Fleeing Customer Takes Bank Robbers’ Getaway Car
This is one reason the getaway driver normally waits in the getaway car, I assume.
Criminal
BREAKING: John Edwards Found Creepy Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
By America, at least; the jury in the campaign-finance case has found Edwards not guilty on one count, and deadlocked on the other five. The judge has declared a mistrial on those counts. The not-guilty verdict was on the count involving…
Another Incident of Taco-Related Violence
Filled with danger Hot on the heels of this weekend's news that somebody tried to run over another person for canceling a taco order comes this report that a 23-year-old man crashed his truck into a Taco Bell after it failed…
Tips on Wearing the Clothes You Just Stole from Next Door
Here are the three that occurred to me right off the bat: Don't wear any of them right away. Don't wear any distinctive items if the owner still lives next door. Should you choose to ignore #1 and #2, don't…
Edwards Jury Asks for “the Haircut Letter”
Well, this can't be a good sign — for John Edwards, anyway. The jury that is currently considering whether to convict him for alleged campaign-finance violations asked yesterday for a copy of the "haircut letter." Elderly rich person "Bunny" Mellon,…
THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE
A woman defended herself with a "pooper scooper" for nearly half an hour while a man tried to hit her with another pooper scooper in Plymouth Pillars Park early Thursday, according to the Seattle Police Department. There don't appear to…
You Know, Some Appeals Really Aren’t “Worth a Shot”
Understandably, anybody who loses a case (especially a criminal case) is inclined to appeal, even if their arguments are pretty weak and even though every appeal is, statistically, a long shot. I probably shouldn't point this out, but the fact…
Alleged Wallaby Harborer Gets Probation
According to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, a Pennsylvania man accused of harboring a wallaby has pleaded no contest to that charge, and was sentenced last week to one year of probation. Now comes the part where I go learn something about…
Phoenix Jones Apparently Has a Nemesis
"Rex Velvet" describes himself as a "supervillain," but I'd probably be rooting for him if there were ever actually a showdown with Jones and his crew. Given the excellent production values, this is probably just a gag (and a…
It’s Not the Droids We’re Looking For, Actually
Obiwan Kenobi, who it seems ended up retiring to Roseville, California, was arrested on Saturday after an investigation pointed to him as the alleged culprit in a hit-and-run. Kenobi fled the scene, presumably leaving behind only an empty robe that officers…