crazy lucid dream i had back in high school

When I was younger, I used to have pretty frequent lucid dreams (but not as often anymore, guess it comes with aging, lol).

In most of them, if something happened that might turn the dream into a nightmare, I’d force myself awake or take control of the dream so I know what to expect ahead of time. Other times I'd had the same dream two separate times, so sometimes it became predictable.

In this specific dream, I had been at a local indoor pool with my family. I was in the deep end of the pool when a lifeguard blew his whistle, telling all of us to exit the pool for some unknown reason or we'd get in trouble. Unfortunately, there was no deck anywhere near the deep end, and I had to swim my way back to the shallow end.

Even worse, because I had taken too long to leave the pool, police officers were already present ready to snap on some handcuffs onto my wrists. I think other people who'd struggled to get out were also arrested but I don't really remember.

So I get hauled off to jail, somehow out of my swimsuit and into some regular clothes (dry, thankfully). Being locked in a cell meant being separated from my family, which meant I had to wait for them to bail my sorry ass out.

And so I wait, sitting on the cold concrete bench, alone.

All I kept thinking was "Oh my god, my parents are gonna kill me!" and "I am in some deep shit right now." All I could keep thinking about was how much trouble I was in once I got bailed out... But what if my parents didn't, and I stayed overnight?!

Then I get a sudden moment of clarity. Stunning, shining, crystal-clear clarity. Lucidity.

My eyes widen. I sit up straight on the uncomfortable bench. I realize I'm dreaming! None of this is real! Dream-Me lets out a sigh of relief and I relax, swinging my legs happily. Oh, what perfect timing! I don't have to worry about consequences because I'll wake up soon! All I have to do is wait to wake up and then I'll be out of this jail cell!

It was honestly kind of bizarre, like I was fully awake in a dream. I had utter, complete control over this dream. I recall sitting on that bench, swinging my legs, smiling like a loon. 

Have you ever had such a lucid dream before? Have you ever realized you were dreaming and suddenly gained control over what was happening? I've seen videos about people warning you not to break the fourth wall in lucid dreams or something bad will happen, but I've never really had that happen - I always woke up before the dream became genuinely scary.