Doc's Dumb Dumb of the Day

Erin Sutton isn't really a mermaid, but she told the cops arresting her she was "trying to be a mermaid." They got her out of her neighbor's pond, where she was trespassing, but then she got physical with cops, was tased, and wound up arrested.  

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An argument can be made that this 38-year-old fortune teller was spot on when he predicted a 19-year-old girl would "lose a valuable item in the near future." Sure, that was right before HE stole her iPhone ... but he WAS right.

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Police found Vladimir Demidovich hiding in a Florida garage Christmas morning. There were two problems; it wasn't his garage and he wasn't wearing any clothes.  

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44-year-old Eric Rothenbuhler wrapped up 2025 in jail after stealing toys from under a tree at a Red Roof Inn in Florida Christmas morning. 

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A 38-year-old man was arrested after leading cops on a foot chase. He tried hiding in plain sight by blending in with a Nativity Scene. It did NOT work since most Nativity Scenes have 3 Wise Men, not 4. 

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A grown, naked man crawled under a gate at the Commerce City, CO Police Department and took a cop car for a short joy ride. Cops didn't know he wasn't wearing clothes until they pulled him out of the vehicle and arrested him.  

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Latoya Clark was heading to federal court to face charges for conspiracy, money laundering, and wire fraud. Too bad her method of transportation was a stolen U-Haul cargo van. She didn't make it to court that day.

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21-year-old Kayonne Baxter stole a Hyundai Sonata, parked it in the wrong spot, and found out it had been towed. He called police the next day asking if he could get his personal belongings out of it. "Sure," they said, "come on down." He was arrested.  

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Kourtney, a DoorDash Driver, was arrested after being caught on a doorbell camera spraying what looked like pepper spray on the order she just delivered. The couple who ordered the food knew something was up when the wife had trouble breathing and threw up.  

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24-year-old Dyllon Redfern was arrested after robbing a liquor store in Tulsa, OK. Police are confidant they have the right guy after finding Dyllon with the weapon used in the robbery, described by store  employees as "an old-timey musket."

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We're not sure why, but 26-year-old Aaron Rodrigues De Los Santos really wanted that 2015 Honda Civic. He stole it (the first time) November 23. Police recovered it but didn't know it was Aaron who took it ... until he took it again 2 weeks later.

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46-year-old Jason Smith of Woodsfield, Ohio (absentmindedly?) dropped a baggie of meth into a bank's drive-thru cannister. The teller inside called police and it didn't get any better for Jason.

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35-year-old Corey Johnson had left his Jeep in short-term parking at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport. When it was time to leave, he didn't have the money to pay the fee. He was hoping a bomb threat (or two) would cause enough trouble and he'd be able to leave. Oh, there was trouble all right.

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A 32-year-old Aukland man was arrested in a jewelry store after swallowing a Fabergé Egg pendant
worth around $20,000. Police say "the suspect is in custody and being medically monitored while authorities wait to recover the piece."

That's gross   

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A Tesla dealership in St. Petersburg, FL is less trusting after 26-year-old Richel Valdivia took a Cybertruck for a spin. He didn't bring it back. They located it at his home two days later, but the damage had been done. 

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Whoever stole a trail cam near Vicksburg, MS didn't realize they should turn the darn thing OFF before committing other crimes in full-view of that camera. It transmitted 2 days worth of other illegal activities until police had enough evidence to raid the home. It was easy to find since the camera also had GPS.

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The 55-year-old driver of a school bus in Maple Lake, MN blamed his 0.082 breathalyzer result on NyQuil. Yes, this happened on a school day. One of the students noticed the smell of alcohol and set the ball in motion. 

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41-year-old Anthony Day was spotted strolling, naked, in Lakeland, FL. He told police it was a stunt, a TikTok challenge. That excuse maybe would've worked had Anthony had a phone with him.

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