Whatever happened to “live and let live?” Something surely happened to it in Lakemoor, Illinois. Just ask Ms. Tina Asmus, who used two toilets and a sink as planters in her yard. For this abominable crime, she was fined $25 under the village’s public nuisance ordinance, as reported by The…
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Returning To The Scene Of The Crime? Bad Idea
It should go without saying that it’s a bad idea to return to the scene of the crime. What about returning to the scene of the crime, about a day later, to commit the same crime, in the same/similar clothing, WITH A NEWS TRUCK 15 YARDS AWAY?! It happened in…
You Broke Into A Store That Gives Everything Away For Free?
Why would anyone break into a store that gives everything away for free? From the CBC … The Free Store, located near 84th Street and 118th Avenue, opened earlier this year. People pay a $2 fee to drop off unwanted items, and store customers can take whatever they want for…
Pharmaceutical Salesman Goes To The Cops After Doctor Throws His Card Away
The Juice is thinking this might have gone down differently if the doctor had expressed interest in the drugs this pharmaceutical salesman was peddling. But he didn’t. Here’s how it went down, as reported by The Independent: Pakistani authorities have arrested a doctor on suspicion of violating the country’s contentious…
An Unzipped Fly, And A Textbook Case Of Self-Incrimination
It pays to know and understand the Constitution, especially the 5th Amendment. A man in Fort Walton Beach, Florida would be well-advised to read it, or at least catch a few episodes of Law & Order. As reported by the Northwest Florida Daily News: A man stopped for driving with…
Neither Rain, Nor Sleet Nor … A Bunch of Beers?
Okay, so we’re not talking about the mailman. Surely the newspaper delivery guy is close enough? As reported by ktuu.com: An Anchorage Daily News deliveryman has been charged with two counts of driving under the influence after his pickup truck slid off the road in Chugiak Wednesday morning — and…
Parent Makes Threatening Phone Calls To Teacher – Pretending To Be Another Parent
So the parent of a 5-year-old kid had an argument with another parent – on the playground, of course. As a result, Mr. Joseph Moldrich, one of the parents, hatched a scheme to get the kid of the other parent kicked out of school. He would make threatening phone calls…
This Neighborhood Watch Leader Will Definitely Catch The Vandal
How can The Juice be so certain that Jennifer Bibby, a 63-year-old neighborhood watch leader will catch the person who vandalized cars in her neighborhood? Because she did it! CCTV may be intrusive, but it doesn’t lie. As reported by swns.com: Police officer’s widow Jennifer Bibby, 63, is an upstanding…
You Really Called 911 Because THAT Was Stolen?
The average person will not dial 999 [911 in the US] lightly. The subject of this post is clearly not the average person, because she called 999 when her snowman was stolen. Would the BBC lie? And even if they would, there’s audio of the 999 call. As reported by…
If You Can’t Flush It, Swallow It?
We’ve all seen movies with the cops banging on the door, and someone running to the bathroom to flush drugs down the toilet. But what if you’re in your car? There’s always the option of … eating them. That’s apparently what Art Taylor of Framingham, Massachusetts did. (Yes, that’s his…