We all do something dumb once in awhile, then there are those who go above and beyond. Our salute to those who have managed to take dumb to a whole new level.
Christopher Spain wasn't mowing a yard at 8:30 in the morning, instead he had taken a ride on his lawnmower on Florida's Suncoast Parkway.
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Closing time at a Planet Fitness in Sarasota, FL got real interesting when a naked man ran through the building, tried to start a fire in the bathroom, climbed up in the ceiling, and tried to elude police by hiding in a tanning bed.
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Shantel Benett-Wyatt made herself a little too conspicuous with a HUGE stuffed animal strapped to the roof of her Ford Explorer in Pasco, WA. Police were looking for just such a vehicle after a woman tried using a machete on a man in a city park, then ran him over and broke his leg. Sheesh.
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Jonathan Jacoby wanted a better view of the ocean from his home on Nantucket Island, so he had trees blocking that view cut down. They were his neighbor's trees. She's mad, and suing, and Jonathan was arrested because you can't do that.
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30-year-old Tony Roe was in court for sentencing on drug charges when he was caught trying to deal drugs with another convict.
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For his 57th birthday, Jonathan Winslow celebrated by stealing the Conch Tour Train in Key West, FL, driving it to the famous Southernmost Point Buoy, picking up several passengers along the way, and wrapped it all up by getting arrested. Meth may or may not have been involved. Happy Birthday, Jonathan.
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The new law targets anyone going faster than 100 mph with a penalty of up to 30 days in jail, a $500 fine, or both. The new law took effect at 12:01 a.m., the first offender was caught at 12:03 a.m.
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27-year-old Benjamin Kidd, the victim of today's Dumb-Dumb, could use your help.
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Now, for Patches Magickbeans (yes, they tell us that's his legal name). He's a 34-year-old man in hot water for driving the van that hit equipment Ben and another worker were on inside a tunnel in Two Harbors, MN. Troopers, to NO ONE'S surprise, found drugs in the vehicle and "Patches" freely admitted to taking psy...
After a fight with his wife 4 days prior, police discovered an unnamed 44-year-old man "staying" in someone's Davenport, FL home to avoid her. When police arrived the man was preparing supper and getting ready for a bath. "Sure, make yourself right at home."
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A 42-year-old man, whose legal name is Loony John Franklin Toon, disappeared onto a golf course Friday night after a police chase.
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Boy, was THIS guy surprised when 36-year-old Kristin Spearman, his ex, delivered a marriage license showing they were married. She had pulled a fast one with an area pastor and a county clerk, now she's in jail. We don't have much hope this marriage will last.
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Jose Perez of Salt Lake City was arrested after lunch with a buddy took an unexpected turn. Jose had gotten it into his head that his friend was a werewolf and felt he needed to take appropriate actions.
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72-year-old Samuel Thomas of St. Petersburg, FL has called 911 647 times to complain about his neighbors, and that's in just the last 6 months. Records show Sam has called 911 16,000 times in the last five years.
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19-year-old Cody Mallon learned the hard way that just because the prison's closed doesn't mean the locks don't work. He also learned you shouldn't trespass in a closed prison, alone, in the middle of the night.
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43-year-old Shanna Tognarelli led police on a high-speed chase before driving into someone's backyard and jumping in their in-ground swimming pool.
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A driver in Denver, CO tried to flee the scene of an accident with a police officer in their car. The cop had gotten in to shut of the vehicle's engine when they found the driver unresponsive behind the wheel. When that driver woke up, all hell broke loose.
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A Walmart customer in Arizona was trying to buy 9 avocados at self-checkout. Instead of punching in 9, they punched in 999 and freaked when they thought Walmart was trying to rip them off.
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23-year-old John Robinson was going to be late for his Spirit Airlines flight from Detroit to L.A. His solution for delaying the plane's departure was ill-advised, and illegal as all get-out.
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After a night out in St. Petersburg, FL 31-year-old Andrew Davison from Statesboro, GA needed a ride home. When he saw a cop car with flashing lights, he hopped in the back seat and told the officer he "wanted a ride home." Andrew got a ride, just not home.
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Richard Pruneda got a DUI in Eddyville, Kentucky over Memorial Day Weekend. His car was impounded by the country sheriff and he spent the night in detention. The next day he bonded out and asked to get some items from his car. He realizes not that was a mistake.
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