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…
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Maid Canned For “Ruining” Family With Black Magic
If you don’t like the maid, why not just fire her? And if you guessed that this didn’t happen in the US, you’re right. It was in Kuwait. Per the Arab Times: Police have arrested an Asian housemaid for allegedly ‘ruining’ the family of her sponsor through black magic, reports…
You’ll Never Guess What This Kindergartner Brought To Show And Tell
“Show and tell” didn’t turn out too well for the mother of a Missouri kindergartner. As reported by kctv5.com: The task for the fresh-faced kindergartner students was to bring important family items for show and tell. But one kindergartner floored his teacher and local law enforcement officers when police say…
Not Your Average DUI
Remember, this guy was allegedly drunk. So what kind of DUI was it? Per the Beaver County Times (Pennsylvania): An Ohioville police report said a 911 call came in at 1:40 p.m. Thursday for an “out-of-control male” in the 6000 block of Tuscawaras Road. Hmm. Seems pretty average so far.…
No, You Can’t Work In This Jail. But You Can Stay …
It’s hard finding work in this economy. But the economy had nothing to do with this gent not getting a job with the sheriff’s department in Warren County, Mississippi. That would have been due to the outstanding warrant for his arrest! Per The Herald Tribune (Florida): Authorities say Ronald Wade…
Is A Chicken A “Beast”? Trust Me, It Matters!
Why on earth would it matter if a chicken is a “beast” or not? Well, it mattered a great deal to a man in Indiana who was charged with sodomizing a “beast.” Or, as set forth in the opinion: [Mr. Murray], without benefit of counsel, entered a plea of guilty…
About That Chinese Cooking Oil You Just Bought …
That Chinese cooking oil you brought is probably fine. It’s probably not the product of a certain illegal operation, as reported by chinadaily.com: Chinese police have arrested 32 suspects for producing and selling illegal cooking oil in a cross-province crackdown, the Ministry of Public Security said in a statement Tuesday.…
Ten-Year-Old Would-Be Thief, Victim Of Irony
Your mission: theft. You think you’re the only one out there with that mission? A ten-year-old found out the hard way that stealing isn’t such a great idea. Per The Bee News (Buffalo, New York): Two 10-year-old boys tried to steal a game from a Thruway Plaza Drive business, but tuhe…
Police Bust Samurai Sword-Wielding, Cocoa Puff-Loving Man
If everyone just went about their business, we’d all be better off. But the cops would sure be bored. No worries about being bored for some cops in Indiana, as reported by The Chicago Tribune: The still-unidentified man was discovered wandering along the [Interstate 65] just south of U.S. Highway…
A Year In Jail For A Man With A Strange Fetish
You’ll have a hard time believing what this Minnesota man’s fetish is, and that he will be spending a year in jail because of it. Per the Duluth News Tribune: Christopher Neil Bjerkness is not a rapist, but a Duluth judge lectured him on Wednesday that unless he stops carrying…