DROOPY PANTS

LAKE WALES | In the annals of Polk County's dumbest criminals, there will be a special place for the Droopy Pants Bandit.
The thief ran from the E-Z Food Store in Lake Wales carrying two 24packs of beer Wednesday evening, only to be undone by his own sagging jeans.

A surveillance camera caught the suspect running from the business at 15 Acuff Road carrying the Bud Light cases. Both hands were full, leaving him with no way to pull up his pants as he makes his way to the getaway car outside.
His pants dropped, exposing his plaid boxer shorts as he stumbled to the ground. Cans of beer rolled everywhere and one sprayed onto the asphalt. He jumped into a Chevrolet Malibu — dark tinted windows, no license plate — and rode away.
“He kind of skid across the parking lot,” said Kartiv Taropawala, the store manager seen running after the man in the surveillance video. “He couldn't handle the pain, so he just got up and ran into the car.”
The store has been hit with several thefts in recent weeks. Last week, Taropawala parked a Dodge Neon he was trying to sell outside the shop overnight.
Taropawala got busy that day and mistakenly left the car's doors unlocked. Someone reached in the car early that morning and stole the stereo.
The bad economy is to blame for the thefts, he said. But he has little sympathy for criminals thwarted by their own wardrobe.
“The guy was a coward, right on camera,” he said.
If you have information about the crime, call Polk County Sheriff's Office detective Christine Smith at 863-678-4115.

SCARRED UP

Orlando, Florida (SafeCITY) - Stephanie Jean Came, a 21-year-old Osceola County woman was jailed when she asked a would-be hitman if he could cripple her boyfriend, since she didn't have enough to have him murdered.

According to the Osceola County Sheriff's Office, Came began negotiating with a "hitman", who was actually an undercover detective, last week. She offered the unidentified officer $500 to put her ex-boyfriend in a wheelchair, preferably paralyzed from the neck down.

Investigators say Came met the officer again on Wednesday at Sip-and-Dip coffee shop on 13th Street in St. Cloud. She offered him $500 more if he ensured that he would be paralyzed from the neck down. She also told the officer that she wanted her ex "scarred up". Both conversations were recorded.

Came was booked into the Osceola County Jail and charged with solicitation to commit aggravated battery. Her bail was set at $3,500.

Came's ex-boyfriend is also incarcerated for aggravated assault. His name and personal information is being withheld for security reasons. Came's personal information was also blacked out in the arrest report.

According to court records, Came was charged with domestic violence in November of 2009, but the case was dropped.

NEW BREASTS

Monroe County, FL (SafeCITY) - Miriam Garmas, a 34-year-old Florida woman was jailed after she allegedly used her mother's identity to buy herself a new set of breasts.

According to the Monroe County Sheriff's Office, an investigation was launched when the Garmas' mother looked at her credit report and noticed several lines of credit open that she hadn't authorized.

She reportedly called authorities and explained that it was likely her daughter who used her identity to commit fraud.

Investigators say Garmas used her mother's name and social security number to establish several lines of credit.

The largest purchase reported from the fraudulent accounts was $4,200 that was used for breast augmentation surgery, according to Det. Juan Llera of the Sheriff's office.

She went on to spend $445 at Victoria's Secret, $321 at Old Navy and $2,333 for a new Dell Computer. In total, the fraudulent accounts "racked" up more than $10,000 in debt.

Garmas was booked into the Monroe County Jail on seven counts of fraud.

HUFFING PAINT

Fort Wayne, Indiana (SafeCITY) - Kelly Gene Gibson of Fort Wayne, Indiana was jailed for the 48th time after his wife turned him in for huffing paint.

According to the Fort Wayne Police Department, officers were dispatched to Gibson's home on a report of a domestic disturbance. When police arrived on the scene, Mr. Gibson was upstairs huffing paint.

Mrs Gibson told an officer that she was afraid to go inside her house alone, so she handed her keys to an officer and followed them inside.

Investigators say when officers went inside the residence, they were greeted with a strong odor of what they believed to be spray paint. Mr. Gibson was sitting on the couch with his shirt off and silver paint on his hands, mouth, nose, and chin. He was holding can of spray paint in his right hand, and a plastic bag covered in paint in his left.

Records show that this is Gibson's 48th arrest. His wife stated that she was tired of him huffing paint, so she called the police.

Gibson was booked into the Allen County jail on charges of inhaling toxic vapors.


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G-STRING

Lodi, CA (SafeCITY) - Shawn Batie, a 42-year-old California man was jailed after police found him near a cemetery wearing nothing but a football jersey, a g-string and a hair scrunchie around his penis.

According to police, officers were dispatched on a report that a half-naked man holding a flashlight was yelling in the dark near a cemetery.

Police arrived to find Batie high on methamphetamine, wearing a Raiders jacket, a g-string, a pair of socks and a hair scrunchie around his genitals.

Baties appeared jittery to the officers and exhibited dilated pupils. When officers asked why he wasn't wearing any pants, he stated "Someone must have taken them."

Batie was reportedly uncooperative during his arrest an incarceration. While in his cell, he proceeded to smear his feces on the walls. When officers gave him toilet paper to clean the mess, he instead used it to clog the toilet in his cell. He was moved to a security cell following the incident.

"It's kind of humorous," stated police Lt. Steven Price. "What's going on with his life (where) you end up running around half naked in the night yelling at people that don't exist?"


Batie continues to be held after police found him to be a parolee at large. No bail has yet been announced in the case.

WORKING GIRL

Oakland, FL (SafeCITY) - Jill McVay, a 25-year-old Florida woman was jailed after she allegedly solicited sex from an undercover officer while her twin babies were left alone in a nearby car.

According to police, officers were conducting and undercover sting operation when they noticed a woman loitering near a parked Oldsmobile.

Officers pulled up to McVay and negotiated an agreement for paid sex. She reportedly climbed into the would-be john's car - which was stopped by detectives a few blocks away for the arrest.

That's when McVay allegedly told detectives that she had left her 1-month-old daughter and son back in the Oldsmobile. Investigators checked the car and found both children asleep in their car seats.

When questioned about why she'd leave two children behind to turn a trick, McVay reportedly stated that she needed to earn money in order to return to her home in Stockton.

"What else am I supposed to do," McVay stated.

McVay was booked into jail on charges of prostitution and child endangerment.

HAND GUN

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (SafeCITY) - Patrick Riley, a 7-year-old first grader, was was suspended from school after he was reportedly found to be in possession of a hand gun.... and by hand gun, we mean his hand, with his finger pointed "like" a gun.

According Oklahoma City authorities, a student at Parkview Elementary School made a gun gesture with his fingers and pretended to shoot it at the wall with a classmate while attending a school assembly.

Investigators say the school principal asked the child to go home for the remainder of the day, and told him if he ever did it again his punishment would be more severe.

"Him (Riley) and a little girl were just getting bored at an assembly and doing some target practice at the wall," Fox said.

Fox said she met with the school principal on Tuesday. She said they decided to "agree to disagree” on the matter.

Midwest City-Del City School District officials state that the boy has a history of making this gesture. The child's mother believes that the school has overreacted.

The story comes on the heels of another incident at an Oklahoma City school where a teacher had a student arrested for having possession of a magic marker.

JOY STICKUP

St. Petersburg, Florida (SafeCITY) - Cameron Pittman, a 20-year-old St. Petersburg man was jailed after he allegedly attempted to rob a convenience store with a PlayStation joy stick game controller.

According to St. Petersburg police, an officer walked into the Sun Food store as Pittman was attempting to rob it using a PlayStation controller hidden in his pants pocket to look like a gun. Pittman immediately dropped the controller and surrendered to the officer.

Investigators say Pittman was a suspect in a previous robbery at a local Subway restaurant. Detectives received a tip stating that Pittman may possibly have plans to rob the convenience store as well, so an officer went to the store and caught him in the act.

Pittman was booked into jail on two counts of robbery, dealing in stolen property and cocaine possession.

His prior arrests include resisting arrest, dealing in stolen property, theft, battery of a law enforcement officer, possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, and possession of marijuana.

SMOKE IT GRANNY

Scranton, Pennsylvania (SafeCITY) - Andrew Demkowich, a 19-year-old Scranton man was jailed after he allegedly forced his grandmother to smoke marijuana, threatened to kill her, and forced her to give him the last of her money.

According to Scranton police, officers were dispatched to Barbara Demkowich's residence on a report of a domestic disturbance.

When officers arrived on the scene, the 74-year-old victim was standing on the front porch crying and repeatedly stating "He's going to kill me."

When officers entered the home, they found Mr. Demkowich sleeping on a chair in the living room with a half-smoked marijuana "blunt" on his lap. Officers noted that the blunt had burned a hole through Demkowich's sweat pants.

Investigators say Ms. Demkowich stated that her grandson had been physically abusing her for the past three weeks, even biting her lip to get her to "shut up." She also told detectives that he forced her to smoke marijuana and write him a check that cleared out her savings account.

When detectives questioned Demkowich, he stated that he demanded the check from his grandmother because he really needed the money. He also stated that she smoked the marijuana because "he wanted her to."

Police were notified when Demkowich fell asleep, allowing his grandmother to call her son.

Demkowich was booked into the Lackawanna County Prison and charged with robbery, simple assault, and drug charges. He remains jailed on $2,000 bail. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Monday.

HE-SHE INMATES

Chicago, Illinois (SafeCITY) - The Cook County Sheriff's Office has announced that it has made a change in its policy towards the housing of transgender inmates.

According to Cook County Sheriff, Tom Dart, the Cook County jail will no longer house inmates according to their birth sex - but rather their "perceived" sex.

Yes, that means that female inmates who identify themselves as males may be placed with male inmates, even if they don't have the penis to go along with it. Male inmates who identify socially as a female may be housed with other female inmates.

Beginning on March 21, transgender inmates entering the jail will be screened by a Gender Identity Committee that decides where and how each inmate will be housed. Inmates now have the right, by law, to express their sexual orientation before the committee - and the committee has been directed to place the inmate in a housing unit that matches that identity.

The change in policy reportedly came when Sheriff Dart realized that there was no specific policy in place for transgender inmates. There was also a concern about the verbal and physical abuse transgender inmates often face while incarcerated with inmates of the same sex.

The new seven page policy details how the jail intends to handle a transgender inmate on topics ranging from housing to showering and grooming. Male inmates who identify as female, for example, will have access to feminine hygiene products.

Staff have also been ordered to modify they way they treat transgender inmates. - a pat down search, for example, now carries it's own set of procedures.

The jail, thus far, has already moved six transgender inmates to their new quarters - and have described their dispositions as "thriving."

The policy also requires jail security staff to attend sensitivity training on gender identity disorders.

Ahh... the joys of being a Chicago taxpayer...

DRUNK IN HOUSE

Winfield, Wisconsin (SafeCITY) - Rita Offerdahl, a 20-year-old Wisconsin woman was jailed after she allegedly wandered drunk into a stranger's home early one morning, went for a scavenger hunt and then proceeded to hide inside the homeowner's living room.

According to the Sauk County Sheriff's Office, Offerdahl was driving drunk when she got a flat tire and somehow ended up parked in a stranger's front yard.

She reportedly got out of the car, raised the hood to check the engine and then proceeded to walk into the house she was parked near.

Investigators say the homeowner went into the living room and found Offerdahl sitting on her couch - but assumed that her son was home and that Offerdahl was with him.

About 1:40 a.m., Offerdahl reportedly walked into the homeowner's bedroom, cussed at them and then fled to the living room, where she hid.

When the homeowner peered outside to see if anyone else was around her house, she found Offerdahls car sitting in her front lawn.

When the homeowner checked the garage, she found Offerdahl's purse sitting in her car with several of her personal items in inside it - including keys to her car, a checkbook, a cell phone charger, two sets of golf club keys, a GPS device and a check written to Offerdahl in the amount of $100 from the homeowner's checkbook.

Offerdahl was booked into the Sauk County Jail on charges of burglary, drunk driving and disorderly conduct. Her next court appearance has been set for May 9.

SISTER & CHAINSAW

Redding, CA (SafeCITY) - Kelly Mellott, a 47-year-old California man was jailed after he allegedly chased and threatened his sister with a chain saw.

According to police, Mellott had been arguing with his sister when he grabbed a chain saw, and started after his sister with it.

Investigators say the sister ran into a bedroom to hide, however Mellott kicked the door down, started the chainsaw and then entered the room.

Mellott reportedly forced his sister onto a bed, holding the running blade just inches from her face.

That's when the woman grabbed a metal air vent to use as a shield as she fled the bedroom. She reportedly escaped uninjured.

Mellott was booked into jail on charges of attempted homicide, assault with a deadly weapon and terrorist threats. His bail was set at $500,000

6 INCH BLADE

Bend, Oregon (SafeCITY) - Kipp Rusty Walker, a 19-year-old Bend resident shocked a crowd of people at an open mic coffee house after he allegedly stabbed himself to death on stage following a performance.

According to Bend police, Walker was at Strictly Organic Coffee performing a keyboard song aptly named "Sorry for the Mess," when things turned messy indeed.

Witnesses say Walker had just finished the piece when he pulled out a knife with a six inch blade and began repeatedly stabbing himself in the chest with it.

Thinking it was part of his performance, the audience clapped and cheered him on. The mood quickly changed when Walker collapsed in a pool of blood. The spectators screamed in horror and some attempted to save him, but it was too late. He was rushed to St. Charles Medical Center where he died from his self-inflicted injuries.

Investigators say Walker's friend admitted that this did not come as a shock to him. He stated that Walker, who was turning 20 later this week, attempted to take his own life on March 20th, and even stated that he wanted to die in a public place. His friend also tried to warn him that if he committed suicide in public, it would "mess a lot of people up."

It's the first incident of it's kind, according to police Sgt. Chris Carney.

"You know, 19 years with the Police Department, I can't think of any event similar to this where somebody's done something in such a public forum," he said. "We still don't know the reason why he chose to do this, why he chose this location or anything and we probably never will."

BURGER IN PANTS

Spartanburg, South Carolina (SafeCITY) - Lori Turner, a 39-year-old Spartanburg woman was jailed after she allegedly attempted to steal a McDonald's sandwich by stuffing it down her pants.

According to police, Turner entered a McDonald's restaurant while intoxicated, and proceeded to order two sandwiches and two small coffees.

The cashier handed Turner a bag containing the sandwiches and then turned around to make her coffees. That's when Turner allegedly stuffed one of the sandwiches down her pants before complaining to the cashier she had been shorted a sandwich.

Investigators say Turner became belligerent, disturbing the other customers at the restaurant, and employees called police.

When officers arrived on the scene, Turner was still screaming at employees, demanding her free sandwich. A deputy noticed a large grease stain on the front of Turner's pants and asked her to remove the sandwich. She refused until a female officer arrived to conduct a pat down search.

It wasn't long before the sandwich was located in Turner's pants and removed.

Turner reportedly continued her quest to cause a scene at the restaurant as police handcuffed her and frog marched her to jail.

Turner was booked into jail and charged with disorderly conduct. McDonald’s refunded Turner’s money and had her put on a trespassing order.

STOLE THE JAR

Spartanburg, South Carolina (SafeCITY) - Julie Cothran, a 38-year-old Spartanburg woman was jailed after she allegedly stole a collection jar meant to help a 19-month-old child with a cancerous brain tumor.

According to the Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office, Cothran was seen on surveillance video stealing a collection jar containing about $20 from the Carlisle Crossing convenience store in Boiling Springs on Monday.

The donation jar was a collection to help 19-month-old Bree Haga, who has been fighting a brain tumor for seven months. The girl is currently at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, where she recently began her sixth round of chemotherapy.

Investigators say Cothran turned herself in on Thursday around 1:45 p.m. She admitted to taking the money, and stated that she needed it to help support her drug habit.

She claimed that she didn't know what the money was for, and that she has written a letter of apology to the girl's family. Since the story was reported Tuesday, the family has received about $600 in donations. Anyone who wants to donate money to help the Haga family can contact Jennifer Reeves at 864-978-4346.

Cothran was booked into jail and charged with an enhanced degree of petit larceny, which means she has two previous property crime convictions. She was released after posting $5,000 bond. If convicted, she could face up to 10 years in prison.

2 THE DAYCARE

Land O' Lakes, Florida (SafeCITY) - Lisa Finley, a 38-year-old Land O' Lakes woman was jailed after she allegedly wrecked a car that subsequently caught on fire while she was heavily intoxicated.

She was on her way to pick up her children from daycare when the accident occurred.

According to the Florida Highway Patrol, Finley crashed her Dodge Durango into a mailbox, a traffic sign and row of bushes. Although Finley was not injured in the incident, the car caught on fire as a result of the crash.

Investigators say officers arrived to the scene and noted that Finely was clearly intoxicated and unable to stand up on her own. Officers stated that she fell asleep several times, and didn't respond until she was sat upright and her name was shouted.

When officers asked where Finley was driving to, she stated that she "believed" that she was on her way to pick up her two-year-old and four-year-old children from daycare.

Finley was booked into the Pasco County Jail and charged with DUI and three counts of DUI causing property damage. She was released Tuesday after posting $1,500 bail.

URINATOR

Lakeville, MN (SafeCITY) - Steven Richard Fay, a 34-year-old Minnesota man, has a good to keep an eye out for impending lighting bolts. He was jailed after he allegedly walked up to the front of a church and then dumped a jar of urine on the alter.

According to police, a service at All Saints Catholic Church was in progress when Fay stood up and approached the alter.

Investigators say Fay then turned to the parishioners, opened a jar of urine and poured the contents over the alter. A Book of Gospels and alter linens were damaged from the substance.

"I hate Christians" Fay shouted, as an off duty police officer and a church parishioner held him at bay until police could arrive.

Damage to the church's property is estimated to be around $600

Fay was booked into the Dakota County Jail on a charge of felony damage to property. His bail has been set at $20,000.

Fay has been ordered to undergo a mental health evaluation. His next court appearance has been set for May 9.

FOUND NAKED

Port St. Lucie, Florida (SafeCITY) - Randell Wayne Wilken, a 56-year-old registered sex offender was jailed after he was allegedly found naked outside of a 4-year-old boy's bedroom window.

According to Port St. Lucie Police, the father of a 4-year-old boy walked into his son's bedroom Saturday afternoon and opened the boy's window blinds to discover Wilken standing naked in front of the window wearing nothing more than flip flops and reading glasses.

Investigators say the boy's father tried to chase Wilken down but quickly lost sight of him.

Police employed the use of a K-9 tracking dog who located Wilken lying down in a driveway behind a car. Wilken told investigators he undressed behind a newspaper stand across the street from the victim's home.

Wilken was booked into the St. Lucie County Jail on a charge of lewd and lascivious behavior with a child under 16.

WEDDING RING

Ferndale, Michigan (SafeCITY) - Jenna Spraggins, an 18-year-old Michigan woman was jailed after she allegedly threw a steak knife at her fiance because he failed to come home with a wedding ring.

According to Ferndale Police, officers were called when Spraggins flew into a rage after discovering that her fiance hadn't yet purchased a wedding ring for her - and instead wanted to go skateboarding at a local skate park.

Investigators say Spraggins was at her mother's house when she and her fiance got into a physical altercation that involved pushing and shoving. After Spraggins' mother separated the two, Spraggins reportedly ran two the kitchen where she found a serrated bread knife and steak knife. The then threw the knives at her fiance and mother who had followed her into the kitchen.

Spraggins, who is reportedly pregnant, admitted to throwing the knives although no one was injured from the attack. Spraggins' mother called 911, telling operators that her daughter was apparently having "some sort of panic attack."

Spraggins was booked into jail on two counts of felonious assault and two counts of domestic violence.

SLAVE AUCTION

Norfolk, Virginia (SafeCITY) - Jessica Boyle, a 30-year-old teacher at Sewell Point Elementary School in Norfolk committed a classic case of teacher FAIL when she reportedly auctioned off a group of black and mixed race students as part of a Civil War history lesson.

According to Sewell Point school administrators, Boyle was teaching a lesson on the Civil War when she instructed fourth-grade African-American and mixed race students to stand on one side of the classroom and White students to stand on the other. The African-American and mixed race students were then offered up for sale in a mock auction.

School Principal, Mary B. Wrushen, sent a letter home to parents stating her regret for the incident and promised to make sure it never happens again

MY THANG

Police in Charlotte, N.C., say they arrested a home invasion suspect who accidentally left a T-shirt featuring his own face -- in the form of a mug shot -- at the scene of the crime.

Following his release from a North Carolina prison after serving seven years for armed robbery and breaking and entering, Jonathan Huntley, 25, acquired a T-shirt printed with his own mug shot and the words "Making Money Is My Thang,"
Investigators say Huntley or an accomplice dropped the shirt while fleeing a residence they robbed last month.

The suspect turned himself in after police asked Charlotte residents for help identifying the man on the shirt.

Huntley has been charged with robbery and breaking and entering with force

THEY'RE MINE!

Naples, Florida (SafeCITY) - Kimberly Hammes Frank, a 47-year-old Wisconsin woman was jailed after she allegedly approached a woman and her three children, grabbed two of the children and claimed "these are my children!"

According to the Collier County Sheriff's Office, a woman and her three children were playing in the water at Clam Pass Beach when Frank approached them.

Investigators say Frank grabbed the arms of two of the children, a 4-year-old boy and a 9-year-old girl, and then shouted "These are my kids Mattie and Meredith."

The children's father, who heard his wife shouting, ran to the water and asked his wife what was going on. She explained what happened and that Frank would not release the children from her grasp, according to the arrest affidavit.

The husband was reportedly forced to pry Frank's hands loose of his children because she would not let go willingly. The children suffered scratches to their arms, necks and shoulders as a result. The couple's third child, who is 8-year-old, was also scratched in the altercation.

A woman, who was sitting on the beach nearby, also witnessed the incident and gave a statement to deputies.

Frank was booked into the Collier County Jail on three counts of child abuse.

JOGGING NAKED

Los Angeles, Calif. (SafeCITY) - California commuters got a rude awakening morning as several motorist encountered a naked man jogging down the 405 freeway in Los Angeles.

Hundreds of Twitter accounts lit up with images of the unidentified man's bare essentials as motorists captured photographs of him on their cell phones.

Photographs show the man jogging along the freeway's center-line wearing nothing except for a pair of black socks. Witnesses say he was attempting to speak with motorists as they passed.

"He looked upset and was reaching for something imaginary out in front of him as if he was trying to catch it," stated one witness.

Investigators say the man exited the freeway at Santa Monica Blvd and attacked a woman before California Highway Patrol finally caught up to him around 9 a.m...

A woman who identifies herself as Lenore claims she's the woman who was confronted by the streaker.

He was taken into custody on a charge of indecent exposure and is currently undergoing a 72-hour psychiatric hold while police contemplate forwarding the charge to prosecutors.

CASH IN WIG

Hollywood, FL (SafeCITY) - Esther Armbrister, a 20-year-old Florida woman was jailed after she allegedly stole $1,600 in cash from a hotel guest and then hid the cash inside her wig.

According to police, Armbrister had spent the night at a Hollywood Beach Hotel with a tourist who woke up the next morning to discover $1,600 in cash was missing.

Investigators believe Armbrister removed the money from the man's shorts when he wasn't wearing them. Upon realizing that the money had vanished, the man confronted Armbrister and called police.

After officers arrived, Armbrister turned her pockets inside out and opened her bra in an effort to prove to police that she really didn't take the money - but during a search, one of the officers noticed something strange about Armbrister's hair.

Investigators say the officer removed a wig from her head that had been glued on - and inside the hair piece they discovered fifteen $100 bills and six $20 bills.

Armbrister was arrested and booked into the Broward County Jail on charges of grand theft and resisting arrest.

BRA & PANTIES

Port St. Lucie, FL (SafeCITY) Angela Ferranti, a 25-year-old Florida woman was jailed Thursday after she allegedly stripped to her bra and panties on the belief she could flee a traffic accident without being tracked by K-9 units.

According to Port St. Lucie Police, officers were dispatched to the scene of a reported accident where they found an abandoned 1997 Buick that had crashed into the center median of north-bound Airoso Blvd.

Witnesses told officers that two people fled the crash scene on foot as the vehicle crossed over onto south-bound Airoso Blvd.

Investigators followed a trail of clothing (sandals and a pair of shorts) to Southeast Carter Blvd where a K-9 unit picked up the suspect's scent and followed it into a nearby wooded area. There officers found Ferranti stripped down to her bra and panties.

Ferranti told police that she had been out drinking and was headed north-bound on Airoso Blvd when her boyfriend became paranoid that police were following them and suddenly grabbed the steering wheel, according to the arrest report.

After the vehicle struck the median, Ferranti's boyfriend allegedly shouted that he would be locked up if police discovered that he had been drinking. That's when Ferranti began shedding her clothing as she fled the vehicle with her boyfriend.

Ferranti was brought back to the roadway and asked to perform a field sobriety test, which she reportedly failed. Officers also found a pipe with marijuana residue located inside the vehicle's center console.

Ferranti was booked into the Saint Lucie County Jail on charges of DUI, possession of drug paraphernalia, leaving the scene of an accident and failing to provide proof of registration.

The report did not state whether Ferranti's boyfriend had been located or arrested in the incident.

10 ANGRY WOMEN

Church Hill, Tennessee (SafeCITY) – Bradley Wallen, a 30-year-old Tennessee man, was arrested after he allegedly peeped at women in a changing room prompting 10 angry women to detain him until police arrived.

According to the Church Hill Police Department, Wallen was caught looking through a hole in the wall partition between the men and women’s changing room.

Investigators say Wallen was discovered by a woman who dropped something and when she bent over to pick it up, she noticed an eyeball peering at her through a hole which was about the size of a pencil.

After being discovered, Wallen tried to leave the store but was detained by 10 angry women, made up of customers and store employees, until police arrived.

Several months prior, store employees discovered a pencil sized hole in the partition just above the floor, and patched it.

On Tuesday, Wallen took several shirts into the men’s dressing room and occupied himself there for about 15 minutes.

“Based on detailed statements from witnesses, we allege that Wallen reopened the hole and was attempting to watch females undress,” said Church Hill Police Chief Mark Johnson. “We also allege that Wallen took at least one cell phone photograph of a female while she was inside the dressing room. I cannot go into specifics involving witnesses nor their statements at this time.”

Wallen was booked into the Hawkins County jail on charges of observation without consent and photographing in violation of privacy, both of which are Class A misdemeanors. He was released on bond.

LOADED GLOCK

Phoenix, Arizona (SafeCITY) - Wendy Fuentes, a 20-year-old Arizona woman was jailed after she allegedly allowed her toddler daughter to play with a loaded gun as the incident was video recorded.

According to police, officers were investigating an area shooting when they received permission to search a vehicle that contained a camera inside.

Upon reviewing the camera's photographs and video clips, investigators found video of a little girl playing with a loaded Glock pistol.

Investigators say the video showed Fuentes laughing as the toddler pointed the gun at her. A voice in the background stated "show me how you point the gun at mom," according to the police affidavit.

The video was recorded by Luis Bautista-Ortega, the man police were looking to question in the shooting-crime they had been investigating.

Investigators recognized Bautista-Ortega's apartment from the video and went to the apartment to question Fuentes.

Fuentes reportedly began to cry during questioning, stating that she did not know that the gun was loaded. Officers did not locate the gun, but the gun's loaded extended magazine was confiscated from the apartment.

Fuentes was booked into jail on a charge of child abuse.

Note: I have not been able to find a record for Luis Bautista, or answers as to why he was not also arrested on the same charge.

PUNCHED HEAD

Las Vegas, Nevada (SafeCITY) - Margaret Boyett, a 41-year-old teacher at West Prep Academy was jailed after she allegedly forced a special needs student to repeatedly punch himself in the head.

According to Clark County police - Boyett lost control and attacked a mentally disabled student, forcing a teacher's aid who witnessed the attack to physically intervene.

Investigators say Boyett was angry last month when she grabbed the student's wrist and then forced him to strike himself in the head 7 or 8 times.

Witnesses say Boyett then attempted to slap the student before demanding that he "apologize" for his behavior.

A teacher's aid standing nearby shouted at Boyett to stop. When that didn't work, she reportedly grabbed Boyett's arm to restrain her and then pulled the student away - .

Court documents say that due to the student's disability, he was "unable to comprehend the event and form a statement."

Brooks was booked into the Clark County Jail on charges of child abuse and coercion. Bail in her case was set at $6,000.

CHAIN SAWED

Brooksville, Florida (SafeCITY) - Timothy Brooks, a 49-year-old Florida man was jailed after he allegedly used a chain saw to break into a motel room where his estranged wife and another man were in the midst of a date.

According to the Hernando County Sheriff's Office, Brooks' wife was on a "date" with another man at a Best Western motel when Timothy Brooks crashed their party with a chain saw.

Investigators say deputies were dispatched after the motel clerk informed them a man had arrived with a chain saw looking for his wife. The clerk reportedly declined Brooks' inquiries about which room his wife was staying in.

Shortly afterward, the clerk heard loud banging noises coming from outside. When he ran out to the parking lot to see what the noise was, he found the rear passenger window if his car shattered.

Brooks was also seen by witnesses breaking the window out of another vehicle using his fist. As witnesses surveyed the damage, Brooks located the room his wife was staying in, broke the motel room window with a chain saw and forced his way inside.

Police say Brooks confronted his wife, Teresa Brooks, before turning his attention to her date, Eyad Alaghawani.

Brooks reportedly grabbed Alaghawani and repeatedly punched him in the head. He then fled the scene when Alaghawani managed to grab a phone and call police. It was later discovered that Brooks had also smashed out a window in Alaghawani's car.

Alaghawani told police that he had only known Teresa Brooks for a few days and never met her husband before. Teresa Brooks stated that she was on a date with Alaghwani when the two decided to go to a motel. She stated that she did not know how Brooks found her.

Brooks was booked into the Hernando County Jail on charges of battery, burglary and criminal mischief.

RAGE IN WAL-MART

Elyria, Ohio (SafeCITY) - Toni Duncan, 49, and her daughter Ashley Jackson, 21, were jailed after Duncan allegedly attacked a 71-year-old Wal-Mart greeter after he asked to see a receipt.

According to police, Duncan and her daughter became angry inside an Elyria Wal-Mart when an employee did not perform to her satisfaction during a money order transaction.

Investigators say anger turned into rage when an elderly front-door greeter asked the two ladies women to show a receipt for several items they had purchased at the store.

That's when Duncan, who is reportedly pregnant, shoved a shopping cart into the greeter, grabbed his throat and began choking him.

Police say Duncan and Jackson then began to yell obscenities at the man, calling him a "f...ing cracker."

"If you don't let go of that receipt, I'm going to punch you in the face," Jackson threatened.

Jackson then ran back to the customer service desk, where she unloaded another round of blathering tirades.

"When I tell my boyfriend about the door greeter, he won't be alive," Jackson yelled. "I'm going to blow up Wal-Mart."

She reportedly threatened to blow up the store a total of three times, according to the arrest report.

When police rolled on the scene, the two women were in the parking lot with two small children. Duncan reportedly admitted to police that she choked the greeter before informing the officer that she wished to press charges against several employees who she thought had harassed her.

When the officer asked Jackson if she threatened to blow up the store, she reportedly said "Yeah, I did. so there."

Duncan was booked into jail on a charge of assault. Jackson was charged with aggravated menacing and inducing panic.