Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
Fabulous, Famous & Fraudulent: the pros and cons of celebrity
When interior designer Ronald Hunt of Los Angeles appeared on a home improvement television show, he probably thought it would be great for business, as the medium would spread the word about his services far and wide.
However, it turns out Hunt probably should have reconsidered his [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
Keep on Truckin’
A man who struck three people while driving past a fender-bender on Interstate 95 drove for more than a mile with one of the victims lodged in his windshield, according to police.
Christopher Swiridowsky, 30, of Providence, was charged with leaving the scene of an accident as well as violating bail, for which he [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
This is how it’s done, kids
The owner of a driver education school in Albuquerque, New Mexico was arrested for driving while intoxicated after crashing his car, police said.
Two breath analysis tests showed him to have a blood-alcohol level of nearly four times the legal limit.
Source: www.sfgate.com
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
Five Midland county sheriff’s deputies have been suspended and could be charged after allegedly allowing a Twin Peaks waitress to hold one of their service rifles while they took pictures of her.
According to a police report, police arrived on Monday night after someone called about a waitress holding a rifle in the parking lot.
Also according [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
Trying to imitate Youtube video stunt.
In what seems to be an increasingly more common phenomenon these days, a 13 year-old boy in Deltona, Florida was imitating a stunt he saw on the Internet when his friend poured gasoline from a riding lawnmower on him.
As a result, Russell Gortzig’s shorts caught on fire, and he ended [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
Now that someone might be a lawyer.
A 20 year-old man who called 911 on multiple occasions has been arrested for making calls to 911 for a non-emergency.
Bryan Paul Blanchard, 20, told officers “he just needed someone to talk to” when he called 911 and left the phone off the hook, according to police.
Source: www.fredericknewspost.com
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
Multitasking: that’s the way he rolls
Police in Lockport, New York say a tow truck driver hit a car and sideswiped a house before landing in a pool, after texting on one phone while talking on another.
Sheriff’s deputies say 25-year-old Nicholas Sparks admitted he was texting and talking when his flatbed truck hit the car Wednesday [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
Should have called it a night
Police in Swansea, Wales say two burglars who had stolen over $1100 worth of liquor had stocked the stolen stash of drink outside the premises when they decided to celebrate by going back inside for a drink.
Keith Cullen and Paul Wiggins were allegedly found by police asleep inside after having [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
Stupidity knows no boundaries
In a bizarre and twisted turn of events, a man in Australia was electrocuted during what appears to have been an attempt to steal copper wiring from a west Melbourne power substation.
The story is somewhat reminicent of a similar story here in the states where an Ohio man apparently died doing the [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
Doused himself with gasoline, charged police.
A man who poured gasoline on himself and charged a police officer burst into flames after being hit with a Taser, police in Australia said Tuesday.
“He was carrying a lighter and pouring himself with petrol,” said Inspector Bill Munnee with the West Australian Police. “We don’t know if the lighter [...]