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A Boy's Night Playing GTA Ended Up With Real Cops

Ontario police thought they were dealing with an 'impaired driver' when calls started coming in

(Newser) - Yet another reason to not let young kids play M-rated video games: They may get ideas they carry over to real life. At least that's what apparently happened to one curious 11-year-old boy in Ontario, who cops say spent Saturday evening playing Grand Theft Auto, then set out in...

SUV Filled With Christmas Gifts Didn't Really Have Gifts: Cops

Try $330K worth of pot, THC pills, and hash wax oil, Ohio police say

(Newser) - What happens in California should stay in California—especially if what happened was someone meticulously wrapping $330,000 worth of THC pills, hash wax oil, and marijuana (about 71 pounds) like Christmas presents, UPI reports. Instead, per an Ohio State Highway Patrol press release , 31-year-old Daniel Yates apparently decided to...

Major Misspelling: 5 Craziest Crimes of the Week

Including a woman who had had it with her guests

(Newser) - An unfortunate and habitual misspelling and a man wearing only "me undies" factor into this week's craziest crimes:
  • Bank Robber Keeps Spelling One Important Word Wrong : A bank robber dubbed the "spelling bee bandit" because the notes he's passed to tellers contain the same misspelling is
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Mom Poisoned Son With Feces During Cancer Treatment: Cops

She's charged with felonies including aggravated battery

(Newser) - A 15-year-old cancer patient may have missed his best shot at remission, say doctors, and it's allegedly because of his mother. Doctors say the Wolcott, Indiana, teen underwent his first chemotherapy treatment for leukemia in September but returned to Riley Hospital for Children days later suffering from fever, vomiting,...

Man Wearing Only 'Me Undies' Helps Catch Perp

Daniel McConnell chased the suspect after hearing 2am car crash

(Newser) - A bystander dressed only in underpants helped police arrest an unlicensed driver who allegedly crashed a car into an Australian takeout restaurant on Thursday then fled, reports the AP . Daniel McConnell says he was lying in bed at home in the Brisbane suburb of Hendra at 2am when a car...

Cops: Woman Fires Gun at Guests Who Wouldn't Leave

Miss Manners would not approve

(Newser) - A cautionary tale out of Florida for anyone hosting guests this week or, more to the point, anyone who is a guest: Police say a woman fired a handgun at visitors who wore out their welcome and ended up striking two people in the leg with bullets, reports NBC Miami...

Drugs Being Mailed to Empty NZ Vacation Homes

Residents told to be on the lookout for people checking mailboxes

(Newser) - Unoccupied holiday homes in southern New Zealand may not currently have any residents, but they've been getting mail anyway. Specifically, drugs. Authorities are warning that meth and other drugs have been showing up in mailboxes at such homes in Central Otago district, a popular tourist spot known for its...

Cops: Woman Was Hawking Sex Favors for $50, Nachos

Cops say Crystal Hotlosz wanted an odd but delicious payment from undercover officer

(Newser) - A 36-year-old Ohio woman has been charged with allegedly participating in the world's oldest profession, but she's making headlines for demanding the world's oddest payment: $50 and nachos. As WKBN reports, an undercover cop texted Crystal Hotlosz after seeing her ad for sex services online; police in...

Bank Robber Keeps Spelling One Important Word Wrong

'Robery'

(Newser) - A bank robber dubbed the "spelling bee bandit" because the notes he's passed to tellers contain the same misspelling is being sought for four robberies in Massachusetts, reports the AP . The FBI says the man's notes have just one word: "robery" with one "B."...

The Undead Doctor: 5 Craziest Crimes of the Week

Including a duo of election-related offenses

(Newser) - A woman allegedly distraught over the election and a man with an air horn make appearances in this week's roundup:
  • The Doctor Died in 2002. Or So Prosecutors Thought : As Jim Morrison put it, "we live, we die, and death not ends it." Truer words were perhaps
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Man Used Cheetos to Try to Burn Down Ex's House

They actually make decent kindling

(Newser) - A Massachusetts man who tried to use Cheetos to burn his ex-girlfriend's house down with her inside was sentenced to 36 months in jail this week, the Taunton Daily Gazette reports. The victim and her friend called police in March to report 31-year-old Shemroy Williams attempting to set fire...

After 6 Weeks, Cops Arrest Guy for Driving Neighbors Crazy

No one likes getting woken up by an air horn—least of all residents in El Segundo, Calif.

(Newser) - It may seem there's more fighting than rejoicing on Facebook lately, but for the residents of El Segundo, Calif., it's time to celebrate. "They found the air horn guy!" one local crowed online, per the Los Angeles Times , applauding a somewhat anticlimactic ending to the early-morning...

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Woman Blames DWI Charge on Trump

But Elizabeth Lundberg says she was being sarcastic

(Newser) - To cope with a shock as great as Donald Trump winning the US election, sometimes you just have to drink—and drive home? That was essentially the argument of a Minnesota woman after she rear-ended a vehicle at a stoplight, causing minor injuries, a day after last week's election,...

'Ninja' Breaks Into Store, Steals Just One Thing

A katana sword

(Newser) - A person dressed as a ninja broke into an Anchorage, Alaska, comics and games store Friday night and only took one thing—arguably the one thing a ninja needs most: a katana sword. The only damage left behind was at the point of entry, and when staff members reviewed surveillance...

Lawmaker Re-Elected, Arrested on Same Day

He was wanted for failure to show up in court

(Newser) - A New Hampshire lawmaker wanted by police for failing to show up for a court hearing was re-elected and arrested on the same day, the AP reports. New Hampshire Public Radio reports that Republican state Rep. Dick Marple was sitting outside a polling place with his campaign signs on Election...

The Man With the Golden Butt: 5 Craziest Crimes of the Week

A sports celebrity graces this week's list

(Newser) - Among the less-expected items that factored into this week's crazy crimes: a baby koala, ceviche, and Vaseline.
  • Man Guilty of Making Off With $165K of Gold in His Butt : Leston Lawrence set off the metal detectors at his employer, the Royal Canadian Mint, nearly 30 times in three months,
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Burglars' Downfall: Not Paying the Getaway Driver

No surprise: stiffed taxi driver called police

(Newser) - Two alleged burglars essentially directed police to their apartment in New Jersey when they failed to pay their taxi driver, authorities say. Kenneth Burke, 46, and Timothy Foote, 38, took a taxi to a home in Deal on Friday, went inside, then emerged with a TV and liquor bottles, police...

Man Guilty of Making Off With $165K of Gold in His Butt

Leston Lawrence inserted gold pucks into rectum, coincidentally named judge finds

(Newser) - Leston Lawrence set off the metal detectors at his employer, the Royal Canadian Mint, nearly 30 times in three months, but other workers could never find evidence of anything on him, the CBC notes. Wednesday, however, he was found guilty of smuggling out 22 gold pucks worth $165,000, and...

Earnhardt Jr. Decides Speeding Full-Time Is His Thing

Gets pulled over in Texas on the way to the racetrack

(Newser) - Some people just can't leave work at the office. Take Dale Earnhardt Jr., for instance, who was pulled over for speeding Sunday on his way to the Texas Motor Speedway, the Charlotte Observer reports. His girlfriend, Amy Reimann, was in the car with him— Sporting News says he was...

Single Mom Faces Jail for Selling Food on Facebook

Mariza Ruelas belongs to a food group on the site

(Newser) - When California single mother of six Mariza Ruelas joined the Facebook group 209 Food Spot a few years ago, she and other members would exchange recipes, meet for potlucks, and sometimes swap or sell their dishes among members. So Ruelas said yes when a member of the group asked to...

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