Dumbasses of the Day: Bugged CD player & Don't ask for directions

Tampa Woman's 911 Calls Answered With Arrest
By JOSH POLTILOVE | The Tampa Tribune
Published: April 24, 2008

TAMPA - A Tampa woman who has called 911 about 20 times since March 22 dialed the number again this morning to report her CD player was bugged and that her mobile home park was listening to her, Hillsborough County deputies say.
When a deputy came to the scene and wouldn't listen to her radio, she called 911 again.
Deputies arrested Denise Ann Dean, 36, at 1:35 a.m. at 14011 N. Nebraska Ave., Lot 39
She was charged with making a false 911 call, a misdemeanor.
She remained in Falkenburg Road Jail today. Her bail was set at $500.
In a separate incident this morning, University of South Florida police officers arrested a Tampa man they say made harassing phone calls to their station.
Jacob N. Jones, 24, called USF's station about 20 times after he received a traffic summons Tuesday, a criminal arrest affidavit states.
Jones told police during the calls that he repeatedly would call to make up for the amount of the ticket, according to the affidavit.
Police arrested Jones at 3:33 a.m. He is a student and lives on campus, where he was arrested, the jail's Web site shows.
The charge against him, harassing telephone calls, is a misdemeanor.
Jones remained in Orient Road Jail today. His bail was set at $250.

Carjacker asks TV crew for directions, police say
CLEVELAND, Ohio (AP) -- A carjacking suspect stopped during the crime to ask a television news crew for directions, police said.
The 19-year-old was arraigned Thursday on a charge of aggravated robbery and ordered held on $50,000 bond.
WOIO-TV newswoman Shannon O'Brien and photographer Eric Walls were doing a sidewalk report Monday on bank problems when the passenger in a car asked for directions to a bank.
The driver signaled that he was being held at gunpoint, O'Brien told police.
The news crew called police and followed the car until officers caught up. Police Lt. Thomas Stacho said the suspect was carrying a loaded handgun.