Stupid people of the week

Cops pull over 84-year-old man only to discover he’s driven without a license for 72 years

It turns out you can outrun the law, but only for 72 years.

Police pulled over an 84-year-old driver in Bulwell, U.K., this week only to discover he didn’t have a valid license … ever.

The retired man, who police said had trouble standing and hearing, admitted that he’d been driving without a license or insurance since he was 12 years old, SWNS reported.

“Thankfully he had never had an accident, caused anyone an injury, and never made anyone lose out financially, by hitting them whilst uninsured!”

Police did not release the man’s name or what penalties he was issued, but said his blue MINI had been spotted by a traffic camera that’s part of an expanding network, which identified it as being operated without proper documents.

Source; Fox 9

Man pleads guilty to impersonating federal law enforcement

A Dodge County [Minnesota] man is pleading guilty to pretending to be a federal law enforcement officer.

Reyel Devon Simmons, 52 of Dodge Center, pleaded guilty Friday in U.S. District Court to impersonating a federal officer and being a felon in possession of firearms. No sentencing date has been set.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the State of Minnesota says Simmons presented himself on social media as a federal agent with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security named “Ray Reeves.” Court documents state Simmons had nearly 10,000 followers on TikTok, used a profile photo that showed him wearing law enforcement gear, made several posts displaying law enforcement equipment, badges, and firearms, and referred explicitly and implicitly to himself as a federal agent.

However, Simmons has never been employed by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

Source; KIMT

Another violence interrupter shot dead as gun violence dominates Baltimore community

Who could have possibly seen this coming?

A man who worked on the front lines of preventing gun violence in Baltimore, Maryland, was shot and killed on Wednesday night in a quadruple shooting on E. Monument Street, in the McElderry Park neighborhood.

Baltimore native DaShawn McGrier, 29, worked as a violence interrupter for Safe Streets and is the third member of the organization to be shot and killed in the last year.

“[DaShawn] was passionate about his community, and was working hard to make that community safer for his family, friends and neighbors,” said Meg Ward, Vice President of Strategic Growth and Community Partnerships at Living Classrooms — a nonprofit that operates two of the 10 Safe Streets sites in the city, including McElderry Park. “He was a son, he was a father, he was a partner. He was a brother, he was a devoted and present father to his child.”

According to Ward, McGrier was having a conversation with the other two victims while working at his post on Monument Street when the shooting occurred.

“Apparently, a tow truck came around the corner and they just shot up the block,” Ward said.

BPD identified the other victims as 28-year-old Tyrone Allen and 24-year-old Hassan Smith. A spokesperson told ABC News Friday that “no arrests have been made at this time.”

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Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott also attended the event and said that the city is “determined to honor DaShawn’s legacy in the best way we can — by expanding community violence interventions across the city.”

More at the source; MSN

Florida undercover deputies involved in shooting at mall after gun deal operation turns into armed robbery

Suspects show up to sell some illegal guns and instead try to rob the police.

Two suspects opened fire at undercover deputies outside a mall in Florida on Monday after a gun buy operation turned into an armed robbery, authorities said.

The shooting unfolded around 4 p.m. outside the Westfield Brandon Mall while an undercover detective with the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office was meeting with two suspects at a pre-arranged location in attempt to buy firearms, the sheriff’s office said in a press release.

The sheriff’s office released video of the transaction taking place inside the undercover detective’s vehicle, showing the suspects attempting to rob him at gunpoint. Undercover deputies waiting nearby then moved in toward the vehicle to help the detective, the sheriff’s office said.

As the suspects fled, they fired multiple shots at deputies, according to authorities. The deputies didn’t return fire, and no deputies or civilians were struck or injured in the incident.

Deputies arrested one suspect, identified as 19-year-old Jordan Gracia. The second suspect, whose identity was not immediately released, remained on the loose Tuesday.

Gracia has a lengthy criminal record, according to authorities, including past charges of armed burglary, juvenile in possession of a firearm, resisting arrest, and carrying a concealed firearm.

In connection to the most recent incident, Gracia faces a charge of armed robbery, felon in possession of a firearm, and dealing in stolen property. Additional charges are pending.

Source; Fox News

Fort Bragg MP did drug deal from patrol car, charges say

A junior enlisted military police soldier stationed at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, faces a general court-martial in May over allegations that he used and distributed drugs, including an incident in which he allegedly did a drug deal from an MP vehicle.

According to the charge sheet, which 18th Airborne Corps officials provided, Spc. Jacob A. Dickerson is accused of using and distributing “some amount of Oxycodone” while on post in September 2021.

He also was “derelict” in his duties as an MP because he “coordinate[d] a drug deal for Oxycodone while on duty, and by using a Military Police vehicle,” the charge sheet said.

The prescription painkiller is a federally controlled substance that is widely considered to be one of the drivers of the nation’s ongoing opioid crisis.

Dickerson is assigned to the 21st Military Police Company, 503rd Military Police Battalion, which is part of the 16th Military Police Brigade. Dickerson’s brigade is an independent unit aligned with the 18th Airborne Corps.

Dickerson also faces several felony civilian charges in Cumberland County, North Carolina: one charge of running a drug distribution site, two counts of distributing opiates, and one charge of conspiring to distribute opiates. He also faces one misdemeanor charge of possessing drug paraphernalia.

Dickerson’s next civilian court date is Feb. 17.

It’s not clear which judicial system first leveled charges against Dickerson, nor is it clear whether civilian and military investigators collaborated on the case.

Dickerson declined to comment through his military defense counsel, who Army Times reached via email. Army Times could not locate an attorney representing the soldier for his upcoming civilian trial.

His general court-martial is tentatively scheduled to begin at Fort Bragg on May 16.

Source; Army Times

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