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Cops: No Gun in Pocket, But Ice Cream in Pants

A man had a few run-ins with the law, and woman had cool approach to shoplifting, police say.

If a Woodbridge man did everything police said he did, he was just asking to get in trouble.

Really, really asking for it.

According to East Windsor police, the man first caught their attention when he  – a bogus claim. He was quickly identified and arrested, police said.

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After his release, he next appeared at a bank. According to Marc LeMieux, director of major crimes at the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office: “He said, ‘Nobody move,’ so everyone looks at him, everyone stops. Somebody starts to move and he says, ‘I said, nobody move.’ Then he walks up to the counter and he basically just tells the woman at counter, 'Here's a $50 bill. Can you make change for me?’”

The man then allegedly told a group of girls outside the bank that he had a gun. Police said he didn't have a weapon on him during either incident, but he did have one in his car.

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He was ultimately charged with creating false public alarm and making terroristic threats. 

Each Monday, Patch takes a peek at some of the more surprising, shocking, stunning and occasionally silly police-related incidents reported throughout New Jersey for "OMGs from NJ PDs." Some of the other reports:

Am I My Brother's (ID's) Keeper? Manchester police said a man they arrested isn't who he initially appeared to be. When he showed up in court for a traffic summons, authorities discovered the man was actually using his own brother's identity – , police said.

Looking Good for Burglary: Say what you will about a man being held in the Morris County Jail for allegedly breaking into a Livingston bank and three gas stations (authorities said charges are also expected in several more incidents, in several towns) – . When he was captured on surveillance video, police said, they noticed he was wearing formal shoes and pants, a suit jacket and cap – and was carrying a crowbar. "We're calling him the well-dressed burglar," Livingston Det. Sgt. Anthony Dippold said.

Baby, You Can't Drive My Car: Lawyers will tell you there are plenty of ways to escape traffic tickets. Driving-off with the officer's car, however, isn't one of them. But Hunterdon County authorities said  (it's not quite clear how he got control of the cop car). The chase proceeded onto Route 287, reaching speeds exceeding 100 mph, police said. It ultimately ended, police said, when the man drove the patrol car off Route 287 into the median, slowing the vehicle – but then tried to start the car up once again, and was stopped when an officer fired shots that disabled the vehicle.

It Always Goes Straight to Your Thighs: An Ocean County woman  before she was detained by loss-prevention at ShopRite in Cinnaminson, police said. If they hadn't caught her, it could have become (we're apologizing in advance for this one) a cold case.


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