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Unpaid Worker Wreaks Revenge on Newly Built Hotel

Man who smashed into UK Travelodge with backhoe was allegedly owed $775 in wages

(Newser) - The finishing touches were just being put on the new Travelodge hotel in Liverpool when "some idiot in a mini digger decided to drive through the middle of the building." That's the gist of a story out of the UK, where police are now on the hunt...

Man Who Tried to Save Deer Now Faces Fine

John Stoll of Pennsylvania brought animal to garage after it fell through frozen lake

(Newser) - It's one of the more unusual wildlife fines you'll hear about: A man in Pennsylvania faces a penalty after he tried to save a deer's life. As the York Daily Record explains, John Stoll of Wellsville helped firefighters and wildlife personnel free deer that had fallen through...

Dating Pro Tip: Don&#39;t Boast About Your Kill to the Game Warden
'Bummer' for Poacher Who Met
Game Warden on Dating App
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Jan 12, 2019 7:00 AM CST

'Bummer' for Poacher Who Met Game Warden on Dating App

Woman, accomplice fined in Oklahoma

(Newser) - Her first error came in shooting a deer out of season, at night, with a spotlight, and leaving all but the head and backstrap meat to rot. Her second error came in boasting about the poaching crime in conversation with a potential beau on a dating app, who turned out...

Lawyer Implies Coat May Be to Blame for 0.151% BAC

Woman had been chewing on coat before breath test

(Newser) - An attorney for a Pennsylvania woman charged with drunken driving hinted his client's coat-chewing could've thrown off the results of her breath test, the AP reports. The (Bloomsburg) Press Enterprise reports the argument came during a hearing Tuesday for 47-year-old Jana Moschgat. An officer who pulled Moschgat over...

Cops Say Guy Ate Ex's Fish, Sent Her Gross Pic

'Found your fish,' he allegedly texted her

(Newser) - Today in Gross Headlines: A Louisiana man has been arrested after allegedly eating his ex-girlfriend's fish, then sending her a picture of his own feces captioned, "Found your fish." The bizarre incident allegedly occurred in Oct. 2016, WBRZ reports; then-18-year-old Maxwell Taffin is accused of eating the...

Prowler Licks Doorbell for 3 Hours
Prowler Licks
Doorbell for
3 Hours
Jan 8, 2019 7:00 PM CST

Prowler Licks Doorbell for 3 Hours

Yes, homeowners cleaned it off afterward

(Newser) - A newly installed surveillance system captured a bizarre scene at a Salinas, Calif., home: a man licking the doorbell ... for three hours. Suspect Roberto Daniel Arroyo could face misdemeanor charges of petty theft and prowling, ABC 7 reports, but homeowner Sylvia Dungan notes, "You kind of laugh about it...

Guy Tries to Rob Female MMA Fighter. It Does Not Go Well

MMA fighter Polyana Viana wasn't about to give up her cellphone

(Newser) - What's worse than running into a karate dojo while trying to abduct someone? Trying to rob an MMA fighter is right up there. "#badf---ingidea" is how UFC President Dana White framed it, posting on Instagram a picture of 26-year-old Brazilian mixed martial arts fighter Polyana Viana next to...

Stranger Moves Into Home When Family Leaves on Trip

Cops near Atlanta say Nathaniel Nuckols wouldn't let homeowners back in upon return

(Newser) - An Atlanta-area family says they returned home from holiday travel to find someone else living in their house. WSB-TV quotes Janice Henson as saying the key wouldn't turn when they returned Wednesday. A man who came to the door told her to leave and said it was his home...

Alleged Theft at Cop Station Goes as Well as You'd Expect

Would-be bike thief caught within seconds: police

(Newser) - The words "Gladstone Police" printed in large letters on a window next to a bicycle rack wasn't enough of a deterrent for an alleged thief, whom Oregon officers accuse of trying to steal a bike right from under their noses. A surveillance video shared Monday on Facebook —...

Hot Tub Argument Ends With Chunk of Guy's Ear Bitten Off

Police say argument about conspiracy theories led to assault

(Newser) - Utah police say two men who had been chatting in a hot tub got into an "extremely heated" (no pun intended?) argument that ended with one man biting off a piece of the other man's ear, Fox News reports. Bryan David Boyack, 43, lives in California and was...

Florida Fisherman Hooks 60 Pounds of Cocaine

The angler spotted the package beneath a dock in the Keys

(Newser) - A Florida fisherman recently found something fishy beneath a dock in the Keys. Per ABC News , the angler was in Islamorada on Saturday when he spotted a mysterious package. Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be upwards of 60 pounds of cocaine wrapped in plastic. According to the Sun-Sentinel...

Guy Escapes Prison, Gets Captured at Taco Bell

Shalom Mendoza was on the run for days

(Newser) - Shalom Mendoza escaped from California's San Quentin State Prison by walking away from his prison work crew Wednesday night. After nearly three days on the run, authorities caught him and took him back into custody Saturday afternoon ... at a Taco Bell. Mendoza, 21, had been spotted at other locations...

Cops: Fight Leads to Fiery Feces
Cops: Fight
Leads to Fiery Feces
Dec 27, 2018 10:30 AM CST

Cops: Fight Leads to Fiery Feces

Dylan Printz, 18, charged with arson after police say he left burning bag of dog poop on Pa. porch

(Newser) - It may have been Christmas Eve, but those weren't reindeer droppings left at a home in Shippensburg, Pa. The Smoking Gun reports on a "crappy" prank that now has 18-year-old Dylan Printz charged with arson and risking catastrophe. Cops responded around 3am Monday to a report of a...

Burglar Gets Car Ride From Unsuspecting Victim

The intruder's story seemed "plausible," homeowner says

(Newser) - Authorities in Maine say a burglar had a bite to eat, watched TV, and even got a car ride from his unsuspecting victim, the AP reports. The York County sheriff's office said 35-year-old Derek Tarbox broke into a Waterboro home Sunday afternoon, took a shower, got dressed in the...

Unwelcome Litter Box Cleanup Leads to Arrest

Mitchell Sayers was arrested at gunpoint

(Newser) - Police in Massachusetts arrested a man after he allegedly entered a woman’s apartment and emptied a cat litter box, the Berkshire Eagle reports. Mitchell Sayers, 33, of Pittsfield, reportedly entered the unlocked apartment in North Adams, took off his shoes, and emptied the cat box (the Eagle says he...

Cops: Man Got a Bit Too Fired Up Over Wife's Music

Gary Lykins accused of shooting her laptop after she played loud tunes

(Newser) - A Texas man who made a solemn vow to stay with his wife for better or for worse apparently didn't take into account that she might one day blast loud music from her laptop, and that he wouldn't like it. The Star-Telegram reports that 44-year-old Gary Lykins holed...

Cops: Mom Left Kids Home Alone Watching Home Alone

Indiana woman charged in very meta crime

(Newser) - An Indiana mom left her two small sons home alone with some very appropriate entertainment, reports KWBE . Police responded to a report of unattended children in a Muncie home and found 4- and 7-year-old brothers watching none other than Home Alone. KFOR reports that when cops contacted their mother at...

Red-Nosed Burglar Caught Red-Handed on Tape

Cops seeking suspect who donned Rudolph costume during burglary in Fort Collins, Colo.

(Newser) - "Oh how the camera caught her / As she committed burglary / Rudolph the Red Nosed Criminal / We need your help with her ID." That's the call-to-action jingle a Colorado police department would like you to hear, penned in honor of a recent burglary suspect in...

As the Sun Went Down, He Went Up ... the National Christmas Tree

The man eventually 'self-extricated'

(Newser) - There was a bit of a hubbub Friday evening around the National Christmas Tree. The US Park Police says calls started coming in shortly before 6pm that a man was ascending the tree, and cops and negotiators were dispatched to the scene, CNN reports. Per WJLA , firefighters and EMS workers...

Inmate Escapes, Accidentally Hitches Ride With Officer

The dangling cuffs didn't help

(Newser) - A jail inmate who escaped from authorities and tried hitchhiking along a highway didn't enjoy freedom for long—the motorist he flagged down was a law enforcement officer. Greenup County Jailer Mike Worthington tells the Independent that 31-year-old Allen Lewis was being transported on Tuesday to face charges in...

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