Woman Accepts LEGO Video Proposal
Nealy Dozier and Walter Thompson,(l), began their engagement with a stop-motion LEGO film proposal. Courtesy Walter Thomson, Nealy Dozier; Walter Thompson/Firepit Pictures. Walter Thompson did not want to offer a traditional proposal. “I didn’t want to do something lame like drop on one knee and… Read More »
EmailThieves Arrested After Pocket-Dialing 911
Two thieves who couldn’t stop bragging about their loot of video games and DVDs from a Target store were surprised to find that someone was listening in on their conversation– a 911 operator. According to police in Madison, Wisc., one of the shoplifters accidentally pocket-dialed… Read More »
Man Misspells ‘Slut’ in Vandalism Attacks, Gets Caught By Spelling Test
A Vermont man has been apprehended on criminal charges after his failure to spell correctly gave him away to police. Adam Hall, 34, is accused of vandalizing his ex-girlfriend’s car by bending the license plate frame and scratching the word “sult” into the hood, according to… Read More »
Woman Stabbed Boyfriend Over Alleged Monopoly Cheating
Laura Chavez, 60, of Santa Fe, N.M., is accused of repeatedly stabbing her boyfriend, Clyde “Butch” Smith, 48, when a family game of Monopoly went terribly awry. Chavez began to argue with Smith while playing the board game with her 10-year-old grandson. The boy told police that Chavez… Read More »
Nevada Man Arrested for Bouncing Mom From Wedding
A Nevada man was arrested after he forcibly removed his mother from his church wedding and carried her to her car when she objected to his impending nuptials. Justin Lew Harris of Gardnerville, Nev., requested his mother’s presence at the wedding at Carson Valley United… Read More »
Bridge Stolen and Sold For Scrap
Two Pennsylvania brothers have been charged with stealing a bridge and selling it piecemeal to a scrap yard. Police say Benjamin Arthur Jones, 24, and Alexander William Jones, 25, of New Castle, Pa., dismantled a 40 by 15 foot bridge by using a torch to take… Read More »
Cities Cut Streetlights, Playgrounds, Police in Tough Times
Topeka, Kan., became the latest city to take drastic measures to deal with budget shortfalls when it repealed its domestic violence law Tuesday. The city is fighting with the county and a district attorney over who should pay for prosecuting domestic violence criminals. Cities around… Read More »
Alleged Purse Thief Posts Photo of Himself to Victim’s Facebook
A Georgia woman whose purse and cellphone were stolen from her car was surprised when a picture of the suspect showed up on her Facebook page. The picture depicted a man with braids and gold teeth, who looked exactly like the man she’d seen near her… Read More »
Bitter Feud Over Family Dog Heads to N.Y. Court
A bitter family feud between three women has erupted in New York over the ownership of a 3-year-old goldendoodle named Lucy. Margaret Healy of Brooklyn, N.Y., claims that she is the dog’s rightful owner, since she has been its sole caregiver for the two years… Read More »
Westboro Church Uses iPhone to Announce Steve Jobs Funeral Protest
The Westboro Baptist Church took to an iPhone when they heard about Steve Jobs’ death Wednesday night, sending out a message saying the Apple founder would be going to hell and calling for a protest of his funeral. “Westboro will picket his funeral. He had a… Read More »
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