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Parents Left Kids in Cold Car to Go to Wine Tasting: Cops

DC couple says they were monitoring their 2 toddlers with an iPhone

(Newser) - Two DC parents were arrested over the weekend after police say they left their two toddlers locked in a car while they attended a wine-tasting at a posh restaurant, the Washington Post reports. Cops say they received a call about the kids on Saturday afternoon and found the 22-month-old boy...

Man's Alleged Crime Involves Clogged Toilet, Potatoes

Guy pulled the fire alarm to get help with unusual situation: cops

(Newser) - Some might call a desperate need to use the toilet an "emergency"—but probably not the police. That's why a Philadelphia-area man has been arrested after pulling his apartment building's fire alarm for a very odd reason, NBC 10 reports. Apparently, he had filled his toilet...

Man Tries to Pay Taxes With Insanely Folded Bills

Each took roughly 6 minutes to unfold

(Newser) - The quirkiest part of this story is not that a Wichita Falls, Texas, man attempted to pay a $600 property tax bill with $1 bills. It's that said bills were reportedly folded in a way that "required tax office personnel approximately six minutes to unfold each bill."...

Woman Calls Cop: Hi, Want to Buy My Drugs?

Unsurprisingly, he's interested in meeting up

(Newser) - Police say a woman selling drugs made a big mistake that landed her in jail—she mistakenly called an Albuquerque police detective. KOB-TV reports that 30-year-old Renea Lucero was arrested last week when she called the detective at his department-issued cellphone and made the officer an unexpected offer. Court documents...

Police: Fake Cop Pulls Over a Real One

Off-duty officer gives chase in Virginia

(Newser) - A man accused of impersonating a police officer had the bad luck to pull over an actual police officer, reports WUSA-TV . An off-duty cop in Dumfries, Va., says he pulled over when the Crown Vic behind him turned a spotlight on his car about 1am yesterday. When the Crown Vic...

Bad Ideas Behind the Wheel: 5 Craziest Crimes of Week

Pro tip: Don't ask to borrow a cop's gun

(Newser) - Some bizarre traveling choices highlight this week's list of crazy crimes:
  • HOV-Lane Stop Leads to Kidnapping Bust : If you're traveling in an SUV with two men you've allegedly kidnapped in the backseat, don't count them toward your HOV-lane total. After a 26-year-old New Jersey man was
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Shoplifting Suspect Caught Thanks to His Own 911 Call

He was mad at 'thugs' (store security)

(Newser) - In the annals of misguided 911 calls comes this entry from Buford, Ga., where a shoplifting suspect managed to summon the police officers who arrested him. It goes like this: Two security officers at the local Walmart followed Alfonso Aguilar into the parking lot because they say he had stolen...

What Not to Ask a Cop: 'Hey, Let Me Use Your Gun'

Man allegedly tried with 2 different officers

(Newser) - When you're in need, it sometimes makes sense to go to the police. When you're in need of a gun to shoot people you're mad at, not so much. Police in Boynton Beach, Florida, say 38-year-old Deondrae Hall shouted to an officer entering the station, "Hey,...

Cops: Woman Stole Cruiser, Fled at 80mph—in Cuffs

Roxanne Rimer really, really, really did not want to be arrested

(Newser) - A Pennsylvania woman will stand trial on charges she stole a police cruiser and led officers on an 80mph chase—all while her hands were cuffed behind her. Center Township police testified at Roxanne Rimer's hearing yesterday that she was arrested after stealing earrings from a Kohl's store...

Bad Snow-Day Idea: Towing Kids in Sled Behind Truck

Michael W. Chauvin was arrested last night

(Newser) - No matter how excited you are about the snow, you should not take a bunch of kids sledding via pickup truck. Michael W. Chauvin was arrested last night in Plainfield, Conn., after police officers say they found him driving his Dodge Ram down a street, with children being towed behind...

HOV-Lane Stop Leads to Kidnapping Bust

Police say Luis Moreno rolled down window to prove car had 3 occupants

(Newser) - Pro tip: If you're traveling in an SUV with two men you've allegedly kidnapped in the backseat, don't count them toward your HOV-lane total. A 26-year-old New Jersey man was arrested on Friday morning after a Port Authority officer saw what looked like an otherwise empty car...

Suspects in Chase Drive Right to LAPD Headquarters

Whoops

(Newser) - It hasn't been a good week for drivers in LA leading police on high-speed chases. Early yesterday evening, one suspect led cops on a 100mph pursuit through the streets of Hollywood before unsuccessfully trying to escape on foot, the Los Angeles Times reports. Then three other suspects apparently wanted...

Honey-Don't List: 5 Craziest Crimes of Week

Including a NY man who used a bulldozer in a baffling way

(Newser) - An alleged "distracted-driver," a bulldozing-happy husband, and a Doogie Howser wannabe factor into the weirdest crime stories of the week:
  • Man Bulldozes Home While Wife Runs Errands : Picture this: You head out to run errands and return to find your home has been completely demolished ... by your own
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Alleged Thieves Arrested After Uploading Selfies

Owner of stolen iPad noticed images in his iCloud account

(Newser) - Two men in Houston have been christened by the Smoking Gun as the "country's dumbest iPad thieves." Why? Dorian Walker-Gaines, 20, and Dillian Thompson, 22, are accused of stealing an iPad, $5,000 in cash, a laptop, and other stuff from a parked vehicle, then posing for...

Drone Overloaded With Meth Crashes Near Border

It comes down in parking lot in Tijuana

(Newser) - Somebody in Mexico who failed to read the instructions is out more than 6 pounds of meth and a $1,400 drone, reports the San Diego Union-Tribune . Police say the battery-operated drone carrying 3 kilos of the drug crashed in a Tijuana parking lot Tuesday night, about a mile from...

Man Bulldozes Home While Wife Runs Errands

Surprise, honey!

(Newser) - Picture this: You've just stepped out of your New York home for a bit to run errands. You return to find the home completely demolished ... by your own husband. That's what happened to Diane Andryshak on Monday, News 12 reports. Her husband, James Rhein, 48, rented a bulldozer...

Cops: Teen Posed as OB/GYN for a Month

He walked halls of medical center with white coat, was caught in exam room

(Newser) - Apparently, the only thing necessary to pass yourself off as a doctor—an OB/GYN, no less—is an official-looking white coat. Fox 13 reports that a teenager pulled it off for a month at St. Mary's Medical Center in West Palm Beach, Fla. The center insists that the unnamed...

Man Ticketed for Eating Burger While Driving

Georgia cop says Madison Turner broke 'distracted driving' law

(Newser) - "You can't just go down the road eating a hamburger." That, Madison Turner says, is what a Cobb County, Ga., police officer told him "three times" after pulling him over last week for distracted driving. Turner had been enjoying a double quarter pounder with cheese from...

Woman Glitter-Bombs Ex-Boss's Office, Gets Arrested

Samantha Lockhart allegedly used her swipe card to get in

(Newser) - It may not seem like such a terrible idea to glitter-bomb your former boss's office after your last day at work—after all, it's not like they can fire you, right? Well, no, but they can have you arrested. That's what Samantha Lockhart found out the hard...

A Sticky Situation: 5 Craziest Crimes of Week

Including a drug-smuggling fail and a bank robbery allegedly done for art's sake

(Newser) - What do you get when you mix together chewing gum, vanilla extract, and lamb chops? A recipe for the weirdest crime stories of the week:
  • Boy, 9, Arrested in Sticky Court Situation : Here's something to chew on: a 9-year-old who was arrested in Idaho for stealing a pack of
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