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    SigmundTheSeaMonster: United Socialists of Amerika! Confiscate all iPhones and cameras! You will obey, and submit! And be triple-taxed and thank the grey-bald-fat-politicos... more »
    trrosen: Bad cops no doughnut! Um from the original Blog it appears to be a (two actually) pretty slam dunk case of false arrest. Believe it or not there are a... more »
    Fierock: this sounds like the guy that got arrested for having a "don't tread on me" bumper sticker in Louisiana more »
    huth.sebastian: "Officer Debra Pelich (#5976) Remember 9/11? I saw pictures of those buildings. One time when I was in Florida I was wandering around taking pictures.... more »
    Kaiser-Machead: I wonder why this guy even signed a trespassing form. I, personally, wouldn't sign shit. They can't make you sign it, and after this crappy little inc... more »
    Denver_80203: Something fishy about the story. ATM rent-a-cops or even cop-cops are NOT REI. Heck the ATM is not REI. And yet he's banned from REI for a year? M... more »
    frigg: If they don't want people to see it, shouldn't they put up curtains around it when they open it up, like when doctors deliver babies on ocean liners a... more »
    ceilingFANBOY: While it is ridiculous that he got arrested for this, why was he taking this picture? more »
    OMG! Ponies!: And this is why I just walk out of stores after paying without allowing my bags to be searched. Decently trained security guards know that if they do... more »
    Kaiser-Machead: Brooklyn Heights, NY A local man was arrested today after snapping photos of the engine bay of a Mercedes-Benz being repaired. Officers report that th... more »
    GitEmSteveDave_ My Brute Dojo Code CDIAFIFE: The only thing I can wguess is perhaps they thought he filmed them entering in the combo to the safe and also the internal workings of the ATM. more »
    Bigbadbikernerd: So they just "unarrested" the guy??? I didn't know you could do that. more »
    Nick: ohhhh, it was a BofA machine. that answers that. i wouldn't have signed anything and watched as the DA laughed when this hit his desk. there is plenty... more »
    soccer1105: I hate cops. more »
    GizMadone: Wait a minute....I thought it was legal to photograph anything visible from a public place. more »
    Geisrud: Baldy was just embarrased because that gun makes his butt look big. more »
    loslosbaby: I love REI, but man, I'm going to write them a harsh letter for starts. Are we turning into the American Union? "Knock knock, its the secret police, c... more »
    Jrsy Devil's Advocate®: Enjoy prison douchebag. There won't be any more cookies but you'll get plenty of tossed salad.... more »
    Bearded Rapper: I eat my girlfriend's other cookies... geddit? more »
    Erica Ho: Keep Austin weird. more »
  • #crime

    Man Threatened, Arrested For Taking Picture Of Open ATM In Public

    Despite the fact that this photo was snapped in broad daylight in a busy Seattle REI store, Shane Becker was threatened by fake cops and arrested by real ones. More »
  • #crimes

    Man Arrested For Allegedly Strangling His Girlfriend with a Wii Controller

    Daniel Alvarez, 21, of Austin, Texas was recently arrested for allegedly attempting to strangle his girlfriend with a Wii controller. Why? Because she wanted to know who stole the cookies from the cookie jar. More »
  • #radioactive

    Japanese Couple Sold Glowing Lanyards That Were 26 Times Allowable Radiation Level, Gets Arrested

  • #busted

    Police Take Down Dangerous Perp Armed With a Philips MP3 Player

    Mechanic Darren Nixon recently got a rude awakening when he was arrested at gunpoint because a bystander and a team of British police both mistook his 4GB Phillps MP3 player for a pistol. Amazingly enough, the ordeal was not cleared up with a simple "It's an MP3 player stupid"—in fact, Nixon was taken back to HQ, swabbed for DNA, fingerprinted, and thrown into a cell based on suspicion. Naturally, the whole ordeal has left Nixon shaken and disillusioned with his local police force. Hey, at least he didn't get shot. Update: Additional pic after the break. More »