Bob Dylan Picked up by Police in NJ

Music legend Bob Dylan had a brush with the law in July in the state of New Jersey. Long Branch police officer Kristie Buble answered a call about an “eccentric-looking old man” in a residential neighborhood. Buble decided to approach the man and ask him a few questions.

The man had no identification and claimed to be Bob Dylan. He was looking at a house that was up for sale in the neighborhood.

Buble said later:

“Now, I’ve seen pictures of Bob Dylan from a long time ago and he didn’t look like Bob Dylan to me at all. He was wearing black sweatpants tucked into black rain boots, and two raincoats with the hood pulled down over his head.”

Buble humored the “old man” who didn’t seem to have a clue as to where he was staying and gave him a lift to the hotel he had mentioned. There were tour buses parked there, and entourage members vouched for Dylan’s identity. They even produced his passport for the friendly police officer.

A police department source has said that Buble took a fair amount of good-natured jokes from some of the older officers.

“To really appreciate the story from our end, you have to see Kristie,” one cop said. “She looks like a 16-year-old kid, next to this living legend. It was unbelievable.”