Jesus Perez, pictured, crashed into six parked cars early Monday morning, removed the license plates and walked away from his vehicle, according to police in Springfield, MA.
And how did cops crack this case so quickly? Perez, 26, allegedly removed a case of beer from his trunk that dropped and cracked as he made his getaway. Sgt. John M. Delaney said they simply, "followed the trail of broken beer bottles" to find their suspect.
Speaking of "Springfield" doesn't he remind you of a certain somebody from The Simpsons?
In any event, he is charged with operating under the influence of alcohol, leaving the scene of a property damage accident and operating after suspension.
Well, it's time again to pick the week's Dumbest Criminal. Two of the folks you have to choose from are, or should I say, were part of the long arm of the law. Now, their alleged dumb moves have stripped them of their unis. Are one of them this week's dumbest? Well, only you can decide. And you only have one week. So vote now!
MONDAY: Call 911 For A Ride to Miami: Get the Heat
TUESDAY: Honestly, Dumb
WEDNESDAY: Gown to Jail
THURSDAY: Dumb Cop Gets Cagey
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A Sullivan County, TN sheriff’s deputy is in the doghouse, both literally and figuratively, after getting arrested on a drunken driving charge.
A Florida Highway Patrol officer reportedly found Samuel Bledsoe, pictured, vomiting in his car with a blown out tire on Friday night. The trooper said Bledsoe could barely stand and he had to explain a field sobriety test to him 18 times. He ultimately failed.
Meanwhile, according to the report, Bledsoe was trying to explain to the trooper he was a fellow officer, and demanded a ride home.
When the trooper arrested him instead, Bledsoe allegedly became so belligerent, the officer had no choice but to put him in the “K-9” cage of his cruiser to take him to the hospital.
Bledsoe allegedly told the trooper, “I hope you are proud of yourself for this and costing me my job."
Bledsoe, 47, was indeed fired Monday morning
Kenneth Hook, pictured, may have thought he was being very clever when Prescott, AZ police pulled him over Friday night and arrested him on charges of suspicion of DUI.
He allegedly told officers he was suffering from a medical condition related to a seizure disorder, so they took him to the hospital.
But when the arresting officer returned to the hospital to finish investigating, Hook, 41, was reportedly leaving the emergency room wearing only his hospital gown.
According to police, Hook then attempted to flee via a barbed wire fence, ripped the hospital nightie off his body and then took off naked through an open field.
The officer caught up with him a short time later.
But perhaps he does have some dumb luck. For some reason he’s only being charged with DUI.
Related: Ever hear the one about the naked jogging priest?
People get arrested for drinking and driving all the time, so I guess we can categorize them as collectively “dumb.”
But sometimes it’s what you say to the cops when you're pulled over while stinking drunk that earns you a spot in the Dumb Criminal directory. Today is one of those days.
Daniel Joseph Mahoney, pictured, was arrested on suspicion of DUI on Saturday--the first time he'd been picked up for such a charge--after ramming his car into a pole.
"I've been drinking and driving for 20 years and never got caught before tonight," he allegedly admitted to the Florida Highway Patrol.
Troopers say Mahoney, 40, was sitting on his rear bumper when they arrived on the scene.
"I'll be honest with you," he told them, according to the report. "I've had too much to drink tonight and I hit a pole."
Which begs me to question, "Is honesty always the best policy?"
Today we're adding to our classic reasons not to call 911. You may remember dumb ditties such as the guy who allegedly reported his pot stolen, and the drunk dude who complained because his family hid the liquor. Another shout out goes to the ladies whose stupid reasons for making emergency calls on their men included: not eating their supper or lying about wanting to get married.
Meet Jose Armando Rodrigues, pictured. He’s a 32-year old man who allegedly called 911 twice from his cell phone to claim someone was trying to kill him. But in reality, police say, he was in a friend's car that had broken down on I-95 and got tired of waiting.
According to Boyton Beach, FL police department Rodrigues admitted. “OK, I will tell you the truth. Nothing happened. I just want a ride to Miami and figured you would give me one.”
Rodrigues is charged with abuse of the 911 system and giving false information about a crime to a law enforcement officer.
Congratulations Jose and welcome to our Dumb 911 calls Hall of Fame!
Now, it’s time to pick this week’s Dumbest Criminal. They are all pictured to your left, and boy did I find some dumb ones out there this week. Polls will be open for one week, so go ahead make your dumb choice count:
MONDAY: Taking A Crack at Kidnapping
TUESDAY: This Robber's 'Junior' League
WEDNESDAY: Cops: Suspect Had Sinking Feeling
THURSDAY: Weeding Out the Truth
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Try this on for dumb size: Stealing a vehicle from an army base and getting busted when it runs out of gas.
Yup, Volusia County Sherrif’s office says they found Pvt. Sean Aaron Johnson, pictured, sitting in an army-issued Humvee along I-95 just South of Daytona Beach, FL.
Johnson, 23, allegedly told the officer he was headed to Fort Lauderdale from Fort Stewart Base in Georgia, on official Army business. But the officer, who just so happened to be an Army veteran himself, did the math and the story didn’t add up.
According to police, Johnson was wearing civilian clothing, wasn’t carrying his military license and he didn’t have a government-issued gas card to refuel the Humvee.
Sure enough, the Humvee was stolen, Johnson was listed at AWOL and the motorist who initially called cops to help a poor stranded soldier, actually helped the police.Johnson is charged with grand theft auto and faces military charges of being absent without leave.
Now, this dumb blogger has a big dumb observation: Johnson is from New Orleans, heading to Southern Florida, where the Saints will soon be playing in the Super Bowl. And I told y'all how crazy New Orleanians get for a good party. Just saying.When the officer read Miles, 25, his rights, he allegedly told them he only sold the pot on weekends because he was a full-time student during the week. Ah, now that explains it! He also allegedly admitted to keeping some for himself: “Man, you don’t know how much weed I smoke.” Oh, Jason, I bet they have some idea.
He is charged with possession of marijuana with intent to distribute and possession of paraphernalia.
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