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Man straps stole street lamp to car

Man Straps Huge Stolen Street Lamp to Car

By Teddy P

August 11, 2017

They say a picture is worth a thousand words. But sometimes a picture is worth a thousand laughs too. This week's perp derp provided the latter for us. According to BBC, a man in England was arrested after he was caught trying to steal two giant street lampposts. The unnamed driver had not only stolen…

Naked Bank Robber Runs Down Street Throwing Money

By Teddy P

August 4, 2017

It is not every day you see a naked man running down the street, right? How about a naked man running dow the street tossing cash like a madman? Well then, let me introduce you to week’s perp derp. According to The Sun Sentinel, a 25-year-old man from Florida is in jail on a robbery…

Sick Man Brings Trash Bag Full of Weed to ER

By Teddy P

July 28, 2017

Here is a short tale about one of the many things one should not bring to a hospital when feeling under the weather. According to The Denver Post, police from Colorado confiscated a whole trash bag full of marijuana from a 50-year-old transient man who came to a freestanding emergency room. The man told police…

Woman Gets DWI After Attempting to Bail Out Friend

By Teddy P

July 21, 2017

You know that old saying, “Friends don't let friends drive drunk”? It seems someone forgot to mention that to a bunch of Louisiana residents. According to the NY Post, police pulled over what they described as “a car full of drunk people,” and the driver was arrested for DWI. After the driver was taken into…

Suspect Claims Van Full of Marijuana Was for Personal Use

By Teddy P

July 14, 2017

This week's perp derp must have channeled the spirit of Cheech & Chong when he claimed that a truck loaded with marijuana was all for personal use. According to The Metro, Shane Prosser was driving along and minding his own business when police pulled him over due to the strong stench of weed that engulfed…

Suspect Attempts to Use “Get Out of Jail Free” Card

By Teddy P

July 7, 2017

This column pokes fun at those who are not the sharpest tool in the crime shed. However, this week's perp derp gets a gold star from me for the effort he put forth during an encounter with police. According to CBS, a man was pulled over after a police officer noticed the car was registered…

Woman Arrested After Faking Constipation

By Teddy P

June 30, 2017

What would you do if you knew you were about to be arrested? Would you give yourself up peacefully? Would you try to run? Would you plead? Would you… pretend to be constipated? Guess which one this week's perp derp picked. According to the folks at WAVE-TV, Myra Cook was at the University of Louisville…

Thieves Steal GPS Devices that Lead to Their Arrest

By Teddy P

June 23, 2017

It takes a special kind of perp derp to steal 100 GPS tracking devices and expect not to get caught. But then we wouldn't have this column… According to NBC, a couple of thieves stole over 100 GPS devices from a Silicon Valley company called RoamBee, who specializes in tracking technology. And as you might…

Waiting for Nuggets Leads to 911 Call

By Teddy P

June 16, 2017

This week, I bring you another tale of the almighty chicken nugget. You might remember I reported on another chicken nugget incident earlier this year that involved a young man pulling a gun on a girl over the golden goodness. This time around, a woman displayed zero patience in waiting for her cripsy treat. What can…

Arrogant Drug Dealer Busted During Facebook Live Stream

By Teddy P

June 9, 2017

A drug dealer with extreme hubris thought he was all about the Benjamins until the police raided his home. The best part: all of this unfolded for the world to see via Facebook's streaming video service, Facebook Live. According to the NY Post, Breon Hollings switched on Facebook Live to brag about how much cash…

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