Really. With a saw. And then he offered her $5 not to call the police! As reported by The Treasure Coast Palm: The altercation happened Wednesday morning in the 1700 block of Wyoming Avenue after James Patrick Fitzgerald and his 41-year-old mother argued as she tried to get him to…
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Be Kind To Your Cobbler
This is no way to treat your cobbler. As reported by The South Asian Post: A Punjab police constable is suspended after he allegedly fired at a cobbler following an argument. The officer claims the weapon went off accidentally as he tried to control heavy traffic, but cobbler Nand Lal,…
I Happen To Like Macaroni
Such is not the case with Donald J. Jacobs, Jr. of North Platte, Nebraska. Per the North Platte Telegraph: According to the police report, Jacobs was intoxicated and assaulted his girlfriend with the pot when he discovered she made macaroni for his dinner. The assault caused the food to be…
You Will NEVER Guess Where This Dude Built A House
Mr. John Renshaw built a 2-story, 2-bedroom house inside a … barn! Totally inside a barn! Why? Because he knew he couldn’t get a permit to build it, and, per The Telegraph, [Council officers] think he attempted to use a loophole in the law that states that properties built without…
Does This Poor Kid Have Any Sober Relatives?
A 1-year-old boy was waiting for a relative to pick him up at the police station in Schererville, Indiana because his mom was busted for drunk driving. So his dad drove to the station to get him, only he was drunk too, and was also busted for drunk driving. So…
Um, Can Another Doctor Read My Films?
You’d probably be better off having your palm read than having your x-rays or CT scans read by Oregon and Washington radiologist David Shoemaker. Both states have suspended Dr. Shoemaker’s license. Here are a few of the “Findings of Fact” by the Oregon Board of Medical Examiners: “On May 18,…
Seriously, This Is A Crime?
Even if this is technically a crime (like you never speed!), what kind of person would report this? Very uncool. The guy wasn’t hurting anybody. As reported by The Republican-American: A man from Stonington faces public indecency charges after state police said he was driving nude on Interstate 84 on…
Probation For This Kind Of Abuse?
This is just outrageous. As reported by the Northwest Arkansas Times: Fayetteville police responded to the Washington Regional Medical Center on May 24 to investigate suspected child abuse. According to the police report, the victim [a 4-year-old girl] had a 4-inch skull fracture with a pool of blood between her…
Darjeeling Express – Kidnapper Flees India
Actually, it would be “bugnapper.” As reported in The South Asian Post: SILIGURI, India – A Czech national who was sentenced to three years imprisonment by a court for collecting rare insects from a national park in Darjeeling has fled India after jumping bail. Entomologist Emil Kuchera left India by…
GWI – Gliding While Intoxicated
It was a bad idea, and it didn’t end well. Per the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: Witnesses told township police that [Jay Matthew] Tokar [age 46] was flying his glider dangerously close to children playing soccer in the area. They also told police Tokar was yelling at people on the golf course…