MC Hammer Arrested on Suspicion of Obstructing an Officer at Dublin Shopping Mall

Rapper and musical entrepreneur MC Hammer, an Oakland native, was booked in the Santa Rita Jail in Dublin on Thursday night for obstructing an officer in the performance of their duties and resisting an officer, Lieutenant Herb Walters said.

The Oakland nativ (legal name: Stanley Kirk Burrell), who currently lives in Tracy, was arrested about 10:20 p.m. on Feb. 21 by Dublin Police Services at the Hacienda Crossings Shopping Center, according to Walters.

Walters wrote, via email:

"He was booked and released from Santa Rita Jail. No alcohol or drugs were involved." 

MC Hammer, also known as Stanley Kirk Burrell, is best known for his 1990 hit song "U Can't Touch This" along with his trademark "puffy pants" worn on stage.

According to Burrell, a police officer approached and arrested him without cause.

The rapper, who lives in Tracy, said on Twitter Saturday morning that a police officer tapped on his car window and asked him,  'Are you on parole or probation?'"

"It was comical to me until he pulled out his guns, blew his
whistle and yelled for help...but make no mistake, he's dangerous," he
wrote.

When asked to comment on the rapper's version of the arrest, Walters wrote in an email, "We patrol the area of Hacienda Crossings Shopping Center, especially at nighttime hours. That is about all I can say for now."

Bay City News Service contributed to this report.