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Someone Is Stealing Wheels Off Police Cars

Apr 11, 2019 5:51 PM CDT

Wheels Go Missing on Police Cruisers

City has to have cruisers towed after thefts

(Newser) - Police are finding it more difficult to chase anybody in one Mississippi city: The wheels on their cruisers are being stolen. Three police cars had to be towed last weekend after wheels were taken, a Jackson police spokesman said, per WTVY . The cars were parked behind a police museum downtown...

Man Who Left Pet Fish Behind
Briefly Charged With Cruelty

Apr 10, 2019 5:50 PM CDT

Man Who Left Pet Fish Behind Briefly Charged With Cruelty

Charges were ultimately dropped

(Newser) - When Michael Hinson was evicted from his Wilmington, NC, home last month, the 53-year-old left behind a fish—and found himself facing animal cruelty and abandonment charges. Officials say the 6-inch-long Oscar was in poor health, living in a dirty tank, and had no food available; Hinson was accused of...

Burglar in Locked Bathroom Turns Out to Be a Robot

Burglar Turns Out to Be
'Very Thorough' Vacuum

Apr 10, 2019 1:07 PM CDT

Burglar Turns Out to Be 'Very Thorough' Vacuum

The perpetrator at an Oregon home? A Roomba

(Newser) - A "most wanted" suspect has been apprehended in Cedar Hills, Oregon: a "Roomba burglar." The ultimately amusing story started with a house sitter who arrived at a home Monday afternoon to find the bathroom door locked, reports the Oregonian . Shadows were visible through the gap between the...

To Hide Missing
Girl Scout Cash,
Dad Went to
Extremes: Cops

Apr 4, 2019 9:35 AM CDT

To Hide Missing Girl Scout Cash, Dad Went to Extremes: Cops

Brian Couture accused of faking burglary in Oregon

(Newser) - Brian Couture has missed his shot at "father of the year" in the eyes of Oregon police, who say he staged a burglary to hide the theft of $740 his daughter raised selling Girl Scout cookies. Couture, 40, was found unresponsive in his Forest Grove home on March 6...

In Sweden, Naked Cop Busts Fugitive in Sauna

This Is the Most
Swedish Arrest Ever

Apr 2, 2019 10:10 AM CDT

This Is the Most Swedish Arrest Ever

Cop recognizes a fugitive while naked in the sauna, makes the arrest

(Newser) - There's no escape from the long arm of the law in Sweden. Not even sitting naked in a sauna, reports the AP . Police spokeswoman Carina Skagerlind says an off-duty police officer found himself sitting in the same sauna in Rinkeby, a Stockholm suburb, as a fugitive who'd dodged...

Couple Accused of Dizzying Sex Act, 150 Feet in the Air

The Ferris Wheel Was Spinning.
Then Staff Spotted This Pair

Mar 30, 2019 7:30 AM CDT

The Ferris Wheel Was Spinning. Then Staff Spotted This Pair

Michael Mathisen and Lauren Wilder arrested after allegedly having sex on Cincinnati ride

(Newser) - If we had to score this next alleged crime, Dead or Alive's "You Spin Me Round" would probably work. Cops say that, instead of simply taking in the view from Cincinnati's SkyStar Ferris wheel on Thursday evening, a man and his girlfriend instead got busy during the...

Man's Penalty: Can't Drink Pepsi for 4 Years

Judge Sentences Man to
'Pepsi Deprivation Syndrome'

Mar 25, 2019 5:30 PM CDT

Judge Sentences Man to 'Pepsi Deprivation Syndrome'

He's ordered not to drink it for 4 years

(Newser) - A Hawaii man has been ordered not to drink his favorite soft drink during four years of probation on a car theft conviction, the AP reports. Judge Rhonda Loo imposed the restriction last week while sentencing 21-year-old Christopher Montilliano Jr., the Maui News reported Saturday. Montilliano lied to police when...

He Ordered One TV, Got Two.
Now He's Under Arrest

Mar 24, 2019 7:02 AM CDT

He Ordered One TV, Got Two. Now He's Under Arrest

Police say Nicholas Memmo refused to return extra television shipped to him

(Newser) - You order a TV on Amazon. The shipping company sends an extra one by mistake. What would you do? When this happened to a Massachusetts man, he allegedly mounted the extra TV on his wall, and he's now facing criminal charges, reports WCVB . Nicholas Memmo tells Boston 25 News...

She Handed Over
the Cash. Then
Robbery Suspect
Saw Her Balance

She Handed Over the Cash. Then Robbery Suspect Saw Her Balance

Man accused of robbing woman at ATM in China apparently had change of heart

(Newser) - It's not clear if this story should be filed under "weird crimes" or "uplifting news." The surveillance cameras tell the tale of the person now being dubbed "the world's kindest crook," with the footage coming out of Heyuan in China's Guangdong province....

'Florida Man' Birthday
Challenge Is a Hit

Mar 22, 2019 10:04 AM CDT

'Florida Man' Birthday Challenge Is a Hit

You Google the 2 words, plus their birthday

(Newser) - Everybody knows "Florida man." He's the guy who shows up in bizarre crime stories that seem to bubble up out of the state. (Like so , or so , or so .) He's also why the Fark website, famous for its snarky headlines on bizarre stories, has a...

19-Year-Old's Alleged Plan
to Get to Six Flags Is a Flop

Mar 22, 2019 9:41 AM CDT

19-Year-Old's Alleged Plan to Get to Six Flags Is a Flop

Police say they found Jonathan Gualpa asleep in a stolen cab

(Newser) - He allegedly had a plan; the execution left something to be desired. Police say a 19-year-old New York City man wanted to go to Six Flags in New Jersey. To get there, Jonathan Gualpa allegedly decided to steal a taxi. Except the NYPD was able to track it via a...

Unicorn's Less Than Magical
Morning: Theft, Crash, Hospital

Mar 19, 2019 4:23 PM CDT

Unicorn's Less Than Magical Morning: Theft, Crash, Hospital

2 men charged in convenience store robbery with crowbar

(Newser) - Too bad his costume didn't come equipped with wings. Police in Maryland have arrested a man accused of robbing a Baldwin convenience store while disguised as a pink and white unicorn. Per the Baltimore Sun , 28-year-old Jacob Rogge was wearing the full-body costume when he allegedly used a crowbar...

New Tool for Prison
Contraband:
T-Shirt Gun

Mar 15, 2019 5:01 PM CDT

New Tool for Prison Contraband: T-Shirt Gun

Woman charged with using one to shoot drugs and phones over fence

(Newser) - An Oklahoma woman was arrested after authorities say she used a T-shirt gun to launch drugs, cellphones, and other contraband over a prison fence. The Oklahoma Department of Corrections says the incident prompted a lockdown at the North Fork Correctional Unit in Sayre, about 120 miles west of Oklahoma City....

The Safe Was Empty.
Under It: a Body

Mar 15, 2019 7:38 AM CDT

The Safe Was Empty. Under It: a Body

Indiana police believe the man may have been a burglar

(Newser) - "I came in [the house] and told my wife, 'I think we've got a dead body out there.' She thought I was kidding." George Hollingsworth wasn't. The Marion, Ind., man was on Wednesday cleaning up his garage, which he suspected had been broken into...

Brothers' Bizarre, 'Stupid'
Border Crossing Plot Revealed

Mar 12, 2019 1:43 PM CDT

Brothers' Bizarre, 'Stupid' Border Crossing Plot Revealed

They were arrested in October, full story is just now coming out

(Newser) - "This was more stupid than it was criminal." So says a Canadian prosecutor in the case of two brothers from Nova Scotia arrested Oct. 26, 2018, after getting a Canada-US border checkpoint shut down for half a day, and charged with committing a terrorist hoax. On Friday, those...

'Paucity of Meat' on Mexican
Pizza Enrages Taco Bell Patron

Mar 9, 2019 9:10 AM CST

'Paucity of Meat' on Mexican Pizza Enrages Taco Bell Patron

Meanwhile, a missing order of hot wings from Domino's spurred a separate incident

(Newser) - Two cases of fast-food fury to report on, starting with an incident out of Spartanburg, SC, on Wednesday, when a customer at a Taco Bell drive-thru apparently didn't appreciate what the Smoking Gun calls "a paucity of meat" on his Mexican Pizza. A police report indicates that a...

He Refused to Go Back to
Prison—Until the Pizza Arrived

Mar 1, 2019 11:30 AM CST

He Refused to Go Back to Prison—Until the Pizza Arrived

Florida suspect nabbed after 4-hour standoff

(Newser) - "Never underestimate the power of pizza with flavored crust." That's according to Florida's Pensacola Police Department, whose promise of pizza convinced a suspect to surrender Tuesday, thereby ending a four-hour standoff. Cops responding to a report of a possible battery arrived at a home around 10am...

Cops: Man Faked Abduction to
Get Out of Super Bowl Payout

Mar 1, 2019 8:02 AM CST

Cops: Man Faked Abduction to Get Out of Super Bowl Payout

Robert Brandel allegedly lost his pool, didn't have the money to pay winners

(Newser) - The Los Angeles Rams weren't the only Super Bowl losers. A 60-year-old New York man was arrested Wednesday over what police say was a fake abduction tied to a Super Bowl betting scheme. The Buffalo News reports Robert Brandel of North Tonawanda was discovered bound in the back seat...

Buffet Erupts
in Brawl Over
Crab Legs

Feb 28, 2019 2:35 AM CST

Buffet Erupts in Brawl Over Crab Legs

2 diners in Alabama were arrested

(Newser) - Two people were arrested after diners at a buffet restaurant in Alabama got extremely crabby. Huntsville police officer Gerald Johnson says he had just gotten his food at the Meteor Buffet when a brawl erupted among diners who had been waiting for crab legs. "There's a woman who'...

Fugitives Taunt Police,
Who Are Up to the Challenge

Feb 26, 2019 5:49 PM CST

Fugitives Taunt Police, Who Are Up to the Challenge

After 'Do ya job' post, three wanted women are arrested

(Newser) - Three women wanted in thefts around Atlanta allegedly taunted police online, telling officers on Instagram to "Do ya job." Now they're in jail. They were arrested Sunday after a brief chase when an Indiana trooper spotted a speeding car, the Atlanta Journal Constitution reports. Police in Georgia...

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