Sheriff’s Deputy Not Dumb Enough to Fall for Dummy in Carpool Lane Trick

ISLANDIA, N.Y. — The tipoff was the sunglasses.

A New Yorker faces a $135 traffic fine for using a mannequin as her plus-one in the high-occupancy lane of the Long Island Expressway.

An alert sheriff’s deputy on Long Island became suspicious when he saw the “passenger” wearing sunglasses and using the visor. The only problem: The sky was overcast.

When he stopped the vehicle, he found the mannequin, fully dressed with a long dark wig, blazer, shirt and scarf.

The 61-year-old driver left with a summons.

Two Men Freed After NYPD Realizes Their “Drugs” Were Just Candy

“Two Bronx men were locked up and left to rot in a filthy jail cell for nearly a week after a pair of cops mistook their candy for a bag of crack.

The ‘drugs’ were finally tested five days later and determined to be popular Coco (coconut) Candy. The charges were dropped.”

UPDATED: “A drug bust of two Bronx men wasn’t all it was cracked up to be – and now they’re looking for a sweet payday from the city.

Cops accused Cesar Rodriguez and Jose Pena of having crack cocaine in their work van, but it was only coconut candy, they said Friday.

Charges were dropped after tests showed they were telling the truth, but the two men plan to file a $2 million suit against the NYPD.”