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Who doesn't love the Odd News section? All crimes are crazy, realistically, because nobody wants to pay big brother a hefty fine or, even worse, spend time behind bars with big daddy. Still, some transgressions stick out more than others. This year we've seen people do all sorts of nutty shit, like locking a cop in a Bentley, pulling a gun in a McDonald's drive-through, and posting about a drunk hit-and-run on Facebook. That's just scratching the surface. Read about those bizarre incidents and more in the 25 Craziest Car-Related Crimes of 2013 (So Far).
25. Being a Dope
Crime: Marijuana posession, speeding
Date: March
Location: Lawrence, Ind.
At least this guy was honest. A police officer pulled Eric Williams over and found marijuana in a blunt wrap in the center console. Williams' response: he would have smoked it had he known it was there.
24. Kid Driver
Crime: None
Date: April
Location: India
Some jackass in India let his nine-year-old son get behind the wheel of a 483hp Ferrari F430 and filming a Youtube video. Charges were later filed for endangering the life of a child and allowing a minor to drive.
23. Drunk College Hypocrite
Crime: DUI
Date: February
Location: Fort Collins, Colo.
A dumbass college kid at CSU was nailed for drunk driving. He should have called Ram Ride, the school program that gives students a ride home. Afterall, he was one of their volunteers.
22. Hey, My Car!
Crime: Possession of a stolen vehicle
Date: May
Location: Kennewick, Wash.
When a McDonald's employee woke up to her car being stolen, she probably didn't expect to see it again. It didn't take long for her to be surprised. That same day the thief took her Toyota 4 Runner to the drive through that she worked at.
21. Stealing a Cop Car
Crime: Theft
Date: March
Location: Seville, Spain
The Spanish man arrested for stealing a cop car probably didn't mean to help the police out. But that's exactly what he did when they finally tracked him down and placed him in the back of another squad car. He managed to bust out of the cuffs, revealing a defect in the design. The police made sure to tell all the other precincts in the country.
20. More Dopes
Crime: Marijuana and ecstacy posession
Date: March
Location: Totowa, N.J.
How hard is to find a place to smoke? A group of four dudes decided to light up in a police parking lot, aka the dumbest place of all time. Next time they should try literally anywhere else.
19. Car Envy
Crime: Bank Robbery
Date: January
Location: Davenport, Fla.
Russell Sanford Jr. didn't have much patience. At only 28, he was already tired of seeing people younger than him driving nicer cars. So he did what any ambitious person would do and robbed his local bank with a semi-automatic gun.
18. Locking a Cop Inside a Rolls-Royce
Crime: Locking an officer in his car (we don't know what exactly to call that)
Date: June
Location: Thrissur, India
A loaded businessman was arrested for locking a cop in his Rolls-Royce because she tried to take his keys. This is the same dude who let his 9-year-old son drive his Ferrari. Would this story be as funny without the cars being stupid expensive? Probably not.
17. Diamonds Aren't Forever
Crime: Burglary
Date: January
Location: Orlando
Why would anyone leave $400,000 worth of diamonds in their car? And better yet, why would anyone that can afford $400,000 worth of diamonds eat at a buffet? A Florida man is certainly asking himself that now that robbers made off with the jewels while he sat stuffing his face with all he could eat. The robbers still haven't been caught.
16. 2 DUIz
Crime: DUI
Date: March
Location: Innisfil, Canada
If you ever get caught driving drunk, make sure whoever you call to pick you up is sober. A Canadian man called his mom to pick him up and she got hit with a DUI upon arriving. It must run in the family.
15. Leading by (Bad) Example
Crime: Endangering the welfare of a child
Date: April
Location: Long Island, N.Y.
Some moms just don't know how to say no to their kids. This one got in trouble for driving the little brats around as they shot cars with bb guns.
14. Burger King Robbery Fail
Crime: Armed robbery
Date: May
Location: Stockton, Calif.
Gabriel Gonzalez Jeremy Lovitt's quest for loot was spoiled by the man who should be Burger King's employee of the year. When the worker went outside to trigger the alarm, he discovered the would-by robbers' getaway car and drove it away.
13. Old Lady Exposure
Crime: Lewdness
Date: March
Location: Barnegat, N.J.
A 56-year-old woman was arrested for stopping in the middle of the street, getting out of her car, and flashing a surveillance camera. That's not the right way to get a hot pink tank top.
12. Walking Sucks
Crime: Theft
Date: February
Location: Fort Oglethorpe, Ga.
A teenager tired of walking decided to solve the problem by stealing a bus to get home from jail. We're sure walking sucks much more than going back to jail.
11. Peeing in the Back of a Cop Car
Crime: Resisting an officer without violence
Date: March
Location: Fort Meyers Beach, Fla.
Nobody wants to end up in the back of a cop car, especially during Spring Break. Just ask Chris Brennan, who became so furious that he pissed all over the car, hitting the cop's lunch and cellphone.
10. Getting Weird on New Years
Crime: Battery, assault and battery on a law enforcement officer, making threats to a law enforcement officer, resisting arrest with violence and resisting arrest without violence
Date: January
Location: Stock Island, Fla.
This had to be a weird scene to arrive to, even on New Years. A woman called the police saying Deni Noa reached into her car at a stoplight and punched her in the face. When police arrived, Noa was buck naked in the middle of the highway with his brothers trying to put him in the trunk of a car. With that start, the rest of the year could only get better.
9. Robbing the Pizza Boy With an AK-47
Crime: First degree robbery
Date: June
Location: St. Louis
This year has had an awful crime trend in St. Louis: delivery man robberies. In June an unlucky Domino's driver was set up by a customer to be robbed with an AK-47. In reponse to the wave, county police set up an undercover unit that businesses can use for suspicious deliveries. They might be better off banning this song.
8. No Thanks, Vigilante
Crime: Impersonating a police officer
Date: June
Location: Salem, Ore.
Whatever you say, crazy dude. Pulling people over as a civillian is totally normal. Andrew Goffrier saw a woman who he thought was speeding and decided to make sure she wasn't drunk. He turned on his blue and red lights, which is totally normal to keep on a civilian car, and at one point showed the woman his gun. She recognized the level of shade and called the real police.
7. Lighting a Car on Fire With a Bible
Crime: Burglary, Arson
Date: June
Location: West Kendall, Fla.
An unidentified Florida man used a bible to set an Acura SUV on fire. Surveillance video captured the guy casing out cars until he found the Acura unlocked. Dude earned himself a place in jail and in hell.
6. Fleeing the Scene on Power Wheels
Crime: DWI, leaving the scene of an accident
Date: March
Location: Jonesboro, Ark.
It's the getaway, and not the crime itself, that makes Jamie Jeanette's story so nuts. After drunk driving her Grand Am into a trailer home, the Arkansas woman hopped into a battery-powered Power Wheels Truck and took off. She didn't get far enough, as authorities found her... with no pants.
5. Scooting Under the Influence
Crime: DUI
Date: February
Location: Greenwood, Ind.
People always seemed to be shocked when they get a DUI in anything other than a car. Here's a tip: If it moves, you probably can't drive it drunk. Marcus Degraphenreed taught us that Walmart scooters are included when he was pulled over for driving it wasted on an Indiana highway.
4. Facebook Fail
Crime: Failing to perform the duties of a driver
Date: January
Location: Astoria, Ore.
"Drivin drunk ... classsic ;) but to whoever's vehicle i hit i am sorry. :P"... Probably not a smart thing to post on Facebook. An Oregon teen learned that the hard way when his social media sharing led to his arrest.
3. Drive Through Rage
Crime: Aggravated assault
Date: April
Location: Forsyth County, Ga.
We've never been as mad in a drive through (or ever) as the detective who became so impatient that he pulled a gun on another driver. McDonald's fries are good, but not that good.
2. Stealing a Bridge
Crime: Theft
Date: June
Location: Frolovo, Russia
It wasn't hard for Russian authorities to find out who stole a small steel bridge. They just had to follow the tracks. A 23-year-old man hitched up the bridge to his tractor to sell for scrap metal. Bold move, sir.
1. Pleading the Z
Crime: Assault with a deadly weapon, hit and run causing death or injury, and vehicle theft
Date: April
Location: Temecula, Calif.
A California man who stole a semi and scratched smashed it said he was being chased by zombies. Unsurprisingly, the police to tried to determine if he was on drugs.