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Dye Trap Nabs Green-Faced Thief

London police testing invisible spray

(Newser) - A luckless thief in London was caught not red-handed, but green-faced after breaking into a police "decoy car" equipped with a dye trap, the BBC reports. The 28-year-old, who stole a laptop and other items from the car, was arrested when the system alerted police to the theft and...

OJ's New Crime: Cookie Theft?

Prisoner allegedly stuffed his clothes after lunch

(Newser) - OJ Simpson has managed to get himself in trouble again—from behind bars. After lunch, guards spotted the former football star, in a Nevada jail for armed robbery, concealing something under his prison outfit, according to the National Enquirer. Turns out there were more than a dozen cookies underneath, Gawker...

Bank Burglary Suspect Falls Through Roof, Is Arrested

Bank heist goes wrong in unusual fashion

(Newser) - A burglar who tried to break into an ATM at a bank in San Francisco was arrested today after he hopped onto the roof of a nearby building to escape and fell into an apartment, police said. The 230-pound suspect was not seriously injured. "There was a hole in...

Ex-NFLer Watches, via Twitter, as Teens Trash Home

Rounds up list of 200 names, invites them back

(Newser) - A Labor Day party at an ex-NFLer's Stephentown, New York, vacation home turned into a real mess, as hundreds of partying high-schoolers smashed windows, punched holes in walls, and graffitied the place, the AP reports. But it wasn't just that Brian Holloway was upset by the $20,000...

Scrooge McDuck Helps Crack Murder Case

Suspect sold custom-made gold chain with the character to local shop

(Newser) - In life, Miguel Rodriguez was apparently a big fan of Scrooge McDuck. In death, the cartoon character may have helped catch his killers. The Hartford Courant explains the weird case: The 25-year-old Rodriguez was shot to death on a city street this summer, and his killers stole a custom-made gold...

Guy Tweets Pot Request, Cops Tweet Him Back

'Awesome! Can we come too'

(Newser) - Twitter, it seems, might not be the best place to conduct your weed-related transactions. A worker at an auto shop near Toronto has lost his job after tweeting for pot to be brought to his workplace. "Any dealers in Vaughan wanna make a 20sac chop? Come to Keele/Langstaff Mr....

'Catch Me If You Can,' Tweets Fugitive

Shockingly, this story does not end well for San Diego woman

(Newser) - A fugitive convicted in a big insurance fraud scheme who taunted authorities via Twitter is now in custody in San Diego, reports the LA Times . The plight of Wanda Podgurski is getting national attention because of her bold tweets to the DA in San Diego County. "Catch me if...

Carjacking Fail: Gunman Can't Drive a Stick

Police arrest teen suspect

(Newser) - If carjacking is your line of business, it's probably a good idea to learn how to drive a stick shift. Police near Pensacola, Florida, say a woman stopped her car when flagged down by three teen girls last month, reports WEAR-TV . But once she did, police say Antoren Bell...

DUI Suspect to Cops: Here, Have a Beer

Goes on to tell police he's killed people for US government

(Newser) - When police asked a suspected drunk driver for his license, he offered an alternative: a can of beer. "When you ask somebody for a driver's license, you're not expecting a can of beer, that's for sure," says a spokesman for police in Kent, Washington, per...

Attempt to Check Item Off &#39;Bucket List&#39; Ends in Jail
 'Bucket List' 
 Attempt Ends in Jail 
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Jun 2, 2013 11:35 AM CDT

'Bucket List' Attempt Ends in Jail

Lifelong friends try, fail to steal bathing suits from Walmart: police

(Newser) - It's too bad a stint in jail wasn't on the bucket list of two Florida women, because their trip to Walmart on Wednesday would have killed two birds with one stone. Police say lifelong friends Andrea Mobley and Jennifer Denise Morrow's list of things they wanted to...

Calif. Man Pretended He Was Disney Heir: Police

Cops say Stephen Urquidez even had bogus W-2 forms

(Newser) - He might have claimed to be from the happiest place on Earth, but police say Stephen Urquidez was living in his own little bogus world. The California man was arrested Tuesday on burglary charges, and the story is an odd one: Police say Urquidez went by the name "Stephen...

Ky. Man Spends the Night in Supermarket, Eats 6 Steaks

Also 57 cans of Redi-Whip, a cake

(Newser) - Never let it be said that Trevor Runyon lacked chutzpah—or an appetite. The Kentucky man was arrested yesterday morning after allegedly sneaking into a grocery store, spending the night there, and throwing himself a frankly ridiculous feast. Surveillance video shows Runyon walking into a ValuMarket before closing time on...

Woman Celebrates Return of DUI-Lost License—With DUI

Chicago woman said she was partying at a bar before arrest

(Newser) - When preemptively celebrating the return of a driver's license lost to a DUI, most people might attempt to, say, not drink and drive. Or get pulled over. While speeding. With BAC at twice the legal limit. Nevertheless, police say that's the predicament Chicago-area woman Erin James found herself...

Cops: Peeping Toms Crash Through Ceiling

Two men charged after falling into women's stalls

(Newser) - Two men in Duluth, Georgia, who face peeping tom charges weren't hard to find. Police say they crashed through the ceiling of a women's restroom and landed inside the stalls, reports ajc.com . The manager of the movie theater where the alleged peeping took place thinks Eduard Petrovich...

6 Plead Guilty to Terror Plot They Showed Up Late To

They planned to attack the right-wing English Defence League

(Newser) - Six would-be terrorists have pleaded guilty to planning a terror attack in the UK last year, authorities announced today—although planning clearly wasn't their strong suit. Police say the men—Omar Khan, Zohaib Ahmed, Mohammed Hasseen, Mohammed Saud, Anzal Hussain, and Jewel Uddin—had planned to attack a rally...

Burglar Hears Scary Noise, Calls Cops

Turns out it was probably a cat

(Newser) - A burglar in Romania was arrested—after he called the cops himself. Marius Ionescu, 31, apparently got scared by a noise while looting a house; fearing another robber at work, he dove under the bed and called police to save him, the Metro reports. They arrived to find no one...

How Not to Rob a Store
 How Not to Rob a Store 
Mar 28, 2013 11:49 AM CDT

How Not to Rob a Store

Video captures botched attempt in California

(Newser) - Police in Redding, California, are searching for a criminal mastermind who came thisclose to burglarizing a grocery store, reports Redding.com . Video captures him looking into the locked store, then returning a few seconds later with his face covered in a stocking. He throws a rock at the glass, which...

Waitress Gets Handed Her Own Stolen ID
 Waitress Gets Handed 
 Her Own Stolen ID 
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Mar 10, 2013 9:01 AM CDT

Waitress Gets Handed Her Own Stolen ID

Brianna Priddy played it cool, then called cops

(Newser) - When a waitress asks for your ID, you may not want to hand her ... her own stolen ID. That's what recently happened at an Applebee's in Colorado, KDVR reports. Brianna Priddy's wallet was stolen last month, and she was shocked when a customer handed her her own...

Drunk Woman Busted After She Calls 911—for Cigarettes

Cops weren't really amused by her version of a joke

(Newser) - Most people with a good buzz on call Domino's for delivery, but one Texas woman thought it would be just hysterical to instead call 911 to have emergency responders deliver cigarettes to her home. For her trouble, 48-year-old Linda White, described as "very intoxicated," did indeed get...

Cops Bust Guy in Bizarre Dali Theft, Return
 Bizarre Dali Theft Explained 
Feb 20, 2013 9:06 AM CST

Bizarre Dali Theft Explained

Greek publicist allegedly freaked, mailed drawing back

(Newser) - After a thief walked out of a New York gallery with a Salvador Dali drawing only to later return it by mail , observers were scratching their heads—but now they have an explanation, via prosecutors. Authorities arrested Greek fashion publicist Phivos Lampros Istavrioglou, 29, in the case; he has pleaded...

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