Weird Crimes: Shocking News Stories and Dumb Laws - Page 63

Google Self-Driving Car Stopped for Going Too Slow

Nov 13, 2015 6:33 AM CST

Google Self-Driving Car Stopped for Going Too Slow

But it did avoid a ticket

(Newser) - Apparently Google's self-driving cars have yet to learn how to evade cops. One of its bubble-shaped autonomous vehicles was pulled over during a traffic stop in Mountain View, Calif., on Thursday, though it managed to avoid a ticket, reports NBC News . An officer spotted the vehicle traveling 24mph in...

Brutal Stabbing
Ends Up Saving
Israeli Man's Life

Nov 12, 2015 10:08 AM CST

Brutal Stabbing Ends Up Saving Israeli Man's Life

Doctors treating him found a dangerous intestinal tumor

(Newser) - A father of five who said a Palestinian attacker stabbed and tried to behead him last week at an Israeli bus station tells Radio Kol Chai he's actually glad he got assaulted. "The terror attack saved my life," Daniel Cohen says, per the Times of Israel . Why...

Cops: Train Thief Stole Bus, Wants to Steal Plane

Nov 12, 2015 1:00 AM CST

Cops: Train Thief Stole Bus, Wants to Steal Plane

NYC man has been arrested 29 times

(Newser) - Notorious train thief Darius McCollum has returned to a life of crime, and few modes of transport are safe, police say. The 50-year-old was arrested on Wednesday behind the wheel of a stolen Greyhound bus in Brooklyn, NBC New York reports. The bus, which was apparently stolen from a Port...

Woman Faces 10 Years for Twerking on Stranger

Nov 11, 2015 9:12 AM CST

Woman Faces 10 Years for Twerking on Stranger

Male victim says he felt 'humiliated' and 'violated'

(Newser) - A woman could face 10 years in prison after twerking on a man without his consent at a gas station in DC, reports the Houston Chronicle . The unidentified victim says the abuse started when two women flashed him while he was pumping gas on Oct. 7. While in the checkout...

Drug Bust
Yields 'Happiest Mugshot in America'

Nov 10, 2015 11:38 AM CST

Drug Bust Yields 'Happiest Mugshot in America'

Alleged kingpin, 19, wears arrest well

(Newser) - Meet Sarah Elizabeth Furay, a 19-year-old Texas teen who's now given us what the Houston Chronicle is dubbing the "happiest mugshot" in America. It's hard to see what brought out Furay's grin, after she was arrested Friday when College Station police used a search warrant to...

Woman Who Posted Pics of Diapered Dog Is Arrested

Nov 6, 2015 7:39 AM CST

Woman Who Posted Pics of Diapered Dog Is Arrested

On charges of harassment; she says her freedom of speech has been violated

(Newser) - About two weeks ago, a Texas woman noticed a dog on a neighbor's balcony that she suspected was being neglected: The dog, June, was wearing a diaper and was allegedly muzzled with some type of string. Amber Cammack took photos and then posted them on Facebook—a last resort,...

Big McStake:
5 Craziest Crimes
of the Week

Nov 6, 2015 5:24 AM CST

Big McStake: 5 Craziest Crimes of the Week

Including a strange prison smuggling attempt and an inept burglary suspect

(Newser) - A bunch of famished criminals gave us our weirdest crime stories of the week:

Cops: Burglar Drops In for Dinner, Literally : Police say diners at Hibachi Grill and Supreme Buffet in Daytona Beach heard noises coming from the ceiling as they were eating their meals. The restaurant's manager found

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Stolen Baby Goat
Has Been Found

UPDATED

Nov 5, 2015 2:44 PM CST

Stolen Baby Goat Has Been Found

GusGus is being reunited with his mother

(Newser) - The baby pygmy goat that vanished from the Arizona State Fair has been found. Fair livestock director Karen Searle says a man walking his dog along a canal in Phoenix found GusGus and took him to a pet store, where an attentive worker called the State Fair. Searle says GusGus...

Student Commandeers
Bus to Make It to Exam

Nov 5, 2015 11:53 AM CST

Student Commandeers Bus to Make It to Exam

Town rallies to pay his police fine

(Newser) - A student in South Africa who was worried about being late for a math exam got himself in trouble with the law in trying to avoid that fate. When his bus driver failed to show up, Le-Aan Adonis, 20, found the keys in the bus, started it up, and began...

This Is How Not to Smuggle
a McMuffin Into Prison

Nov 5, 2015 7:34 AM CST

This Is How Not to Smuggle a McMuffin Into Prison

At least wait till the sun sets

(Newser) - The weirder stories of late about smuggling contraband into prison tend to involve drones . This one involves fishing line and a McMuffin. Authorities in London caught a man trying to smuggle a bundle of goods, including a knife, a mobile phone, pot, cocaine, vodka, and yes, a McDonald's McMuffin,...

Cops: Man Absconds With Voting Equipment

Nov 4, 2015 4:44 PM CST

Cops: Man Absconds With Voting Equipment

Apparently, he'd rather spend the day as a hired driver than an election judge

(Newser) - A Pennsylvania man was arrested Tuesday when he allegedly decided to skip out on his duties as an election judge and instead earn some extra cash by giving people rides, the AP reports. According to WTAE , 55-year-old Darrin Farmer was paid at least $125 to set up voting equipment and...

Cops: Burglar Drops
In for Dinner, Literally

Nov 4, 2015 2:02 PM CST

Cops: Burglar Drops In for Dinner, Literally

They don't make restaurant ceilings like they used to

(Newser) - A would-be thief allegedly decided to drop in for dinner—literally—at a Florida eatery Tuesday evening, WESH reports. Police say diners at Hibachi Grill and Supreme Buffet in Daytona Beach heard noises coming from the ceiling shortly before 30-year-old Justin Grimes fell through it. Patrons sprung into action, holding...

Cops: Man Left Granddaughter, 5, in Desert With Loaded Gun

Nov 3, 2015 8:31 AM CST

Cops: Man Left Granddaughter, 5, in Desert With Loaded Gun

He reportedly told her to 'shoot any bad guys'

(Newser) - After downing a cheeseburger and a handful of drinks Sunday evening, Paul Rater called home and ordered his wife to come get him, the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office says, per the Arizona Republic . But instead of his wife showing up at the South Buckeye Equestrian Center, the cops did—...

Cops: Naked Woman Let
Men Cover Her in Ketchup

Oct 31, 2015 5:54 PM CDT

Cops: Naked Woman Let Men Cover Her in Ketchup

'That [expletive] was fun'

(Newser) - A young woman is in trouble with police after allegedly letting a group of men treat her like a hot dog—a naked, riot-inciting hot dog—at a Miami Beach Johnny Rockets earlier this month, the New York Daily News reports. According to the Miami New Times , things got off...

Judge's Get-Out-
of-Jail-Free Card:
Get Married

Oct 30, 2015 11:33 AM CDT

Judge's Get-Out- of-Jail-Free Card: Get Married

Not everyone loves Randall Rogers' peculiar form of Texas justice

(Newser) - Those who saw the story over the summer of the Texas judge who ordered a man to marry his girlfriend to avoid jail may have thought it was a weird one-off judgment—but it turns out that may be Randall Rogers' default consequence for unwed couples in his courtroom, KLTV...

Zombie Baby:
5 Craziest Crimes
of the Week

Oct 30, 2015 10:28 AM CDT

Zombie Baby: 5 Craziest Crimes of the Week

Including an incredibly seasoned jewel thief and a tow that broke the bank

(Newser) - Lots of motor vehicle mishaps in our weirdest crime stories this week:

Man Gets Arrested for Alleged Trespassing, but That's Not the Worst Part : Massachusetts resident Joel Ramer was recently arrested for trespassing and disturbing the peace for off-roading on private property. That's probably the least of his

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Towing Company
Charges Man
$48K to Remove
Jeep From Mud

Oct 28, 2015 4:32 PM CDT

Towing Company Charges Man $48K to Remove Jeep From Mud

It probably would have been cheaper to just leave it there

(Newser) - “I thought they made a mistake," Massachusetts resident Joel Ramer tells WFXT-TV about the moments after he received a $48,000 towing bill. Ramer was off-roading with his girlfriend when his Jeep got stuck in a mud pit. Assured Collision responded to tow Ramer's vehicle, and spent...

Cops: Speeding Russian Hearse Full of Illicit Caviar

Oct 27, 2015 6:50 PM CDT

Cops: Speeding Russian Hearse Full of Illicit Caviar

(Newser) - Police in Russia's far east stopped a hearse speeding on a highway—only to find half a ton of caviar stashed inside. The Interior Ministry said on Tuesday the hearse was caught speeding on the road connecting Khabarovsk, not far from the Chinese border, to a city further north....

Cops:
85-Year-Old Jewel Thief Strikes Again

Oct 27, 2015 5:03 PM CDT

Cops: 85-Year-Old Jewel Thief Strikes Again

She's in it for the game, not the money

(Newser) - Ten years ago, when she was 75 years old, Doris Payne swore she was done with a lifetime of pilfering jewels across two continents. Several arrests later, in 2013, she said again that she was leaving that life behind. But police say Payne, now 85, is at it again: She...

Guy With Zombie Baby as Passenger Gets $136 Ticket

Oct 27, 2015 4:04 PM CDT