By curtisrx | Published:
January 11, 2010
In Florida, a 12-year-old boy armed with a wooden toy rifle held up a convenience store and nearly escaped with a fistful of cash before police apprehended him. The underage miscreant pointed the gun at the cashier, demanded him to empty the register, and even thanked him as he left. Luckily, a deputy on duty noticed a boy matching the robber’s description walking along the side of the highway and approached him. The boy tried to make a break for it , but was overpowered and apprehended. Soon after, police tracked down the hidden toy rifle and missing cash. The boy was booked and transferred to the department of Juvenile Justice.
By curtisrx | Published:
January 11, 2010
In Connecticut, A 28-year-old woman decided to make her two children wait in a car during freezing winter weather while she made to a stop at the tanning booth to indulge in some pampering. The 3-year-old and 1-year-old sat in the car without the aid of a heater for nearly 20 minutes as the temperature dropped to 12 degrees with a subzero windchill. The woman told police that she was going on vacation and felt that getting a tan was a priority. She has been charged with child neglect and reckless endangerment. So much for that vacation, a smooth tan looks even better behind bars.
By curtisrx | Published:
January 8, 2010
In New Mexico, a grieving family got the shock of their lives when they brought home the personal effects of their deceased mother and discovered that her brain was also included with the items. Much too distraught to immediately sift through the items, the family put the bag aside, but 24 hours later noticed a horrible smell emanating from it. That’s when they realized the funeral home’s gruesome mix-up. As sometimes is the case with the victims of violent crashes, it is common practice to ship the brain inside of a bag, rather than try to reinsert it into the damaged head, but it never should have been sent home with the family. A negligence investigation has been launched and the family has filed a lawsuit.
By curtisrx | Published:
January 5, 2010
In Oregon, a 22-year-old man has been charged with harassment and robbery after he was caught trying to steal snippets of hair from the other passengers on the bus he was riding across town. The man sat behind an unsuspecting woman and began to procure clippings of her hair, but the bus driver was able to stop him and he was taken into custody. A spokesperson for the bus company said that they have received at least 3 other complaints of strange hair assaults in the recent months and one incident that involved a victims hair being glued. It is unknown whether or not the man is also involved in these other hair related incidents, but police have launched an investigation. At least for now, coifs and manes can rest soundly knowing that another serial stylist has been sent to the slammer.
By curtisrx | Published:
January 4, 2010
In Tennessee, 31-year-old man is being charged with reckless endangerment, driving with a suspended license, driving under the influence, and meth manufacturing after a gas station employee called police complaining about a strange car parked out by one of his pumps for over an hour. Police discovered a man passed out in the car as a fresh batch of meth was cooking in a makeshift lab constructed in his back seat. Since a majority of the ingredients in the manufacturing of the drug are highly explosive, the gasoline pumps were shut off while the man and the car were removed from the scene. His bail was set at $15,000 and he kicked off the new decade in a jail cell.
By curtisrx | Published:
January 3, 2010
In Utah, emergency vehicles were called to the scene of trailer fire and quickly realized that they had much more to fear than just the flames themselves. Upon their arrival, they were told by the owner that 19 pet pythons lived in the trailer with him and needed to be rescued. All parties involved did everything in their ability to make sure all the snakes escaped unharmed, even resorting to CPR with the aid of a small plastic pipe. Unfortunately, only 11 out of the 19 pythons survived. It was determined that the accidental fire was caused by a faulty heat lamp in the one of the snake’s cages.
By curtisrx | Published:
January 2, 2010
In Texas, a 53-year-old woman faces charges of 911 abuse for calling the police over 30 times within a six-month period for non emergency reasons. On one occasion, Police responded to a call after they heard a woman screaming on the line and abruptly hang up the phone, only to find out that the woman had made the call because her husband didn’t want to eat his supper. On a different occasion, the woman called 911 because she couldn’t find her clothes and needed help locating them.
By curtisrx | Published:
December 30, 2009
In California, An 18-year-old man was hospitalized with head injuries when the Christmas tree he was street surfing on crashed into a parked car. The tree was tied to the back of an SUV and dragged across a parking lot at nearly 30 mph while the man held on for dear life. The driver took a corner too sharp causing the tree to swing wide and collide with a parked car. Before police could arrive on the scene, the female driver of the SUV fled and has not yet been identified. The injured man was hospitalized and is expected to survive.
By curtisrx | Published:
December 27, 2009
En Mexico, while en route to the town of Morelia, three circus tigers managed to escape from the Circo Aquilar Hermanos traveling circus after their cages broke open. One tiger was caught instantly, but the other two managed to evade circus workers and disappear into the surrounding mountainside. This isn’t the first time an incident like this has happened in Mexico, throughout the years traveling circuses have lost camels, tigers, buffalo, an elephant, and a lion. Most of the missing animals were never found and even now still roam the countryside. The chupacabra should be the least of your worries.
By curtisrx | Published:
December 22, 2009
In Michigan, a 52-year-old man with a 5-inch steak knife sticking out of his chest, walked into a Detroit diner and ordered a cup of coffee while he casually waited for the ambulance he called earlier to pick him up. He was attacked and stabbed a mile from the diner when he refused to hand over his wallet to a would-be mugger. After the man failed at trying to find help in a nearby apartment complex, he called 911 from a pay phone and told them to just meet him at a hamburger stand down the street. Then, with the knife lodged in his chest all the way up to the handle, the man strolled a mile to the diner, enjoyed a nice hot cup of coffee, and even engaged in a conversation with another diner patron sitting beside him at the counter, all while remaining completely calm. The knife was removed from his chest and he is expected to make a full recovery.
By curtisrx | Published:
December 20, 2009
In Washington, somebody took the term “give only what you can” a little too far when they donated a stick of dynamite to the First Presbyterian Church of Kelso’s garage sale drive. The pastor was sorting through items preparing for their yearly Christmas party when he came upon the stick of dynamite sitting on a bookcase all by itself. Police were alerted and the bomb squad was called in to assess the situation. The stick of dynamite was carefully removed and the church was checked for clues and other possible explosives. Authorities believe that the dynamite was not left there with malicious intent, but instead donated by somebody who actually thought it would be a good idea to sell the explosive at the church’s garage sale. Who and where the dynamite came from is still a mystery, but after getting the clean bill of health, the church proceeded with their annual Christmas party and everybody had a blast.
By curtisrx | Published:
December 16, 2009
In Brazil, a 2-year-old boy was rushed to the hospital after complaining of sharp pains and labored breathing. Doctors immediately began performing tests to find the source of the mysterious pain, but nothing could have prepared them for what they discovered on the x-rays. The small boy had over 50 sewing needles lodged inside his body, ranging from a half-inch to over 2-inches in length. All parties involved are stumped on how the needles made it into the boy’s body in the first place, but doctors theorize that it would have been impossible to swallow them as a whole because they pierced parts of the body that couldn’t have been reach by ingestion. Instead, the needles must have been inserted one by one over a period of time. The mysteries didn’t end there, doctors also found no signs of needle marks, wounds, or trauma to the outside of the boy’s body.
By curtisrx | Published:
December 15, 2009
In Colorado, a 29-year-old man faked his own stabbing because he didn’t feel like working his scheduled night shift at Blockbuster Video. The man crawled into work with multiple stab wounds to his legs and claimed that he had been attacked on his way to work by three skinheads dressed entirely in black. Unfortunately for the man, surveillance cameras from a nearby Target store show the man shopping in perfect health, disproving his earlier claim. When police confronted the man with this newly found evidence, he quickly recanted his story. The man confessed to stabbing himself multiple times so he wouldn’t have to go to work and was sent to jail, where he won’t have to worry about punching a time card.
By curtisrx | Published:
December 13, 2009
In Massachusetts, a 98-year-old woman has been indicted in the murder of her 100-year-old roommate at a nursing home where they were both residents. Authorities say that the women strangled her roommate with a plastic shopping bag after getting in a heated argument about the placement of a small table at the foot of her bed. Her roommate complained that the table obstructed the path to the restroom and repetitively told nurses to move it, which set of a series of small battles between the two roomies that eventually lead to murder. The woman has been sent to a state hospital for evaluation.
By curtisrx | Published:
December 11, 2009
In Stockholm, a man was released after spending 10 days in jail for the the alleged murder of his 63-year-old wife. Authorities say that her body was found on a forest path by the couple’s home and the prime suspect was initially thought to be the husband. Fortunately for the man, strange forensic evidence proved that he was innocent of the horrible crime and it has now come to light that the woman was indeed murdered by a moose while on her late night stroll. Moose Saliva and numerous hairs were found on the victim’s clothing and at the scene of the crime.
