Man's Defense Against Arrest: Really Loud Music

There are a lot of ways to avoid getting arrested.

The first, and most obvious, is not to commit a crime (and, of course, to hope no one thinks you have). 

But Lawrence Township police say  when, on Jan. 8, police responded to a resident who complained her cousin was causing a disturbance and wouldn't leave her home.

“Upon the arrival of police, he [the cousin] locked himself in his car and turned up the radio really loud,” Lt. Charles Edgar said.

Police reportedly asked the man to turn the music down, and exit the car. Then they asked again. And again. Eventually, Officer Andres Mejia broke the driver-side window of the 2009 Nissan Versa and took the man into custody, police said.

Insert bad joke about facing the music here.

Each week, 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:

When You Go To Court, Don't Forget Your Suit, Your Lawyer and Your PCP: East Windsor police say an officer was escorting a man from a regularly scheduled court appearance Jan. 10 . The officer found the PCP on the man, police say ... then reported feeling lightheaded himself. Then an EMT who had treated the man started feeling woozy. Ultimately, they and an ambulance were all decontaminated.

I'll Have a Pizza With Some Credit Card Fraud On the Side: If you're going to pretend to be someone else, it pays not to be talking to people who know you. Holmdel police say ay 29-year-old pizza place employee took down a customer's credit card number, so he could use it to make purchases himself. Only problem: . So says a Detective William Cusick:  "It's obviously very silly because the employees there could identify him very quickly. The person who delivered the food knew who he was." 

But ... I Have This PBA Shield: Franklin Lakes police  when they pulled over a man for allegedly driving with a suspended license. The man reportedly had a PBA shield on him, but the driver wasn't an officer. The shield had been stolen from a car last April. Police haven't yet said whether the man is considered a suspect in that vehicular break-in.

Where Do You Think You're Going? Paramus police . A man police met at Joy's Farm told officers he'd seen a Bayonne resident stealing from a car. The man reportedly confronted the Bayonne resident, who fled on foot. The man followed the alleged thief with his car, got out, tackled the alleged thief to the ground, then held him until police arrived. 

Sirens? What Sirens? East Windsor Police say they pulled over a man driving on Route 33 for allegedly having a suspended license ... . A patrol officer put his lights on, but the driver didn't slow down or stop, police said. So the officer put his siren on. No reaction, according to police. It wasn't until the man drove all the way home that he finally stopped, at his house, and was taken into custody.

No Way to Talk To a Cop: Montclair police say they came to the Lackawanna Plaza Mall Jan. 8 . When police asked the man to leave the property, they say he yelled, “I’m not going anywhere. Go f... yourself.” He was arrested, after a struggle, and charged with disorderly conduct and resisting arrest.

Some People Steal Money, Some People Steal Money Machines: The Bloomfield Police Department is looking for three men it says robbed a deli. But the trio wasn't apparently content to stop with what was in the register. .

Mess With Mall Cops, Meet Real Cops: A teenager from Hopewell Township was arrested after he . Police say the teen was captured on video ... and then hung around the mall long enough for officers to identify and arrest him.