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5 Craziest Crimes of the Week
 5 Craziest Crimes of the Week 
Nov 15, 2013 8:44 AM CST

5 Craziest Crimes of the Week

Among this week's unlikely criminals: 'Batman' and a pianist

(Newser) - This week's lesson: It's better to pay a few extra cents for donuts than risk a stint in jail.
  1. Dunkin' Donuts Fan Arrested in Quest for 10% Discount : A Florida man who apparently loves donuts as much as he loves a deal has been arrested after his attempt
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Dad Calls 911 on Son, Who Gets Killed by Police

Iowa father questions use of force after chase

(Newser) - The Des Moines Register reports on a fatal police shooting this week, and a quote high up in the story from the victim's father pretty much tells the tragic tale: "He took off with my truck," recalls James Comstock. "I call the police, and they kill...

5 Craziest Crimes of the Week
 5 Craziest Crimes of the Week 
Nov 1, 2013 10:25 AM CDT

5 Craziest Crimes of the Week

The World Series happened, and of course there's a World Series crime

(Newser) - The Red Sox have won the World Series, and one St. Louis fan lost pretty big, and he's not the only man to have lost something...
  1. Macabre Clue Leads Police to Suspected Thief : This month's entry in the annals of truly stupid criminals: Police in Arizona say they
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4 Kids, Mom Stabbed to Death in Brooklyn

Police have suspect in custody

(Newser) - New York City police say a mother and her four children are the victims of a stabbing rampage at their Brooklyn home. Authorities say the victims are 37-year-old Qiao Zhen Li, 9-year-old Linda Zhuo, 7-year-old Amy Zhuo, 5-year-old Kevin Zhuo and 1-year-old William Zhuo. A person of interest has been...

5 Craziest Crimes of the Week

Including parents who call the cops on their party-throwing teens

(Newser) - This week's batch of unusual crimes involve some partying teens, an irresponsible groom, and an overly ambitious pot farmer:
  1. Parents Have Their Party-Throwing Kids Arrested : It was just like something out of a TV show, at least at first: Two Connecticut parents returned home from a trip a day
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5 Craziest Crimes of the Week
 5 Craziest Crimes of the Week 
Oct 18, 2013 8:18 AM CDT

5 Craziest Crimes of the Week

An Arkansas man was killed in Chicago ... after stopping to ask for directions

(Newser) - This week: An out-of-town traveler gets a deadly reception in Chicago, and an alleged shoplifter is found to have something incredibly grisly in her bag.
  1. Guy Asks for Directions, Is Shot Dead : An Arkansas man who police say got lost driving around Chicago was shot and killed yesterday, apparently by
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Cops Investigate After Nut Placed in Allergic Kid's Drink

High school student in Sweden nearly suffocated

(Newser) - "Either the student who did this is completely stupid or it's attempted manslaughter." That quote from a high school principal in Sweden pretty much sums up the case of an allergic student who nearly suffocated when someone put a nut into her water, reports the Local . Authorities...

5 Craziest Crimes of the Week
 5 Craziest Crimes
of the Week 
Oct 11, 2013 12:18 PM CDT

5 Craziest Crimes of the Week

A drug mule old enough to know better and 2 rabbis make the cut

(Newser) - Three unlikely characters—an elderly drug mule and two Orthodox rabbis—made the headlines in a bad way this week:
  • 89-Year-Old Drug Mule Pleads Guilty : Leo Sharp was your typical 80-something retiree, splitting time between his place in Indiana and a property in Florida where he grew his beloved lilies.
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San Franciscans Defy Ban, Play Chess

Cops banned public games after criminal elements moved in

(Newser) - At least for an afternoon, the chess players were back at the usual spot they've occupied for years along downtown San Francisco's busy Market Street. But instead of hustling a dollar here and there with deft openings and clever traps, the mostly homeless players and their supporters were...

5 Craziest Crimes of the Week

Don't mess with a fencing coach

(Newser) - A crime-fighting fencer and a bizarre cold case involving decades-old murders make the cut:
  • Fencing Coach Foils Crime as Only a Fencing Coach Can : Two Nashville robbers had the misfortune to try to steal a purse in a shopping center parking lot just as Franco Scaramuzza pulled in. That's
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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...

5 Craziest Crimes of the Week
 5 Craziest Crimes of the Week 
Sep 27, 2013 8:12 AM CDT

5 Craziest Crimes of the Week

OJ Simpson won't be denied his midnight snack

(Newser) - OJ Simpson's sweet tooth and an ill-advised move at a DUI checkpoint make the cut this week:
  • OJ's New Crime: Cookie Theft? OJ Simpson has reportedly managed to get himself in trouble again—from behind bars. After lunch, guards spotted the former football star, in a Nevada jail
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5 Craziest Crimes of the Week
 5 Craziest Crimes of the Week 
Sep 20, 2013 11:21 AM CDT

5 Craziest Crimes of the Week

Including a shooting over an ... 18th-century philosopher

(Newser) - It was not a good week to be a driver: A case of road rage escalated into something much worse, and a habitual drunk driver was handed a huge sentence for her recurring crime.
  • Woman Sentenced After 6th DUI : The first five times Rose Ann Davidson got busted for drunken
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Legendary Thief Caught by Retired Archnemesis

Lonnie Mason had been on Blane Nordahl's trail for decades

(Newser) - It's a criminal tale that reads like Catch Me If You Can. At its center: a thief of antique silver alleged to have burgled 500 homes over 30 years (including that of Ivanka Trump) and the retired detective who spent his career trailing him. Blane Nordahl was arrested yesterday...

Why I Oppose Profiling Even After Getting Shot
A Black Man in a Hoodie
Shot Me; So What?
OPINION
Aug 19, 2013 2:11 PM CDT

A Black Man in a Hoodie Shot Me; So What?

Brian Beutler tells his story

(Newser) - Five years ago, Brian Beutler was shot by a black man wearing a hoodie while walking the streets of Washington, DC. He tells the story in a compelling Salon column today for one reason: He wants people to understand that despite what happened to him, he does not support racial...

Burglars Swipe $5M in Art, Jewels—From Private Home

Monet, Picasso prints among items taken

(Newser) - Another multimillion-dollar heist is in the news, but this one involves a private home. Police in ritzy Rancho Sante Fe near San Diego say thieves made off with $5 million worth of art and jewelry from the estate, reports the Union-Tribune and Fox 5 San Diego . The loot includes a...

Ex-Mob Boss Massino Will Walk a Free Man

For his 'cooperation' ratting out other mobsters, judge rules

(Newser) - Ratting out the mafia has paid off for notorious former mob boss Joseph Massino. Facing life in prison for his role in eight murders, he'll soon be walking away a free man as a reward for helping convict dozens of mobsters, including Vincent "Vinny Gorgeous" Basciano, a...

Woman Uses Sledgehammer to Stop Attack on Friend
Woman Uses Sledgehammer to Stop Attack on Friend
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Jul 7, 2013 7:00 PM CDT

Woman Uses Sledgehammer to Stop Attack on Friend

Cops hail 60-year-old neighbor as hero

(Newser) - Superheroes are fine to have around, but a 60-year-old neighbor who's handy with a sledgehammer will do in a pinch. Wichita police say that when the 60-year-old woman heard her 48-year-old neighbor cry for help from the apartment next-door, she bolted over to help, reports the Wichita Eagle . When...

Tiffany VP Stole $1.3M in Jewelry: Cops

Items were checked out ... but never checked back in

(Newser) - It's not the kind of jewelry heist screenwriters dream about, but this alleged plot seems to have gotten the job done: A former executive at Tiffany's is accused of taking 165 pieces of jewelry, pretty much one piece at a time, and then reselling them to an international...

LAPD Offers $100K Reward for Serial Rapist

Authorities say 'teardrop' attacker has assaulted 35 women

(Newser) - The LAPD is intensifying the hunt for the " teardrop rapist ," a man who has assaulted 35 women—some of whom remember a teardrop mark near his eye—between 1996 and 2012. The big thing is that the reward is now doubled to $100,000, reports the Los Angeles ...

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