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Kentucky Man Cited for Falsely Yelling "Bingo"

Mike Adams — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 23:07:43 +0000

In Kentucky, yelling out bingo just to mess with the crowd can come with some legal repercussions. Just ask 18-year-old Austin Whaley, who was recently cited for second-degree disorderly conduct after witnesses say he deceptively called out the word “bingo” even thought he wasn’t the winner. Incidentally, Whaley’s punishment for the offense, which was handed [...]

Las Vegas Strip Closed for 15 Hours Following Shooting That Ended in Fatal Fiery Car Crash

Jordan Dawson — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 07:34:01 +0000

A shootout that ended in a car crash engulfed in flames on the Las Vegas strip closed down the main road where the incident left a cab driver, a passenger in the cab and a rapper dead, and four other people injured. According to CNN, a dispute broke out a little before 4:30 a.m. Thursday, [...]

Infamous Mobster Whitey Bulger Caught After 16 Years On Run

Stephanie Berning — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 15:15:54 +0000

Infamous mob boss James “Whitey” Bulger, who had been a member of the FBI’s Top 10 Most Wanted list and on the run for more than 16 years, was taken into police custody in Santa Monica, California on Wednesday, according to the FBI.

Man Arrested After IRS Mistakenly Deposits $110K In His Account [VIDEO]

Wendy Gould — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 13:31:16 +0000

When Stephen McDow discovered there was an extra $110,000 from the IRS in his checking account, it was probably one of the best days of his life. Unfortunately, the money wasn’t for him. It was actually intended for an unnamed woman who had “inadvertently” provided the IRS with an account number that had been closed [...]

Man Discovers His House Was Stolen

Drew Weisholtz — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 13:36:51 +0000

A lot of people are losing their homes in this economy, but one Canadian man actually lost his home.

A man outside of Toronto called police after he had returned to his mobile home to find it had disappeared.

Wanted Man Gets Plastic Surgery To Become Woman In Effort To Avoid Arrest

brad.bruner — Sun, 12 Jun 2011 16:09:43 +0000

Aaron Vera Morales is definitely more Vera than Aaron. Prosecutors in Mexico City say Vera Morales underwent plastic surgery to appear as a woman so he could elude police who were trying to arrest him. The attorney general’s office said the 33-year-old pseudo-woman “had plastic surgery in an effort to evade justice, to change his [...]

Cops Find Robber Via Cash Trail

brad.bruner — Thu, 05 May 2011 18:38:13 +0000

The scene was straight out of a classic Saturday-morning cartoon: After a robber took an undisclosed amount of money from a local CVS, he made a mad dash to a nearby laundromat.

As he ran, the pile of cash in his arms left a trail behind him, making it an easy catch for police officers.

Man Arrested After Complaining To Police He Was Cheated in Coke Deal

brad.bruner — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 16:14:52 +0000

The 40-dollar bag of cocaine Antonio Recinos bought from his friendly neighborhood drug dealer seemed to him to be a bit short. So the East Hartford, Connecticut man dialed 911 to report that he had been ripped off. However, before getting into the details of how he’d been wronged, the 35-year-old aborted the call. Was [...]