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• On Jan. 7, police received a call from a 7-Eleven store in Lehi, Utah, where earlier in the day a man wearing a "sheriff's deputy" jacket stole a doughnut, then left in a white pickup truck.
KUTV reported that Lehi police examined surveillance video and tracked the truck to a nearby motel parking lot, where they knocked on the door of 47-year-old Daniel Mark Wright, who was staying there.
As officers spoke with Wright, they saw a Salt Lake County Sheriff's jacket hanging in the room's closet.
They arrested Wright for impersonation of an officer and theft, along with receiving or transfer of a stolen vehicle in relation to the truck.
Wright, his companion, Christian Olson, and another accomplice are also under investigation for racketeering. [KUTV, 1/18/2021]
• Leobardo Hernandez, 32, of Pomona, California, went to extraordinary lengths on Jan. 16 to evade police after allegedly stealing a car.
As Hernandez ran from officers, he entered an apartment complex and found an unlocked door, the Daily Bulletin reported.
The apartment residents were not at home, so Hernandez moved right in, shaving his face, changing clothes and even cooking tortillas to make it seem as if he lived there.
Unfortunately, he also burned the tortillas, summoning the fire department.
Hernandez eventually surrendered and was charged with burglary and possession of a stolen vehicle among other offenses. [Daily Bulletin, 1/18/2021]