Allergic Reaction in Action
Saturday, Oct. 21, 11:04 p.m. - Isla Vista Foot Patrol officers were biking northbound on Camino del Sur when they saw a man lying on the ground at a bus stop.

Two unidentified people were attempting to wake up and help the 18-year-old University of Southern California student who was face-down in a pool of spaghetti-vomit.

A deputy approached the man - who suddenly woke up - and began questioning him. The man told officers he lost his Italian dinner because he also had eaten peanuts, and has a nut allergy.

While the man did not display the normal symptoms of an allergic reaction to peanuts, the officer offered to call paramedics in case the man was in serious danger.

The suspect quickly ate his words and said, “No, I didn’t really eat peanuts. I had too many shots in a row.”

The officer noted that the man displayed a number of signs of intoxication, including bloodshot, watery eyes and an unsteady balance. He attempted to find out where the subject lived, but the Los Angeles resident merely pointed south and said, “over there.”

The deputy decided that the man was too intoxicated to care for his own safety or the safety of others, and arrested him for public intoxication.

The man was transported to the Santa Barbara County Jail, where he was housed, pending sobriety.

True Life: I Got Arrested
Sunday, Oct. 22, 3:19 a.m. - IVFP deputies received a request for service from the owner of DŽjˆ Vu Cafe on Embarcadero del Norte because an 18-year-old woman refused to leave the eatery.

When officers arrived at the scene, they found the subject crying at the counter. A deputy attempted to find out why the woman was upset, but during questioning, the disheveled subject kept exposing her bra to the officers and would not answer their questions.

During the incident, a man claiming to be the subject’s cousin stood outside waiting to take the woman home. However, the drunk diner said she did not want to go with the man because she did not know where she was.

The officers removed the woman from the restaurant, arrested her for public intoxication and transported her to the IVFP office for booking. As she sat in the office, the woman started ranting about various, unrelated topics, and told officers she wanted to have a conversation about the government.

The woman continued her rambling, telling officers they should treat her with respect because she was going to be on MTV.

After a while, the woman gave up trying to engage the officers, so she began talking to herself. She repeatedly asserted that the officers would “be the death of her” because they put on her handcuffs too tightly.

Despite the officer’s torturous restraining mechanisms, the subject managed to survive the booking. The woman was transported to the Santa Barbara County Jail, where she was housed, pending sobriety.

- Compiled by Nikki Moore