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Only in Florida. That is all we can say about this Florida woman who was found by a customer ‘getting busy” in a used Jeep Wrangler, on the lot. According to deputies, a customer, perusing the car lot came across 37-year-old Alexis King, in the…
Read More “Get Dressed” Naked Florida Woman Found ‘Gettin Busy’ In Used Jeep At Car Dealer
Seriously, watch this guy think about which pressure washer to steal from a Florida Lowes store. According to police, this Florida man chose a 3000 PSI Craftsman valued at $329 after some weighing out his options earlier this week. Police say the man in the…
Read More Florida Man Has A Hard Time Choosing A Pressure Washer To Steal From Lowes
A Florida man landed behind bars after attempting to trade in a car to the same dealership he stole it from, police said. Timothy Wolfe, 50, is facing charges of grand theft of a motor vehicle, dealing in stolen property, criminal mischief, and petit theft,…
Read More Not Bright: Florida Man Attempts To Trade-In Stolen Car To The Dealership He Stole It From
A Florida woman paddleboarding had an unusual encounter with an alligator that attempted to take a bite out of her board, and the incident was caught on camera. Vicki Reamy Baker posted photos and videos of the encounter on Facebook showing how the alligator kept coming and wouldn’t leave…
Read More “Why Are You Messing Me” Gator Attempts To Bite Florida Paddleboarder
Florida man is at it again and this time was arrested after exposing himself to toll booth workers on Florida roadways. According to Florida Highway Patrol, 41-year-old Mark Anthony Fillyaw was arrested for multiple accounts of indecent exposure. Troopers say that Fillyaw had been flashing…
Read More “Toll Booth Willie” Florida Man Arrested After ‘Showing It All’ At Seven Toll Booths
A Florida woman was arrested and charged with Grand Theft Auto after trying to steal a fire engine and acting erratic, according to police. According to an affidavit, police responded to St. Augustine Beach in Florida to assist Fire Rescue crews with a lady that…
Read More “I Lost My Marbles” Florida Woman Tries To Steal Fire Engine After Consuming Magic Potion
In the middle of an intense police standoff over the weekend a 28-year-old Boston woman was arrested after driving a golf cart into the crime scene, naked. On Sunday, September 5, 2021, at approximately 8:07 p.m., deputies responded to the area of Fairway Drive and…
Read More Naked Boston Woman Drives Golf Cart Through Florida Police Standoff, Gets Arrested
A Florida man has been arrested after stealing 60 sets of keys from an auto dealership and chose to drive off in a 2005 GMC Sierra pickup truck. Police responded Friday to a burglary report at LG Auto Sales located in Boyton Beach, where the…
Read More Florida Man Steals Pickup Truck, Crashes, Pretends To Grill On Strangers Porch
A Florida woman was arrested after pulling a knife on a man who complained about her ‘passing gas’ in line at a Dollar General. According to deputies, Shanetta Yvette Wilson, 37, was standing in line at a Dollar General in Dania Beach, Florida, and started…
Read More “Gut Him” Florida Woman Pulls Knife On Man After Dispute Over Her Passing Gas At Dollar General
They may have picked different shirts to wear that day, hindsight is 20/20. According to Orange County Sheriff’s office, the colorful twins and ‘must-be’ Simpsons fans, 36-year-old Milton Gardener and 22-year-old Destiny Jackson, were arrested after a traffic stop led deputies to drugs and paraphernalia.…
Read More Florida Man And Woman, In Colorful Simpsons Shirts, Arrested On Multiple Drug Charges