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A Tennessee vendor hired to drive children and families using a motorized lawn mower to pull the “Santa’s Train” carts during a local parade was accused of operating the machine under the influence of Methamphetamine with young passengers on board. 

On the evening of November 11, Tazewell, a quaint town in Tennessee, hosted their annual Christmas Tractor Parade. One of the features at the event was “Santa’s Train,” which allowed children and families to take a ride in red carts towed by a motorized lawn mower. The 40-year-old man charged with driving the “train” was appointed by the third-party vendor.

Before the parade began, the man was giving rides to passengers, and several people at the event became concerned when they thought he was driving unsafely. There were many officers on site, and when one of them became aware of the situation, they made the man stop the vehicle.

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The father of a 5-year-old girl in Northwest Arkansas is facing several charges after he allegedly hid his daughter in a tight space behind the wall to try to keep DCF from taking her.

On November 1, a 40-year-old man who is out of bail for a drug charge was at his parents’ Tontitown residence with his daughter.

According to reports, the Department of Human Services was sent to take the 5-year-old from the home, and they had law enforcement accompany them when they went to the residence.

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A man in the Florida Keys who allegedly claimed he was a mercenary reportedly threatened the safety and lives of deputies, their wives and children, and a K9 officer hundreds of times when he was arrested for driving under the influence.

Late in the afternoon on October 2, a man was driving a Kia SUV on Highway 1 in Monroe County. According to reports, deputies spotted the driver, who was allegedly going over the posted speed limit and was operating the vehicle in an unsafe manner.

The deputies performed a traffic stop, and when they reached the vehicle, they alleged that they could smell a strong odor of marijuana. They also reportedly spotted a can of Bud Light that appeared to be open.

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A Florida man was arrested for several drug crimes after the police allegedly discovered he had narcotics wrapped in packaging that resembled common brands of candy.

According to reports, the home of a 23-year-old man in Spring Hills had been on watch since March when the authorities became suspicious that drugs were being sold there.

On October 24, deputies from the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office went to the house. When the resident came to the front door, they said the air filled with a pungent stench of what they believed was marijuana.

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A Florida man in a surgical mask was caught by the police following a near-getaway after allegedly stealing thousands of pills in an alleged armed robbery of a pharmacy.

At approximately 6:00 p.m. on October 20, a man wearing a surgical mask and a hat walked into a CVS Pharmacy in Orlando.

He reportedly approached the clerk at the counter and handed them a note. The writing on the piece of paper allegedly said to give him all bottles of Oxycodone, Hydrocodone, Xanax, Adderall, Liquid codeine/promethazine, and Viagra they had in stock. The note reportedly specified that he would shoot the person closest to him if the pharmacy workers did not meet his demands. He added that after they filled a bag with the medications and the note, they were to lay on the ground, or he would shoot.

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A 15-year-old in southern Georgia is facing many felony charges after allegedly being caught walking around with concealed firearms and enough cocaine to make the authorities suspect he was going to sell it.

Just before 3:00 PM on October 18, detectives with the Valdosta Police Department’s Narcotics Unit were driving around the Valdosta Housing Authority community of Ora Lee West Homes. Youngsters were getting off the bus and returning home from school.

According to reports, the deputies spotted a 15-year-old walking around, and they asserted that he had a gun in his pocket. They started walking up to him, and when the boy noticed them, he allegedly acted like he was going to flee. He reportedly tried to pull a second firearm from the waistband of his pants, but the authorities were able to stop him.

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When the police went to the home of a wanted man in central Florida, they found a sign on the porch stating that the suspect “does NOT live here!”

On the afternoon of October 14, deputies with the Polk County Sheriff’s Office went to a residence in Lakeland where a man wanted for several charges was living. When they approached the door, the authorities were greeted by a whiteboard sign with the suspect’s name followed by “does NOT live here.”

Ignoring the message, the officers remained at the address when someone exited the front door. They asked if they knew where the suspect was, and they said he was inside with a few people.

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A man from Arkansas is facing several charges after he was allegedly caught having a sexual interlude with a stuffed animal in his car.

Just before 1:00 AM on October 9, a man was parked in a vehicle in front of the Midway Stor-N-Lock, a self-storage business that had been broken into more than fifty times between 2022 and 2023.

A deputy with the Baxter County Sheriff’s Office noticed the car, and he thought it looked like it was rocking. He decided to check it out to find out what was happening.

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After a Florida woman was taken to jail for allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol, she reportedly became uncooperative and bit one of the corrections deputies.

On the afternoon of September 24, a 60-year-old woman was driving down Highway 1 in a red Range Rover SUV in Key West, Florida. Other drivers on the road assessed the woman’s driving as being reckless, and someone called the authorities to report the situation.

Just after 3:00 PM, deputies from the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office went to the area where the caller reported seeing the vehicle. They spotted a Range Rover matching the given description, and they allegedly saw the vehicle veering in and out of its designated lane.

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When an alleged drug dealer was robbed by someone for $10, he notified the police to report the theft, resulting in his arrest.

At approximately 4:00 PM on September 22, a man without permanent housing was allegedly walking around with 11 small baggies of marijuana and 2 baggies that were holding what was assumed to be cocaine. He was allegedly selling the substances on the street of Largo, Florida, and someone stole $10 from him.

After the incident occurred, the man notified the authorities to report the theft and reportedly added that he was selling marijuana at the time it occurred. The Largo Police Department sent officers to the location to investigate the situation.

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