McBusted: Michigan Cop Offers Facebook Lesson On Drunk Driving

LANSING, MI — Police in Bath Township Michigan have a sense of humor. And some advice for people driving home drunk.

On the department's Facebook page, one officer recounted an incident from the overnight shift on Tuesday, when he saw some peculiar behavior at a local fast-food restaurant.

“On your way home when you inevitably stop at that Mcdonald's for some McNuggets, a McDouble and a McFlurry, make sure the McDonalds is actually open. All of the lights being off and no one around would be a clue …

“When you sit in the drive thru at the closed McDonalds for 15 minutes honking your horn and cussing because no one is taking your order, make sure there isn't a police cruiser parked 20 feet away watching you fail miserably.”

It’s a true story, says Sgt. Matt Mardigian. He told Patch that one of his colleagues did, indeed, witness such a thing early Tuesday morning at a McDonald’s in the township. And, when the man in the car finally gave up on getting his McNuggets, he sped off, hitting the curb and squealing his tires, “giving the officer probable cause” to stop and question the driver.

Turns out that the man was drunk and was charged with driving under the influence, Mardigian said. Asked for the suspect's name, Mardigian said the department would not release it without a public information request. Patch filed the request on Friday.

“That is how you end up at the jail and the jail does not have any McFlurries.”

The post, as of Friday afternoon, had yielded 32,000 shares and generated nearly 5,000 comments from many followers who appreciated officers’ humor.

“Love your sense of humor and Thank You for getting him off of the road. Lmao,” wrote one such fan.

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