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The Mane Is Mine, Man!
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People are willing to steal anything that’s not nailed down. In some cases, even if it is attached to something, there’s somebody out there crazy or desperate enough to steal it. For example, a Linn County, Oregon, woman’s beloved Tennessee walker gelding is now hairless. Why? Because someone stole ...5 days ago -
Man Digs Up Wife’s Corpse, Needed A Hug
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In the words of 55-year-old Vietnamese man Le Van, “I’m a person that does things differently. I’m not like normal people.” When you consider that Le Van missed his wife so much he dug her up from the grave and slept beside her corpse for five years because he wanted to hug her, not being like a normal ...1 week ago -
Twilight-Inspired Vampire Attack
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Given the way Twilight , New Moon , and vampires in general have taken over the public consciousness, it was only a matter of time before it happened. I remember after the last outbreak of pop-culture vampirism, there were crazy people all over the world who did weird stuff in the name of pretending to be an ...1 week ago -
Growing Criminal Trend: Church Robbery
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For the fourth time in two years, a building in Ellenwood, Georgia has been broken into by desperate criminals. However, this is the first time the robber has left behind a written plea for forgiveness after his crime. You see, the building that keeps getting robbed is Berean Baptist Church, headed by the Rev. ...1 week ago -
Bad Breath Bandit
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Police in Tamarac, Florida, are looking for a man who robbed a TD Bank location in Broward County on Monday morning. The clues to his identity are sketchy, but odds are you’ll smell him before you see him. You see, this mystery robber has been called the bad breath bandit (by me) due to his “ notably bad ...2 weeks ago -
Discounted Hardware In Exchange For Love
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Katie Lynn Smith, a 20-year-old from Nitro, West Virginia, had a crush on a customer. She saw the guy regularly, we assume, and eventually grew fond of the man. In an attempt to curry favor with her suitor, she made him a sweetheart deal. Namely, she gave him over $20,000 in discounted items from the Lowe’s ...3 weeks ago -
Military ID Spares Man Mugging
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In the spirit of Veterans Day , even common criminals are getting in on the act and showing respect for our armed forces. For example, in Milwaukee, Wisconson, four men pointed a gun at a man and forced him to the ground. Once he was down, they took his keys, cell phone, wallet, and even a snack bar. When they ...3 weeks ago -
Missing Baby Discovered In Cedar Chest
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Any time a baby goes missing, a big manhunt breaks out. Fortunately for 7-month-old Shannon Lea Dedrick, her story has a happy ending. Unfortunately for Shannon’s mother, Chrystina Lynn Mercer, and babysitter, Susan Elizabeth Brown, the baby’s happy ending will probably get them both jail time. Shannon was ...4 weeks ago -
Mechanic Deliberately Sabotages Cars
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Chris Wells, a 41-year-old mechanic from Johnson City, Tennessee, is accused of running a really good con on the unsuspecting folks in his city. He’s an auto mechanic. As such, not only is he good at fixing cars, he’s also very good at disabling cars . That’s what he’d do. He’d find parked cars at a ...5 weeks ago -
Spoon Robber Laughed Out Of Bank
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It’s so hard not to make a Polish-based dumb joke. When you have criminals in Poland (specifically Lublin, Poland) who do things like try to rob a bank with a spoon , then accidentally expose the spoon and get laughed out of the bank, it’s hard NOT to make comments about the intelligence of all things ...5 weeks ago -
McRappers Get A McTicket
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Four budding high-school rappers ran into some serious trouble when they made the mistake of mimicking a famous McDonald’s moment in American Fork, Utah. The four teens, led by Spenser Dauwalder, were imitating a popular viral video in which a guy raps his order at McDonald’s. The franchise’s owner says ...5 weeks ago -
Bank-Robbing Grandpa Strikes In California!
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Despite being of advanced age and wearing an oxygen mask, an elderly criminal known as the Geezer Bandit or the Oxygen Tank Bandit has become the latest serial bank robber to emerge in California. He’s struck four times in two months, and seems to favor those bank locations inside grocery stores like Von’s, ...5 weeks ago -
Smuggling Reptiles Is Tougher Than You Think
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Schools might be banning baggy trousers because you can smuggle a lot of guns in your britches, but customs officials in Kristiansand, Norway, have uncovered a different kind of contraband. A 22-year-old man was stopped coming through customs on his way back from Denmark because he had a tarantula in his bag. ...5 weeks ago -
The Philly Phanatic Prostitute
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Let’s say your favorite baseball team is going for its second World Series title in as many years. Just what would you give up for the chance to catch one of the most important Major League Baseball games of the season. If you’re Susan Finklestein, a 43-year-old “desperate blonde” from Bensalem, ...5 weeks ago -
Pickled Pups And Drunk Doggies
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Jared Levi Colony was pet-sitting for a friend in Iowa City when he had a brilliantly stupid idea. The 4-month old puppy was probably a little rambunctious , so why not calm him down with a little vodka? Or, you know, a lot of vodka . Colony got Pip the puggle so drunk he spent two days in critical condition ...5 weeks ago -
Non-English Driving Is (And Is Not) A Crime
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Cops in Texas are landing in hot water, all because they’re enforcing the laws as they understand them. When Ernestina Mondragon got pulled over, she received three tickets from Officer Gary Bromley. One for not presenting her license, one for making an illegal U-turn, and one for being a non-English speaking ...6 weeks ago -
Man Punched After Zombie Accusation
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When it’s a quarter after 1 in the morning, all you want to do is get something to eat and then go to bed. You’re probably tired, or have been out partying, or whatever. Nobody really wants to be out and running around at that time of night, and you definitely don’t want to be mistaken for a zombie and ...6 weeks ago
