crime

Volunteer Bouncer Uses Stun Gun Over Backwards Hat

Jeff Neumann · 12/14/10 07:22AM

What's worse than being a bouncer? Being a volunteer bouncer! Like 23-year-old Nathan Landis, who, while keeping a vigilant watch over his favorite watering hole, saw another man wearing his hat backwards and zapped him repeatedly with a stun gun.

Man Sentenced to Literal 'Eye for an Eye' Punishment

Maureen O'Connor · 12/13/10 05:40PM

A 25-year-old Tehranian who blinded his girlfriend's husband by throwing acid in his face has been sentencing to having acid drizzled over his face and eyes. Apparently they're seeking "forensic scientists" to carry out the punishment now. [Daily Mail]

Homophobic Pee Vandal Haunts Harvard

Maureen O'Connor · 12/13/10 01:56PM

A phantom pisser left his (or her) mark in a Harvard library this weekend, by dousing a selection of books about LGBT issues with human pee. The "vandalism by urine" will be investigated as a hate crime.

Composer's Son Arrested In Soho House Death

Adrian Chen · 12/11/10 12:00PM

24-year-old Nicholas Brooks was arrested last night for attempted murder after his ex-girlfriend, swimsuit designer Sylvie Cachay, was found dead in the Soho House hotel. Cops believe he strangled her, but they can't prove this killed her, yet.

Ivy League Professor Charged with Incest

Max Read · 12/10/10 12:35AM

David Epstein, 46, a political science professor at Columbia University, was arrested and charged with a single felony count of incest on Wednesday. He was reportedly engaged in a three-year-long consensual sexual relationship with his 24-year-old daughter.

Hard-Partying Composer's Son Questioned In Soho House Death

Adrian Chen · 12/09/10 09:22PM

33-year-old swimsuit designer Sylvie Cachay has been identified as the woman found dead in a bathtub at Manhattan's posh Soho House hotel. Just hours before her body was discovered she dumped her boyfriend, the privileged son of an Oscar-winning composer.

Thug Runs Into Lamppost After Bombing Building

Maureen O'Connor · 12/08/10 05:27PM

Nefarious Londoner Amir Ali used a petrol bomb to destroy a pub, then turned around and ran face-first into a lamppost. Here's security camera footage of the violent criminal looking like a total dum-dum.

Today in Horrible Awful Things

Hamilton Nolan · 12/08/10 09:54AM

A judge in Massachusetts ruled yesterday that a jury in a manslaughter case can be shown a video of an eight year-old boy accidentally shooting himself to death with an Uzi at a gun show. Jesus. Christ. It gets worse.

Here's a Woman Falling Down in the Background of a News Report

Matt Cherette · 12/07/10 04:36PM

Here's a recent news report by Joe Torres of New York's WABC regarding some unsolved robberies in the Bronx's Bedford Park neighborhood. But wait! Just as Torres finishes, a random woman in the background takes quite a tumble. Watch inside.

The Great Columbia Frat Boy Drug-Dealing Ring

Maureen O'Connor · 12/07/10 01:32PM

You know it's a good story when it begins with a narcotics task force called "Operation: Ivy League." After months undercover with kids who are reading the Iliad, the NYPD busted five alleged frat boy drug dealers at Columbia University.