Man arrested after using Band-Aids and gauze to repair flat tires

MISSION VIEJO, California -- Band-Aids and gauze can help patch us up, but authorities in Orange County say one driver tried to repair his tires with them.

Police posted the pictures on Facebook.


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Deputies responded to an emergency call on Tuesday morning from an alert citizen who noticed a suspicious man next to a parked vehicle.

Deputies arrived to find both tires on the driver's side of the SUV were flat, and the 26-year old man trying to use gauze and Band-Aids to make repairs.
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Deputies arrested the man for being under the influence of drugs.