Drugs/Alcohol Involved Category Archives
Use Your Turn Signal
Nehalem, Oregon, man Gary Mortenson was stopped for an improper lane change violation and an expired vehicle registration.
Shooting Herself in the Foot
North Branford, Conn., mother Valerie Minicucci dropped her child off at school, and when she didn't leave the building, school personnel became suspicious.
Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
Oldsmar, Florida, resident Gregory Oras allegedly called police claiming there were people shooting at him, and that he had a broken nose and was bleeding from the ears.
Drunk Dialer
This Waterbury, Connecticut, woman was arrested in December 2009, on a breach of peace charge after a married couple complained to police that she had repeatedly harassed them about having a threesome.
Drugs, You Say?
This is Marvin McDonald, 30, who was arrested on January 21, 2010, in Leon County, Fla.
Mother of the Year
This woman has a one-year-old daughter.
Ripped? Oh Yeah.
Actor Rip Torn (real name: Elmore Rual Torn, Jr.), 78, was arrested January 29, 2010, after police in Salisbury, Conn., responded to an alarm at the Litchfield Bank.
Udderly Ridiculous
Hall of Fame Selection (from our archives)
Middletown, Ohio, police were called to a neighborhood disturbance and arrived to find a woman in a cow suit allegedly chasing children and impeding traffic.
A Clever Disguise
Hall of Fame Selection (from our archives, and one of our favorites!)
The suspects in an attempted apartment robbery in Carroll, Iowa, weren't difficult to match to witness descriptions.
A Toast to My Daughter
Christopher Lee Swickard, 37, was arrested in a church parking lot in Minneapolis, Minn., after police found him sitting in his idling car.
A Steaming Pile of Trouble
Following a noise complaint about their loud party in Greeley, Colorado, partiers allegedly lit a newspaper on fire on the front porch of the neighbor who had complained. After extinguishing the newspaper, the neighbor, Wayne Pickens, who "assumed they weren't going to be that stupid," waited in the front yard anyway to watch for further retaliation.
Good Doggie! Bad Criminal!
Mario Duane Porter, who turns 21 today, was pulled over in Gainesville, Fla., on February 9 for a traffic violation (police say his car stereo was audible from quite a distance away).
Thy Brother's Keeper
Deputies in Highlands County, Fla., say that David Michael Cohen, 43, was pulled over in January for suspected drunk driving, but that's just the start of his troubles.
Hard-Headed Gamer
Hazel Summerall just wanted her son to stop playing a video game.
Wrap Your Head Around This
Michael A Butler, 30, of Loris, South Carolina, was arrested Tuesday in connection to a fatal, three-vehicle crash. He is charged with felony driving under the influence.
Join with a Con = Conjugal, Right?
Denise Rutledge, 45, dropped by the Flagler County (Fla.) Jail asking for a conjugal visit with an inmate.
Not His Shining Moment
An off-duty Chicago Police officer working security for a restaurant was involved in an altercation on February 9th.
Kester's Keister
Kester Narine, 37, of Deland, Florida, got upset when his roommate pantsed him while he was climbing a ladder. The two were cutting trees together in the backyard of the house they shared, and drinking beer, according to deputies.
Pippi Methstocking
Hall of Fame Selection
John Francis Wallace, 46, of Warr Acres, Oklahoma, is behind bars after a drug raid at his home on Tuesday.
PeePee, Please?
Sara Lou Kenny, 20, of New Port Richey, Fla., had to go in for a drug test. She apparently knew she wouldn't pass, so Kenny needed some clean urine.
The Face of Hypocrisy
California state senator Roy Ashburn was picked up early Wednesday morning on suspicion of DUI.
unWelcome Mat
When sheriff's detectives in Eagle County, Colorado, went to investigate an alleged cocaine dealer in Vail, they weren't particularly welcomed. The doormat in front of the door was clear:
Know When to Quit
Pennsylvania State Troopers in the area of Towanda received a report of an erratic driver weaving down the road after having been involved in a hit and run. A trooper quickly spotted the car, but the driver refused to pull over, they say.
The Buck Stops Here
Six inmates at the Osceola County Jail in Kissimmee, Fla., were allegedly making homemade alcohol in their cells. Kevin Mark Alsen, Philip Wickham, Angel Portuondo, Wendell Elliott, Salvatore Czajak and Christopher Carter are facing charges of introduction and possession of contraband into a detention facility after hoarding and fermenting fruit in the walls of their cells.
Black Belted
Mark-Jason (his friends call him "M-J") White, 26, was at home in Gainesville, Fla., Sunday when he heard a noise downstairs. White, who shares the home with his two sisters, went to investigate.
Hello Mommy?
The hijinks at the Osceola County Jail continue -- but this time, they actually did something right.
Her Cousin Will Be Proud
Police were called to a McDonald's restaurant in Oklahoma City, Okla., at 2:00 a.m. on a report of a belligerent woman trying to climb in though the drive-through window.
Crying Wolf
Kimberly Mills, 22, of McDonough, Ga., was arrested for disorderly intoxication early Monday morning. But that was far from the end of her troubles.
Uniquely Qualified
A man and his girlfriend were accused of being major crystal meth -- methamphetamine -- suppliers for the Florida panhandle and southeast Alabama. All the cops needed was solid evidence to get their conviction.
Just Two Beers, Officer!
A police officer in Gilbert, Ariz., noticed a car sitting in the middle of a road, the driver passed out behind the wheel. He knocked on the window and got no response, and finally opened the car door, put the car into Park, and shook the driver awake. The officer's exchange with the driver was recorded:
Hey! Lookit Us!
A deputy in Orange County, Fla., noticed a car driving down the street last week, since the driver had his door open. He pulled the Honda over. What's the deal? he asked the driver.
Wild Wild West
Port Authority police officers in New Jersey pulled over a car after noticing it didn't have a license plate. The driver, Donald Martin West II, 41, handed over his driver's license -- and his Tennessee gun permit.
Captive Market
A correctional officer at the Cook County, Ill., Jail and a Chicago public school teacher have been charged with allegedly trying to smuggle drugs into the jail in separate incidents.
Give 'Em a Brake
By all accounts, Robert Shannon, 35, of Hammond, Ind., is an all-around great guy. His mother says she raised him to lend a hand to anyone who needed it. A friend says Shannon checks on him regularly. "He does that," Patrick Derkacy said. "He gets my groceries."
Misdirected
A gas station attendant in Orem, Utah, reported to police that a man had stolen the station's cordless phone handset, as well as the attendant's personal cell phone.
Hush Little Baby
A "disgruntled" customer of a strip club in Chesterfield, S.C., called 911 to rat out the operation, which was being operated out of a mobile home.
He Looks a Bit Green
On the evening after the town's St. Patrick's Day parade, police in Racine, Wisc., were dispatched to a report of a man breaking in to a store downtown. He kicked in the window, a witness reported.
Just Another Drunk Driver
The 911 switchboard at the Douglas County Sheriff's Office in Colorado lit up with multiple drivers calling in an apparently drunk driver on Interstate 25 in the vicinity of Castle Rock.
Poetic Justice
Usually, these stories are about the weird things people do to get arrested. In this case, the story is also about the arresting officer.
Her Not So Happy Hour
Administrators at Toro Canyon Middle School in Thermal, Calif., called the sheriff's department after noticing a teacher was acting ...strangely.
Who Needs a Babysitter When You've Got a Perfectly Good Car?
A 32-year-old Hudson, Fla., woman has been charged with child neglect after she allegedly left her three-month-old baby in the car for a half hour. The question is, why she did that.
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Party Crashers
Jill and Dan Abbett of East Bridgewater, Mass., returned from a vacation to Paris to find their home in shambles following a "rager" of a party.
Man of Letters
Donald D. Dudrow III, 22, was jailed on a probation violation in Ottawa County, Ohio. But he needed something, jailers say, so he wrote his mom.
Mr. Toad's Wild Ride
Say hey to Brian A. Darchangelo, 32, of Canandaigua, N.Y.
Arrestin' is Thirsty Work
Hall of Fame Selection
Not to be outdone by the fabulous Dustin Winesberry, we have a female contender for world's sexiest mug shot.
Hack Attack
A police lieutenant in Orlando, Fla., heard a shot fired, and saw a minivan speed away from the scene. It was 2:00 on a Sunday morning, April 11. He wasn't in position to give chase, but he radioed the van's description and direction of travel.
Duuuuuuuuuude!
Detectives from the Pasco County (Fla.) Sheriff's Office served a search warrant in New Port Richey April 16 and arrested Gerald Hannafin Jr., 42, on charges of marijuana and paraphernalia possession. But when they got inside, they called federal drug agents for help. Here's just part of what they found:
Not Just a Soft Drink
Sometimes a soda is not just a soda.
The Higher You Get, the Closer You Are to the Lord
If you think calling marijuana "God's Herb" is strange, wait until you read what this guy did.
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Flight Risk
Charles Byrd, 23, of Sugar Hill, Ga., allegedly ran when a DUI task force officer tried to stop him after he broke several traffic laws.
McBusted
Samuel Collins apparently didn't want to get arrested for possession when he got pulled over April 24. So, the 28-year-old Ft Lauderdale, Fla. native did what any sensible person would do: he allegedly stuffed a bag of marijuana into his mouth and attempted to wash it down with a double cheeseburger.
Beer Goggles
Third-grade students at Jacobs Road Elementary School in Chesterfield, Va., told school officials their substitute teacher smelled funny.
Mother's Day Surprise
It was Saturday, May 8 -- the day before Mother's Day. Seth Bullen wanted in to his family home in -- yes -- Commando Village, a housing unit at Hurlburt Field, itself a portion of Eglin Air Force Base in northwest Florida.
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?
Raina Macri, 21, was invited to a friend's Port Richey, Fla., house for dinner. Her friend, a veteran who's on disability with a brain injury, went out back to grill dinner on a barbecue.
What's It Worth to You?
"Fast Eddie" Skopek, 58, was arrested May 5 following a traffic stop in Chicago, Ill. A gang investigator stopped Skopek after allegedly seeing him toss something from the driver's side window of his '92 Cadillac.
Class Act
It was prom night for Jessica Halter, 18, of Lorain, Ohio, and fellow promgoers complained to school chaperones that she was drunk. Principal Patricia Bahr and Assistant Principal James Rutledge took her into the hall and called for assistance from a police officer on duty that night.
Stuck in a Rut
Stephen Nicholas Petrocelli, 41, was convicted of drug trafficking in Missouri after police found 325 marijuana plants at his residence. Missouri probation officials allowed him to move to Maine, provided he continue his probation there.
Crack Dealing Granny
Ola Mae Agee of Pensacola, Fla., was arrested May 13 after selling crack cocaine to a sheriff's deputy.
Evidence? What Evidence?
Meet Carlos Mitchell. Carlos is accused of robbing a bank.
Why a Responsible Adult is Needed
It's the most-suggested Mug Shot story in the history of the Museum!
She Loves to Fly, And it Shows
As Yasmine Villasana, 22, approached the toll booth at the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport at a little after 6:00 a.m. on June 1, she says she was rear-ended, and that's why she blasted through the toll booth.
Repeat Repeat Repeat Repeat Offender
Thomas Peno was in court to answer a larceny charge. He allegedly stole a GPS unit and then tried to sell it back to the owner.
iPadded Cell
Jacob Walker of Gilbert, Ariz., wanted an Apple iPad, so he decided to post an ad on Craigslist on June 5 offering a trade. The problem was what he wanted to trade for it.
Puppetnaper
Sunday at 4:10 am is no time to try to register your child for daycare, Harold Raymond Caswell III found out June 13.
Out of Uniform
North Carolina State Troopers were called to a motorcycle wreck in Jacksonville. Their investigation indicated that the biker, and his female passenger, weren't wearing safety equipment in the 3:00 a.m. crash on June 11.
Sex, Drugs, and Rock-n-Uh Oh!
A domestic dispute on June 17 led police to discover and solve a murder they didn't even know had been committed. And we've met the suspects before!
40 oz to Freedom
Joseph "Crazy Joe" Piser, of Gainesville, Fla., lost his beer. (All together now! Ready? "Awwwwwwwwww!")
Tug-o-War
Elizabeth Breeden, 41, of Land O'Lakes Fla., wanted the last beer in the house. Her boyfriend sat down to drink it, so naturally Breeden "went off."
Low-Rent Crime Spree
It was a productive -- and well documented -- half hour for Brian Horst of Riverside, Ohio. Police say he started his crime spree at about 5:30 am on June 12, when he rode his white bike up to an ATM.
Sir, Can You Waddle a Straight Line?
"He's a frequent flyer," said Captain Joe Herrick of the Massillon, Ohio, Police Department. "He's got multiple previous DUI's, multiple previous no operator's license, and operating under suspension, so he's not that good a driver."
Looking Like a Fool With Your Pants On the Ground
Jason Bromley, 27, got into trouble when he threw his drink at a bar TV.
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Sir, We Think You've Had Enough
We'd like to introduce you to Robert Prosser, 49, of Cincinnati, Ohio.
Flying High
Robert Edmonds of Wadsworth, Ohio, was caught on tape launching into a pretty spectacular car crash.
Kitty Litter Catfight
It was a case of assault with a ...well... weird weapon.
...Or Are You Just Happy To See Me?
Jason Graham, 33, of Venice, Fla., was being booked June 30 at the Manatee County jail for violating his supervised release on a DUI charge.
Kissing His Dignity Goodbye
Toby Davis, 33, of Montville, Maine, posed for this most fantastic mug shot on July 26, after being arrested for refusing to submit to arrest with physical force, criminal threatening, domestic-violence criminal mischief, and sale and use of drug paraphernalia.
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