DECEMBER 22--Nearly 12 months in the making, here is The Smoking Gun’s annual collection of our favorite booking photos.

The images feature some of the most unusual suspects arrested during 2011. We’ve arranged the photos in ascending order, beginning with arrestee #25.

You can view the images in two ways:

I) Click here to review the photos in old school TSG style. In the upper right corner of each page you’ll find details about the perp (and how they ended up in cuffs).

II) To look at the booking photos in a lightbox, just click the image beneath the “View The Document” arrow at left. When you mouse over the respective mug shots, details will appear in a small box.

While the top 25 were picked by TSG staffers (aided by our powerful--and proprietary--mug shot algorithm), let us know if you disagree with the picks (or their order). Just drop a line via the “Submit A Tip” box at left. (25 pages)