Mr Jacob Roemer was arrested in Negaunee Township, Michigan, after a brief chase following an attempted home invasion. The home owner confronted Roemer and chased the burglar into some nearby woods, where a State Police dog eventually found Roemer lying on the ground, unconscious and bloody. In the darkness, Roemer had run straight into a tree and knocked himself out. 

Asher Woodworth, 30, was charged with misdemeanor traffic obstruction in the Portland, Maine, arts district last October as he stood in a street after covering himself with branches of evergreen trees. A friend described Woodworth as a performance artist contrasting his preferred “slow life” with the bustle of downtown traffic. Jail should suit him, then.

Ms. Cana Greer, 29, was arrested in Sacramento, California, in October when police responded to a call to help her remove handcuffs she had accidentally engaged while fooling around with a friend. Police, routinely checking her ID, discovered an outstanding felony burglary warrant. As per procedure, officers took her to a fire station for removal of the cuffs – to make room on her wrists for their own handcuffs.