It might be tempting to simply chalk this one up to bad timing, but the dude tried to steal the hottest item in the world on the first day it was available! As reported by WDRB (Louisville, KY) According to an arrest report, on Thursday afternoon, 21-year-old Raylon J. Brooks…
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Not Your Typical Post-Accident Behavior
As a personal injury lawyer himself, The Juice has heard many stories about behavior before, during and after car accidents. This one, though, takes the cake. As reported by The Union Leader (New Hampshire): Jared D. Hooper, 21, of 26 Partridge Lane, was arrested after police responded to the area…
A Novel Way To Get Rid Of An Eyesore In The Neighborhood
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…
Your Honor, I Rest My Case! I’m Guilty!
Dude didn’t say that, but he might has well have, given the way he presented himself. As reported by the Hunterdon County Democrat (New Jersey) at nj.com: Police gave the following report: A man called police from the Hess gas station on Route 31 north on Wednesday, Oct. 5 at…
Do You Think This Guy Was Drunk?
This information was on a need-to-know basis. Clearly, this was not something the officer needed to know. As reported in The Highline Times (Washington State): Suspicious vehicle An officer contacted and identified a suspicious subject parked behind the Normandy Park Athletic Club in the 19900 block of 1st Ave. S.…
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…