Florida cops went to a home to arrest a suspect. Then they noticed an indication within the window

A Central Florida man needed on quite a few expenses thought up a inventive means he might evade arrest over the weekend, however was unsuccessful, in response to the Polk County Sheriff’s Workplace.

The company says in a Fb information launch that final Saturday round 2:45 p.m., deputies, on a tip, went to the Lakeland residence of somebody they’d been searching for in reference to a collection of alleged crimes.

The 41-year-old suspect was needed on expenses together with aggravated battery, false imprisonment and tampering.

Once they arrived outdoors his home, about an hour south of Orlando, they seen a big whiteboard on the window ledge. In blue ink, the message gave the person’s identify, adopted with: “does NOT reside right here!!”

Within the image accompanying the FB publish, the phrase “not” was underlined for emphasis.

“One of many worst issues about being a cop is you all the time should be open to the chance that persons are going to mislead you,” stated the PCSO publish. “Gee … a dry-erase board by no means lied to us earlier than —ought to we imagine it?”

A witness leaving the house was requested in regards to the the suspect’s whereabouts, and after being pressed, ultimately gave up the products — that he was inside.

Deputies surrounded the home and started calling out by way of a loud speaker. This went on for about an hour, with no response. Ultimately, the sherifff’s workplace says “give up smoke” was disbursed and 4 folks filed out, excluding the suspect.

A second serving to of a noxious substance was despatched in, however, nonetheless, no success.

Ultimately, with the assistance of Ok-9 Dexter, the person was found hiding in a chest of drawers and arrested.

The 4 of us who weren’t cooperating with the investigation additionally bought arrested and charged with resisting and “an all-expense paid journey to Grady Judd’s Mattress & Breakfast,” the nickname for the county lockup.

The publish concluded with such comical hashtags as #ItsGettingSoYouCantEvenTrustADryEraseBoardAnymore, #ComeForOneLeaveWithFive, #JailbirdsOfAFeatherGoToJailTogether and #WeAllHaveJunkDrawersButWhoAmongUsKeepsFelonsInTheirDrawers.