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On the afternoon of December 20, a Tennessee Highway Patrol officer encountered a vehicle being driven in Chattanooga. When the registration number was checked, it appeared that it was not the proper tag on the license plate. The trooper pulled over the driver, identified as a 35-year-old local woman, and they noted that a youngster was in the front passenger’s seat without a child restraint. After collecting the driver’s license, the woman presented, it was reportedly learned that it had been suspended.

The situation worsened when the trooper told the woman that it was recorded that she had multiple warrants out of Georgia, and she would need to have the youngster’s father take a 90-minute cab ride to retrieve the child. It was chilly outside, and the trooper made space in his vehicle to allow her and the youngster to wait inside with his heater on. According to reports, instead of taking the trooper’s offer, the woman quickly drove away. He was able to follow her, and the woman ended up on a dead-end street. The trooper’s vehicle was behind her, and she allegedly backed up and slammed into it.

The woman was taken into custody and booked into the Hamilton County Jail. She is facing multiple preliminary charges, including evading arrest, driving on a revoked, suspended or canceled license, child neglect, reckless driving, reckless endangerment, financial responsibility, failure to carry and display license, driving an unregistered vehicle, unlawful removal of a registration decal or license plate, improper backing of vehicle, driving without exercising due care, and a child restraint law violation. At the time this was written, facility records showed that she was being held in lieu of a $10,000 bond.

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A Manchester University student with a “dark sense of humor” was arrested after allegedly sending students text messages containing gun emojis and threats.

On November 6, several students at Manchester University in North Manchester, Indiana reportedly received threatening text messages from someone they believed was their 23-year-old fellow attendee. In addition to threats to physically harm or shoot them on campus, the messages reportedly contained gun emojis. According to reports, the woman also made verbal comments to the students that were interpreted as threats to shoot them in class.

Some of the students began reporting the situation to the school in emails, and they said they felt vulnerable to potential gun violence since the campus was not secure enough for them to believe they would be protected in the event of a dangerous incident. They also said that many students chose not to come forward because they feared they would put themselves at greater risk if they reported the situation. Screenshots of some of the allegedly threatening text messages were attached to the emails.

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A woman who reported someone for showing up at her residence and making threats to harm her was arrested when the police determined she falsified the claims against the man, who they believed she had never met before.

Just after midnight on June 16, 911 Emergency Assistance received a call from a woman in Iowa City who said she needed help from the police. She told them that she was pregnant with the child of a man she was no longer dating, and he was outside sending text messages that indicated he was going to harm her. She added that the man had a history of violent behavior.

Officers went to the residence and noticed a man walking away from the building. They started talking to him, and according to the police report, he said he never met the woman in person. He informed them that they began talking approximately a week ago on Snapchat. He said he had also been sending SMS messages and showed them his message history. The officers believed the content confirmed his statement regarding the situation.

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A couple in Wisconsin accused of having sex in the lobby of the Waukesha County Jail in view of surveillance cameras is facing charges, but the authorities did not approach or interrupt them during the alleged incident.

Early in the morning on May 2, a 28-year-old man and 67-year-old woman were in the lobby of the Waukesha County Jail. Surveillance camera footage showed the woman lying on the floor. The man reportedly approached while carrying a large floormat, and he got on the floor next to her, and the pair reportedly covered themselves and used it as a blanket. The couple allegedly began having sexual intercourse. A few minutes later, the man left the building, but the woman remained.

The Waukesha County supervisor said law enforcement is unsure if they can intervene in situations like this because the city currently lacks a stable loitering ordinance, but the sheriff’s office was still notified about the situation.

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A man in Pinellas County pleaded guilty to a pair of misdemeanor charges after quarreling with police officers over his rights when he was found naked and sitting in a sidewalk garbage can.

Just before midnight on April 6, a 35-year-old man without permanent housing was hanging out in the downtown section of St. Petersburg. It was reported that even though he was arrested for similar behavior in the summer of 2011, he was quite intoxicated, and began to remove his clothing in view of the public.

In addition to shedding his garments, the man called attention to himself when he climbed inside a garbage can that was sitting on the sidewalk. Officers from the St. Petersburg Police Department learned about the situation, and they approached the man.

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A Florida man who was recently released from prison was arrested for allegedly touching himself sexually while riding a bicycle through a public area.

Early in the morning on November 17, a woman in a parking lot in Indian Shores, Florida, allegedly spotted a man riding a bicycle with his privates exposed. She alleged that he was masturbating. The alleged eyewitness notified the authorities to report the incident. She told them that she remembered details of what he looked like and gave them a description.

Officers from the Indian Shores Police Department set out to try to locate the suspect, and about an hour later, they came across someone in Indian Rocks Beach who reportedly fit the description the woman provided.

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A man from Arizona who reportedly proclaims to be a “furry” with a dog fetish allegedly used the internet to groom and kidnap a 13-year-old boy from Utah. 

It was reported that a few weeks before Christmas, the mother of a boy, 13, found conversations she deemed inappropriate on his cell phone. The messages were reportedly sent through the Roblox game and the Oculus VR system. 

The information and electronics were given to the police, and the family went on vacation. 

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A Florida woman was placed under arrest and jailed after she reportedly walked up to police officers and handed over a couple of bags of methamphetamine before telling them that she wanted to be incarcerated. 

On the evening of August 30, officers with the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office were conducting an investigation in the vicinity of the Red Tiki Bar and Grill in St. Petersburg, Florida. 

Just after 9:30 PM, a woman reportedly randomly walked up to a corporal who was working on investigating the scene of an unrelated situation. 

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Comedian Andy Dick was arrested in an Orange County RV Campground after being accused of sexually assaulting another man at the site. 

56-year-old Andy Dick is a professional comic who hails from Charleston, South Carolina. He has three children, and he is divorced. In 2006 he publicly announced that he is bi-sexual.  

Dick is well known for his comedic content revolving around recreational drug use and drinking. 

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A pregnant woman riding a bus in Philadelphia was reportedly assaulted by a man without permanent housing after she denied his request for her seat. 

Just after 1:30 AM on March 13, a man boarded a crowded Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) bus in Philadelphia. 

The man was unable to find a place to sit, and he reportedly approached a woman that was in one of the seats.  

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