Teaching while intoxicated
A teacher reporting for her first day in the classroom came to work intoxicated and without her pants, KOKI-TV reported.
A pair of teachers found their newly hired colleague, Lorie Hill, 49, disoriented in a classroom at Wagoner High School in Wagoner, Okla., on Monday (Aug. 4). It was the first day back for just teachers so no students were present, the station reported.
By the time police arrived, Hill had managed to find some shorts to put on, the Tulsa World newspaper reported. Authorities determined Hill had been drinking and booked her with public intoxication.
Snake-shoplifting drunk driver
Firefighters startled by a car that crashed through the garage of a Long Island, N.Y. fire house got another surprised when they discovered the intoxicated driver had a snake wrapped around her neck, Newsday reported.
Authorities say Sarah Espinosa, 22, stole the ball python from a local pet store before taking a ride on Monday evening.
Espinosa crashed through the garage door of the New Hyde Park Fire House and into two fire trucks, WPIX-TV reported. She suffered minor injuries while the snake was reportedly unharmed.
Espinosa was arrested and booked with DWI and drug possession after cops found marijuana in her car, the station reported.