An 18-year-old who has the words "I am a thief and an idiot" tattooed across his head has been arrested for shoplifting in Brazil.

Ruan Rocha da Silva, who made headlines last year after being forcibly tattooed, was allegedly caught stealing several cans of deodorant from a grocery store and was arrested by Military Police in the Maripora area of Sao Paulo.

It's not the first time that the teenager has gone viral. Just last year, Silva made the headlines when two men were arrested for forcibly tattooing him as punishment for reportedly trying to steal a bike.

According to his family, who claim that Silva suffers from mental illness and drug abuse, their son was innocent in the bike incident, with him always denying the accusation and maintaining that he simply fell into the bike while drunk, causing it to be knocked over.

Tattooist Maycon Wesley Carvalho, 27, and his neighbour, Ronildo Moreira de Aruajo, 29, heard about the theft of the bike in their local neighborhood and decided to take action against Silva, who they believed to be the culprit.

It's reported that the duo rented a room in a boarding house before tying Silva to a chair and forcing to have the words "I am a thief and an idiot" tattooed on his forehead.

Silva went missing for several days after the incident and his family contacted the police once they saw the video go viral online.

His uncle told G1 Brasil: "He's very well-liked in the neighborhood and many people started looking for him, they came to tell us where he was and his friends went to pick him up, and now he's at his grandmother's house, resting."

Carvalho and Aruajo were both found guilty of torture by a judge, with Carvalho being handed a sentence of three years and four months in prison and Aruajo receiving three years and five months for his role in the incident.

They were caught after they filmed themselves performing the tattoo on Silva and then sending the clip around their friendship group, with it eventually circulating online.

In the clip, Carvalho can be heard telling Silva, "It is going to hurt, it is going to hurt."

However, this time, Silva was taken into custody after a shop assistant allegedly caught him stealing five cans of deodorant.

The teenager has been released after paying the 1,000BRL bail and is currently awaiting trial.

According to his cousin, Silva's shoplifting was due to a relapse in his drug problem, with his lawyer telling the judge that his client had previously been addicted to crack cocaine and alcohol and was receiving treatment. Local media also reports that Silva attended a rehab facility in Sao Paulo earlier this year.

While shoplifting is undoubtedly wrong, let's hope that Silva gets the help he requires to get him off the drugs and alcohol. The kid clearly has some demons, and tattooing insults into his head isn't going to help that.

Police in Australia are on the hunt for a heavily-tattooed, mullet-wearing man, who allegedly pulled off a sex toy theft, along with a string of other crimes.

The unidentified man, who has inkings all over his face and a flowing 80s-style haircut that is shaved on the top, is wanted for questioning by Queensland Police after allegedly stealing more than $500AUD ($349) worth of merchandise from a Surfer’s Paradise adult store.

He stands accused of asking a worker at an Oxenford sex shop to inspect three adult toys in a glass cabinet worth $480AUD ($334) on June 18, before promptly running off with a bundle of them, with CCTV catching him in the act.

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The goodies he took included a $100AUD ($70) 'buddy wand' USB personal massager, a $130AUD ($90) Tryst 'multi-erogenous zone' massager and a pulse wave vibe priced at $250AUD ($174).

An image of the man wanted in connection with the sex shop robbery shows that the distinctive markings on his face and skull feature tattooed phrases including "Never take my soul" and "Death before dishonour".

Gold Coast cops have revealed the same man is wanted over a string of other crimes that started in mid-June, including the theft of a $125AUD ($87) Huawei Y3 phone and two sour gecko lollies from a Surfers Paradise convenience store.

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On June 27, he allegedly stole met a woman in a car park in order to buy an iPhone from her for $700AUD ($488.50), only to leave without paying after she handed the device to him.

The nameless individual is also wanted for questioning over a number of car thefts over the last two weeks, this including a dark grey Mazda 3 hatchback and Audi Q5.

Police in Australia claim that no one has yet been charged over the string of offences. However, anyone who sees the man in question, or has information about his whereabouts, is urged to contact police.

A wanted man's image has gone viral after being shared by police on social media.

Platforms like Facebook and Twitter have become crucial in helping police departments all over the world catch criminals. All it takes is one post and - bam - the information can be shared with millions of people and lead to helpful information being submitted.

This was not the case for the Murray River Police District in New South Wales, Australia.

On Tuesday (September 27), officials from the department took to its social media pages to reveal that they were looking for a man by the name of Jaimes Sutton, and were appealing to the public for any assistance in tracking him down.

Along with a mugshot of Sutton, the brief post simply read: "Jaimes SUTTON, is wanted on an outstanding warrant. He is known to frequent the Deniliquin area.

"If you have any information please contact Deniliquin Police Station on 03 5881 9299, or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000."

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9News Melbourne has since added that Sutton was due to appear in court earlier this month after being released on bail on assault and property damage charges.

Amazingly, the post has received plenty of responses from social media users - however, very few of them are actually useful in helping to catch the guy.

Instead, many social media users found themselves distracted by the fact that Sutton has the majority of his face tattooed - including the word 'BEAST' written in huge block letters on his forehead. The post has already received hundreds of shares and reactions (far more than any other recent post on the department's page), but with comments disabled, social media users had to take to Twitter to share their thoughts on the mugshot.

Sharing a link to a report regarding Sutton, one Twitter user joked: "When your toddler gets hold of a permanent marker."

A second sarcastically joked: "Surely he will blend in with society easy, making it hard to find!"

"I’m gonna need a description if you want my help to find him," a third added.

One curious social media user commented: "Imagine how good the BEAST would look when it gets filled in with sunburn".

Others questioned if Sutton could take up a disguise in order to help evade the police, with one person tweeting: "Disguising himself with a wig is just not going to cut it."

One person even made up a suggestion of what Sutton could look like if he opts to grow some facial hair to help change up his appearance:

Regardless of the many, many jokes, if you do have any information that could be of any assistance to the Murray River Police District, please do get in contact.

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A man who hails from New Mexico, United States, has been arrested after he agreed to pay a police officer, who was working undercover as a prostitute, with a hamburger.

Dominic Calderon was arrested last week after he approached the undercover police officer who was on a bicycle, believing her to be a sex worker. During negotiations over payment, he said that he wouldn't have enough money until the following week, and proceeded to ask for her phone number.

The officer then saw that the 36-year-old was carrying a takeaway bag from the fast food establishment, Chili's. Per the court report, the woman then asked what was in the bag. He said that it was a hamburger, to which she responded by saying that she could be paid with the food. When the man agreed, he was arrested.

The hamburger was subsequently tagged as evidence.

This Ohio woman was arrested for feeding stray cats:

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Police then ran a background check on the man, and discovered that he was a sex offender who was on probation. His probation has now been provoked, and upgraded to a felony warrant.

The state of New Mexico prohibits the purchase or selling of sexual acts. It is also illegal to profit or promote any form of prostitution.

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In New Mexico, anyone who commits prostitution by selling or accepting sexual acts in exchange for money will be arrested. Further, "sexual acts" are not limited to intercourse, they involve any sexual act, including oral sex or masturbation.

It has not yet been confirmed whether Calderon had an attorney. However, if a police officer entices a person into committing a crime to ensure their arrest, a lawyer could possibly succeed by using an entrapment defence.

You know, a mugshot is never going to be the most flattering photo. Seriously, even the most attractive celebrity you could think of wouldn't look too hot when lit by the stark, halogen bulbs of a jail cell, grimacing as the officers take down the sordid details of their felony. However, every once in a while, there's a mugshot which circulates which makes people sit up and take notice. This is one of them. I'll give you one guess to where this story originates from ... that's right, it's Florida. Where else but the sunshine state could you expect to find a story this weird?

The situation was this: on Thursday, November 15, the Escambia County Sheriff's Office posted the mugshot of a man named Charles Dion McDowell on their official Facebook page. According to the post, McDowell was arrested for possession of meth and coke, and has also been charged with intent to sell, manufacture or deliver the drug. After making a failed attempt to flee police, he was arrested and jailed.

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The sheriff's department captioned the image: "Charles Dion McDowell was arrested for Fleeing/Eluding Police with Lights & Sirens Active, Possession of Meth with Intent to Sell/Manufacture/Deliver, Possession of Cocaine with Intent to Sell/Manufacture/Deliver Schedule II, Possession of Controlled Substance without a Prescription, Possession of Marijuana, and Possession of Drug Equipment. McDowell is currently a guest at the GoldStar Hotel with a bond of $57,000. [sic]"

However, Facebook users were immediately struck by one detail in particular: McDowell's huge, thick neck. Now, believe me, I've seen some thick necks before, usually on 'roided out dudes at the gym. But seriously, check that out; it's positively elephantine! This guy must need to buy mile-long neckties for job interviews.

Predictably, social media users wasted no time in making jokes about McDowell's neck, and the image of him quickly went viral as a result. For example, one Facebook user wrote: "Who else came to read all the comments about his “neck”!?! (I)t looks like his head is attached to his thigh!!! [sic]" while someone else added: "You people should be ashamed of yourselves, all this neckativity isn’t right at all," and another person wrote: "They gonna put him in jail and throat away the key."

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Thick necks are very common among bodybuilders and athletes, although this appears to be an extreme example. But there are also a number of health causes for this kind of phenomenon. For instance, people who develop Cushing's Syndrome, or hypercortisolism, can often end up with a round face and increased fat around their neck. This condition occurs when the body's tissues are exposed to the hormone cortisol over a long period of time.

However, this disorder is fairly rare; only affecting adults between the ages of 20-50, and are mostly found in people who already suffer from type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure. It's unknown whether or not McDowell has this condition, and  I'm not going to stick my neck out and speculate...