While it happened almost two years ago, the Bubba the Love Sponge vs. MK defamation trial is still talked about today. Besides the nature of the case itself, the big sideshow was the setting up of MJ’s attorney by Bubba’s lawyers. The set up resulted in MJ’s lawyer getting arrested…
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St. Patricks day means plenty of cheer and DUIs
Happy belated St. Patrick’s Day! Of course, with the festivities comes the alcohol which also means the arrests. One newspaper did some research and found that in this one night, police made 50 Dui arrests! In Denver, police reported almost 50 driving under the influence arrests alone over a five…
St. Pete woman hits police car while driving down wrong side of the road
BayNews 9 just broke a story about wrong way driver resulting in a crash into a police car. 21-year-old Madison Best of Saint Petersburg must of had a great Thursday night out…right up to the time she drove on the wrong side of the street and crashed into a police…
Woman charged with battery on officers after DUI arrest
From frigid Maine, a woman makes a bad situation even worse when she attacks a police officer after her DUI arrest… Getting a DUI? That is a bad day. Making the day worse? Going crazy and biting multiple police officers who were arresting you! This woman is now facing felony…
Needing a ride, this hospital patient stole an ambulance!
Things not to do after being discharged from the hospital: skip out on the bill and skip out with an ambulance! Meet 29-year-old Ross Crampton. He was transported to Silver Cross hospital after barricading himself in his house in suburban Chicago. At the end of an all-day standoff with the…
Jail, Jail Baby? 90’s rapper Vanilla Ice arrested in Florida
Breaking news from ABC news where 90’s rapper/celebrity turned reality TV star Vanilla Ice (real name Robert Van Winkle) was arrested for burglary in Florida. The former musician, who rose to fame with his single “Ice, Ice Baby” was bonded out of Palm Beach County jail after being arrested for…
Profession? “Drug dealer”! Arrested man gets points for honesty
Do you get time off for honesty? A Florida man may soon find out after his arrest. Meet 25-year-old Robert Phillips. He may just be the most honest drug dealer in the state… His most recent arrest sounded like it was custom made for the tv show COPS. While driving…
Man bites dog? In Pinellas Park, wanted fugitive attacks police dog, bitten
From the Tampa Bay Times, a wanted fugitive finds out the hard way not to mess with the Pinellas Park K9 unit… 25-year-old John Hagin was a wanted fugitive out of Georgia. According to the Pinellas Park police, he had a warrant for possession of meth. Police were called out…
Tampa woman crashes into a bar, gets a DUI
A woman drives into a bar…not the beginning of a bad joke but rather an unfortunate incident for the unlucky driver. 29-year-old Sully Marie Torre-Medina was charged with possession of marijuana and DUI with injury after her car crashed into the Independent last Tuesday. The bar, which is located at…
Tampa police take down multiple car thefts, drunk driver all in one night
Bay News 9 has a brief write up about recent events in Tampa that sound like a great Lethal Weapon montage scene… Two seperate police pursuits in Tampa with two stolen vehicles equal four grand theft auto arrests yesterday. Per police reports, four theft suspects were seen stealing a Lexus…