Cops of Reddit. What's the stupidest thing or crime someone did right in front of you?

I worked as a small town sheriff's deputy in a rural country. One night, I was running code to a

domestic disturbance at a home a couple miles away. I was cresting a hill and noticed a pair of

headlights in my lane of travel on a two-lane road. I pulled up and noticed a beat-up old

yellow pickup truck with the driver's side door open facing me and blocking the road. I then noticed

a disheveled-looking man standing in the ditch sheepishly holding an obviously upset raccoon

by the tail. I stepped out of the car and yelled to the man politely inquiring as to

what was happening. He shrugged his shoulders and yelled, sorry forensic Sasquatch, before

pitching the raccoon into the bushes. I didn't have time to ask questions, but told them to move the car

out of the way so I could get to my domestic. Months later, I ran into the gentleman in town, and he introduced himself as the raccoon guy.

I asked him what had happened, and he told me,

I was driving along and saw two raccoons trying to get into the same culvert, and they got

stuck.

I told myself, I'll bet I could grab one of them if I tried, and went and grabbed him

by the tail.

Oh, boy, was he sure mad?

I asked him what he was playing to do with the raccoon, and he just shrugged and gave me a quizzical

look.

My roommate was a cop.

We were walking home after work.

I passed right by the station on my way home, and she'd usually

joined me. She was still in uniform, badge and all. We passed by a liquor store, and a group of

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