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Wife Fakes Kidnapping to See if Hubby Would Pay Ransom

She also tells him not to go to police...

(Newser) - Strike this from the list of "Ways to know if my husband truly loves me": A Spanish woman has been detained after faking her own kidnapping to see if her husband would be willing to fork over the ransom money. According to police, she texted him a photo of...

Hot-Tubbing Burglars Leave Undies Behind

British thieves go in for a soak before work

(Newser) - A crew of cheeky British bandits has an unusual MO: Find homes with hot tubs, enjoy a soak, then steal the owners' luxury goods—and leave their wet undies behind. The bizarre gang has stolen thousand of dollars in cash and property, reports the Telegraph . “There is a serious...

Postman Busted for Delivering Mail Naked

David Goodman says he was just trying to cheer up a woman on his route

(Newser) - Neither snow, nor rain, nor lack of clothing: A 52-year-old postal carrier was arrested after attempting to raise the spirits of a "stressed out" woman by delivering her mail nude. Making his buff move even bolder: His Milwaukee-area route took him not to the 21-year-old woman's house, but to...

Mom Calls in Bomb Scare to Stop Daughter's Wedding

Tells Moscow airport her kid plans to blow up plane

(Newser) - A Russian woman took drastic measures to try to prevent her daughter’s wedding today, calling in a bomb scare to keep her from flying to her beloved. The daughter, 33, planned to fly from Moscow to Morocco for her wedding, CNN explains. But the flight was delayed when her...

New Dad Celebrates—By Smoking Pot in the Hospital

Police are summoned, he 'fesses up

(Newser) - Forget cigars. One Pennsylvania dad decided he’d celebrate the impending birth of his kid by lighting up a joint with a buddy—right in the hospital, the Pittsburgh Tribune reports. He was considerate enough to use the designated smoking area, but a nurse, catching a whiff of the distinctive...

Bride Fakes Cancer to Get Free Wedding

Says her fiance turned husband turned ex

(Newser) - The story seemed like a heartbreaking one with a fairytale twist—a 23-year-old woman from New York was dying from leukemia, but dozens of strangers chipped in to pay for her dream wedding. Except Jessica Vega never had cancer, says now-ex-husband Michael O'Connell. He says Vega scammed him along with...

Man Robs Arby's with Samurai Sword
Man Robs Arby's With
Samurai Sword
Aug 30, 2010 11:25 AM CDT

Man Robs Arby's With Samurai Sword

(Newser) - It's increasingly becoming the weapon of choice: A samurai sword-wielding robber turned up at an Arby's in Killeen, Texas, last night. He poked one person, who was uninjured, in the course of his robbery and made off with an undetermined amount of cash, reports KWTX . Though he may have been...

Tussle Over Landscaping Leads to Chain Saw Attack

(Newser) - So it's not exactly the Tennessee chain saw massacre, but it does involve a crime and a chainsaw: Police arrested 27-year-old Brandon Petrey yesterday on a charge of attempted second-degree murder after a day of landscaping went awry. Petrey and a co-worker were cutting tree branches and shrubs in a...

Facebook Friend Request Lands Man in Jail

Former husband violates wife's protective order

(Newser) - A Facebook friend request turned into a Facebook friend arrest for one Florida man. Harry Bruder allegedly violated his ex-wife’s protective order against him when he sent her friend requests, landing him in jail Monday night. His ex probably didn’t want to friend him anyway after seeing a...

Driver Gets DWI After 11-Mile Ride Sans Tire

Oh, and he's been unlicensed since 1977. And couldn't keep right

(Newser) - So your blood-alcohol content is 3.5 times the limit and you haven't had a driver's license in 33 years—let's go for a drive! And so a tire falls off—let's keep going 11 miles without it! Western New Yorker Duane Bush is charged with doing just that, along...

Pickpocket Arrested for 60th Time
Pickpocket Arrested
for 60th Time
Aug 17, 2010 6:07 PM CDT

Pickpocket Arrested for 60th Time

Chicago man accused of trying to take purse

(Newser) - You'd think with all that experience, he'd be a little better at this: A Chicago man is behind bars after police say he tried to steal a woman's purse—his 60th offense. Cops say 43-year-old Reginald McNeil has 12 felonies and dozens of misdemeanor arrests on his record, including theft...

Gold-Painted Flasher Tries to Steal Soda Truck

Man exposes his genitals, butt in Oklahoma City Chili's

(Newser) - It's not every day that a flasher covered in gold paint tries to steal a soda truck from a Chili's parking lot. But that's what happened this weekend in Oklahoma City, where convicted felon Dominick Christian Thayer walked into a Chili's wearing nothing but shorts ... that revealed his genitals and...

Woman Tries to Deposit Cocaine in Bank

She is swiftly arrested

(Newser) - Illicit drug use tip of the day, kids: Don’t try to deposit your stash at the bank. A Connecticut woman learned that crucial lesson yesterday, after allegedly including a baggie full of cocaine in her deposit envelope at a bank drive-through, the Hartford Courant reports. The teller handled the...

12-Year-Old Girl Busted for Drunk Driving

An older guy asked her to drive him home

(Newser) - A Minnesota sheriff’s deputy got quite a shock Saturday when he arrived at the scene of an accident to discover that the driver was 12 years old and seemingly drunk. This was especially strange because there was a teenager in the car who, though he was also drunk, at...

McNuggets Rage Sends Woman Into Drive-Thru Frenzy

(Newser) - McDonald's is a stickler when it comes to the clock, which spelled trouble for a Toledo, Ohio, woman who wanted lunch during breakfast hours—more specifically, Chicken McNuggets at 6:30am. When the drive-thru attendant told her nuggets weren't available, Melodi Dushane, 25, flew into a rage, attacking the attendants,...

Pastor Arrested for Protesting School's Demon Mascot

Georgia cleric demonstrates against satanic imagery

(Newser) - A Georgia pastor was arrested today for protesting a high school's mascot, the Macon Telegraph reports. Donald Crosby and about 30 others gathered outside Warner Robins High School, whose mascot is a demon. But the picketers didn't have a permit to protest, and Crosby was arrested when he refused to...

Bridegroom Firing AK-47 Kills Own Father

Turkish man arrested after losing control of weapon

(Newser) - A Turkish man has been arrested after firing an AK-47 to celebrate his wedding and accidentally killing his father and two aunts. Celebratory gunshots are a tradition the Turkish government has tried and failed to stamp out, notes the BBC . The bridegroom lost control of the automatic assault rifle and...

Drunk Pregnant Woman Tries to Rob Taco Joint

...but encounters a little trouble after the 'stick 'em up' part

(Newser) - What's worse: Being drunk and pregnant, being drunk and pregnant and needing drug money, or being unable to get your weapon out of your pocket mid-robbery? A La Crosse, Wisc., woman—inebriated, with child, and in need of drug money—was arrested Tuesday night after trying to rob Taco John's....

Wedding Canceled After Groom Threatens to Kill Bride

(Newser) - A wedding planned for Saturday in Sweden was called off after the groom was arrested for assaulting and threatening to kill his bride-to-be. The engaged couple joined the wedding party at a pub for a few drinks Friday evening...and that's when the trouble began. A disagreement turned into an...

Man Rams Car Into Vuvuzela-Happy Bar

Suspect allegedly fired gun into the air first

(Newser) - An Italian man illustrated the dangers inherent in vuvuzela blowing yesterday, when, driven mad by the droning noise emanating from a nearby bar, he walked into the place with a rifle and fired several shots into the air, ANSA reports. Amazingly, the patrons ignored the shots and kept right on...

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