Yes, a real fight, with weapons, began with some grass clippings. As reported by The Review (East Liverpool, Ohio): Two men were charged with felonious assault Sunday after they got into an argument over grass clippings that evolved into a fight with a machete and a club. Whoa there, fellas.…
It probably went something like this: “Don’t worry, honey. I’ll call my friend the Judge. You’ll be out in no time.” Or not, though the call was made to the Honorable James (“Jim”) Patrick Sharp, Jr., Justice on the First Court of Appeals in Houston, Harris County, Texas. Here’s what…
Yes, you can end up in jail for slapping a horse. As reported by wmbfnews.com (Wilmington, North Carolina): Authorities in Wilmington say they were trying to break up a crowd after an assault Sunday outside of a night club when Seth Andrew Bishop apparently decided that slapping the horse of…
You’re up in a police helicopter, looking down at 3 plants on a guy’s deck. Can you really identify them as marijuana? Really? That’s what they’re saying, as reported by The Times at nj.com: Peter R. Taylor, 23, was allegedly growing the marijuana on the back deck of his home…
Has 7-Eleven gone upscale lately? If not, then what on earth did this man buy? As reported by The Burlington County Times (Pennsylvania): Police are searching for a man who bought more than $1,600 worth of items from 7-Eleven with stolen credit cards. The man went to the convenience store…
When you think of road rage, you think about aggressive driving, or maybe even someone pulling a weapon, right? But this? You would not think of this. Ever. Per BeeNews.com (New York): Police responded to a road rage incident on Union Road. Reportedly, two motorists were spitting on each other…
Is it really a “car chase” if the suspect isn’t speeding, but just refuses to pull over? While you’re pondering that, here’s the story, as reported by the Northwest Florida Daily News: On Aug. 9 the deputy saw a Mitsubishi traveling south on Beal Parkway with no tag light. He…
So maybe it’s not 100% certain that he was drinking with the monkeys, but he let them out of their cages, he was drunk, and … as reported by The August Chronicle (Georgia): According to a GHSU Police Bureau incident report, a co-worker discovered Coley Mitchell, 32, partially unclothed in…
There are some records you just don’t want to set. It looks like this Iowan may hold this record for a while. As reported by the Iowa City, Iowa Patch: Justin A. Clark, 24, of North Liberty, was arrested July 29 after North Liberty police received reports of a driver…
Being forgetful is not a crime … or, is it? It depends on the nature of the forgetfulness. In this case, it’s a definite “yes.” As reported by tcpalm.com (Florida): The crying of a 3-year-old boy sitting alone in a store aisle at night finally attracted a clerk’s attention. Yup.…