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5 Craziest Crimes of the Week
 5 Craziest Crimes of the Week 
Nov 15, 2013 8:44 AM CST

5 Craziest Crimes of the Week

Among this week's unlikely criminals: 'Batman' and a pianist

(Newser) - This week's lesson: It's better to pay a few extra cents for donuts than risk a stint in jail.
  1. Dunkin' Donuts Fan Arrested in Quest for 10% Discount : A Florida man who apparently loves donuts as much as he loves a deal has been arrested after his attempt
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Dunkin' Donuts Fan Arrested in Quest for 10% Discount

Charles Barry charged with impersonating an officer, improper use of firearm

(Newser) - A Florida man who apparently loves donuts as much as he loves a deal has been arrested after his attempt to pair the two went wrong. Charles "Chuck" Barry got fired up at a local Dunkin' Donuts when employees denied him a 10% police officer discount he'd been...

Woman Rents Out Home... That She Doesn't Own

4 students forked over $1.8K, moved in, then got kicked out

(Newser) - Four students thought they got a good deal when they found a home to rent in South San Francisco for $450 a room. Just one problem: After paying the woman they thought was the landlord $1,800 and moving in on Nov. 1 ... they were kicked out last Thursday when...

5 Craziest Crimes of the Week
 5 Craziest Crimes of the Week 
Nov 8, 2013 10:32 AM CST

5 Craziest Crimes of the Week

Including a very pricey walnut heist

(Newser) - A massive walnut heist and a computer-generated child that lures would-be predators make the list this week:
  • $400K Worth of California Walnuts Stolen : Stop laughing at the Canadians over that multimillion-dollar maple syrup heist . The US has its own weird food thievery going on: walnuts. A crew stole $400,000
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$400K Worth of California Walnuts Stolen

Is there a 'nut mafia' to blame?

(Newser) - Stop laughing at the Canadians over that multimillion-dollar maple syrup heist . The US has its own weird food thievery going on: walnuts. As the Los Angeles Times reports, ambitious thieves stole $400,000 worth of the nuts from trailers at an orchard outside Modesto, California, last week. That would be...

Stolen Motorcycle Found, 46 Years Later

Was found at Port of Los Angeles, and Nebraska man is getting it back

(Newser) - Authorities say a Nebraska man is getting his motorcycle back—46 years after it was stolen from his backyard. US Customs and Border Protection say the black and blue 1953 Triumph Tiger 100 was recovered last week at the Port of Los Angeles. It was on its way to Japan,...

5 Craziest Crimes of the Week
 5 Craziest Crimes of the Week 
Nov 1, 2013 10:25 AM CDT

5 Craziest Crimes of the Week

The World Series happened, and of course there's a World Series crime

(Newser) - The Red Sox have won the World Series, and one St. Louis fan lost pretty big, and he's not the only man to have lost something...
  1. Macabre Clue Leads Police to Suspected Thief : This month's entry in the annals of truly stupid criminals: Police in Arizona say they
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Guy Jailed ... for Overdue Library Book

Well, it worked: The book has been returned

(Newser) - A Texas man found himself booked into jail last week ... and all because of an overdue library book. According to court documents, Jory Enck checked out a GED study guide in 2010 and never responded to the library when it tried to get the book back from him. He was...

Macabre Clue Leads Police to Suspected Thief

A severed finger, which police fingerprinted using Popsicle stick

(Newser) - This month's entry in the annals of truly stupid criminals: Police in Arizona say they found a would-be thief thanks to the suspect's own severed finger, the Arizona Republic reports. Joshua Allen Goverman, 29, allegedly tried to steal copper wiring (value: $300) from an air conditioning truck Oct....

A First? Driver Gets Ticket for Wearing Google Glass

Woman in California might be testing new legal ground

(Newser) - It's a tech milestone of sorts. A woman in San Diego has gotten what might be the first ticket for driving while wearing Google Glass. When she got pulled over speeding, the officer also cited her for "Driving with Monitor visible to Driver (Google Glass)," reports Engadget...

Cellphone Saves Clerk From Bullet

Would-be robber fires, but phone stops bullet

(Newser) - Police say a cellphone saved a Florida gas station clerk from a robber's bullet. A man entered the gas station in Winter Garden yesterday and asked a clerk for help. Then he showed the worker a revolver and demanded he open the safe. When the clerk couldn't open...

Police Hunting Man Who Stole $4K Worth of Grass

Yes, you read that correctly

(Newser) - Austrian police are seeking witnesses to an unusual theft—of huge amounts of grass, mowed secretly from a farmer's field. According to a police statement, a farmer reported today that someone had come into his field, mowed it, and made off with the grass. The alleged theft occurred in...

Bank Thief's Weird Object of Choice: Small Door Rugs

But he allegedly got away with it dozens of times in NYC

(Newser) - If the allegations are true, then 55-year-old Willie Footman might have pulled off more successful bank heists than anyone in history. Except, as the New York Times explains, he never stole money—only the rugs inside bank doors around New York City. "Thirty-seven incidents," says a spokesperson for...

5 Craziest Crimes of the Week

Including parents who call the cops on their party-throwing teens

(Newser) - This week's batch of unusual crimes involve some partying teens, an irresponsible groom, and an overly ambitious pot farmer:
  1. Parents Have Their Party-Throwing Kids Arrested : It was just like something out of a TV show, at least at first: Two Connecticut parents returned home from a trip a day
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Man Gets Year in Jail ... for Punching Horse

Soccer fan got a little too upset after losing game

(Newser) - His team lost to a bitter rival, so Barry Rogerson did what any self-respecting British soccer fan would do: He punched a police horse in the head. Now the 45-year-old is going to jail for a year, reports SkySports . The judge said Rogerson had plenty of chances to move away...

Thieves Make Off With 6K Cans of Baked Beans

Police on the lookout for anyone getting rid of a whole lot of beans

(Newser) - While a truck driver slept in the cab of his parked vehicle, thieves were up to no good mere feet away. The BBC reports that they cut a hole in the side of the truck on Monday night and made off with some 6,400 cans of Heinz baked beans....

Cops Bust Pot Garden ... Using Google Earth

Guy was authorized to grow 30 plants; he had 94

(Newser) - Police say the view from space helped them bust a medical marijuana garden with too many plants in the state of Oregon. The Grants Pass Daily Courier reports authorities received a tip that 50-year-old Curtis W. Croft was bragging about all the pot he was growing on his property outside...

Groom Forgets to Book Venue, Freaks, Calls in Bomb Threat

He phoned in threat after forgetting to book venue

(Newser) - The BBC and AP provide the details on a tale of wedding-day craziness in Britain:
  • Problem: The day before he was supposed to get married in Liverpool's St. George's Hall, Neil McCardle realized he had forgotten to actually book the place.
  • Solution: He sat on this nugget of
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Parents Have Their Party-Throwing Kids Arrested

Mom, dad come home a day early, you know what happens next

(Newser) - It was just like something out of a TV show, at least at first: Two Connecticut parents returned home from a trip a day early to find their teenage daughters hosting a party at their Glastonbury house last Sunday. But here's where it diverges a bit from the script:...

Guy Calls Cops Over Jell-O Theft ... From Work Fridge

Police say the case remains under investigation

(Newser) - If you ever had your lunch disappear from the office refrigerator, consider what one southeastern Pennsylvania man did: He called the cops. KYW-TV in Philadelphia reports that Upper Macungie Township police were called Oct. 10. That's when, according to a police news release, an employee at Wakefern Food Corp....

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