Man Steals Car To Turn Himself In
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday Sep,13
A western New York man faces grand larceny charges after being pulled over in a car that he said he stole so he could turn himself in on another charge.
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Police Decide Titus The Dog Is Too Wimpy
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday Sep,13
The Sequim Police Department has decided to get rid of Titus the drug dog because he's simply not aggressive enough. Police said that Titus is fine for sniffing out drugs, but they need a patrol dog that can track and bite criminals.
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Chimney Burglar Sentenced To 2 Years In Prison
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday Sep,13
A man who got stuck in a chimney while trying to burglarize a Los Angeles County home was sentenced to two years in prison.
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Mugger Who Licks Woman's Toes Charged With Robbery
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday Sep,11
A Minneapolis man has been charged with robbery after police say he robbed a woman of her keys and cell phone then took off her shoes and licked her toes.
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Calif. Woman Tries To Steal Fire Engine Half-Naked
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday Sep,11
A woman is admitted to the Sacramento mental hospital, after trying to drive off with a fire engine, half-naked.
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Millionaire Wis. Lawmaker Wins $1,000 In Lottery
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday Sep,07
U.S. Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner, already a millionaire and heir to the Kimberly-Clark fortune, is on a lucky streak. The Republican hit it big in 1997 with a $250,000 jackpot in the District of Columbia lottery. Then, last spring, he won $1,000 prize in the Wisconsin lottery, and he won another $1,000 in that lottery last week.
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Police Say Woman Lived With Dead Aunt
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday Sep,06
A Viennese woman lived with the mummified remains of her dead aunt for more than a year, police said Wednesday.
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Boston Jailhouse Transforms Into Luxury Hotel
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday Sep,06
Once the home to some famous felons, a Boston prison has undergone a major renovation. The Charles Street Jailhouse will now be called the Liberty Hotel as part of the historical building's revival.
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Cops: Nude Driver's Conduct Distracting
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday Sep,06
A naked man driving along the Indiana Toll Road was arrested and charged because his lewd conduct distracted other motorists, police said.
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Police Crack Missing Mannequin Caper
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Sep,05
Two men are charged with commercial burglary for stealing a mannequin and the Budweiser shorts it was wearing.
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Man Accused Of Stealing Funeral Flowers
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Sep,05
A Flagstaff man faces an auto burglary charge after he allegedly climbed into a hearse during a funeral and began stealing flowers piled inside.
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Kiwi Burglar's Guilt Gets The Best Of Him
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday Aug,31
A burglar visited Graeme Glass' home in New Zealand twice in one day first to steal some goods and later to return them, along with a heartfelt apology note. The thief returned the goods later in the day, along with a new basketball and two pairs of gloves bought on the stolen credit card.
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Woman Arrested For Stealing From Dallas Children
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday Aug,30
Police say a woman has torn jewelry off the necks of children as young at 3-years-old. There were at least four attacks in the past month in the area around Dallas.
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Naked Man Arrested in Dallas Court Building
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Sunday Aug,26
A man stripped naked inside a Dallas County courthouse and tried to grab a weapon from an officer who attempted to subdue him, officials said.
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Woman Gets 16 Years In Prison For 'Knife-Hug'
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday Aug,24
Jee-Hyun Song, a former theology student at Bethesda Christian University who testified that she accidentally stabbed her husband with a kitchen knife when he came up from behind and hugged her, was sentenced to 16 years to life in prison.
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Utah Woman, 70, Charged For Ugly Lawn
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday Aug,23
The mayor and City Council have apologized to a 70-year-old woman arrested after a dispute with a police officer over her brown lawn - but she has still been charged in the case.
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Arkansas Law Error Allows Tiny Tots To Marry
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday Aug,17
Thanks to one little misplaced word, it appears that people of any age can legally be married in Arkansas, with parental consent.
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Lawn Mower Fireball Burns Georgia Home
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Aug,15
Danny Fendley started more than just his lawn mower when he tugged at its pull cord - he started a fire that destroyed his home.
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Mom Sentenced For Posing As Son's Wife In Court
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Aug,15
A woman was sentenced to 30 days in jail for claiming in court that she was her son's wife. Christopher Crowe, 25, was in court recently to plead guilty to four felony counts including residential entry and domestic battery.
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Thief Steals 45 Parrots; Polly Wants A Rescue
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Aug,15
Police are searching for suspects behind a major bird heist from a New York pet store. Authorities say 45 parrots were stolen from the store owned by Mark Marone, a frequent guest known as "The Pet Keeper" on The Martha Stewart Show.
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Naked Driver Goes To Jail, Must Pay $250K
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Aug,15
A mother of four who was driving with only a blanket around her naked body when she fatally injured another driver must serve 90 days in jail and pay the victim's family more than a $250,000.
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Woman Calls Cops To Get Refund For 'Fake' Cocaine
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday Aug,14
A woman was arrested after she called police to help "get her money back" after she was unhappy with the crack cocaine she purchased.
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Cops Search For Armed Men On Bus, Find Soldiers
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Saturday Aug,11
State police responding to a report of a school bus driving down the New Jersey Turnpike with armed men found out the report was correct.
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Octogenarian Eager To See Killer Hubby
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday Aug,10
A 49-year-old man who bludgeoned his grandmother and great-aunt to death more than three decades ago left prison this week ready to settle down with his 88-year-old wife.
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Woman Kills Raccoon With Her Bare Hands
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday Aug,10
A woman killed a raccoon with her bare hands Thursday when the animal attacked a young boy. Officials with Cheshire animal control say the woman was walking in the woods around 11 a.m. with a group of children when the animal bit the 5-year-old son of a friend.
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Man's Hand Amputated After Robbery
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday Aug,10
A robber tied up a Boston man so tight, he developed gangrene and doctors had to amputate his left hand, police said Thursday. Bruce Northrup, a 60-year-old chemical engineer, was staying at an extended-stay hotel in north Phoenix to volunteer with Habitat for Humanity.
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Wisconsin Cops Nab Diaper-Wearing Monkey
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday Aug,09
Authorities captured a diaper-wearing monkey who led them on a downtown search after biting a woman. Police issued a warning to the public of the foot-tall monkey with a long prehensile tail: "It is now on the lam, presumably still in the State Street area." The monkey was captured and will be quarantined for 10 days.
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Burglars Tracked By Trail Of Candy Wrappers
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Aug,08
Doctors often warn of the health risks of eating junk food, but it seems the treats can be a problem for burglars, too.
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Bank Robber Makes Threat, Forgets Bag, Leaves
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday Aug,07
A bank teller apparently flustered a would-be bank robber - and foiled a robbery - after asking where the suspect's bag was to carry off the money, authorities said.
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'Hello Kitty' Becomes Bangkok Cops' Badge Of Shame
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Monday Aug,06
Thai police officers who break rules will be forced to wear hot pink armbands featuring "Hello Kitty," the Japanese icon of cute, as a mark of shame, a senior officer said Monday.
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Family Fights Off Store Robber With Fish Sauce Jar
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday Aug,03
A holdup man picked the wrong target Thursday night when he walked into a package store in Methuen, Mass.
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Call Police If Offered Women's Undies
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday Jul,31
If someone offers you frilly women's lingerie on the street, call police. Thieves have stolen almost $35,000 worth of underwear, perfume and other merchandise from Victoria's Secret stores in the Raleigh area since March, police said. Law enforcement officials have no suspects and said it's unlikely the thieves are stealing for personal use.
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Burglars Use 'Mission Impossible' Moves
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday Jul,31
It wasn't exactly "Mission Impossible," but three burglars managed to break into a grocery store by lowering themselves through a hole in the roof, then eluded the alarm system for two hours by crawling on their stomachs, police said.
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Bizarre: N.J. Thieves Steal Filled Swimming Pool
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday Jul,27
It was a strange morning for the Valdivia family in Paterson, to say the least. Take it from Paul Magna, who lives across the street from them, and is still stunned by the news. "You want a good story? The pool across the street was stolen during the night. With water in it."
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N.J. Thieves Steal Filled Swimming Pool
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday Jul,26
Daisy Valdivia awoke to find her family's hip-high, inflatable, 10-foot diameter swimming pool gone from her backyard Wednesday. Nothing was left behind. Not even the water.
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Lawyer Acquitted Of Smuggling Drugs To Inmate
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday Jul,24
A diabetic attorney who claimed his judgment was impaired by a hypoglycemic attack has been acquitted in Los Angeles of smuggling heroin and methamphetamine to his jailed client.
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Police Arrest Boy In Alleged Chemical Attack
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Sunday Jul,22
A 12-year-old boy is under arrest after a chemical attack in a New York park that left two infant girls hurt. The young suspect has not been identified.
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Police: Bank Robber Goes To Movies After Heist
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Sunday Jul,22
A man in western Pennsylvania is accused of successfully carrying out a bank robbery, but he didn't quite make a clean getaway.
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Seagull Steals Chips From London Shop
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday Jul,20
In London, a crafty seagull got what he wanted at a mini mart.
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Police Say Mom Had Her Children Steal $800 Pup
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday Jul,19
Police say they arrested a mother for allegedly using her children to steal a puppy from a pet store in St. Cloud, Florida, located south of Orlando.
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Bad Prank: Nails Dumped Onto Sand Volleyball Court
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday Jul,19
The owners of a central Minnesota bar have spent this week picking nails out of their sand volleyball court.
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Reef Thief Sentenced To 10 Months In Jail
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday Jul,19
A Miami man has been sentenced to nearly a year in jail for stealing a restricted species from the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary.
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Thief Slams Car Into Pharmacy, Steals Drugs
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Jul,18
A thief crashed a stolen vehicle through the doors of a California pharmacy, stole prescription pills and fled on foot, similar to an Anaheim incident the day before.
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Police Say They've Soiled 'Landscape Bandit'
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Jul,18
A California man suspected of being the "Landscape Bandit," wanted for a series of bank robberies in Los Angeles and Orange counties, was arrested Tuesday by Fullerton police.
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Paratroopers Mistakenly Land At Prison
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Sunday Jul,15
A unit of 25 military paratroopers landed inside the perimeter of a state prison, but not to quell a riot or attempt some movie-script breakout. They just goofed.
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Would-Be Robber Stays For Wine And Hugs
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday Jul,13
A would-be robber was disarmed by hospitable hosts who offered him a glass of wine and sent him off with a group hug but no cash.
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Police May Have Captured The 'Bonbon Bandit'
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Jul,11
Boston police may have captured the so-called "Bonbon Bandit." The thief picked up the nickname because a string of the Boston-area robberies occurred in candy stores or ice cream parlors.
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Fake Cop Busted For Trying To Pull Over Real Cop
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Jul,11
There were flashing lights atop his SUV and what appeared to be a police badge in his hand, but it was the man he tried to pull over who was the real police detective.
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Police: Man Tried To Use Dead Man's Card
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Jul,11
A man found a body in a pickup truck and drove it to a bank where he tried to use the dead man's ATM card, police said. The man then drove to a supermarket parking lot, where he was arrested for attempting to steal a woman's purse, said state police at Bethlehem.
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Oregon Man Files 193 Miles In Lawn Chair
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday Jul,10
Last weekend, Kent Couch settled down in his lawn chair with some snacks - and a parachute. Attached to his lawn chair were 105 large helium balloons. Destination: Idaho. Nearly nine hours later, the 47-year-old gas station owner came back to earth in a farmer's field near Union, short of Idaho but about 193 miles from home.
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