Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
Wet & Wild
39-year-old Charles Hersel was arrested Wednesday at a mall in Thousand Oaks, California after allegedly paying a teenager $31 to spit in his face during a police sting investigation.
Before you say “I know several teenagers that would do that for free!” or “That does sound kind of sick, but I’m not sure it’s [...]
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
Goes out in a blaze of glory, consumed by his demons.
Shining a light on the darker side of the human condition, here’s a story that one can’t help but wax philosophical about.
A convicted sex offender in Tulsa, Oklahoma burned to death when he locked himself in a cargo van, and set the van on fire. [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
Apparently seven officers weren’t enough to subdue him.
Tickets issued by police officers in the town of Jericho, Arkansas had long become an item of contention. Many of the townspeople had claimed that the police force had gone from simply overzealous to downright unethical in their quest to issue tickets.
So when fire chief Don Payne got [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
Conversation with Ex-wife makes her get medieval
A woman in Land O’ Lakes, Florida broke out a ninja sword that, it seems, happened to be lying around, and used it during a fight with her boyfriend.
37 year-old Dana Gordon claims she pulled the sword on her boyfriend, William Allen, after he slapped her in the face [...]
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
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
World’s toughest meter maid
A parking meter attendant in Lexington, Kentucky is accused of letting his fists do the talking in an argument with a 70-year old man earlier in July.
Wendell Lee Hall Jr., 38, was ticketing vehicles near a downtown construction site. According to witnesses, 70 year-old building contractor Donald Perry went up to Hall [...]