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Cops: Pastor Burglarized a Parishioner Home ... Again

Rickey Alan Reed charged with stealing pain pills from 2nd home

(Newser) - A Tennessee pastor is in jail after he was allegedly caught burglarizing the home of one of his former parishioners ... for the second time. Rickey Alan Reed was already on probation for the first incident—he was caught on video breaking into the home of one of his church members...

Tip for Burglars: Get Away Before Opening the Tequila

Intruder found 'passed out' in Sacramento-area home

(Newser) - A couple near Sacramento returned home to discover that their home had been burglarized and—cue the suspense music—that an intruder was still inside. But that's where the movie-like drama fizzles a bit: "He was passed out," Lori Hensley tells Fox40 Sacramento . "That’s when...

5 Craziest Crimes of the Week
 5 Craziest Crimes of the Week 
Aug 30, 2013 1:04 PM CDT

5 Craziest Crimes of the Week

Including the arrest of man accused of being lifelong silver thief

(Newser) - The arrest of an alleged silver thief that reads like a movie plot and the egregious misuse of bailout money highlight this week's craziest crimes:
  • Banker Blew $381K in Bailout Cash on Posh Condo : This will likely make your blood boil. A former bank executive has pleaded guilty to
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Guy Tries to Shoot Pot Into Prison via Arrow: Cops

David Wayne Jordan claims he was just shooting at a squirrel

(Newser) - Cops say a Washington man wrapped a bag of marijuana around an arrow, then fired that arrow into a county jail Tuesday ... and, when caught, gave quite a bizarre excuse. He said he was shooting at a squirrel, but "he had no explanation as to why squirrel hunting requires...

At Home Depot: You Can Do It ... in Our Sheds

Until the police arrive, of course

(Newser) - A South Carolina couple looking for a little action decided they'd found just the spot—in the parking lot of their local Home Depot. North Charleston police say they caught Emily Craig, 20, and Shaun Bowden, 31, inside a display shed in a state of undress, reports the Smoking...

Murder Suspect Says Wife Asked Him to Shoot Her

She was suffering from breast cancer, allegedly wanted him to 'end her pain'

(Newser) - "Hello … I just shot my wife." That's how Ernest Chris Chumbley introduced himself to a 911 operator yesterday morning. "Give me police. I'm under arrest," he said, according to a tape obtained by WKYT . Sure enough, police arrived to find his wife Virginia...

Soft-Hearted Kidnappers Give Broke Hostage Money

Girl's family in China was too poor to pay

(Newser) - When they get out of jail in 5 years or so, these two kidnappers might want to consider another line of work. Their hearts just don't seem to be in it. Police in China say two men kidnapped an 11-year-old girl and planned on asking her family for a...

Here&#39;s How You Rack Up $106K in Parking Tickets

 Here's How 
 You Rack Up 
 $106K in 
 Parking Tickets 
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Aug 25, 2013 7:00 PM CDT

Here's How You Rack Up $106K in Parking Tickets

Leave the car at O'Hare for about 3 years

(Newser) - A Chicago woman has agreed to pay the city $4,500 in overdue parking tickets, which seems like a princely sum until you learn the original bill was $106,000, reports the Chicago Tribune . Jennifer Fitzgerald reached the settlement with the city this month. How on earth did the fees...

5 Craziest Crimes of the Week
 5 Craziest Crimes of the Week 
Aug 23, 2013 12:03 PM CDT

5 Craziest Crimes of the Week

Including a brave scuba-diving smuggler

(Newser) - This week's list of odd crimes includes an ambitious pot smuggler and an estranged husband with an odd sense of revenge:
  • Man Tries to Scuba Dive Drugs From US to Canada : Guards on the Michigan side of the US-Canada border made a bizarre late-night arrest. Think scuba gear, a
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Worker Pistol-Whipped Over Coffee Goof

Dunkin' Donuts employee put in caramel by mistake, say police

(Newser) - The coffee was supposed to be flavored with vanilla, but a Dunkin' Donuts worker mistakenly put in caramel. This, of course, led to a pistol-whipping of the worker and battery charges for the aggrieved Florida couple, reports the Miami Herald . Police in Lauderhill say the couple went through the drive-thru...

Intruder Stages Epic Party on Merkel's Jet

He took off his pants, sprayed foam, did some wing-dancing

(Newser) - A stoned intruder managed to get aboard Germany's equivalent of Air Force One, and security officials can take only two positives from the mess: The jet was empty at the time, and the guy apparently had no interest in getting the fully fueled plane into the air. Instead, he...

Thieves Steal $1K of Ben & Jerry's—and It Melts

Swedes lose their loot in the getaway

(Newser) - Now we all love Phish Food, but this is a step too far: Two men recently stole $1,380 worth of Ben & Jerry's ice cream from a truck sitting outside a wholesale center in Sweden, reports the Local . Unfortunately for the sweet-toothed Swedes, they were caught in the...

Spurned Husband Fills Hot Tub With Manure

When cops showed up, he tried to escape on tractor

(Newser) - An ex-cop in Quebec is facing several charges after being caught brown-handed dumping manure at his estranged wife's house—and filling her hot tub with it, cops say. The 64-year-old, who was apparently enraged at having been served divorce papers, tried to make a getaway on a tractor after...

5 Craziest Crimes of the Week
 5 Craziest Crimes of the Week 
Aug 16, 2013 12:38 PM CDT

5 Craziest Crimes of the Week

Ambulances are not serve-yourself taxis

(Newser) - Drugs, alcohol, and ... quiche? Just some of themes running through this week's craziest crime stories:
  1. Guy Steals Ambulance to Get Home, Say Cops : Here's how you take your arrest on an open container charge and snowball it into something much, much worse.
  2. Surgeon Allegedly Steals Heroin From Drug
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Cops: Drunk Cowboy Rides Horse Into Bar, Ropes Victim

Roping took place in the parking lot, but still

(Newser) - A "highly intoxicated" Louisiana cowboy brought home the top prize in his own personal rodeo: Charges of battery, public intimidation, and disturbing the peace. James Mouton managed the feat by riding his horse into a saloon in the city of Scott, reports the Smoking Gun . At some point he...

Cops in 5-Hour Standoff With ... Quiche Thieves

'Apparently they were hungry,' cafe owner says

(Newser) - A couple of hungry thieves faced off against police for five hours after reportedly breaking into a cafe for a bite of quiche, the Guardian reports. The two men, aged 20 and 21, attempted the nighttime burglary in Berwick-upon-Tweed, England's northernmost town. But patrol officers noticed the break-in, and...

Cops: Surgeon Stole Heroin From Drug Mule's Stomach

Siberian doctor faces serious jail time

(Newser) - It's the strangest drug bust in a while: After police in Siberia busted a drug mule, they asked a surgeon to remove the bags of drugs from his stomach. He did so, but authorities say he kept a 5-gram bag of heroin for his trouble, reports Reuters . The surgeon...

Guy Needs Ride Home, Steals Ambulance

Police say he was heading home from ... the police department

(Newser) - Here's how you take your arrest on an open container charge and snowball it into something much, much worse: Steal an ambulance to get home from the police department. That's what Cesar Garcia is accused of doing after he received the misdemeanor citation yesterday morning and was released...

5 Craziest Crimes of the Week
 5 Craziest Crimes of the Week 
Aug 9, 2013 5:54 AM CDT

5 Craziest Crimes of the Week

Things police cannot help you with: girlfriends who are so over you

(Newser) - This week in the annals of dumb criminals: A man who tried (and failed) to get the police to save his love life.
  1. Guy Reports Girlfriend Kidnapped to Stop Her From Moving Out: Brilliant idea of the week: Stop your girlfriend from dumping you and moving out by calling 911
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Man Steals ... a Road?
 Man Steals ... a Road? 
Aug 3, 2013 10:25 AM CDT

Man Steals ... a Road?

Alas, he doesn't get far in Russia

(Newser) - We've heard of people stealing a bridge , but stealing a road? Such is the case in Russia, where a resident in the city of Syktyvkar confessed to doing just that and now faces two years in prison, reports RIA Novosti . He probably didn't have much of a choice...

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