Mugshot Madness, and Other Weird Crime News

Each week, Patch combs through the more shocking, surprising and often absurd alleged criminal acts and police-related incidents that unfold around the region. Here’s what went on last week for “OMG PD.”

That’s an excuse we haven’t heard before: Oaklyn resident Paul Mitchell told cops he was on his way back from making a child support payment in Camden when they pulled him over on the White Horse Pike. Thing was, it was just after midnight, and officers who searched Mitchell’s car said .

Get this man on the Smoking Gun: Branden M. Potter, 18, of Woodbury, got nabbed for allegedly holding up a Heritage’s convenience store using an Airsoft gun—and judging by the look on his face in what’s arguably the greatest mugshot this side of Nick Nolte, he wasn’t expecting cops to show up at his door.

OMG Ur going 2B arrested: Gloucester Township’s new anonymous text tip line is working great—so great it led to the arrest of Crystal Jenkins of Woodbury less than two weeks into its launch. Jenkins was charged with theft, fraud and related charges after allegedly using a stolen credit card at Target.

Think these things through first: We’re not saying it’s bad to give kids your leftover candy, but doing so while driving through a neighborhood in your Chevy Suburban, as Gloucester Township Police said one woman did, is probably not the best route.

That’s not how it works: Sure, it’s a hassle if you get pulled over by police, but getting out of your car and trying to walk away isn’t a solid option for getting out of a ticket, as Mount Laurel Police would like to point out. Gregory Thompson, who allegedly did exactly that, ended up getting arrested for obstruction instead.

There really is an app for that: Do yourself a favor, iPhone owners, and grab that “Find My iPhone” app—it’s a freebie—and install it right now (Android users, you have a bunch of third-party options). Here’s the reason why: A patron at the Dunkin’ Donuts on Route 130 in Collingswood left his iPhone 5 behind, and though it disappeared, the app—and some help from state troopers—got it returned to him.

An ill-advised snooze: Taking a nap in his car wasn’t illegal, but the heroin Marlton resident Eric D. Olsen allegedly had on him was, Cherry Hill Police said.