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Police Corral, Arrest Protesters on Brooklyn Bridge
Max Read · 10/01/11 04:53PMHaving, apparently, nothing better to do, NYPD spent Saturday allowing Occupy Wall Street protesters to halfway-cross the Brooklyn Bridge before cutting the marchers off and arresting several people, a controversial crowd-control tactic known as "kettling." Here's an eyewitness account.
Alleged Sex-Seeking Woman Should Reconsider Strategy
Lauri Apple · 09/28/11 04:22AMNorwegian Police Arrest Another Right-Wing Extremist
Lauri Apple · 08/28/11 04:17PMPolice in Norway have arrested another man whose hobbies allegedly include stockpiling weapons and explosives and espousing extreme right-wing ideologies. So far police haven't identified any connection between the man and Anders Behring Breivik, the right-wing extremist responsible for the July 22 bombing in Oslo and shootings on Utoya Island that left 77 dead.
Chainsaw-Wielding, Fish-Kissing Man Is America's Most Misunderstood Neighbor
Lauri Apple · 08/20/11 05:51PMEverybody say hello to Dale McDaniel, your new favorite Floridian! He's 52, has been arrested at least 34 times, allegedly shouts obscenities at people and pisses in his trash-strewn yard, drinks pretty much constantly, and has left an indelible impression upon his neighbors, many of whom say they fear him.
Man in Kentucky Arrested for Fake 'Collar Bomb' on Australian Teen
Max Read · 08/15/11 07:48PMDutch Citizen Turned North Korean Columnist Was Held Against Will
Max Read · 08/14/11 01:51PMFeds Raid Three New York Teens in Anonymous Probe
Adrian Chen · 08/10/11 12:25PMThe Wire Actress Pleads Guilty to Dealing Drugs
Brian Moylan · 08/08/11 05:29PMYour Eight-Year-Old Son Is Not a Good Choice for Designated Driver
Max Read · 07/31/11 12:00PMLulzSec Leader Arrested In Scotland
Adrian Chen · 07/27/11 11:57AMFormer News of the World Editor Arrested
Jeff Neumann · 07/08/11 05:42AMMan Sexually Assaults Unconscious Woman on Sidewalk Thinking She Was Dead
Brian Moylan · 06/30/11 03:29PMTwitPic Founder TwitPics His Own Arrest
Seth Abramovitch · 06/29/11 02:12AMFlorida Couple Arrested For Putting on Surfside Sex Show
Seth Abramovitch · 06/21/11 11:56PMHello, Florida! How are you today? Oops! You're doing it on the beach. Erica Huerta, 21, and Steven Perry, 22, were arrested for engaging in "sexual activity for more than a half hour" on Treasure Island beach just before sunset on Monday. Yes, Steven Perry. (It's actually amazing how many Journey songs seem apropos to this story: "Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'," "Girl Can't Help It," etc.)
Serbian War Criminal Ratko Mladić Arrested
Jeff Neumann · 05/26/11 06:02AMHosni Mubarak and Scumbag Sons Detained
Jeff Neumann · 04/13/11 03:57AMDeposed Egyptian dictator Hosni Mubarak was detained today, after his well-timed "heart attack" during questioning over allegations of corruption and for ordering the violent crackdown on pro-democracy protesters earlier this year. Last night his klepto sons, Gamal and Alaa were arrested and taken in for questioning in Sharm el-Sheikh, where the family has a massive compound, presumably built with money stolen from the state. In a statement, Egypt's prosecutor general said:
Drunken Pawlenty Campaign Worker Tries to Break Into Iowa House
Jim Newell · 04/06/11 02:56PMFifteen-year-old Chloe Steward of Ankeny, Iowa was terrified last night to find some drunk idiot trying to break into her house's back door at 3 a.m. Naturally, he was an employee of the Tim Pawlenty Presidential Exploratory Committee. That is NOT how you win over voters, pal! You're supposed to drunkenly break into their houses during the daytime, only. Does Tim Pawlenty even train his staff?