Let’s say your neighbor has a trailer in the parking lot with a bunch of furniture in it. You’re tired of looking at it, but what to do? In a word … Craigslist! Yeah, sure, technically (and in ever other way) it’s not yours. Carpe diem, right Ms. Kimball? Per…
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Stop That Man! He’s Giving Money Away!
There’s an old saying:”If it seems too good to be true, it is.” There’s another old saying: “There’s an exception to every rule.” Here’s an exception, as reported by Reuters: Standing in the aptly chosen “Frohsinnstrasse” (“Cheerfulness Street”) in the town of Aschaffenburg, the unnamed pensioner wore a sign around…
No You Are Not Charging Him With Stealing The Handcuffs
A handcuffed man (behind the back!) escapes from your patrol car, and you’re going to include a charge of stealing handcuffs? Are you sure that’s a part of the case you really want to highlight? Pick one: “Fugitive escapes!” or “Handcuffed fugitive in back of patrol car escapes, and steals…
If The Sleeping Pills Don’t Kill Me, Please Hit Me On The Head With A Pole – And Here’s $5k For Your Troubles
In this case from Australia, two 20-year-old men, Robert Karaca and Jarred Royce Price, were charged with attempted murder. Their “victim” was a 32-year-old friend of theirs named Bruce Levin, who was intent on killing himself, and convinced them to help. Levin spoke of overdosing on sleeping tablets. If that…
Extremely Drunk Man Just Glad To Be “Home”
Admit it. You’ve occasionally had one too many. But perhaps not as many as a San Diego, California man recently did, as reported by the San Diego Union-Tribune. A Pacific Beach man had a surprise waiting for him in his living room Sunday morning: a stranger sleeping naked on his…
So How Can You Convict One Twin If You Can’t Tell Them Apart?
Now that is an interesting question, and not an academic one, for identical twins Gavin and Rhys Higgins, and for the alleged victim, Darryl Churchill. Per the Daily Mail: Darryl Churchill had claimed that one of the twins set upon him after a dispute over a game of pool which…
There Are Consequences For Flipping Off A Police Officer – Though They Might Surprise You
Yes, folks, this bird is protected by the Constitution, as the City of Pittsburgh learned the hard way. Back in 2006, David Hackbart (of Butler, Pennsylvania) flipped off a cop, and got a disorderly conduct citation. He fought it, hard. Per the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: Pittsburgh City Council initially approved today…
Do You Think The Police Could Really Miss A Knife In A Victim’s Back?
Maybe, maybe when the police find a body, they miss a small stab wound. But, and this a big “but,” what if the knife is still in the body? Could they miss it? Yup. As reported in The Medway Messenger: Police failed to spot a dead pensioner had been murdered…
An Interrogatory About Beer Pong, And An Awesome Response
This much is certain: the attorney asking the question needs to get out more. Not so for the responding attorney. From an actual case… NTERROGATORY NO. 16: Please describe how “beer pong” is played, including the needed equipment and/or materials. RESPONSE TO INTERROGATORY NO. 16: Defendants object to this Request…
You Call That A Burglary? Please.
Technically it’s a burglary, since the home was broken into, and something was stolen. But really, jellybeans? And nothing else? As reported by the Erie Times News: Police said the burglar broke the window in the front door of a home in the 12000 block of East Lake Road in…