup — removed all doubt when he exposed his genitals to a woman in Oklahoma City, according to the The Oklahoman.
If you call the cops to report a theft, you should probably leave out the part about the stolen marijuana.
Oregon police say Calvin Hoover, 21, made just such a call… and dispatchers had a hard time understanding him because he had to stop to vomit, according to the Statesman Journal. He was arrested and accused of drunk driving.
