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02/16/2013
Man Convicted for Threatening President Obama on Facebook
Another Facebook fail! A Melbourne man will be sent to jail after posting threats to kill U.S. President Barack Obama on Facebook days before the November election. Christopher Castillo hds reportedly posted a comment saying, “That’s the last straw, if he gets re-elected I’m going to hunt him down and kill him watch the life […]
02/15/2013
Wallet Thief Left His Own Wallet at Crime Scene
A 47-year-old man accused of stealing wallets from women’s purses is in jail because he forgot his own wallet and ID at the scene of the crime. Stephen Eric Maxwell frequented bars and restaurants in Florida to meet women and then stealing wallets from their purses when they were distracted. Until one night, Maxwell was […]
02/15/2013
Man Gets 7 Years in Jail Over $2 NY Subway Fare
If you are carrying an illegal handgun, it may be to your benefit to avoid getting into trouble, like not paying your subway fare. Ruben Sanabria, 37, now faces more than 7 years in prison over just $2.25 fare on the subway. He was arrested March last year when police caught him as he jumped […]
02/13/2013
Pickpocket Steals 44 Phones at Club, Stuffs Them in Pants
A British man was found with over 40 mobile phones stuffed down his bicycle shorts as he was leaving a popular nightspot. Managers called police after several patrons complained of their missing cellphones. Police arrived and agreed to search everyone as they exited the club. Officers were shocked to find Iulian Cojocaru, 28, with 44 […]
02/13/2013
Burglary Suspect Tackled by Man, 82
Police just needed a “Miracle” to take down a burglary suspect, an 82-year-old one, that is. Terry Miracle of Washington was in his garden when he noticed commotion and found out a burglar being chased down by police was approaching his house. The suspect was looking back to see how close the police were and […]
02/13/2013
Magician Makes Cash Disappear on Cheese Till
A London magician could be about to perform a vanishing act now that he’s heading to jail after using his sleight-of-hand skills to make cash disappear while working at a store’s cheese till. Amit Gadhia worked for two and a half years for the store originally as an entertainer performing magic tricks for customers before […]
02/13/2013
Woman Arrested After Trying To Smuggle $30,000 in Her Belly
A woman was arrested in a Panama airport for attempting to smuggle $30,000 in her stomach — in cash. Police stopped the 44-year-old Guatemalan woman for showing “suspicious behavior” as she went through airport security. The X-ray found she stashed 39 bundles of cash that equated to $30,000. She was taken to a hospital, where […]
02/11/2013
Pickpocket Called Victim to Ask for His Credit Card PIN
A Spanish pickpocket was arrested when he allegedly called his victim to ask for his credit card PIN after clumsily failing to withdraw money from the bank account. Joan Carles M.M., 28, stole a wallet containing cash and two credit cards. He then attempted to withdraw money from the bank, and guessed various pin number […]
02/11/2013
Boy, 10, Charged After Showing Toy Gun on Bus
A 10-year-old boy was charged with brandishing a weapon after showing a toy gun on a school bus. Police in Virginia said the boy was riding home from school when he flashed to fellow students the toy gun, “without indicating it was fake,” and students did not know whether it was real. One girl on […]
02/07/2013
McDonalds Craving Leads to Driver Kidnapping
Three young men in New Zealand abducted a security van driver and ordered him to drive them to McDonalds for a feed. Police say the men approached a 20-year-old security van driver demanding him to drive them to Mickey D’s for some late night munchies and take them home again. The driver went along. After […]
02/07/2013
Bridge Worker Accused of Kissing Lady Driver
A young lady who stopped at a tollbooth on her way to work was stunned when the bridge worker leaned into her car through an open window and planted one on her lips. Dean Alison Porter, 66, a former bridge commissionaire in Nova Scotia, Canada, is on trial for sexual assault. The woman was on […]
02/07/2013
Anti-DUI Volunteer Arrested for DUI
A volunteer for a group aiming to fight drunk driving was arrested for doing just that. Ram Ride, a program sponsored by Colorado State University, provides free rides to students who’ve had too much to drink. A volunteer Ram Ride driver, Karl Dalwin Colville La Borde, 19, was with another volunteer in the car at […]