Las Vegas might be the city where “What Happens Here, Stays Here” reigns, but despite the scandalous catchphrase, Sin City actually has a bonafide legal system comprised of real-life laws and a police squad to enforce them. You don’t say! But do tourists know about this? Not really. How about pit bosses and casino mobsters? Yes. The LVPD? Not so much.

Thousands of tourists are arrested here every year. Most of these arrests are not OJ-holding-up-memorabilia-dealers-at-palace-station type arrests. That’s right, the vast majority of Las Vegas bookings are your garden variety dumb crimes and yes, alcohol is almost always involved.

So pay attention as we clue you into the 10 Surest Ways to Get Arrested in Vegas. Who knows, maybe this list will resonate with you the next time you are in Las Vegas at 3 AM and have had a bit too much to drink, not that it’s meant to be a checklist or anything.

1. Take a Dip on the Strip.
It goes without saying that while attending a Major League Baseball game you can’t run onto the field or you will get arrested — same rule applies in Vegas. Think of any of the Strip’s waterway attractions as your home field and stay off it. We know, we know, after a couple drinks and a little coaxing from your hen party you might be just about ready to make a splash. If you do, you will get arrested. Don’t believe us? We’ll let a Vegas drunk’s lips tell their tale:

Okay, I once was “apprehended” when I went for a night swim at the Treasure Island moat. And yes I was drunk. I had a good lawyer, but for the record anytime you go for a swim on any of the Strip’s waterway structures is a sure way to land in the can.

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