crime

Butts Arrested For Murder of Boob

Maureen O'Connor · 09/01/10 04:19PM

Dear humorously named people of America: Thank you for committing crimes. Mirinda Boob—wife of the late Samuel Boob—is thought to have conspired to murder her husband. Luckily for headline writers, one of the conspirators' names was Kermit Butts.

Acid Attacker: 'Hey Pretty Girl Do You Want to Drink This?'

Maureen O'Connor · 09/01/10 02:51PM

Nothing good ever comes of "Hey pretty girl, do you want to drink this?" A stranger approached a 28-year-old woman yesterday, said that, and then tossed a cup of acid in her face. This story is stomach-churning.

Man Charged With Hate Crime For Punching Sikh Store Clerk

Remy Stern · 08/31/10 10:10PM

A Washington man was charged with a hate crime today for assaulting a 7-11 clerk wearing a turban last week. His words to the convenience store employee? "You're not even American, you're Al-Qaeda. Go back to your country."

Grad Student's Thesis, Dreams on Stolen Laptop

Max Read · 08/30/10 12:58AM

Grad student John Boldt had his laptop (which held his thesis) stolen. But he backed everything up, so no big deal, right? Well: His backup hard drive was stolen too, and now he may have to drop out.