crime

Mugger 'Bodyslams' 81-Year-Old at Subway Stop

Max Read · 01/13/11 02:36AM

Madeline Klima, an 81-year-old who lives in Brooklyn, was returning from her job cleaning offices when a thief picked her up and—in her words—"like, threw me." She's okay! But not feeling particularly forgiving toward the mugger.

Jon Stewart Questions Lawmakers' Reactions to the Arizona Shooting

Matt Cherette · 01/12/11 11:24PM

Tonight, Jon Stewart continued to reflect on Saturday's deadly Arizona shooting by highlighting a couple of proposed (and reactionary) laws aimed at preventing it from happening again—though one is just "saying 'Fuck you!' to Sarah Palin." Watch inside.

Necrophiliac or World's Worst Lover?

Maureen O'Connor · 01/12/11 04:34PM

Richard Elwood Sanden was having sex with a lady when he realized she wasn't breathing. He called the cops, who—after reviewing the contents of Sanden's video camera—arrested him for necrophilia. His excuse: He didn't know she was dead.

Hot New Trend: Not Paying Your Restaurant Bill

Maureen O'Connor · 01/12/11 12:28PM

Check out the hot new trend sweeping posh Manhattan restaurants: Eating your meal, then running away before you pay the check! "Theft of service" was up 20 percent last year, and the people doing it weren't just poor jerks.

Man with No Language Was 'The Perfect Drug Mule'

Maureen O'Connor · 01/11/11 02:28PM

An illiterate deaf man who knows no sign language is being prosecuted in Pennsylvania. His linguistic deficit is either his biggest problem—particularly for participating in his defense—or the greatest loophole in his criminal career, depending who you ask.

Palm Springs Gays Get Revenge on Policeman Responsible for Sex Stings

Richard Lawson · 01/11/11 11:24AM

Beware the "shirtless and squeezed into tight jeans ... hunky undercover" cop who's prowling Palm Springs's fertile gay breeding grounds, making busts. Locals are incensed about a series of indecent exposure arrests in what they view as their "gay mecca."