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Florida woman calls 911 3 times over McNuggets

Mar 3 2009 - AP
FORT PIERCE, Fla. – Authorities say a Florida woman called 911 three times after McDonald's employees told her they were out of McNuggets. A police report said 27-year-old Fort Pierce resident Latreasa L. Goodman told authorities she paid for...

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Man says veteran status should let him steal candy

Feb 26 2009 - AP
FORT PIERCE, Fla. – Authorities arrested a man who claimed he was justified in stealing candy at a truck stop because he had served in the military. Police said an officer confronted a 31-year-old man at the truck stop early Monday morning. The...

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Woman found living with three dead siblings

Nov 10 2008 - Reuters
An elderly woman has been living with two skeletons and a badly decomposed body of her siblings in a suburb of Chicago, one of whom may have died at least 20 years ago, authorities said on Saturday.

The remains were found covered by sheets...

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Court detains preacher with 86 wives

Sep 16 2008 - Reuters
A Nigerian Muslim court Monday detained an 84-year-old Islamic preacher with 86 wives after he failed to heed a call by local leaders to divorce all but four of them.

The authorities in central Niger state charged Mohammed Bello with "insulting...

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Man says he's porn inspector, demands free videos

Aug 11 2008 - AP
A man claiming to be a police detective tried to get an adult novelty shop to give him free X-rated videos, saying he wanted to make sure the performers weren't underage, authorities said.

He made three tries within nine days last month...

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Chatty burglar overstays welcome, gets arrested

Jul 12 2008 - AP
An apparently intoxicated suspect chatted with a burglary victim long enough for officers to arrive and arrest him, authorities said.

John Michael Baker, 25, of Winnsboro was jailed Friday on bond totaling $59,500, the Wood County Sheriff's...

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Milk mail causes stink

Jul 10 2008 - Reuters
 EU workers are struggling with thousands of liters of sour milk from burst cartons clogging up a central mail registry after German farmers posted them to Brussels to protest against low dairy prices, officials say.

Since late June, about...

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Sheriff: Woman sat on toilet for 2 years

Mar 12 2008 - AP
Authorities are considering charges in the bizarre case of a woman who sat on her boyfriend's toilet for two years — so long that her body was stuck to the seat by the time the man finally called police.

It appeared the 35-year-old...

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Woman tries to bring skeleton on plane

Mar 12 2008 - AP
A woman was stopped at Munich airport after baggage control handlers found the skeleton of her brother sealed in a plastic bag in her luggage, police said Wednesday.

The 62-year-old woman and her 63-year-old friend, who both live in Italy,...

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Wilson Yazzie Benally is one of the Salt Lake Police Department's most frequently arrested persons. In March 2008, he had compiled a record that included more than 450 arrests.

Mar 7 2008 - KUTV2.com
A transient was arrested for the 452nd time this week after allegedly trying to steal a bottle of mouthwash from a drug store.

Wilson Yazzie Benally has a long history with Salt Lake City Police and remains one of the department's most-arrested...

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Complaint: Anger class student hit woman

Feb 29 2008 - AP
A man on his way to anger management class became angry and struck a woman, authorities said.

Justin John Boudin, 27, pleaded guilty Friday to fifth-degree assault in Ramsey County District Court and can expect to face a sentence for time served...

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Roger that. It's a man on a lawn mower

Feb 27 2008 - AP
A man led police on a very slow-speed chase, refusing to stop while riding a lawn mower at about 3 mph across a busy street and steering it toward an officer before he was grabbed and arrested, a police report says.

Now, authorities say, the...

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Police: Family caught shoplifting

Jan 25 2008 - AP
 Shoplifting is all in the family for one California clan, police say.

A grandmother, her daughter and some of her grandchildren tried to steal $900 worth of merchandise from a Target store in Lodi, 35 miles south of Sacramento, police...

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Using a car might have been better...

Jan 24 2008 - AP
A bank robbery suspect was arrested while waiting at a bus stop to make her getaway, police said. Channel Monae Gaskin, 22, was arrested Wednesday after a police officer saw her waiting for a bus and matched her to the description of the robbery suspect....

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Man killed in fall after reported escalator stunt

Jan 13 2008 - AP
A man died after falling several stories in a Hollywood shopping mall while apparently attempting to slide down the banister of an escalator, authorities said.

The Hollywood & Highland complex includes the theater where the Academy Awards...

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