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Cops: Suspect Tried to Eat Marijuana Plant

Not surprisingly, Jeremiah Carmody ended up in jail

(Newser) - Perhaps it was a case of the munchies: Police in northeastern Pennsylvania say an alleged pot dealer tried to destroy evidence by eating a marijuana plant. According to local media, 33-year-old Jeremiah Carmody faces several drug-related charges following events yesterday in Scranton, when police say they went to his house...

Guy Threatens Cat, Wife Shoots Him


 Guy Threatens Cat, 
 Wife Shoots Him 
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Sep 30, 2012 8:37 AM CDT

Guy Threatens Cat, Wife Shoots Him

That settles the 'it's the cat or me' argument

(Newser) - Audrey Deen Miller chose her cat over her husband in a big way this week: When hubby threatened to either shoot the cat (according to KHOU ) or throw it over the fence (according to KSAT ), the 42-year-old Houston woman allegedly shot him in the stomach with a .40-caliber...

KKK Leader Convicted for Trying to Blow Up Sheriff

Charles Robert Barefoot upset over Mule Days parade, nightclub

(Newser) - A Ku Klux Klan leader from North Carolina has been convicted on weapons and explosive charges related to a plot to blow up his county sheriff. A jury convicted Charles Robert Barefoot Jr. of Benson on six felony counts this week, including conspiracy, possession of stolen guns, and receipt of...

Canadians Bust Cheese-Smuggling Cops

Trio made $165K selling cheap cross-border cheese

(Newser) - First the great maple syrup heist , now this: Police in Canada have sniffed out a large-scale cheese-smuggling ring involving a serving police officer, an officer who resigned this summer, and an American accomplice. Cheese is a lot cheaper in the US than it is in Canada, and officials believe the...

Sons of Anarchy Actor Dies in Bizarre Ending
Sons of Anarchy Actor Dies in Bizarre Ending
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Sep 27, 2012 9:52 AM CDT

Sons of Anarchy Actor Dies in Bizarre Ending

Johnny Lewis killed landlady, 81, then fell to death: Cops

(Newser) - Johnny Lewis, who starred in Sons of Anarchy for two seasons, was found dead yesterday after allegedly murdering an 81-year-old woman and beating two men. Lewis, who also appeared in The OC and dated Katy Perry in 2006, was found in the driveway of a Los Angeles home where the...

Soldier Kills Pal Trying to Cure Hiccups: Cops

He pointed a gun at his face to scare him

(Newser) - A soldier is being held in a Texas jail on manslaughter charges after a misguided attempt to cure a fellow soldier of hiccups resulted in his death, reports CBS News . Seems Spc. Patrick Edward Myers and friends were watching football—and unsurprisingly, drinking—on Sunday when the victim developed a...

Thieves Try to Bust ATM, Blow Up Bank Instead

Entire branch in Germany destroyed

(Newser) - Thieves in Germany attempted to bust open a cash machine last night … but the resulting explosion ended up destroying the entire bank instead, der Spiegel reports. The blast in the small town of Nottuln-Darup sent debris flying as far as 260 feet. "Damage to the building is likely...

Guy in Mini-Dress Litters Lawn With Fake Explosives

About 40 homes evacuated in standoff with police

(Newser) - When police showed up at David Charles Baker's home yesterday, he was brandishing a shotgun and walking amid what looked like tripwires that were hooked up to propane and gas tanks on his front lawn, while shouting what officers describe as "nonsensical" things, the Salt Lake City Tribune...

56 Cremated Remains Found in Home

Former owner in Dayton also owned funeral parlor

(Newser) - Contractors were in for a big—and not pleasant—surprise while cleaning out a foreclosed home in Dayton, Ohio, Tuesday: Stuffed into one of the closets were the cremated remains of 56 people, dating as far back as 1982. It appears the remains, all of which were contained in black...

Knife-Wielding Irish Tourist Avoids Jail in Cannoli Theft

Robert McTernan will be returning home to serve community service

(Newser) - So a knife-wielding Irish guy walks into a Boston pastry shop, takes two cannolis, and ... somehow has avoided jail time: Prosecutors say 25-year-old Robert McTernan admitted Monday in court there were sufficient facts for a jury to find him guilty of larceny for robbing Bova's Bakery in the largely...

Police on the Hunt for Spelling-Challenged Vandal

Woman's car spray-painted with ... 'bicth'

(Newser) - Police are searching for a vandal who hit a central Pennsylvania woman's car with paint over the weekend, and they have at least one clue: He or she can't spell. York police say a woman reported Saturday morning that her sport-utility vehicle had been sprayed with white paint....

LA Bank Robbers Hurl Cash From Car

Scramble for cash slows down cops in pursuit

(Newser) - There was mayhem on the streets of South LA yesterday as suspected bank robbers repeatedly threw cash from a speeding SUV during an 80-minute police chase. "It's our neighborhood stimulus package," quipped one woman as hundreds of people scrambled for the cash in some of the city'...

Woman Finds Ex-Boyfriend Living in Attic

Police find cups full of urine, feces

(Newser) - When a South Carolina woman heard a thump from her ceiling Saturday night, she assumed it was an animal. Instead, her sons and an adult nephew went into the attic to find … the woman's ex-boyfriend, who had been living there. "He had packed all the old coats...

Cops: Woman Holds Up Man During Sex in Moving Car

Amanda Jean Linscott distracted driver in crash

(Newser) - A female robber pulled a gun on a man while they were having sex in a moving car driven by the victim, police say. The action, not surprisingly, triggered a crash. The slightly battered 26-year-old Florida woman, Amanda Jean Linscott, fled the scene after the car hit a palm tree...

Telemarketer Snaps After Man Hangs Up on Him
Telemarketer Snaps After
Man Hangs Up on Him
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Sep 8, 2012 1:20 PM CDT

Telemarketer Snaps After Man Hangs Up on Him

Calls back, says he has placed a bomb in house

(Newser) - Raise your hand if you've ever told a telemarketer "no thanks" and promptly hung up. Keep that hand raised if the telemarketer has then called back and threatened to blow up your home. That was apparently the situation in Mead, Colorado, last week, reports 7NEWS . "The telemarketer...

Couple Spends Honeymoon in Florida Jail

They allegedly left kids home alone while they got hitched

(Newser) - After a whirlwind wedding, a Florida couple was whisked away to a romantic honeymoon—behind bars. Kymberely Frederick, 30, and Daniel Richards, 34, were arrested Tuesday for alleged child neglect: They'd left their one-, two-, and three-year-old children at home alone while they were tying the knot, police say....

Disgruntled Banker Moons Bosses, Loses Millions

Court decides Bank of America was right to fire cheeky exec

(Newser) - Mooning his bosses at Bank of America was no doubt a satisfying moment for disgruntled banker Jason Selch—but it ended up costing him his job and $2 million. After his employer merged with Bank of America's Columbia Asset Management and fired a friend of his for refusing to...

Man Calls Police After Prostitute Asks for More Cash

He reports a robbery

(Newser) - A 45-year-old Michigan man paid a professional to do some work in his house, but when the professional demanded more money after they had already agreed on a price, he called the police to report he was being robbed. Except the so-called robber was not a plumber or house painter…...

Maryland Drunk Kills 70K Chickens
Maryland Drunk Kills
70K Chickens
Aug 29, 2012 4:00 AM CDT

Maryland Drunk Kills 70K Chickens

He wandered into shed and turned off power: cops

(Newser) - A Maryland chicken farmer went to check on his birds in the morning and found his entire flock dead—and a drunk passed out in a pool of urine. Joshua Shelton, 21, wandered into the farm's power control shed and accidentally turned off power to three chickenhouses, say police....

Would-Be Heroes Restrain ... Victim

 Would-Be Heroes 
 Restrain ... Victim 
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Aug 25, 2012 1:15 PM CDT

Would-Be Heroes Restrain ... Victim

They thought they were aiding a woman being assaulted by a man

(Newser) - Newsflash to would-be crime-stoppers: Sometimes, the bad guy is a bad girl. A man and a woman driving down a New Jersey street in the wee hours saw what they thought was a man assaulting a woman. So they stopped and restrained him so the woman could get away …...

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