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Man Who Pierced Condoms Convicted of Sex Assault

Girlfriend became pregnant, part of his ploy to save their relationship

(Newser) - A Canadian man is headed to jail after secretly poking holes in his girlfriend's condoms and making her pregnant, reports the BBC . Craig Hutchinson, 43, admitted doing so because he was worried she was about to leave him, and he thought her being pregnant would keep them together. Instead,...

Cops: Teen Kills Man for Phone, Is Upset With Model

Seattle student Byron White charged with first-degree murder as an adult

(Newser) - It was a crime both "tragic and senseless," say prosecutors. David Peterson, 54, was out for a walk in his Seattle neighborhood on Feb. 23 when police say high school student Byron White tried to steal his cellphone, the Seattle Times reports. Peterson fought off the teen and...

5 Craziest Crimes of the Week
 5 Craziest Crimes of the Week 
Mar 7, 2014 8:09 AM CST

5 Craziest Crimes of the Week

Including a murder cold case solved after 3 decades

(Newser) - A Starbucks cup and Oreo's cream filling manage to factor into two of this week's stories:
  • Starbucks Cup Leads to Rape Suspect's Arrest : A man in Washington state is charged with rape and kidnapping, all thanks to a victim who was able to escape from his vehicle
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Sister Caught Kissing Bro in Jail Now ... Back in Jail

Charlene Ellet charged with assaulting her husband

(Newser) - In case you were curious what else goes on in the life of a Texas woman who admitted to carrying on an affair with her brother , it apparently involves charges of choking one's husband—and yes, that's a different person than dear old bro. Charlene Ellet was released...

Woman Tries to Stowaway to Hawaii ... 3 Times

62-year-old goes 0 for 3

(Newser) - A 62-year-old woman in San Francisco wanted to get to Hawaii so badly that she managed to slip through security and actually get aboard a plane on Feb. 15, reports CBS San Franscisco . Trouble is, the person who actually paid for the seat then showed up. Authorities escorted Marilyn Jean...

5 Craziest Crimes of the Week
 5 Craziest Crimes of the Week 
Feb 28, 2014 8:07 AM CST

5 Craziest Crimes of the Week

Including a shooting at a famous Long Island castle

(Newser) - Sloppy police work and a wayward rocker make this week's list:
  • Teen Wrongly Jailed Over Name Confusion : A Florida teenager spent 35 days in jail on sex-assault charges because it apparently never occurred to his arresting officers that two people might have the same name. Cody Lee Williams, now
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Nicaragua Puts 3 on Trial Over 2-Banana Theft

Bananas were worth 32 cents each, and the trial will cost $600

(Newser) - A court's decision to hold three men for trial for the attempted theft of two bananas is drawing surprise and ridicule from lawyers in Nicaragua. The bananas stolen are valued at 32 cents, while the trial is expected to cost at least $600. Prosecutors said in preliminary proceedings yesterday...

Salvation Army Donation: Big Bag of Pot

Pennsylvania outlet working with police to find owner

(Newser) - How ... generous? An act of charity may end badly for one donor to a Pennsylvania Salvation Army outlet. Sugarcreek Borough police say they were called when workers found a large plastic bag of marijuana among some donated clothes earlier this week. Police Chief Matt Carlson tells the Oil City Derrick...

5 Craziest Crimes of the Week
 5 Craziest Crimes of the Week 
Feb 21, 2014 8:42 AM CST

5 Craziest Crimes of the Week

Including a teacher who faces battery charges over a urinal punishment

(Newser) - A teacher's misguided punishment and a cruise worker's alleged assault are on this week's list:
  • Boy's Urinal Punishment Ends Poorly for Teacher : A Florida teacher faces felony charges of battery of a child for meting out an unusual punishment. Police say Jennifer Forshey made a 10-year-old
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Boy's Urinal Punishment Ends Poorly for Teacher

Cops say Jennifer Forshey made boy unclog it with his bare hands

(Newser) - A veteran teacher in Florida faces felony charges of battery of a child for meting out an unusual punishment. Police say 58-year-old Jennifer Forshey accused a 10-year-old boy of deliberately clogging a urinal with paper towels, and ordered him to get them out of the drain, reports NBC Miami . She...

Woman Sent to Jail for Not Returning Movie Rental

South Carolina resident forgot about her 2005 VHS tape

(Newser) - The weird part of this story is that a woman had to spend the night in jail because she failed to return a movie rental from 2005 to a business that no longer exists, reports WYFF-TV . The sad part is that she went to jail not for Capote, or Brokeback ...

5 Craziest Crimes of the Week
 5 Craziest Crimes of the Week 
Feb 14, 2014 8:57 AM CST

5 Craziest Crimes of the Week

Including a sister who went to extremes to break up a wedding

(Newser) - A woman who went way too far in trying to foil her brother's wedding day and a potential break in a cold case are on the list:
  • Woman Cancels Brother's Wedding, Goes to Jail : A UK woman who really, really didn't like her brother's fiancee impersonated
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Woman Cancels Brother's Wedding, Goes to Jail

Today in the Department of Bad Ideas...

(Newser) - We've heard of not getting along with your in-laws, but one UK woman took things exceptionally far: She didn't like her brother's fiancee, so she pretended to be the woman, called up the Plymouth Registry Office, and canceled the wedding. Needless to say, things did not end...

5 Craziest Crimes of the Week
 5 Craziest Crimes of the Week 
Feb 7, 2014 8:44 AM CST

5 Craziest Crimes of the Week

Including a hero's turn for Big Mouth Billy Bass

(Newser) - This week's unusual crime stories include a singing novelty fish and a Super Bowl viewing that ended very badly:
  • Big Mouth Billy Bass May Have Foiled Burglary : Remember when Big Mouth Billy Bass, a motion-activated, singing bass, was all the rage? It seems the nearly inanimate object is now
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Big Mouth Billy Bass May Have Foiled Burglary

Singing novelty fish fell from his perch during alleged would-be crime

(Newser) - Remember when Big Mouth Billy Bass, a motion-activated, singing bass, was all the rage? It seems the nearly inanimate object is now being lauded as a bit of a hero by authorities in Rochester, Minn., who say the novelty bass thwarted a robbery on Sunday night. The owner of Hooked...

Man Could Get 18 Months in Jail for Peeing on Alamo

Texan pleads guilty, will have to pay hefty fine, too

(Newser) - On April 14, 2012, Daniel Athens just couldn't hold it any longer, so he ducked under a chain and relieved himself on the big building behind it. Because that building happened to be the Alamo—as in, the Alamo—the 23-year-old found himself in a San Antonio court yesterday...

Paris Jewel Thief Caught After He Kissed Hostage

He was trying to 'ease her trauma,' but the DNA did him in

(Newser) - Ah, l'amour. Police have captured an admitted jewel thief in Paris, and all because he made the last-second mistake of planting a kiss on his hostage. In April the 20-year-old, identified only as "Pierre G," and an accomplice allegedly followed a 56-year-old jewelry store employee home, where...

Woman Captured After Escaping Prison—in 1977

Judy Lynn Hayman caught, 36 years later

(Newser) - Judy Lynn Hayman has finally been caught ... more than 36 years after she escaped from a Michigan prison. Hayman, who was then 23 and serving a 16- to 24-month sentence for attempted larceny, fled the Huron Valley Correctional Facility on April 14, 1977. She had served 10 months of her...

5 Craziest Crimes of the Week
 5 Craziest Crimes of the Week 
Jan 31, 2014 8:30 AM CST

5 Craziest Crimes of the Week

Including an apparent cartel hit in Wyoming

(Newser) - An apparent drug-cartel slaying in remote Wyoming and a 911 dispatcher accused of serious misconduct make this week's list:
  • Cartel-Style Beheading Stumps Wyoming Cops : A gruesome find on a dirt road has police in Wyoming fearing that Mexican drug cartel-style violence has found its way to one of the
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Cops: 911 Dispatcher Takes Call, Warns Her Boyfriend

She phoned him instead of putting information into the system, say police

(Newser) - A 911 dispatcher in Delaware took a Jan. 9 call about shots fired at a particular address, and then passed the information along. The problem is that police say she passed it along not to patrol cars but to her boyfriend, as a warning, and he in turn passed it...

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