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A father and a son were stopped by the Police in Bicester, England. Their excuse to be driving around? They were playing Pokémon Go.

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Quarantine fix -

In Albury, Australia, a 51-year-old man told police that he was on his way to see his drug dealer.

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Long way to get bread -

In Spain, a man rode 21 km (13 mi) on his motorcycle to buy bread, apparently.

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Golf -

Two men were arrested for violating Rhode Island’s quarantine order. They thought it would be a good idea to go play a round of golf instead of staying home.

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Urgent DIY -

Beachgoers in Dorset, England also came up with good excuses. "I need to paint my beach hut," was one of them.

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Just checking -

While another said: "I am out for health and safety reasons, to check on the sea for fishing tomorrow."

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Busy bee -

Police shared on Twitter the best two reasons residents in Cullompton, England gave them for being out. One was "I’m taking a beehive to a field."

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The other was "I'm taking a PlayStation to my mate's house."

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Walk the cat -

The mayor of Fossano, in Piedmont, Italy, has described seeing cats taken for walks on a leash as an excuse to leave the house.

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Pigeons -

A young man who was caught outside near Rome reportedly gave the excuse that he was "feeding the pigeons."

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Dogs -

North Canterbury Sergeant Colin Stewart said that a person traveled about 20 km (12 mi) from New Brighton to the Waimakariri River (New Zealand) so their dogs could go for a run.

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Skatepark -

Two men in England were stopped by police, who found out they had driven around 105 km (65 mi) from Oxfordshire to Birmingham to ride their BMXs at a skatepark.

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Eggs -

In the province of Bologna, Italy, two motorcyclists were caught driving between two towns. The excuse? To buy "fresh eggs" from a farmer.

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Dinosaur -

A man was caught by police in Murcia, Spain roaming the streets wearing a T-Rex costume. The reason for the outfit remains unknown.

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Movie night -

A middle-aged couple told Spanish police that they were on their way to the video rental store to get a movie to watch that evening.

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Newspapers? -

Three men were intercepted in the Galicia region of Spain. When asked where they were headed, their reply was: "To deliver newspapers." Needless to say, this was obviously not the case.

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Shopping trip -

South Wales police caught a person traveling from St Athan to Cardiff. The excuse? To pick up a friend to go shopping.

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Flowers -

In New Zealand, a man told police that he was going to water a friend’s garden.

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Kebab -

In Newcastle, Australia, a man ignored two warnings not to eat a kebab on a bench and ended up paying a AUD$1,000 fine (around US$600).

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Fresh air -

A person in Christchurch, New Zealand also had a "good" excuse to be out: "I don't have a garden."

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Dirty car -

A person in New Zealand drove to another town because they wanted to use the car wash, reported police.

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Boredom -

We get it, but "I was bored, I’m just out for a drive" is not a plausible excuse for South Wales police.

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Full car -

A driver was given a penalty notice by police in the UK after driving for 177 km (110 mi) with his wife in the trunk. All because they went to pick up some windows and she couldn’t fit in the car on the way back.

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A man was stopped at the Camino de Santiago (or Way of Saint James) pilgrimage route. "He must be the last pilgrim since the pandemic broke out," said Sergeant Lorenzo from Spain’s Guarda Civil.

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In the name of love -

A man was stopped by the police in Italy. His excuse for being out? Trying to win over an ex-partner, so the reason he put down on paper was "love."

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