Real Florida Man headlines: Police encounters
Florida's public-records law makes arrest reports public almost immediately, so local reporters can quote the exact words a suspect used when explaining themselves. That is why so many headlines end with a quote, and why the police category is the largest in the library. If a Florida Man story surprises you, it is usually the explanation, not the crime.
196 verified headlines, newest first. Each one links to the article that reported it; the percentage shows how many players believed it when it appeared in the game against a fake.
- Florida man found hiding in shed after fleeing traffic stop, deputies say
- Florida Man Sleeps Under Couple's Bed After Breaking Into Hotel He Was Banned From
- Florida man pulled over on lawn mower busted for meth and weed
- Florida Man Keeps Driving as Deputy Pursues Through Lit Parking Lots, Gives Two Explanations, Sheriff Says
- Florida man allegedly snuck into couple’s hotel room, hid under their bed overnight
- Florida man accused of threatening couple after strange McDonald’s encounter
- Florida man arrested wearing G-string, sneakers in Target parking lot
- Florida Man and Woman Arrested After Burglary Spree, BMW Theft, and Credit Card Fraud
- Florida man faces extradition to RI over alleged threats against East Providence mayor
- Florida man dressed in G-string and sneakers arrested after allegedly masturbating in Target parking lot
- Naked Florida man found trespassing in private pool bites deputy after arrest, sheriff says
- Florida man accused of stalking Grand Island woman
- Florida Man, 25, Arrested After Allegedly Hiding Under Couple’s Hotel Room Bed While They Slept
- Florida man indicted following police chase, allegedly impersonating credit union member
- Florida man refuses to pay for gold-plated steak he didn't order, Salt Bae calls cops
- Florida man gets $37,500 after officer thought doughnut glaze was meth
- Florida Man arrested for attempted overthrow of Venezuelan government
- Meth fueled, mud covered, naked Florida Man shakes off two tasers, bites K-9 and fist fights officer then spits on another
- Popular Netflix series prompts Florida Man Sheriff to reopen 23 year old cold case
- Florida Man Found Naked in Chicken Coop After Crashing Car, Evading Police
- Florida man charged with battery after slapping girlfriend with cheeseburger, deputies say
- Florida man arrested for calling 911 because he was lonely
- Sheriff's Office: Wanted Florida man hoped blonde wig would disguise him from deputies as he biked away
- Florida Man Steals Jeep, Drives Back For Lost Phone Into Waiting Arms Of Police
- Florida man arrested in Naples Olive Garden while intoxicated and shoveling spaghetti into his mouth
- Florida man threatens to bring terror with an army of turtles
- Drunk Florida man arrested at Olive Garden after eating handfuls of spaghetti
- Deputies: Florida man tried to use wig, bicycle to fool law enforcement
- Florida man arrested, accused of hitting mom on the head with corn cob
- Florida man arrested after refusing to remove ‘obscene’ sticker from window
- Florida man arrested for impersonating officer after pulling over undercover detective
- 'F*** It, I'm Drunk, Take Me To Jail': Florida Man Crashes Lawn Mower Into Police Car
- Florida Man Told Police Cocaine Found On Nose Wasn't His
- Florida man squirts urine at woman walking dog, says he'd ‘do it again,' police say
- Florida man arrested, accused of driving stolen truck containing stolen caskets
- Florida man calls 911 to brag about fleeing traffic stop, 'what do we pay you guys for'
- Florida man wouldn’t flush. That’s when the police got involved
- Cops say Florida man hid meth inside his ‘hot, fresh’ potato wedges
- Florida man caught driving from sunroof tells police he'd prefer jail over seeing wife
- Florida man tries to convince deputies cocaine on his nose isn't his, police say
- Florida Man Poses As FBI Agent, Dumps Live Catfish On Homeowner's Driveway
- Florida Man Wears Wig to Hide From ‘Game Over' Police Task Force
- 'Hamburglar': A Florida man smashed a window to rob a Wendy's. He fired up the grill before walking out, according to police –
- Florida man accused of refusing to pay for chicken wings, exposing himself in restaurant
- Florida Man In Easter Bunny Brawl Is A Fugitive & Talks About His Furry Fist Fight
- Florida man arrested for hitting mom in head with corn cob
- Drunk Florida Man Crashes Riding Lawnmower Into Police Cruiser: Cops
- Florida man claimed cocaine on his nose ‘was not his,’ deputies say
- Florida man found naked in NY chicken coop after manhunt
- Florida man arrested after allegedly pouring ketchup on sleeping girlfriend: report
- Florida Man Does ‘Strange Dance,' Strips in McDonald's: Deputies
- Florida Man Threatens To Destroy Everyone With Army Of Turtles, Police Say
- Florida Man Arrested For Running Naked Through Walmart Parking Lot
- Florida man arrested for refusing to remove vulgar bumper sticker: 'They're just words'
- Police: Florida man threatens to destroy everyone with army of turtles
- Florida Man Speeds Down Highway While Standing Out Of Sunroof, Says He'd Rather Go To Jail Than Home To His Wife
- Florida man arrested after crashing beach wedding during first dance
- Florida Man Stands Through Sunroof While Driving on Highway
- Meth Smoking Florida Man Attacks Mattress in Jealous Rage
- Florida Man Throws Own Feces at Miami-Dade Judge Before Acquittal
- Florida man accused of playing basketball in the nude
- Florida man, 70, stands through moon roof on highway to 'praise God,' police say
- Drunk Florida man arrested at Olive Garden after eating spaghetti with his hands
- Florida Man Swallows 20 Rocks Of Crack, Leads Cops On Chase From Miami To Upper Keys
- Florida man arrested outside Olive Garden after eating pasta belligerently
- Drunken Florida man arrested after shoveling spaghetti into his mouth, yelling outside Olive Garden
- Florida man threatens that his army of turtles will destroy us, police say
- Florida man Kyle Jamison Jones arrested for slapping girlfriend in face with cheeseburger
- Florida man charged with pouring ketchup on girlfriend
- Florida Man Shoveling Spaghetti in Mouth Arrested at Olive Garden
- Florida Man calls 911 to get out of his fast food shift, cops say. It worked. Sort of.
- Deputies: Florida man says he's ‘Archangel Michael,' tries to set fire to 16 vehicles
- Florida man accused of attacking mom when she wouldn't dress his mannequin
- Florida man accused of beaning girlfriend in the face with burrito
- Florida man arrested for throwing burrito at girlfriend
- Florida man says 3 syringes found in his rectum aren’t his
- Florida man can't swim, but jumped into lake to avoid arrest, deputies say
- Florida man accused of being fake doctor claiming to cure diabetes
- Florida man arrested for possession of laundry detergent — not heroin — among 11 freed after deputy allegedly faked drug tests
- Police: Florida man hit mother, stuffed dumplings in her mouth for refusing to dress his mannequin
- Florida man accused of throwing pancake batter at woman arrested
- Florida man accused of 'intentionally' pressure washing his neighbor
- KFC employee hits Florida man in the face with a box of chicken, police say
- Florida man accused of throwing pancake batter faces battery charge
- Florida man hit dad in face with pizza after learning he helped deliver him, police say
- Florida man arrested for allegedly throwing cookie at girlfriend
- Florida man tries to fly home with RPG in checked bag
- South Florida Man Chews Deputy's Car Seat During Cocaine Arrest: Cops
- Police: Florida man ends standoff for slice of pizza
- Police: Florida man hits dad with pizza after finding out he helped deliver him at birth
- Police: Florida man says syringes found in rectum are not his, claims to not know how they got there
- TSA Stops Florida Man From Bringing Grenade Launcher Onto Plane in Lehigh Valley
- South Florida Man Says ‘Jesus Told Me' to Drive Ferrari Into Water: Police
- Florida Man Charged With Battery After Allegedly Throwing Cookie at Girlfriend
- ‘I will pull your jaw off’: Florida man arrested for threatening his senior girlfriend
- Florida man arrested after hitting girlfriend in face with burrito
- Florida man arrested, accused of shoving woman to get to egg rolls
- Florida Man Chews Up Police Car Seat After Cocaine Arrest
- Central Florida Man Broke Into Home, Fell Asleep on Couch While High on Meth: Police
- Florida man tries to race another driver, revs his engine and blasts off at 124 mph. He didn't realize the other driver was a cop.
- Florida Man who is also a former School of Rock Student on Jack Black’s Old Show arrested four times for stealing guitars
- Florida Woman who burned down historic tree while smoking meth arrested again
- Naked Florida man discovered eating ramen in restaurant, as police searched for a different burglar that ate chicken wings.
- Florida man calls 911 to brag after fleeing traffic stop. 'Like what do we pay you guys for?'
- Florida man who allegedly threatened family with Coldplay lyrics ends standoff after SWAT promises him pizza
- Florida woman named Crystal Methany arrested.
- Florida man wears 'f*** the police' shirt to court and wins the case
- Florida man caught illegally feeding wild alligator resists arrest: "He's a good boy…and he loves bagels"
- Florida Man Shoves Foot-long Sandwich Down His Pants, Sparks Manhunt
- Florida man arrested in Alabama for fleeing police
- Florida man accused of stealing Alzheimer's patient's identity to buy new teeth, French bulldog
- Police: South Florida man steals Christmas wreath, hangs it on his door
- Florida man dressed as Fred Flintstone pulled over for driving 'footmobile'
- Wanted Florida man arrested in Junction City
- Mugshot goes viral after Florida man arrested on multiple drug charges
- Florida man whose mugshot went viral arrested again
- Florida man in Fred Flintstone costume pulled over for driving 'footmobile'
- Florida man dressed as Fred Flintstone pulled over in 'footmobile'
- Florida man goes in for a job interview. Walks out in handcuffs.
- Florida man dressed as Fred Flintstone pulled over while driving ‘footmobile’
- Florida man arrested with large neck goes viral
- Florida man dressed as Fred Flintstone cited for speeding in his ‘footmobile’
- Florida man with viral mugshot arrested again
- Charge dropped against Florida man who made beer run with live gator
- Florida man arrested for shoplifting after job interview at Kohl's
- Florida man dressed like Fred Flintstone pulled over in his ‘footmobile’
- FCSO: Naked Florida man tries to start fight club at Chick-Fil-A
- Florida man tried to pay for McDonald's with bag of weed, police say
- Mugshot of Florida man arrested for drug charges goes viral
- How Journey’s undying ‘Don’t Stop Believin’‘ figured in a Florida man’s DUI arrest
- Florida man wasn’t drinking while driving, just at stop signs
- Florida man runs around store waving live alligator
- Florida man arrested for being belligerent, giving his girlfriend a wet willy
- Florida man arrested for attempted striptease at restaurant
- Florida man arrested for exposing himself at a restaurant table
- 30+ pounds of marijuana seized on Wyoming highway, Florida man arrested
- Florida man used Facebook to threaten county sheriff. Now he’s behind bars, deputies say
- Florida man arrested after chasing people with alligator in Jacksonville store
- Watch: Florida man arrested after chasing people with alligator in Jacksonville store
- Florida man jailed for giving his girlfriend a 'wet willy'
- Florida man says he wasn't drinking while driving -- only at stop lights and stop signs
- Naked Florida man found riffling through stranger's home, police say
- Florida man smears feces on food at Family Dollar store
- Florida man arrested for giving girlfriend a 'wet willy'
- Florida Man Caught With Nearly 200 Illegal Lobsters
- Florida man accused of smearing human waste at Melbourne store
- Florida Man Arrested in SIM Swap Conspiracy
- Florida man tells deputies he drank at stop signs, signals only
- Naked Florida man chases couple around Chick-fil-A parking lot, deputies say
- Florida man wants police to test his meth. They did — and then arrested him.
- Police arrest fleeing Florida man when his pants fall down
- Florida man rides bicycle on interstate during rush hour
- Monkey in diaper found clinging to Florida man in stolen car, police say
- Deputies remove Florida man from stolen vehicle with a monkey clinging to his body
- Deputy: Florida man chugged can of beer during DUI stop
- Florida man arrested after asking sheriff's office to test his 'bad' meth after 'violent reaction'
- Police: Florida Man Found Asleep In Taylor Swift's Bed Charged With Stalking
- Florida man tasered after walking naked around neighborhood
- Florida man running from police finally stopped by fallen pants
- Police: Florida man arrested after failing to pay for cab ride home from jail
- Florida man chugged a beer after being pulled over
- Florida Man Arrested After Calling Sheriff’s Office To Test His Drugs
- Florida man arrested, 500 pounds of marijuana seized in I-80 traffic stop
- *UPDATE* Florida Man Arrested After High Speed Chase in Stolen Vehicle
- Police: Florida man tasered after walking naked through neighborhood carrying cooking oil
- Police: Florida Man Hid Legless Fugitive Girlfriend in Plastic Tote
- Florida man arrested after asking deputies to test meth's quality, police say
- Florida Man Arrested After High Speed Chase in Stolen Vehicle
- Florida man throws samurai sword at sheriff's deputies
- Drunk Florida man yells 'come and get me' to deputies, is arrested
- Police: Passed out Florida man arrested with 233 doses of oxycodone
- Florida man arrested with 1.5 million dollars worth of marijuana
- Police: Florida man ‘swung a sword’ in road-rage attack
- Florida man accused of 7 burglaries in January
- Florida man attacks girlfriend with an unlikely weapon — a piece of chicken, cops say
- Florida man does cartwheel for cops during field sobriety test
- Florida man charged with possession of marijuana, brass knuckles
- WATCH: Florida man does cartwheel during sobriety test
- Florida man scammed 77-year-old Dauphin Co. woman out of $15K, police say
- Police: Florida man in Santa hat stole baby Jesus figurine from nativity scene on Christmas
- Florida man accused of posing with guns, making threats on social media
- South Florida Man Arrested for Impersonating US Marshal, Stealing iPhone: Police
- Florida man wanted for stealing guns arrested in Savannah after hours-long standoff
- Florida man attacks girlfriend with an unlikely weapon — his dinner, cops say
- Florida Man Calls 911 To Report Himself Drunk Driving
- Florida man rips urinal off bathroom wall, runs naked out of restaurant into woods
- Police: Florida man arrested while trying to collect ransom for missing dog
- Sheriff: Florida man arrested for DUI had blood alcohol of .316
- Florida man arrested 344 times is headed back to jail
- Florida man ‘swung sword’ in road-rage attack, police say
- Cops: Florida man assaults gas station cashier with hot dogs after being refused beer sale
- Florida man arrested on drug charges after calling 911 to report people running through his home
- Florida man arrested for allegedly turning his apartment into indoor shooting range
- Florida Man who is a convicted felon honks horn at cops working an accident. Has numerous drugs and weapons in his car in plain sight.
- Florida Man Arrested For Practicing Karate By Kicking Swans In The Head
- Florida man passes a joint to a cop while illegally parked in a handicapped spot with a gun in his car.
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