Buddy Gets Busted; Elf On Shelf Spotted Throughout Tampa Bay

TAMPA BAY, FL — It's hard to predict what the Elf on the Shelf will during his perennial holiday visit to Tampa Bay. Whatever it is, it's certainly not sitting on a shelf.

So far in 2019, the mischievous sprite has gotten tipsy on martinis and passed out on the beach.

He's taken an intrepid ride aboard a shufflepuck in the midst of a shuffleboard game.

While moonlighting as a Pasco County Sheriff's deputy recruit, he got more than he bargained for when he suited up in a K-9 training bite suit. He had better luck filling in as a forensic investigator, covering the theft of Christmas gifts in Whoville.

Lately, he's been seen trying to spring some cats and dogs from the Suncoast SPCA.

In his latest misadventure, the Elf on the Shelf was pulled over by the Pasco County Sheriff's Office and arrested for driving a sleigh while under the influence of eggnog, driving a sleigh without a license and threatening a cop with a sharpened candy cane.

If you want to see more antics of Buddy the Elf on the Shelf, check out the Elf on the Shelf Antics Facebook page.