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Mom Puts Three-Year-Old Son Up for Adoption on Craigslist

Donald Deane — Mon, 20 May 2013 17:00:44 +0000

Craigslist is a great resource for meeting people and buying and selling almost anything. But when it comes to giving away children, there are probably better ways. That didn't stop a Texas woman from offering her three-year-old for adoption on the service, however.

Burglar Calls Cops While Burgling, to Report Imaginary Burglar

Drew Weisholtz — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 23:00:34 +0000

Marius Ionescu is a burglar who likes to work alone. The 31-year-old Romanian man was robbing a house when he came up with the brilliant idea of calling the police, after he heard a noise that he thought was another intruder. Sounds like the only thing this guy has any business breaking into is [...]

Worst Date Ever Ends With Man Stealing Woman's Car at Gunpoint

Drew Weisholtz — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 12:05:51 +0000

A good man is hard to find. As opposed to a man who robs a woman on their first date.

Police in Boynton Beach, Florida recently arrested Donald McGee after he stole a woman's car while on their first date.

Woman Assaults Boyfriend For Singing 'Thrift Shop' Over and Over

Jeremy Taylor — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 17:40:54 +0000

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis' smash hit 'Thrift Shop' in undoubtedly a very catchy song. But is the ode to finding bargain basement prices a good song?

Therein lays the problem for many folks, including Samanta Malson of Longmont, Colorado who now faces jail because 'Thrift Shop' really got under her skin.

Woman Arrested For April Fool's Day Robbery Prank

Jeremy Taylor — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 23:23:23 +0000

It’s becoming harder and harder to pull a good April Fool’s Day prank. We blame the internet for this, as not long after you log on you are reminded of the tricky nature of April 1 and thus put your guard up. One way to circumvent the new always-in-your-face April Fool’s reality is pull the [...]

Enraged Man Beats Woman in Wheelchair for Eating Last Piece of Chicken

Drew Weisholtz — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 13:03:01 +0000

Some people have no clue how to treat the handicapped. Police in Pacolet, South Carolina arrested 44-year-old Clifford Smith last weekend because he attacked a wheelchair-bound woman after she ate the last piece of chicken during dinner. Smith and some other people were chowing down, along with the woman, when she helped herself to the [...]

Drunk Woman Takes Off Pants, Flee Cops In Toy Power Wheels Truck

Jeremy Taylor — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 15:25:37 +0000

Jamie Craft of Jonesboro, Arkansas had herself quite a Tuesday.

The 28-year old kicked of her midweek adventure by getting good and drunk and crashing her Trans Am into the side of a mobile home. Mind you this was a proper, adult sized Trans Am, which becomes important later in this tale and also made what she did a pretty serious crime.

Man Calls 911 Nine Times to Request a Cheeseburger

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 16:29:04 +0000

There is just something about fast food that makes people abuse 911. In the past, folks have been arrested after calling emergency services to report problems with their orders at Burger King, McDonald’s, Subway and Hardee’s. Gregory Jackson Sr. decided to cut out the middleman. Instead of going to his local restaurant chain to be disappointed, [...]

World's Creepiest Mom French Kissed Jailed Son to Pass Him Drugs

Jeremy Taylor — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 16:42:50 +0000

Things got awkward when 54-year-old Kimberly Margeson visited her 30-year-old son William Partridge at the Yates County jail in upstate New York. That’s because the big open mouth kiss mom planted when greeting her boy included quite a bit of tongue. (“So that’s how it is in their family,” we can hear Mr. Rooney say.) But there [...]

Police Arrest Teen Thief by Following Trail of Cheetos to His Front Door

Donald Deane — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 13:00:41 +0000

As any thief worth his salt knows, a clean getaway is absolutely essential. Well, a South Carolina teen recently botched a robbery in a big way after police followed a trail of Cheetos right to his front door. (While that's not the thief pictured above, authorities should still be on the lookout for a hungry cheetah in human clothing.)

Real-Life Grinch Steals Christmas Decorations from Neighbors

Donald Deane — Sun, 16 Dec 2012 17:19:08 +0000

Sure, the holiday season can be a bit of a hassle sometimes, but we’ve never actually tried to ruin Christmas. This Texas man, however, fully embraced his Grinchy nature and was caught on camera stealing Christmas decorations from his neighbors. Surveillance footage shows the man as he pulls up to a home in San Antonio [...]

Real Life Grinch Busted for Telling Kids That Santa Doesn't Exist

Amanda Ferris — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 19:40:23 +0000

Bah, humbug! A Canadian Grinch ruined the annual holiday parade for dozens of children last Saturday. The intoxicated 24-year-old man, who hailed from Kingston, was arrested after police received a complaint. Parents informed authorities that this jerk ruined Christmas for their youngsters by walking up and down the parade lines and telling them that Santa Claus doesn't exist.

Woman Sentenced to Cook Thanksgiving Dinner for Cops

Emerald Catron — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 15:57:13 +0000

Who's really being punished here? Valerie Rodgers, or the cops she's cooking for? It depends on good she is in the kitchen, we guess. Rodgers was sentenced to cooking Thanksgiving dinner for three cops and a year of probation for reckless driving that resulted in felony charges.

Dumb Criminal Busted for Using Fake ID with Jack Nicholson's Photo

Shauna Wright — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 16:30:33 +0000

The first rule of Fake ID Club may very well be that you don’t talk about Fake ID Club. But we have to think the second rule surely has to be “don’t use an internationally-famous movie star’s photo.” Seems a Brazilian conman didn’t get the memo, though. Ricardo Sergio Freire de Barros, 41, was arrested [...]

Snoozing Computer Thief Caught After Built-in Camera Takes His Picture [PHOTO]

Don Deane — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 11:00:06 +0000

A hapless crook in the U.K. was recently caught after a built-in camera on a stolen laptop took his picture while he was napping (with his mouth open no less). Busted! The owner of the laptop, a student, activated the camera as well as tracking software and led police right to 19-year-old Rastin Khalaji. Police [...]

Guy Wears 'Incredible Hulk' Mask During Robbery [PICTURE]

Danny Gallagher — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 19:00:37 +0000

Police in New York are looking for the man behind an “Incredible Hulk” mask who robbed a bank at gunpoint. The robbery occurred last Monday at a Northwest Savings Branch bank in the town of Hamburg. The robber entered the bank wearing his green angry face and carrying a handgun. He pointed it at one [...]

Florida's Serial Pooper Caught

Staff — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 18:32:53 +0000

The alleged Serial Pooper of Florida has been caught after police installed a surveillance camera at a school in Ocala.

A total of four incidents were reported since September 14th and police finally got a break when they were able to record the suspect and asked the public for help in identifying the perpetrator

Dumbest Criminal Ever Robs Store With Cop Standing Right Behind Him [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 19:34:36 +0000

Here’s a little pro tip for those of you planning on holding up a convenience store: make sure a cop isn’t standing right behind you. Otherwise you’ll look like an idiot like the criminal in this video. Needless to say, Stephen Daniel of Gwinnett County, Ga. did not take this precaution when attempting to rob a QuikTrip [...]

Drunk Driver Stops in Middle of Police Chase to Pee [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 19:27:43 +0000

Estevan Tapia was leading police on a 10-mile car chase when he was overcome with the urge to relieve himself. So the Albuquerque, NM., man pulled over and indulged himself on the pavement — all the while with a beer bottle in hand. The police understandably thought this meant he was surrendering, but were reluctant to approach Tapia immediately because they weren’t quite [...]

Pantie-Headed Bandit Strikes in Dallas [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 12:08:03 +0000

In what appears to be a combination of crime and fetish fantasy, a man in Dallas, Texas robbed an Exxon TigerMart while wearing a floral dress, white boots and with a pair of panties obscuring his face. The man, who either has a gun or is pretending to have a gun by covering his pointed [...]