Could there be a worse use of the one phone call you are allowed from jail? Okay, maybe if you made a bomb threat. But this is right up there. As reported by The Naperville (Illinois) Sun: Carly A. Houston was taken to the Naperville police station over the weekend,…
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Well Take My Clothes And Tie Me To A Tree
The clothes belonged to a woman in Tacoma, Washington. As reported by The News Tribune: A report of a naked woman tied to a tree in the Owen Beach area brought Tacoma police to Point Defiance Park on Tuesday. I’ll bet … A witness called 911 and reported seeing the…
A New Low For A Thief?
How low can a thief go? Check out this theft, apparently involving three men, as reported in the North Royalton (Ohio) Police Blotter by the Sun Star Courier: THEFT, STATE ROAD: A Sunoco employee reported the theft of a donation jar at 5:34 p.m. March 8. The employee said he…
So, Can You Have Your Weed And Eat It Too?
Well, kind of. A 17-year-old Washington student stood before his class and presented his essay on why marijuana should be legalized. And? Oh no you didn’t… Per The News Tribune: At the end of his speech … [he] pulled out a joint, lit it and smoked away. Then he ate…
More Trouble For Mistexting Than Sexting?
Are you worse off if you mistext (text the wrong number) or sext? That would depend on what was in the mistext, and who you sent it to. One Mindy Lynn Neugebauer, 26, of Mangum [Oklahoma] would likely go with mistexting. Here’s why, per The Altus Times: According to reports,…
Fields Of Weed? Fuhgeddaboutit.
Why would you grow your weed outside and risk discovery when you can grow it in your house … er houses? As an added bonus, you can grow it year round. That’s exactly what some folks in New Jersey figured. Per nj.com: Police uprooted a multimillion-dollar network of homes used…
A Very Considerate Thief
So this victim had his car window smashed, and his stereo, GPS, and tires stolen. But at least he could get to work on Monday. How, you might wonder? This is clearly one of the stranger crimes The Juice has encountered. Per lancasteronline.com (Pennsylvania): A thief in Lancaster Township took…
How Serious Are The Chinese About Keeping Heroin Out?
A Malaysian woman is almost certainly going to find out. Per The New Straits Times: [A 28-year-old] woman is facing the death sentence after being caught with 1kg of heroin at an airport in Changsha, central China, last Saturday. Do you know how much a kilo is? About 2.2 pounds.…
A Turkish Citizen Can No Longer Bring This Back From A Trip Abroad
So what can Turkish citizens no longer bring back from a trip abroad? If you guessed “an artificially fertilized egg,” you’re … right! Per the BBC: Artificial insemination is already illegal [in Turkey], but women have until now been able to go overseas to seek sperm donors. Now they will…
Traffic Sign Hijacked, To The Dismay Of Australian Prime Minister
I’m guessing you now know why Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd might care about a traffic sign … Yup, because the sign was reprogrammed to say: KEVIN RUDD SUCKS The Juice is amused. The police, not so much. As reported by The Daily Telegraph: Police are baffled how they did…