No Seat-Belt Citation for Corpse
A German woman was stopped and arrested recently after police got a tipoff that she was transporting a dead body in her car. The woman was taking a relative to be buried in her hometown and said she was trying…
2006
The Latest on Your Homeland Security Dollars
The Washington Times reports this week on spending under a loophole in the "Faster and Smarter Funding for First Responders Act," passed last year in the House of Representatives by a vote of 409-10. The poorly-acronymed FASFFFRA was a real…
Florida State Senator Promises to Try New Media Strategies
Fleeing seems to have left the wrong impression.
“Mrs. Noisy” Sentenced to Year in Prison
Miyoko Kawahara, better known (at least in Japan) as "Mrs. Noisy," was sentenced today by a court in Nara to one year in jail for causing a nuisance that harmed nearby residents. Mrs. Noisy, for some reason, constantly screamed insults…
New Orleans Mayoral Candidate Blasted for Picture of “French Quarter”
The election for mayor of New Orleans is coming up soon. You might think someone would have to be crazy to want to be the mayor there right now. You might be right — luckily, there are plenty of candidates…
Death v. Graves
Not sure if "Comical Case Names" deserves its own category, but if so this one, filed in San Francisco on April 17, will be in it: Alan Death; Demetri "Mimi" Death v. Graves & Co., et al., CGC-06-451316 (filed Apr….
“Star Wars Kid” Lawsuit Settles
Back in 2002, portly Canadian high-school student Ghyslain Raza made a video of himself (after class) imitating a Star Wars character, using a golf-ball retriever as a "lightsaber." He then made the poor decision to leave the videotape lying around. …
Homeland Security Department at Work Protecting Northern Alabama
In a ceremony Wednesday morning, law-enforcement officers in Homeland Security Region 6 celebrated the fact that additional resources had been provided to secure Region 6 against terror attacks. So you al-Qaida members who were planning to attack northern Alabama, beware:…
Officer Stops Cane-Using Old Lady From Delaying Traffic in LA
In Los Angeles last week, 82-year-old Mayvis Coyle blatantly held up traffic while she shuffled across Foothill Boulevard with her cane. Coyle later claimed she did not have enough time to get across the five-lane boulevard before the light changed. …
Agent Shoots Himself, Sues Employer
Lee Paige, a former Tampa Bay Buccaneer and current DEA agent, was making a gun-safety presentation to kids at the Orlando Youth Minority Golf Association on April 9, 2004. I know you know what comes next. Bear with me. This…