Drug bust turns into Wii Sports marathon

In March, Florida police raided the home of a 43-year-old man and found drugs, weapons, stolen property, and a Wii. According to a report from the local NBC News affiliate, a security camera caught multiple detectives playing Wii Sports bowling during the nine-hour period following the raid. "How...

In March, Florida police raided the home of a 43-year-old man and found drugs, weapons, stolen property, and a Wii. According to a report from the local NBC News affiliate, a security camera caught multiple detectives playing Wii Sports bowling during the nine-hour period following the raid.

"How do you explain it," Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd told the affiliate. "Well, you can't explain that; my deputies know that they shouldn't have been playing Wii while they were involved in that search warrant."

The raid involved 16 detectives pulled from the sheriff's office and three area police departments, with a total cost to taxpayers of $4,000. An internal investigation has been launched, and Judd told the affiliate he will wait to see its conclusions before deciding on disciplinary measures.

"It's an embarrassment to the detectives involved, and it's an embarrassment to the organization," Judd said. "But you know what? We employ 1,800 people and not one of them is perfect. We all make mistakes. They made a mistake."

189 Comments

  • necronaux

    Posted Oct 20, 2009 11:23 am PT

    Played Wii for 9 hours? Sounds like punishment enough. But... The most important question... Who won?

  • Harerazer

    Posted Sep 29, 2009 8:55 pm PT

    It's not like they were seen smoking/sniffing the drugs or shooting off rounds in the backyard. They were playing the Wii during the hours FOLLOWING the raid. Sure you could find something to fault them for but what's the alternative? Would it have been better if the cameras showed them sitting drinking coffee for nine hours? This is simply too dumb to even post as news.

  • Slash_out

    Posted Sep 28, 2009 8:17 pm PT

    That's just stupid Leejjohno...
    Really... nobody is perfect we all have our flaws, and are easily tempted by different things.
    People that are policemen, are just normal people that dedicate their working time under a certain set of rules like anybody else working, which implies the application of the laws. That's all. They are not asked to be perfect, heck, they do not even need to have a great education.

  • Leejjohno

    Posted Sep 26, 2009 5:34 pm PT

    People who make "mistakes" aren't fit to be police officers. "Nobody is perfect" What kind of rationale is that?

  • wahyudil

    Posted Sep 25, 2009 11:39 pm PT

    what do you suppose to want with this article ..

  • Vari3ty

    Posted Sep 25, 2009 4:02 pm PT

    Best story I've seen in a while

  • pursuit_master

    Posted Sep 24, 2009 3:08 pm PT

    toataly wierd

  • KAISERKONG

    Posted Sep 24, 2009 6:27 am PT

    Some of you are ridiculous. I'm sure there will be administrative action taken against those officers, but to be fired over it? That would be like some of you taking your iPhones and Blackberries out and responding to a text during your work hours. Are you going to get fired for that? It's the same thing! And the report said they were there for 9 hours serving the search warrant...not playing for 9 hours. Don't read into things so much.

  • jlevin860

    Posted Sep 23, 2009 10:13 pm PT

    whats crazy is we pay their paychecks...

  • Jettero-Heller

    Posted Sep 23, 2009 10:03 pm PT

    @Jonwh18 Agreed, but I honestly think they lack the mental capacity to actually understand a GTA game. Seems to be a lot of cop lovers in this section.

  • UnknownPerson55

    Posted Sep 23, 2009 8:41 pm PT

    it would have been funnier if they were playing the scarface game xD

  • X_XSlashX_X

    Posted Sep 23, 2009 8:19 pm PT

    @wildarmx. They weren't playing for just a few min's.They played the wii for 9 hours I even took this from an article from msnbc about this story. A security camera they missed, showed detectives also discovered a fun video game to play, Wii bowling. And over the course of the next 9 hours, the game was on.
    See?It was just not a few min's it was 9 hours.IMO that is pretty absurd when you got a job like that and instead you play wii for 9 hours.Sure if it actually was just a few min's of them playing it I could understand that everybody gets bored at their jobs and likes to slack off for a few mins but 9 hours?Totally unprofessional.

  • Jonwh18

    Posted Sep 23, 2009 7:04 pm PT

    it would have been funnier if they had been playing GTA lol

  • dlihcraw

    Posted Sep 23, 2009 1:05 pm PT

    This may be a strike against the police department and its members, but I surely hope there was more than one strike bowled during the game. Gun range or bowling range: how do your local police officers hone their skills?

  • LordGamer0001

    Posted Sep 23, 2009 12:32 pm PT

    big whoop. sometimes people just wanna have a little fun. then get drugs off the street they should be rewarded a little.

  • wildarmx

    Posted Sep 23, 2009 12:21 pm PT

    man you guys have very strong opinions for not knowng the whole story. who cares if they played a few minutes. im sure youve never screwed off at work before. this kind of crap makes me sick. always quick to point the finger... always quick to dodge the blame when its you on the other side.

  • -Five0-

    Posted Sep 23, 2009 11:35 am PT

    haha. what a bunch of super troopers

  • Autolycus

    Posted Sep 23, 2009 10:52 am PT

    well using this forum and its thumbs up and thumbs down as a statistic, it's not wonder this country if falling to crap. It seems that if you want to hold people responsible (such as breaking the law, including you being rapped) you get a thumbs down. BUT if you think anyone should be able to do whatever they want, you get a thumbs up. No wonder the human race is wiping themselves off this planet...

  • Autolycus

    Posted Sep 23, 2009 10:48 am PT

    @MetalwolfX

    The only point I am trying to make is that when the police pull someone over, not once (and i've been pulled over 101 times and had 6 breathalyzers and 3 drug searches, when i've never drank or tried drugs my entire life) have they said or implied "you know what, people make mistakes, just try to be safe and respectful of others". Nope, their judgemental eyes (which they obviously judge given that i've been searched and tested for a DWI soley based on my profile) have already concluded that you were doing something wrong and you needed to be punished. Well..they were doing somethign wrong and need to be punished. Because this country has a MASSIVE problem holding the right people (or anyone at all) responsible for their actions.

  • isaacmj

    Posted Sep 23, 2009 10:06 am PT

    Well, E3 showed us that cops play on their DS during work hours so this is no big deal...

  • Timberwolf753

    Posted Sep 23, 2009 10:03 am PT

    Its over 4,000 daru.

  • wiifan001

    Posted Sep 23, 2009 9:26 am PT



    This just totally made my day.

    Should've had one guy intentionally put samples of drug powder or something on the wii, take it into police custody for evidence, and then hook it up to a tv in the station shortly after cleaning it

  • jello_flouride

    Posted Sep 23, 2009 9:06 am PT

    Should get fired

  • BuiltForSin

    Posted Sep 23, 2009 8:36 am PT

    @Jettero-Heller - Exactly what I was thinking.. so many of these scumbag cops go around treating normal people with such an unbelievable level of disrespect because they supposedly have "better things to do with their time".. which is apparently contaminating a crime scene while goofing off playing a kiddy system..

  • gatsbythepig posted Sep 23, 2009 8:12 am PT (does not meet display criteria. sign in to show)

    gatsbythepig

    Posted Sep 23, 2009 8:12 am PT (hide)

    It's an embarrassment that grown men are playing the N. They sould have been on the 360 or ps3.

  • huntervaneg

    Posted Sep 23, 2009 8:03 am PT

    And the policemen say: "Wii play too"... Lol ... Bytheway, did they get The PRO level?

  • Just_Lampin

    Posted Sep 23, 2009 7:38 am PT

    Maybe they were looking for the king pin? Lawlz!...sorry.

  • Just_Lampin

    Posted Sep 23, 2009 7:35 am PT

    Maybe they were just looking for the king pin? Lawlz! Sorry.

  • Mister__Awesome

    Posted Sep 23, 2009 7:13 am PT

    I honestly don't see this as a bad thing. Sure wasn't the smartest thing but they still did the job, obviously by their own means, but at the end of the day they got the evidence and job was complete.

  • LordelX

    Posted Sep 23, 2009 7:04 am PT

    Man, if only the Wii had distracted the cops before the bust.

  • jmartinez1983

    Posted Sep 23, 2009 6:40 am PT

    Tax dollars, hard at work.

  • bleat

    Posted Sep 23, 2009 6:24 am PT

    Achievement Unlocked 100G - Bust and Bowl

  • gameweasl

    Posted Sep 23, 2009 6:22 am PT

    Doesn't matter the system a gamer is a gamer...

  • junor69

    Posted Sep 23, 2009 5:18 am PT

    just think what would hapen if they found ps3 or xbox360 back to the station for some extra training because they wouldn't know how to use them whaha ahahah

  • verity666912

    Posted Sep 23, 2009 5:15 am PT

    lolage

  • Pokefreak113

    Posted Sep 23, 2009 4:39 am PT

    This proves the Wii is the best console.

  • i_love_my_ds

    Posted Sep 23, 2009 4:30 am PT

    I would diss em, but whatev. They just busted a guy's house and did a good job at it. They deserve to chill-lax afterwards. I would've done the same thing

  • Ehggsz

    Posted Sep 23, 2009 2:01 am PT

    @Spectacular66

    Look at it this way, taxpayers paid them to play games on the job. Does that sound right?

  • Spectacular66

    Posted Sep 23, 2009 1:31 am PT

    Lol this tidbit of news is pure win. Cops decided they wanted to play some video games as a reward for finding some illegal materials in the house

  • npramsey

    Posted Sep 23, 2009 12:59 am PT

    Eh. I've seen cops do worse things.

    Really, they've got a tough job. They put their lives on the line, and get treated like crap while they're on duty. I figure they can slack for a day.

    I'm sure the cost of the break they took was far less than $4000. They make it sound like all 16 detectives played games for the entire 9 hours. Exaggerated moral outrage hyped up by the media. Bah.

  • PatchMaster

    Posted Sep 22, 2009 11:38 pm PT

    Cops slacking on the job... that never happens...

  • jimmyzeke13 posted Sep 22, 2009 11:07 pm PT (does not meet display criteria. sign in to show)

    jimmyzeke13

    Posted Sep 22, 2009 11:07 pm PT (hide)

    This is not real news. GameSpot is sure going downhill. Funny stuff, though.

  • aura_enchanted

    Posted Sep 22, 2009 10:36 pm PT

    could have been worse i forgive ya PD. not like they were playing with the arresteds

  • zombey1333

    Posted Sep 22, 2009 10:09 pm PT

    LOL people whining about 4000 dollars in taxes. That's, like, pennies when you compare it to how much money is contributed in taxes EVERY day in Florida. Five minutes, IF that, probably paid for that. OOOOOooh the horror! Then again, I hate it when I'm working my butt off, earning my pay, and I see one of my co-workers not doing jack and getting paid just the same. For that reason, I think they should be punished...because others who were on duty were putting their lives on the line while they soaked up pay to play a mediocre game.

  • s0l1dsnake

    Posted Sep 22, 2009 9:52 pm PT

    At least they weren't eating the guy's donuts ^__^

  • cspark809

    Posted Sep 22, 2009 9:27 pm PT

    well, I mean they done there job for that day, and better than jus go home and watch tv. instead they did some arm excercises.......

  • WTFitsPauL

    Posted Sep 22, 2009 9:20 pm PT

    So it has good uses....

  • MasterLink31

    Posted Sep 22, 2009 9:11 pm PT

    Wouldn't the message board say that Wii Sports was played for 9 hours? bahaha!

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