A Florida man who allegedly thought Smokey Bear signs would make for an easy payday is now facing a much steeper price tag: up to 10 years in federal prison.
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Pro Tip: There are easier ways to make $1,900 than launching a multijurisdictional crime spree against a beloved public service mascot.
Florida Man With Eight Felony Convictions Chooses Scooby-Doo Style Foot Chase Instead of Surrender
There’s a special kind of narcissism that makes someone believe an ambulance with lights and sirens is cutting them off instead of trying to keep someone from dying.
According to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, 35-year-old Johnny Arman became hostile toward paramedics as they treated a woman at a Ruskin home. Deputies say he repeatedly tried to force his way into the ambulance despite being told to stay back.
When the ambulance left for the hospital with the patient, investigators say Arman got into his vehicle and chased it. He allegedly blocked the ambulance’s path, then accelerated directly at it, striking the emergency vehicle and forcing it off the road into utility boxes and a utility pole.
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmf7kH5SHls
A Florida man allegedly decided to moonlight as law enforcement, only to discover he’d picked about the worst possible person to pull over.
According to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, 46-year-old Nadi Jabari allegedly activated red and blue emergency lights on his black Chevrolet Suburban in an attempt to conduct a traffic stop. Unfortunately for him, the vehicle he chose wasn’t driven by an unsuspecting motorist—it was occupied by undercover sheriff’s deputies. That’s about the law enforcement equivalent of trying to rob a bank that’s hosting Police Appreciation Day.
Rather than pulling over in confusion, the undercover deputies simply called for marked units. Within minutes, the fake traffic stop had become a very real one—just with the roles reversed.
Deputies say they found an illegal emergency lighting system installed on the Suburban, including an additional two-foot light bar, along with a firearm inside the vehicle.
Jabari was arrested on charges including false personation, unlawful use of a blue light, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony. He was later released on bond.
Sheriff Chad Chronister said impersonating a law enforcement officer is dangerous because it erodes public trust and puts both deputies and the public at risk.
Turns out the only thing worse than pretending to be a cop is accidentally trying to pull over the actual cops. Some people buy lottery tickets with those odds. Florida Man apparently conducts traffic stops.
If your escape plan depends on “maybe the police won’t see me from the air,” you’re about 50 years behind technology.
Imagine explaining to a jury that your dumb-ass client that breakfast marketing got him.
Every week Florida People find new ways to make pickleball sound less like a sport and more like a prison yard recreation program.
My thought was "Wow! Publix has really fresh chicken."
Most 85-year-olds are comparing blood pressure medications. This guy was comparing quarter-mile times.
Imagine having to explain to your cellie that you’re there because you got into a beef with a flying camera.
Nothing says responsible celebration like borrowing a six-figure Italian missile and introducing it to Brevard County radar enforcement.
The Florida Keys are literally a chain of islands connected by one road. Trying to flee police there is like trying to escape a cruise ship by jogging to the other end of the buffet.
Nothing says “master criminal” quite like fleeing law enforcement in a vehicle specifically designed for retirees to leisurely visit national parks.
Ain’t no laws when you’re drinking Claws” remains undefeated as the worst legal advice ever printed on a tank top.
According to the article, the woman reported him because she found it disgusting, which accidentally implies there was some alternate Florida Woman timeline where she nodded approvingly and .... <censored> 😏
Most people stop playing when the game keeps telling them they’re losing.
So... That's why every teenage boy wants that truck.... It's basically a slut
Either visionary investing or the financial equivalent of trading your winning lottery ticket for three scratch-offs.... discuss.
Food: Unknown. Service: Memorable. Legal exposure: Five stars.
Imagine explaining this at School Career Day. “My Mom and Dad worked in vehicle acquisition.”