There’s No Place Like The Neighbourhood Police Station

Tip: If you’re going to head over to Applebee’s for some drinks, you might want to leave the stolen ID at home if you’re of legal drinking age. But if you absolutely must take it with you, spend a few seconds making sure that the face on it doesn’t look an awful lot like your …

She Was Arrested After A Steakout

So Elizabeth A. Hoen, you’ve just successfully shoplifted three steaks from a grocery store. What are you going to do now? Well, I think I’ll stand on this here street corner without my pants on, and when this inevitably draws the attention of the authorities I’ll put them back on and then me and my …

The Hitchhiker’s Guide To Getting Arrested

For several reasons, hitchhiking is a very popular mode of transportation for those who find themselves on the run. But handy as it is for covering long distances undetected, there’s also a lot of room for the undetected part to go completely out the window. This is especially true when the mighty and mysterious hand …

Florida: Where Even The Sex Stings Are More Stupid Than Most

I don’t think I’m breaking any news when I say that people are not very smart. check out some of the folks arrested during an under cover sex sting operation in Florida. I’m not sure who my favourite is. It’s either this guy: Jeremiah Hintz, 32, of Sebring, had been attending South Florida Community College …

Sugar Land: A City So Safe, The Criminals Come To The Police

Every day, untold numbers of homes are broken into. Some of them, as we’ve seen time and again, are broken into by people for whom planning is clearly not a personal strength. But it’s not every day we see planning of such poor quality that it results in a couple of guys breaking into the …

Excuse Me Officer, Can You Help Me Find More Trouble Than I’m Already In?

for most guys, asking for directions is something we just don’t do. And for this guy, it’s something he probably shouldn’t have done. Kenneth Charlton, 41, found himself a little lost one morning. So when he saw a police cruiser parked by the side of the road, he decided to ask the friendly officer inside …

Way Hey And Away We Go, Donkey Robbing Donkey Robbing

Not being up on my everyday Colombian crime news, I have no idea how common getaway donkeys are. but even had I not read this, the idea would have struck me as kind of dumb. This is especially true when the donkey you’ve loaded up with stolen goods is himself stolen property and not in …

Chick Jail Resident

When are people going to learn to stop doing this? Dont’ answer that. A brazen Nebraska bank robbery ended with the arrest of a teenage girl who boasted on YouTube about carrying out the crime. Hannah Sabata, 19, faces theft and robbery charges in connection with the Nov. 28 holdup at a Cornerstone Bank in …

Maybe He Should Try Houdiniing Instead Of Criminaling

Signs the carjacking life may not be for you: You order a woman getting out of her car to get back in. she does, then promptly drives away and leaves you standing in the parking lot. You try the same trick this time with a gun, but rather than fearfully listening to you, the woman …