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It's a Sad Day For Marijuana Growers

Hamilton Nolan · 03/03/11 09:43AM

New York City police busted a marijuana-growing operation inside a house in Staten Island Monday that was so skunky that—and we are directly quoting a leading tabloid here—"cops who raided the place nearly got stoned, police said." That's right: "You almost got a contact high by just going into the house," said a law-enforcement source. "It was like a heavy, earthy pot smell."

Dog Killed in Police Raid on Wrong House

Max Read · 02/24/11 01:05AM

Click to viewAn attempted drug raid in Philadelphia ended badly on Wednesday night when a police officer entered the wrong home and shot and killed a dog that had bitten him on the ankle. It's hard to blame the officer for shooting an attacking dog (or the dog for attacking an intruder), but one would hope that when armed police are executing raids they could at least get the address right. [NBC10; video below]

Unarmed Naked Man Shot and Killed by LAPD Officer

Jeff Neumann · 01/16/11 10:57AM

The LAPD is defending two of its officers, one of whom shot and killed an unarmed naked man, claiming self defense. The police union said cops have previously been "killed by naked people … who disarmed the officer."

Is This the End of the World?

Richard Lawson · 01/05/11 04:15PM

The new year has arrived and it is awful, what with bird/fish/crab death, floods, freezing temperatures, and zombie ex-Vice Presidents. So let's just put it all out there and list the reasons why this is already the worst year ever.

Watch a Heroic Cop Save a Woman From a Burning Car

Annie Fleming · 12/03/10 11:10AM

A woman's car burst into flames following a highway accident. Somehow a cop managed to remove her from the burning vehicle by shooting the passenger window and dragging her limp body to safety. Footage of the rescue inside.