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Flight attendant jailed for bomb hoax
May 25 2009 - Reuters
LONDON (Reuters) – A flight attendant was jailed for 18 months on Thursday for leaving a bomb hoax note on board an Emirates aircraft he was working on and sparking a scare that led to London's Gatwick Airport briefly closing.
Australian...
Utah man finds drunk burglary suspect on his floor
Feb 24 2009 - AP
OREM, Utah – Police have arrested a 27-year-old man in a home burglary after the resident reportedly found him drunk on the floor. Police said a 24-year-old man came home from work Friday and found his back door open and his golf clubs on the ground....
Cop makes arrest in bathroom after smelling crack
Feb 24 2009 - AP
ELKTON, Md. – The Cecil County Sheriff's Office said a deputy about to take a bathroom break at a gas station smelled crack cocaine and made a quick arrest. Police spokesman Lt. Bernard Chiominto said Deputy John Lines was waiting to use the...
Man calls cops but leaves pot pipe in plain sight
Nov 11 2008 - AP
SHEBOYGAN, Wis. – A 28-year-old man reporting a burglary faces drug charges after responding officers say they found a marijuana pipe in his bedroom. A criminal complaint filed Tuesday said officers saw the pipe in plain view in Justin Luecke's...
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...
Deputies find sleeping burglar at AZ gun store
Sep 16 2008 - AP
Sheriff's deputies in Yavapai County said a man picked the wrong place to take a nap, but he'll now have plenty of time to catch up on sleep.
Sheriff's spokesman Dwight D'Evelyn said in a statement that deputies responding to...
N.J. man broke into house, walked home in underwear, cops say 09/08/2008
Sep 8 2008 - Daily Freeman.com
A New Jersey man was charged with breaking into a home and stealing a bottle of wine before walking home in his underwear, state police said.
Andrew Hurth, 38, of Wantage Township, N.J., was arrested Saturday on charges of burglary, a felony,...
Suspected car burglar gets a dirty dumping
Sep 2 2008 - AP
A 22-year-old suspected truck burglar made a dirty mistake after he tried to hide inside a portable toilet on Saturday. Tampa police said the man broke into two pickup trucks at a parking lot and the owner of the second truck fought the suspect and chased...
Buy evidence of my husband's adultery on eBay
Aug 13 2008 - Reuters
An Australian woman has taken revenge on her cheating husband by putting a photograph of his lover's underpants up for sale on the auction site eBay.
In the listing the woman says she is selling a picture of a pair of lacy black knickers...
Alleged thief stuck under trash bin for 12 hours
Jul 31 2008 - AP
A suspected thief trying to steal $10 worth of copper got himself into a stinky situation when he was trapped under a trash bin at a county landfill for 12 hours, sheriff's deputies said.
Deputies said Gibson Cook, 56, broke into the landfill,...
Drunken Swede tries to row home from Denmark
Jun 30 2008 - Reuters
A drunken 78-year-old Swede stole a dinghy after a night out in the Danish town of Helsingor and tried to row back to Sweden, but fell asleep halfway, Danish police said on Monday.
When the man discovered he lacked the necessary funds to pay...
"Brothel bus" makes last stop in Miami Beach
Jun 26 2008 - Reuters
A "brothel bus" that detectives said cruised Miami Beach offering lap dances and drinks has taken its last ride, police said on Wednesday.
Riders were offered oral sex for $100, according to Miami Beach police who impounded the limousine...
Drugs, phones wing their way to prisoners
Jun 25 2008 - Reuters
A sharp increase in drugs and cellphones found inside a Brazilian prison mystified officials -- until guards spotted some distressed pigeons struggling to stay airborne.
Inmates at the prison in Marilia, Sao Paulo state had been training carrier...
Buy a car, get a free gun
May 23 2008 - Reuters
A Missouri car dealer said on Thursday sales have soared at his auto and truck business since launching a promotion this week that promises buyers a free handgun or a $250 gas card with every purchase.
Max Motors, a small Butler, Missouri dealership...
Naked pilot, flight attendant arrested in woods
May 20 2008 - AP
An airline pilot was found hiding behind a shed wearing only flip-flops and a wristwatch as a nighttime romp in the woods with a flight attendant ended with both under arrest, police said.
Jeffrey Paul Bradford, 24, and Adrianna Grace...