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'Catch Me If You Can,' Tweets Fugitive

Shockingly, this story does not end well for San Diego woman

(Newser) - A fugitive convicted in a big insurance fraud scheme who taunted authorities via Twitter is now in custody in San Diego, reports the LA Times . The plight of Wanda Podgurski is getting national attention because of her bold tweets to the DA in San Diego County. "Catch me if...

Three Arrested Trying to Kidnap ... Themselves

Young Norwegians busted for blackmail

(Newser) - If only these kids watched more American TV crime procedurals, they'd know this old trick never works. Three young Norwegians—two women 18 and 21, and a man, 22—were busted trying to stage their own kidnapping and blackmail their families into giving them money for their own release,...

5 Craziest Crimes of the Week
 5 Craziest Crimes of the Week 
Jul 5, 2013 8:51 AM CDT

5 Craziest Crimes of the Week

From Venice to Virginia...

(Newser) - You know it's a big week for wacky crimes when news reports cite comparisons to The Italian Job and Seinfeld.
  1. Mom Eats Bagel, County Takes Baby : Paging Seinfeld. The day after Elizabeth Mort took her daughter home, police officers and social workers came to her Lawrence County home without
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Tiffany VP Stole $1.3M in Jewelry: Cops

Items were checked out ... but never checked back in

(Newser) - It's not the kind of jewelry heist screenwriters dream about, but this alleged plot seems to have gotten the job done: A former executive at Tiffany's is accused of taking 165 pieces of jewelry, pretty much one piece at a time, and then reselling them to an international...

Man Killed, Cooked, Ate Puppy: Cops
Man Killed, Cooked, Ate Puppy: Cops
Jun 29, 2013 4:22 PM CDT

Man Killed, Cooked, Ate Puppy: Cops

Cooked ribs on stove, put rest in freezer for later

(Newser) - Warning: Do not read the rest of this story if you've just eaten. A Florida man has been arrested on animal cruelty charges after police say he strangled his mother's pitbull puppy to death, then cooked and consumed the remains. According to Tampa cops, Thomas Elliot Huggins, 25,...

5 Craziest Crimes of the Week
 5 Craziest Crimes of the Week 
Jun 28, 2013 8:27 AM CDT

5 Craziest Crimes of the Week

From plane meltdowns to missing plane cargo

(Newser) - Among the lessons imparted by this week's batch of the craziest alleged criminals: Hang up the gosh darn phone once they close the airplane cabin door.
  1. Flier Won't Get Off Phone, Is Dragged Off Plane : Another attempt to stay on the phone during takeoff did not end well
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Man Murdered Wife by Disabling Airbag, Crashing

Iain Lawrence unclipped her seatbelt before crashing

(Newser) - An English ex-pilot has been convicted of murdering his wife by disabling her airbag, undoing her seatbelt as he drove, and moments later deliberately crashing their car into a tree at 50mph. Iain Lawrence, 53, walked away with just a few bruises; prosecutors said he got into the brace position...

Man Accused of Wild Theft: $2M in Toys 'R' Us Toys

It all started with 16 Harry Potter Lego sets...

(Newser) - As far as thefts go, it's massive, and as far as suspects go, he's colorful. Police say Ignatius "Michael" Pollara stole some $2 million in toys from Toys 'R' Us stores. The Orlando Sentinel dives into the alleged crime, for which Pollara faces 10 theft-related charges...

Man Accused of Swiping $2.8M in ... Textbooks

Salesman used scheme to steal 16K books, say cops

(Newser) - Quick, what's the most you've ever stolen from an employer? If your answer was less than $2.8 million, you are probably a better employee than Christopher Brock, a 44-year-old textbook salesman for John Wiley & Sons who was arrested in Tampa this week for allegedly swiping 16,...

5 Craziest Crimes of the Week
 5 Craziest Crimes of the Week  
week in review
Jun 21, 2013 8:50 AM CDT

5 Craziest Crimes of the Week

Gopher feet. Need we say more?

(Newser) - This week's crime blotter ranged from the tragic to the downright strange:
  1. Woman Murdered on Walk of Fame—Over $1 : A stroll on Hollywood's Walk of Fame turned deadly for one woman who was stabbed Tuesday after refusing to give a trio of panhandlers $1 for a photo
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Search for Missing Mac and Cheese Ends With Stabbing

Also a factor: spilled beer

(Newser) - Some people really, really like their macaroni and cheese: Two Florida brothers got into a tussle over missing macaroni and cheese that ended with one stabbing the other in the stomach, say authorities. Randy Zipperer was angrily looking for the missing foodstuff when Edward Zipperer, 47, joined the search—then...

5 Craziest Crimes of the Week
 5 Craziest Crimes of the Week 
week in review
Jun 14, 2013 8:40 AM CDT

5 Craziest Crimes of the Week

Featuring ... toxic coffee, a psychic

(Newser) - You know it's a banner week for wacky crimes when both toxic coffee and a psychic are involved. Five of the week's more noteworthy brushes with the law:
  1. Doctor Accused of Poisoning Lover With Toxic Coffee : He complained it was sweet. She said she'd added some artificial
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5 Craziest Crimes of the Week
 5 Craziest Crimes of the Week 
week in review
Jun 7, 2013 9:25 AM CDT

5 Craziest Crimes of the Week

From thrown Taco Bell drinks to a test drive that turned criminal

(Newser) - When it comes to this week's crime stories, the cream of the crop involve no guns or explosives or swords. Instead, less conventional items factor in: like scorching-hot hot sauce and a severed pig's head. This week's top 5:
  1. Overly Long 'Test Drive' Gets Man Arrested
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'Chili-Finger Lady' Heads to Prison for Another Lie

Anna Ayala lied about son's shooting

(Newser) - A Northern California woman sentenced to four years in prison for planting a severed finger in a bowl of Wendy's chili is going back behind bars for creating another tall tale, this one about a shooting involving her son. The so-called Chili-Finger Lady, Anna Ayala, was arrested in October...

It's a Rough Time to Be a Taco Bell Employee

...or former employee, in one case

(Newser) - These are not the best of times to be a Taco Bell employee. Evidence:
  • The employees tasked with manning the drive-thru at a Buffalo Grove, Ill., location got an unpleasant surprise at 1:23am on May 27, when the three adults they served promptly "threw the drinks at the
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Boy, 10, Fights Off Intruders With Their Own Gun

Scares home invaders out of Brooklyn house

(Newser) - A 10-year-old in Brooklyn appears to be well on his way to becoming Batman. The New York Post reports that two armed men, pretending to be FedEx deliverymen, invaded the boy's home last night, ordering two teens to remain in the living room. Then one of the men made...

Overly Long 'Test Drive' Gets Man Arrested

Lloyd Kraft took Ford F-250 for a spin ... didn't come back: police

(Newser) - It's kind of like that episode of Seinfeld, just with a less glorious ending. Police say a Florida man visited Belleview's Prestige Auto on Friday with a fairly typical request: He wanted to test drive a 1997 Ford F-250. Lloyd Kraft reportedly ponied up a phone number and...

Spelling Fanatic Brings 'Bomb' to Teachers' Office

Complains of poorly edited online terrorism instructions

(Newser) - Not all terrorists are religious extremists; some, it seems, are spelling extremists. Employees at the Oregon Teacher Standards and Practices Commission had a very strange morning yesterday, when a man walked into the office, plopped a pressure cooker with wires sticking out of it on the counter, and explained that...

Maine Man's Plan to Be Hero Ends With Dead Teen

Kyle Dube charged with kidnapping, murder in death of Nichole Cable

(Newser) - A twisted story out of Maine, where police say one man's plan to play the hero ended with the death of a 15-year-old girl. Kyle Dube, 20, allegedly planned to kidnap a teen, who he would then "find." Police say he set up a fake Facebook account...

Burger King Worker Hid Robbers' Getaway Car: Cops

Forcing alleged robbers to flee on foot; they didn't make it far

(Newser) - As far as foiled crimes go, this one belongs in the Hall of Fame: After allegedly robbing a Stockton, Calif., Burger King on Thursday night, two men emerged to find their getaway car had vanished. CBS Sacramento reports that Gabriel Gonzalez, 19, and Jeremy Lovitt, 23, then attempted to flee...

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