QMI Agency reports that a Leeds, England man was arrested after stealing a fish tank, and while on the run with his fish tank he had a bit of a mishap. Specifically, he had to go to the bathroom, and urinated… Read More ›
Crime
News Team Van Robbed In Sketchy Neighborhood, After Doing Story On App That Rates Sketchy Neighborhoods
Reuters reports that a D.C. area TV news team’s van was robbed while investigating whether an app that rates neighborhoods based on “sketchiness” was accurate. 3 More Dumb Ways To Get Robbed Using Apps 1. Post a status update on Facebook… Read More ›
Man Charged After Offering People Beer To Throw Eggs & Tomatoes At Rob Ford
Yahoo News Digest reports that a Toronto man has been charged after allegedly offering an online reward of beer to anyone who threw eggs or tomatoes at Toronto Mayor Rob Ford at a pro-Ford celebration. Specifically, the man was charged with… Read More ›
Alleged Thieves May Wish They Didn’t Try To Rob Someone Outside Convenience Store With Semi-Pro MMA Clerk
KRPC 2 reports that a Houston convenience store clerk, who is also a former Sri Lankan mixed martial arts champion took down a group of men trying to allegedly rob one of this co-workers. You can see the video by… Read More ›
Museum Doily Heist Solved!
CNN reports that a replica baby dinosaur was returned to a museum in North Carolina. Two 21-year-old-suspects (who sound to us like alleged pranksters) turned themselves in. From the article: “Police also suspect the pair in a similarly odd theft of… Read More ›
Breaking News: We Are Not Done Milking The Facebook Burglar Story
As we have reported over the past few days, an alleged Minnesota burglar was caught allegedly robbing a home by allegedly logging into Facebook and allegedly not logging out before he allegedly left. Can alleged people like this not just… Read More ›
Breaking News: Allegedly High Man Crashes Car Through Glass At CNN Center
CNN reports that an allegedly high 22-year-old man drove his Mercedes through the glass at the base of CNN’s headquarters in Atlanta. Interestingly, the area apparently has barricade poles, large, stone planters, lampposts and shin-high metal barriers. More interesting, nobody… Read More ›
Distinctive Wallpaper Leads To Arrest Of Swedish Facebook Flasher
The Local (Sweden’s News In English) reports that a teen has been convicted of sending anonymous photos of his genitals from fake Facebook accounts after recipients recognized the “odd” wallpaper in the background from another photo of him on Instagram…. Read More ›
Paris Cab Ride Full Of Surprises
The Local reports that a woman got several unexpected surprises during a taxi ride from Charles De Gaulle Airport in Paris. Surprise #1: The driver didn’t have a license to drive cabs! Surprise #2: The driver didn’t have a license… Read More ›
Police Line: Do Not Cross. And Do Not Throw Out In Oakland.
Fox News reports that in a budgetary crisis, police in Oakland have been told to recycle police crime scene tape to use at other crime scenes. 3 Other Ways We Suggest Police Could Recycle Crime Scene Tape 1. To help… Read More ›