These outrageous police station incidents have to be seen to be believed
From a fugitive escaping through the ceiling to a man plowing his car into the police station, these shocking stories prove cops don't even have to leave the building to encounter the unpredictable.
From a fugitive escaping through the ceiling to a man plowing his car into the police station, these shocking stories prove cops don't even have to leave the building to encounter the unpredictable.
From a fugitive escaping through the ceiling to a man plowing his car into the police station, these shocking stories prove cops don't even have to leave the building to encounter the unpredictable.
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Police officers know to expect the unexpected once they're on patrol. But, apparently, that's a good rule of thumb when they're back at the station, too.
"The police station is busy," John Jay College of Criminal Justice adjunct assistant professor and former NYPD detective Dr. Alfred S. Titus Jr. said. "A lot of people back and forth, phones ringing, suspects coming in and out in handcuffs, police officers walking around, it's a pretty hectic environment."
That proves true in these jaw-dropping stories, below, from around the U.S., with expert commentary from Titus and criminal defense attorney and University of Pittsburgh Professor of Practice Chalon Young.
Crash Course
On the East Coast, a man threatens the police department over the phone. When a patrol car arrives at the scene, the suspect rams his vehicle into multiple cars before driving away and, not long after, plowing his car into the police station.
"When a person is acting erratically, it gives police concern," Titus said. "It makes them act even more cautiously with the individual, especially involving a car chase because there's no telling what the individual will do."
Two of a Kind
A Wisconsin woman is arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence after watching a Packers game with friends. She calls a friend to pick her up, but there's just one problem: Once he arrives, police quickly suspect that he's been drinking as well.
"I have actually seen people being arrested at the police station," Young said. "Most often, it's for an outstanding warrant or for misbehaving when they're in the station."
Back to Life, Back to Atlantic Sea
A seal leaves the ocean and settles into the freshwater Shoe Pond in Beverly, Massachusetts, becoming a local attraction and earning the nickname "Shoebert." Authorities are unable to capture him until, one night, a police officer standing outside the station spots the animal waddling his way.
"Police officers get some training with dealing with animals, but it's usually your common animal like dogs and cats," Titus said. "A seal, there's no training for seals."
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