Crime and Punishment

Scooby Doo, Where Are You? More Importantly, Where Are Your Pants?

From the police blotter, Fremont, California, January 8, 2013: IH # 13002139 Suspicious Circumstance  At approximately 4:25 a.m., witnesses called to report a suspicious male running through the parking lot of Lucky's on the 38400 block of Mowry Ave. They…


Gang of Smurfs Facing Assault Charges

Police in Melbourne say they believe the four Smurf impostors, three of whom are seen below in a 7-Eleven security-cam photo, assaulted a man about 1 a.m. on December 16 after first asking him for a cigarette. A quick search…


DUI: Christmas Float

The float departed a parade at high speed, with the dance team it was carrying still on board.


Three Arrested in Connection With Maple-Syrup Heist

According to sources in Quebec, the Regional Investigation Division of Sûreté du Québec proceeded with three arrests this morning in relation to the maple-syrup theft at Saint-Louis-de-Blandford between August 1, 2011, and July 30, 2012. Or, put another way: la Division…


How to Finally Get Some Work Done: Kidnap a Handyman

I guess it was more the false imprisonment that got the work done. The kidnapping per se didn't happen until the end of his "shift." The San Francisco Chronicle reports that a couple in Santa Clara (south of SF) was arrested this…


If I Am Captured, This Blog Will Continue

If I am captured, this blog will continue. I have pre-written enough material to keep this blog alive for at least a year. In addition, the administrator, Chad, will continue to monitor comments. He will administer the reward and post…


“Naked Rambler” Insists on Rambling Naked

The BBC reported last month that Stephen Gough had been released from prison after serving a five-month sentence for public nudity. This was not Gough’s first offense by any means—it was his 18th, and he “has been in prison almost without a…



UPDATE: Manatee Rider Arrested

Florida sources report that the woman who was accused in October of manatee harassment (for riding one) has been arrested. At the time, officials had not yet decided whether to charge the manatee rider under the Florida law that makes it illegal…


Another Thing You Can’t (Legally) Drive Drunk: Wheelchair

This isn't the first motorized-wheelchair-DWI case by any means, nor is it especially recent, but I don't think I have "wheelchair DWI" in the database yet so I'm reporting this one anyway. The culprit in this case also gets bonus…