Crime & Safety

Hitchhiker Flashes Purple Thong Underwear Instead of Thumb

When the full super Moon rose over a metro Detroit community Tuesday, it had nothing to do with the lunar calendar.

There was a Super Moon Tuesday.

But the one that has a metro Detroit suburb buzzing has nothing to do with the lunar calendar.

It’s a little – OK, a lot – more base than that.

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The Oakland Press and WDIV, Channel 4 are reporting that a 45-year-old carnival worker wearing a hot pink skirt and purple thong underwear was arrested and charged with indecent exposure after he β€œmooned” motorists in the vicinity of West Big Beaver and Livernois roads.

He reportedly told police that he was trying to flag down a ride.

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The man, whose name is not immediately known, reportedly pleaded not guilty to the indecent exposure charge and posted a $250 bond.

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