Laziest Man in the World Is Not American
Not right at the moment, anyway.
Crime and Punishment
BREAKING NEWS: Smithsonian Doesn’t Want O.J.’s “Acquittal Suit”
“Not appropriate for our collection,” says the revered institution.
Scott Rothstein: Why Come Back From Morocco?
We don’t know for sure, but there are theories.
Sheriff’s Henchmen Finally Apprehend Robin Hood
Took them 700 years or so, but they got him.
Wanna Buy a Watch? Asks Man With Golden Toilet
Think carefully before accepting this offer. And then don’t accept it.
Elderly Germans Kidnap Their Financial Adviser and For Some Reason Are Charged With a Crime
The Reuters report starts out like this: BERLIN (Reuters) – Four elderly Germans went on trial on Monday charged with kidnapping their financial adviser and holding him prisoner in a basement in an attempt to recover 2.5 million euros (2.19 million…
Common Sense Should Have Prevailed, Say Cops Who Arrested 12-Year-Old Doodler
Based on what we've seen so far," said Queens Education Department spokesman David Cantor, "this shouldn't have happened." He seemed to be leaving open the possibility that, when all the facts were in, he might take the position that leading…
Three Items Added to Bank-Robbery Checklist
Bruce Carton at Legal Blog Watch has added three items to his growing checklist for bank robbers, which seems like an extremely handy reference that I bet bank robbers don't even thank him for. With the new additions, it appears…
Man Cited for “Rocking Out” to John Denver Tunes
Responding to what must be the first and only nuisance complaint ever based on the music of John Denver (based on its volume, anyway), police in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, ticketed a man on January 13 after neighbors complained the Denver…
Deputy Tracks Fugitive Through World of Warcraft
Alfred Hightower had been on the run since 2007, when a warrant was issued for his arrest on drug-dealing charges. Hightower was apparently from Kokomo, Indiana, but had fled to Canada. His downfall, though, was that he spent a…