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Knife-Wielding Chinese Man Proves Crime Doesn't Pay

He probably would have made more money just selling the knife

(Newser) - They say crime doesn't pay, and damned if one bad-luck robber in China didn't just prove them right. Shanghaiist reports a knife-wielding man spent Monday terrorizing various businesses in downtown Shanghai but only succeeded in stealing pocket change before being arrested. The unidentified man started at a life...

Cops: Man Drives Drunk to Interview for Driving Job

He didn't get the gig

(Newser) - It's probably a good thing Ryan Dickson didn't get that job he was hoping for. The Des Moines Register reports the 39-year-old showed up drunk—very drunk—to an interview at the Trans Iowa taxicab company at 9:25am Monday. "A little white car comes pulling in...

Guy Punched for Looking Like Shia LaBeouf

Stranger was apparently not a fan of the actor

(Newser) - A New York man was walking up the stairs at a subway station Saturday night when a man walking the other way punched him right in the face. Why? "This is because you look like f---ing Shia LaBeouf," the stranger yelled at Mario Licato, as detailed in the...

Cops: NY Mayor Stole 111 Road Signs
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Cops: NY Mayor Stole 111 Road Signs

Suspect accused of lifting state signs to use in his own town

(Newser) - The mayor of an upstate New York town has been busted for pilfering 111 road signs from the New York State DOT and using them in his own town, CNYCentral.com and the AP report. Frank Moracco, 60, who serves as the mayor of the village of Frankfort, was arrested...

Fart-Spray Faux Pas: 5 Craziest Crimes of the Week

Including a lost Dr. Seuss book and a soda-cup situation

(Newser) - A stinky situation and an unholy transgression are among the weirdest crime stories of the week:
  • Student Arrested Over Fart-Spray Incident : A 20-year-old University of Georgia student may have just single-handedly justified the 21-year-old legal drinking age after he was arrested for allegedly spraying Athens bar customers with bottled farts.
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Cops: Auto Shop Gives Meth as Employee Bonuses

'Least now we know why the work was so fast'

(Newser) - Police are investigating after a Minnesota auto body shop gave its employees methamphetamine "bonuses," the Smoking Gun reports. Police say 40-year-old Jesse Seifert, owner of Clear Choice Auto Body Repair in Mankato, held a meeting this week and had his girlfriend, 39-year-old Nancy Loehlein, hand out a half...

High School Basketball Star Is Probably a 30-Year-Old Man

Sudanese immigrant always seemed much bigger than other boys on his team

(Newser) - No one disputed Jonathon Nicola was a big kid: The 11th-grader at Catholic Central High School in Windsor, Canada, stood 6 feet 9 inches, weighed 202 pounds, and wore a size 16 shoe, the Windsor Star reports. And no one initially disputed the Sudanese immigrant's age of 17—until...

Texas Cops Go on High-Speed Food Fight

Thief pelted officer's car with steaks: police

(Newser) - What a waste of perfectly good beef. Authorities in Longview, Texas, say they tried to pull over a suspect accused of stealing steaks from a local Walmart on Wednesday, but the man kept on trucking, hitting speeds of 100mph as he fled through two counties, per the New York Daily ...

Man Charged With Felony After Filling McDonald's Water Cup With Soda

Cops say manager was hit by car trying to stop him

(Newser) - An Arkansas man is facing felony charges after allegedly filling his free water cup with not-free soda Monday at a McDonald's in Springdale, KHBS/KHOG reports. Police say 18-year-old Cody Morris and two others drove through the McDonald's drive-thru and ordered three large waters. They then parked, went into...

Philly Nun Guilty of Less-Than-Holy Crime

Judge rejects Ambien defense in DUI case

(Newser) - How God will judge her remains to be seen. A New Jersey judge, on the other hand, has convicted a nun of DUI after she crashed into an auto repair shop on Nov. 7. Washington Township Judge Martin Whitcraft on Wednesday rejected Sister Kimberly Miller's argument that she was...

Arby's Bacon Thief Said He Was From the Future: Cops

Would-be Chuck Norris 'kicked crap out of' cars

(Newser) - If we were able to time-travel, our first pit stop in the past might aspire higher than fast food—but even time-travelers have to eat, and we bring you the case of Dante Rashad Anderson. The 36-year-old is being accused of robbery, assault and battery, and destruction of property after...

Student Arrested Over Fart-Spray Incident

Blake Zengo allegedly knows how to clear out a bar

(Newser) - One University of Georgia student may have just single-handedly justified the 21-year-old legal drinking age after the 20-year-old was arrested for allegedly spraying Athens bar customers with bottled farts, USA Today reports. It started around around 1:40am when a woman told police a customer inside Whiskey Bent was spraying...

Food Fight Erupts in McDonald's Drive-Thru Lane

2 people arrested after brawl

(Newser) - Connecticut police say two people have been arrested after a dispute in a McDonald's drive-thru lane turned into a food fight, the AP reports. Authorities say Avon resident Stephen Nardi and Bloomfield resident Jocelyn Harrell got into an argument Thursday evening at a McDonald's in Glastonbury. Police say...

Hungry Hamburglar: 5 Craziest Crimes of the Week

Including a burger-joint break-in and a badly selected robbery target

(Newser) - A corpse-related crime and a guy living life in the fast lane are among the weirdest crime stories of the week:
  • Man Breaks Into Five Guys, Fires Up the Grill : If you're going to break into a burger joint, you might as well take advantage of everything it has
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Cops: Man Goes on Chainsaw-Wielding Rampage

'He just kind of hit the fan'

(Newser) - A witness tells the Daily Breeze that a man at a Southern California tree-trimming company "just kind of hit the fan" Tuesday morning. That's one way of putting it. Another way of putting it: The man allegedly chased his boss around with a chainsaw and tried to run...

Cop Pulls Over Guy Going 171mph

'This better be somebody famous so I could get an autograph'

(Newser) - A driver managed to hit speeds so high that the police officer chasing him felt uncomfortable as he followed behind at 140mph. The unnamed 36-year-old suspect was clocked driving his 2016 Camaro Coupe as fast as 171mph on a Minnesota expressway Friday night, police say. Deputy Chief Shawn Padden was...

Guy Tries to Rob Cop in Unmarked Police Car

Whoops

(Newser) - Call it a case of very rotten luck. A man in Tennessee has been arrested after authorities say he tried to rob a Knoxville police officer who was sitting in an unmarked police car, the AP reports. Citing a police report, the Knoxville News-Sentinel says the officer was sitting in...

Thief Steals Wedding Ring Off Woman in Open Casket

Family says skin was ripped from dead woman's finger

(Newser) - A Texas woman was caught on surveillance video stealing a wedding ring off the finger of a dead woman Friday, the Odessa American reports. The body of Lois Hicks, 88, was in an open casket at Odessa's Sunset Funeral Home. The woman's family had just left the funeral...

Man Breaks Into DC Five Guys, Fires Up the Grill

When in Rome ...

(Newser) - If you're going to break into a burger joint, you might as well take advantage of everything it has to offer, including its meat patties and condiments bar. That's apparently what one hungry suspect—dubbed a bona fide "Hamburglar" by more than one news outlet —reportedly...

Unfortunate Uber Nap: 5 Craziest Crimes of the Week

Including a prolific peeping Tom and a fight on the buffet line

(Newser) - Memorable face tattoos and an Uber adventure feature in the weirdest crime stories of the week:
  • What Not to Do While Your Uber Driver Is Napping : A 20-year-old man hired a 43-year-old Uber driver to take him from Philadelphia to central New York—a 275-mile drive. At some point, the
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