crime

Guy Busted for Bigamy After Posting Second Wedding Pics to Facebook

Adrian Chen · 03/17/11 07:28PM

34-year-old Richard Leon Barton Jr. never got around to divorcing his first wife in Rhode Island. So when he married a second woman last July in Grand Rapids, Michigan, he probably should have not posted those pictures to Facebook! His first wife became suspicious when he defriended her, so she snooped around and found his "happy wedding photos with the Grand Rapids woman on the pages of Barton's friends and family," according to The Grand Rapids Press.

Police Bust World's Largest Pedophile Ring

Adrian Chen · 03/16/11 07:46PM

The members of the now-defunct pedophilia message board Boylover.net will not be sleeping well tonight. Interpol today announced it had infiltrated the 70,000-member site and have arrested 184 people and rescued 230 abused children in 30 countries.

When Not to Use the Word 'Doozy'

Maureen O'Connor · 03/15/11 02:31PM

Arrested at the end of 28-hour killing spree that left four people dead, accused murderer Maksim Gelman told the NYPD, "I've had a doozy of a day." [Cityroom]

Peaches Geldof Accused of Shoplifting

Maureen O'Connor · 03/15/11 12:56PM

Peaches Geldof—the oft-nude British celebutante who shall henceforth be known as Poor Man's Lohan—was questioned by police last night over the alleged theft of a dress from a Camden Town store called Three Amigos. Apparently there was a "misunderstanding" over a "skater-style" dress she had not paid for. This is the fifth "misunderstanding" Peaches has had about clothing she did not pay for in the last five years.

Mayor of New Mexico Border Town Indicted for Gun Smuggling

John Cook · 03/15/11 12:47PM

Running easily purchased American guns to Mexican gangs is all the rage these days in the Great American Southwest, so you know it couldn't be long until a border town's mayor, sheriff, and city council got in on the fun.

DOJ Wants Ex-Survivor Producer Extradited to Mexico

Jeff Neumann · 03/15/11 07:32AM

The U.S. Department of Justice on Friday filed a memo in support of extraditing former Survivor and Pimp My Ride producer Bruce Beresford-Redman to Mexico on suspicion of murdering his wife in Cancun last year. The Los Angeles Times got a copy of the 45-page extradition memorandum. He fled Mexico after his wife's body was found stuffed in a waste water treatment pump, and he was found with cuts across his body. His lawyers have until the end of April to respond.

Man Arrested for Stealing Bag of Dildos from His Boss

Brian Moylan · 03/14/11 03:27PM

Mitchell Tice, a resident of Florida (of course), was arrested for breaking into his boss' storage locker and stealing two laptops, a wig, and a bag full of dildos. Tice kept the sex toys under his bed, which is how the police identified him as the criminal.

New Mexico City Officials in Evil, Dumb Gun-Running Ring

Hamilton Nolan · 03/14/11 08:43AM

From the "You think your local politicians are bad..." department: the mayor, police chief, and a town councilman in the border town of Columbus, New Mexico have been arrested and charged with running an illegal gun-smuggling ring. The mayor allegedly bought dozens of pistols and stored them, and the police chief allegedly bought body armor. The Feds say that much of the material was destined for violent Mexican drug gangs that operate just across the border. Nice.

Lindsay Lohan Rejects Plea Bargain

Maureen O'Connor · 03/10/11 01:31PM

Lindsay Lohan arrived in court today 35 minutes late and in a tight tan mini-dress. (Is that leather?) At the hearing, she rejected a plea deal for the felony grand theft of a $2500 necklace. This means Lindsay is headed to trial! A whole trial's worth of LiLo court outfits! Think of the possibilities. (If you're thinking about going into the paparazzi business, now is a good time.) First, however, the court will convene on April 22 for a preliminary hearing where the prosecution will present evidence.

Party King of Scottsdale Accused of Cellphone Fraud

Maureen O'Connor · 03/09/11 02:07PM

Time to check in with an old friend: Jason Hope—the Arizona entrepreneur whose $500,000 Christmas party made him the "Party King of Scottsdale" and ignited fake-baked nightlife warfare—is getting sued. Verizon Wireless has launched a legal battle against 26 people and companies they say are fleecing consumers with "premium messaging services," i.e., when your grandma gets a spam text message that enters her into an automatic billing cycle without her consent. Verizon says Hope is "the mastermind behind defendants' fraudulent and deceptive practices."

Mafia Boss Hidey-Hole Now Available

Max Read · 03/08/11 10:06PM

Would you like to live inside a hidden bunker in an Italian mansion? A vacancy may open up in one soon! Police in the Italian state of Calbrian had to drag alleged crime-syndicate boss Francesco Maisano out of his during an international bust of 31 suspected mafia goons (or gooni in Italian).

Man Sues Medic Who Stole His Disembodied Foot to Train Her Dog

Maureen O'Connor · 03/08/11 05:59PM

Two years ago, Florida firefighter and paramedic Cindy Economou served six months of probation for second-degree petty theft for stealing a disembodied foot from the scene of a car crash with the ulterior motive of using it to train her cadaver-sniffing dog. Economou's excuse: "It was an unrecognizable mass of flesh. It wasn't a clean cut. You couldn't even recognize it as a foot… If I had thought it was somehow reattachable and usable, I would have gone to my commander." Well, in that case—hmm, no, still horrifying.