This one is in its own category. As reported by metro.co.uk:
Paul Neaverson, 61, walked in to a branch of NatWest in Rainham, Kent and held a knife to the cashier’s neck.
However he was caught out when he asked the clerk to transfer the money in to his own bank account.
So if you get pulled over for a traffic matter, would it ever occur to you that you have a constitutional right not to identify yourself? Yeah, me either. But this lady? Whoa. You’re not going to believe this. As reported by The Carroll County Times:
Close to a dozen members of a local advocacy group against what they consider to be the misapplication of federal and state law waited outside the Carroll County Detention Center to greet a woman released Tuesday morning who had been arrested after failing to identify herself after a routine traffic stop in June.
During her time at the detention center, the woman continued to refuse to identify herself, claiming it was her Fifth Amendment right.
There are a lot of silly laws on the books. Take this one, for example from the Municipal Code of the City of Manhattan Beach, California:
12.08.300 – Throwing missiles.
No person shall throw, or otherwise propel, any missile, or mud or sand anywhere on the beach.
In the wake of all the negative publicity Subway has garnered thanks to Jared, perhaps this could be seen as good publicity? I mean, these kids must really like Subway sandwiches, or they wouldn’t have done this. After all, they could have gone after a lot of other food. Here’s the story, as posted by wtvr.com (Richmond, Virginia):
Police are looking for a trio of teens seen in surveillance video, who robbed a VCU student of his sandwich at gun point.
Surveillance video shows the three teens, in a Subway sandwich shop, not ordering anything, until one asked for a cup of water.
Yes, you’re right. It wasn’t just any old salt. It was Epsom salt! As reported by The Fraser Coast Chronicle:
A Maryborough man charged with “ice” possession spent four months in prison waiting for forensic analysis of the substance – but was later released when testing determined it was not methylamphetamine.
Four months while the guy languished in prison?
One would think that, somewhere along the way, this kid learned that 911 is for emergencies only. If not, he should definitely know now. Per The Wisconsin Rapids Tribune police log:
• At 10:49 a.m. Monday, an 11-year-old boy called 911 because his friend used the “F” word at the caller.
Guess what happened next? Nothing, of course!
Okay so it is vandalism, but it barely register’s on the Vandalometer. How was he caught? The way many “criminals” are caught, of course – by following the trail of penises! As reported by TheLocal.dk:
A 31-year old man from Aalborg was convicted for a fairly bizarre act of vandalism on Tuesday.
On a visit to the local IKEA in Aalborg, the man had taken one of the store’s wooden pencils and proceeded to casually stroll through the warehouse drawing small penises on the walls and pieces of furniture on display.
Please, tell me you did not just shoplift while carrying coke in your purse. As reported by Northwest Florida Daily News:
A Walmart Asset Protection Associate became suspicious of the woman, identified as Tammy Sarah King, around 2:30 p.m. on July 31 because she was “constantly twitching and looking over her shoulder,” according to the arrest report. The associate watched her place several grocery items in her cart.
She then tried to hide the items, worth $313.60, under an air filter before walking out of the store, the report said. She was stopped and Crestview Police officers were called.
If this is the way he treats his own cousin, strangers beware. As reported in The Brooklyn Paper’s Police Blotter:
84th Precinct – Brooklyn Heights–DUMBO–Boerum Hill–Downtown
Two louts robbed a man outside a Smith Street convenience store on Aug. 15, and fled in a getaway car driven by the victim’s cousin, cops say.
Arguments can start over the most absurd things. Somewhere out there, beyond the absurd things, there’s this, as reported in the Police Blotter of The Moultrie News:
Police were called to a couple’s hotel room due to a verbal argument. The female told police the argument started because her boyfriend “farted on her” and she became angry. She said her boyfriend started to argue with her and yell loudly, according to the report. The boyfriend was questioned and he told police his girlfriend farted on him once and so he farted twice back on her, the report said.
The boyfriend then left the room because he didn’t want any additional problems.
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