The Smoking Gun

Not You, Fat Jesus, 13 More Bad Hangovers
Some busted worse than others in our latest roundup

Tens of thousands of Americans are arrested every week. But only a few of these perps merit inclusion in our weekly mug shot review.

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Casanovas, McStuds, And Other Lovers
A recent selection of 15 casual encounters with the law

Tens of thousands of Americans are arrested every week. Only a handful of perps merit inclusion in our weekly mug shot review.

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Woman Contacts Cops After Foe Directs Nasty Sasquatch Comment At Her Child

As if you needed another reason to avoid attending the Shrine Circus.

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The Police Force Is With Him: Obiwan Kenobi Busted On Hit-And-Run Charge

A California man who legally changed his name to that of the fictional Jedi master left jail yesterday after spending five days in custody following his bust on a felony count.

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Illinois Man Arrested For Driving 111 MPH To Early-Morning Booty Call

After being collared, Zachary Ramirez, 21, told an arresting officer that he was just "going to go have sex with a girl he liked."

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Maryland Man Facing Illegal Dumping Charge
Perp gave cops bizarre explanation for defecation

Kelly Ervin, 48 was hit with a misdemeanor littering count after being filmed allegedly relieving himself on a neighbor's driveway.

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John Busted After Calling Cops With Hooker Beef
Man, 29, again arrested for filing a phony theft report

For the second time in two years, William Ferris has been collared for solicitation after suffering from post-tryst buyer's remorse.

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Cops Arrest Final Suspect In Videotaped Beating Of Baltimore Tourist

Shatia Baldwin, 21, was nabbed early this morning and booked into jail, where she is being held in lieu of $800,000 bond.

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Atlanta Cops Hunt Brazen Thieves Caught On Tape Stealing iPad Man Advertised On Craigslist

Now that police have released video of the crime, it will only be a matter of days before the two suspects are in handcuffs.

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Baltimore Cops Make Second Arrest In Vicious Videotaped Beating Of Tourist, Hunt Two More Suspects

Shayona Davis, 20, has been charged with two counts of assault as well as armed robbery (for allegedly wielding a high-heeled shoe during the March 18 attack). It remains unclear why she was wearing panties during the assault.

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Cops: Girl's Kin Towed Her Toy Car Behind SUV
Drunken Florida grandparents busted for child cruelty

A Sarasota sheriff's deputy reported that the child, 7, was wearing no protective gear and had her plastic ride hitched by dog leashes.

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California School Board Votes To Fire Science Teacher Who Appeared In X-Rated Videos

Stacie Halas’s porn past recently came under scrutiny after students discovered some of her explicit videos while searching online.

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Meet The Four Amish Women Added To That Federal Hair-Cutting Indictment

Prosecutors allege that Lovina Miller, Kathryn Miller, Elizabeth Miller, and Emma Miller participated last September in a home invasion during which two victims were forcibly shorn.

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Cops: Woman Battered Beau Over Sex Rebuff
Boyfriend told police he just wanted to lie in bed

Stacey Ann Ortiz, 34, allegedly attacked the underwear-clad victim, 28, and chased him out of the Florida home they share.

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Always A Bit Of Sarcasm In Mug Shot Roundup
Some stressed, few blessed among latest collection

Tens of thousands of Americans are arrested every week. Only a handful of perps merit inclusion in our weekly mug shot review.

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Cops: Man Hid Phone In Ex's Car In Spying Bid
Mechanic busted after victim found device

A Louisiana woman yesterday discovered the cell phone hidden behind the cover of the gear shift of her 2006 Chrysler Sebring.

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N.J. Mom Busted For Taking Girl In Tanning Booth
Woman faces felony rap after daughter, 5, is burned

Patricia Krentcil, 44, was nabbed after school officials called police when her child showed up to class suffering from a severe sunburn.

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New York State Troopers Arrest Genghis Khan On Drug, Weapons Charges

The 22-year-old Brooklyn man was arrested yesterday after troopers stopped a vehicle for traffic offenses as it traveled on Interstate 87 north of New York City.

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Ohioan Becomes First Woman To Join List Of Arrestees With Terrible Forehead Tattoos

Jamie Calloway, 33, was arrested last night for allegedly stalking a female corrections officer whom she "took a liking to" during a prior stay in the county jail.

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"Occupy" Movement Was Infiltrated By FBI Informant In Cleveland Bridge Bombing Probe

One of the five alleged plotters recently remarked that if he and his fellow anarchists were caught, "they will all go to Guantanamo Bay" and not a "normal prison."

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New York Woman Arrested For Striking Cop In Forehead With Pink Sex Toy

According to a Watertown Police Department report, the item allegedly tossed by Lisa Anderson, 47, was "approximately twelve inches in length."

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Unmasked: Meet The FBI's Bridge Bomb Plot Snitch
Shaquille Azir, 39, indicted twice during cooperation

The "Confidential Human Source" behind the bust of five anarchists in Ohio is a convicted felon who has his own criminal troubles.

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Man Who Called 911 To Complain About Broken iPhone Pleads Guilty To Criminal Charge

The Illinois man who repeatedly dialed 911 to complain about his malfunctioning iPhone has pleaded guilty to a criminal charge stemming from those ill-advised calls to police emergency operators.

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Pair Of "Large Fleshy Testicles" Results In Arrest Of South Carolina Resident

They were "flesh colored, anatomically correct, approximately the size of a softball," a sheriff’s deputy reported.

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Cops: Parents Used Kids As Hood Ornaments
Indiana duo drove with four children strapped to Chevy

Accused drunk driver Aaron Stefanski, 29, told cops, "I was only going to drive around the corner...I thought they would like it."

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Man Named Intelligent Arrested By New York Cops On Felony Stolen Property Count

Unless he bails out soon, Intelligent Infinite Botts will be celebrating his 22nd birthday tomorrow in the Albany County jail.

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Utah Woman Discovered Cocaine Hidden Inside Tampons Purchased At Salt Lake City Store

Cindy Davidson, who went to the NPS Store Sunday to buy Crest Whitestrips, purchased the Boots brand tampons because they were "cheap." She learned of their hidden value upon returning home and opening the box.

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TSA Screeners Indicted For Allowing Narcotics Shipments To Pass Through LAX Security Checkpoints

Along with groping the genitals of air travelers, TSA screeners take bribes to allow large narcotics shipments past security checkpoints at LAX, according to a federal indictment unsealed today.

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Rowdy Florida Woman Explains To Cops, "You Can’t Tell Me What To Do. Obama Owns This Motherfucker!"

Before police placed her in handcuffs for disturbing the peace, Tamaria Epps, 20, invoked the president's name as she cursed and spoke of a "free country."

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Cops: Suspect's Butt Filled With Coke, Pot, Pills
Huge amount of drugs recovered from New Yorker

After three X-rays and nearly 10 hours, Alex Boulet passed four plastic bags containing an illegal stash that had been, er, hidden.

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Friday Photo Fun Match Game
Pair up five mug shots with each perp's occupation

Prize contest entrants have to examine booking photos and align the suspects with their respective jobs, as reported to cops.

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Motorist, 12, Busted For Wild Pizza Joy Ride
Boy drove to Little Caesars with girl, 6, and boy, 7

The underage Indiana driver was apprehended after he weaved around cars, drove on the road's shoulder, and struck a Jeep.

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Man Arrested For Live Assault On TV Reporter
Suspect interrupted piece on Myrtle Beach crime rate

Justin Moore's appearance on an 11 PM newscast landed him in jail on assault, resisting arrest, and disorderly conduct charges.

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Travolta Massage Lawsuit A Work Of Pulp Friction
Sex complaint against actor reads like epic fan fiction

Texas man's lurid tale includes chocolate cake, hamburgers, memories of "Kotter," groping, and a decidedly unhappy ending.

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Man Stabbed Friend During Argument Over Who Has The Most Sex, Police Report

Now jailed on a felony battery rap, Calvin Bernard Hill, 54, denied knifing the 41-year-old victim. "That man stabbed his self," Hill told cops.

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15 Busted, But Very Few Will Beat The Wrap
"Big E," too-tight nasal cannula highlight new mug shot roundup

Tens of thousands of Americans are arrested every week. However, only a handful of these perps merit inclusion in our prestigious weekly mug shot review.

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Police Arrest Naked Man Riding Unicycle Over Texas Bridge

Charged with misdemeanor indecent exposure, Joseph Farley, 45, explained to cops that he just enjoyed the feeling of riding unrestrained.

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Cops: Duo Left Kids In Minivan Outside Sex Shop
Parents spent 90 minutes inside Hustler Hollywood

Juston and Kylie Hyatt, both 23, are scheduled to be arraigned next week on a misdemeanor count stemming from the incident.

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As FBI Raided, Probe Target Knifed Computer
Child porn suspect tried to kill desktop with sword

The computer owned by Floridian Kamil Mezalka, 21, survived the attack, allowing investigators to recover hundreds of illicit images.

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Baltimore Police Arrest "Teenage Teabagger" For Role In Brutal Videotaped Attack Of Tourist

Deangelo Carter, 18, is the third suspect to get busted in connection with the March 18 assault outside a downtown courthouse.

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Public Weighs In On Florida County's Decision To Ban "Fifty Shades of Grey" From Its Libraries

While one woman saluted public officials for "keeping porn out of our libraries," another correspondent wondered why "You even carry Mein Kampf, which promotes the extermination of a race, yet you ban a love book?"

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Face Behind The Name: Meet Yasir Mehmood, Accused Fraudster And Fan Of Masturbation Furniture

It's bad enough to be charged with 29 felonies, but the California man, 40, recently had his sex toy preferences detailed by federal agents.

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Cops: Arrested McDonald's Worker Sweetened Patrons’s Tea With His Own Phlegm

According to an arrest warrant, "bodily fluid (spat) was found in two sweet teas" purchased by the victims from Marvin Washington, Jr. Surveillance footage showed the 19-year-old worker "leaning his face down to the drinks," cops noted.

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Portland Cops Issue Hoodie Alert Following "Flash Mob" Ransacking At Nordstrom

The latest in hoodie-related crime news comes courtesy of investigators with the Portland Police Bureau.

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Facebook Photo Sinks Man Who Stole Police Gas
Siphoner posted image of theft from Kentucky cop car

Following his release, Michael Baker, 20, posted a message to his 380 friends reporting that, "yea lol i went too jail over facebook."

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Georgia Girl, 6, Gets Handcuffed, Arrested After Throwing Tantrum In Kindergarten Class

Salecia Johnson was busted Friday at Creekside Elementary School and charged with three criminal counts, including simple battery of a school teacher and damage to property.

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Howard Stern’s $300 Million Lawsuit Bounced
King of All Media crowned in nasty SiriusXM legal spat

In a stinging legal rebuke, the raunchy radio host had his breach of contract lawsuit against his current employer dismissed by a judge.

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Woman Named Fellony Arrested On Felony Battery Charge Following Bloody Indiana Bar Attack

Fellony Silas, 30, is being held in the Monroe County jail in lieu of $10,000 bond following her bust early yesterday for allegedly attacking a fellow patron at an Indiana sports bar.

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Texan, 21, Caught Urinating On The Alamo, Is Arrested At Stream Of The Crime

San Antonio cops say Daniel Athens was intoxicated when he allegedly relieved himself Saturday night on the limestone wall of the landmarked Shrine of Texas Liberty.

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Murder. Mayhem. Madness. Mane. Mug Shots
Curiously coiffed suspects highlight latest roundup

Tens of thousands of Americans are arrested every week. Only a handful of perps merit inclusion in our weekly mug shot review.

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