You’ve likely witnessed the recent media coverage focusing on the controversial tactics and discriminatory acts of the global police force. What underpins this apparent issue? The debate is fervent, with some attributing it to racism and others to profiling. Regardless of your perspective, you’re bound to find the content of this list intriguing. Each day, individuals are detained for a diverse array of offenses from petty theft to major crimes such as murder, the police and law enforcement are constantly kept on their toes. Consequently, there are some fascinating encounters when civilians interact with the police. Such incidents make for compelling news stories and engaging television programs, like the beloved show Cops, where people thoroughly enjoy watching intoxicated motorists apprehended or thieves being pursued through suburban backyards by winded police officers. However, what happens when the limelight fades and the cameras stop rolling? Today we will delve into some intriguing narratives about people being arrested that you may or may not be familiar with. But regardless of whether you’ve heard these stories before, we’re confident you’ll uncover something captivating and new in this list. We present you with 25 unexpected, startling, and unsettling tales of people facing arrest.
And while you’re reading about people getting arrested, why not check out some social media fools who got busted of Facebook.
Martin Sheen has been arrested 66 times for protesting.
Source: wikipedia, Image: wikipedia 12 year old Alexa Gonzalez was arrested in New York City for doodling on her desk.
Source: nydailynews.com, Image: wikipedia After slaves in the US were freed, some were arrested for not having jobs and then sold to corporations to serve their sentence.
Source: npr, Image: wikipedia In 2013, a homeless man named Timothy Dean Alsip held up a store for $1 and waited to be taken to jail so he would receive medical attention.
Source: rt.com, Image: wikipedia The longest period of time that Paul and Linda McCartney spent apart from each other during their 29 year marriage was for 11 days when Paul was arrested in Japan for being in possession of marijuana.
Source: people.com, Image: wikipedia In 2011, Big Boi from Outkast got arrested while on a cruise for possession of ecstasy. His response was that he thought it was the "love boat".
Source: xxlmag.com, Image: wikipedia Robert Downey Jr. was arrested in 1996 for driving his Porsche naked with heroin, cocaine, and a handgun.
Source: biography.com, Image: wikipedia According to a study by the NIH (The Helpseeking Experiences of Men Who Sustain Intimate Partner Violence: An Overlooked Population and Implications for Practice), male victims of domestic abuse are more likely to be arrested themselves when they call the police rather than their female partner.
Source: wordpress.clarku.edu, Image: wikipedia Before D-Day, some newspapers in England featured crossword puzzles that contained codewords matching allied landing sites. The incident led to arrests and an intense investigation but it was eventually determined to be a complete coincidence.
Source: wikipedia, Image: wikipedia In 2009 a New York police officer named Adrian Schoolcraft was forcibly placed in a psych ward by fellow officers for revealing corruption in the department.
Source: wikipedia, Image: wikipedia In 1969 a woman named Vickie Jones did an entire concert where she impersonated Aretha Franklin. Although she was arrested, nobody actually asked for a refund because the performance was so convincing!
Source: wikipedia, Image: wikipedia Four years before KGB double agent was arrested, Robert Hanssen was caught using a password cracker on a CIA computer. When he explained that he was trying to install a color printer and needed the admin password, the CIA believed him.
Source: wikipedia, Image: wikipedia Jamie Waylett, the actor who played Crabbe in Harry Potter was arrested for being in possession of a molotov cocktail during the London Riots in 2011.
Source: wikipedia, Image: wikipedia In 2011, 19 year old Lyle Monroe Bensley was arrested in Texas after attacking a woman. He claimed to be a 500 year old vampire that didn't want to have to "feed on humans"
Source: abcnews.go.com, Image: pixabay In 1924, German children discovered human bones along a river. This eventually led to the arrest of Fritz Haarmann who was killing people and selling their meat as "pork".
Source: wikipedia, Image: wikipedia Penal codes 837, 839, and 844 in California allow for private persons to make arrests (837), if necessary summon a large group of people to help (839), and kick down the door or forcibly enter a premises if necessary (844).
Source: legalinfo.ca.gov, Image: wikipedia Although Claudette Colvin was arrested for resisting segregation on busses 9 months before Rosa Parks, she was not used as a figurehead for the civil rights movement because she was unmarried, pregnant, and a teenager
Source: wikipedia, Image: wikipedia In 2010, SWAT teams raided several barbershops in Orlando, Florida and arrested over 30 people for cutting hair without a license.
Source: reason.com, Image: Señor Codo via Flickr In 1993 a man intentionally damaged a levee on the Mississippi River to prevent his wife from coming home so he could stay out later. The levee broke, however, and he was sentenced to life in prison.
Source: wikipedia, Image: wikipedia In 2008 an FBI agent started arresting meth addicts in a rural Missouri town. Eventually it came to light that he wasn't actually an FBI agent but an unemployed security guard.
Source: nytimes, Image: wikipedia Due to a crime wave, police in Milan set up cameras to track petty crime. They found out that some children make $20,000 USD per month by pickpocketing.
Source: abc.net.au, Image: wikipedia Several members of a civil rights group once tried to perform a citizen's arrest on President Mugabe of Zimbabwe while he was in Britain on account of alleged torture crimes. Although British law allows for the persecution of people for international crimes if they are on British soil, President Mugabe was not detained by authorities.
Source: wikipedia, Image: wikipedia In 1998 a women disappeared while awaiting trial for drunken driving and manslaughter. In 2013 she was found in a Canadian bar bragging about how she got away.
Source: oregonlive.com, Image: pixabay In 2010 a passenger was arrested at the airport upon arrival in Ireland because Slovakian police had placed explosives in his luggage as part of a training exercise but they had forgotten to remove them.
Source: wikipedia, Image: pixabay More Air Marshals have been arrested than the number of people arrested by Air Marshals.
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