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College Student Mad at 'Mean' Roommate Over Dirty Dishes Accused of Trying to Poison Her with Bleach
Neetzan Zimmerman · 12/07/12 02:45PM'Kiss and Tell' UK PR Man Arrested Over 70s-Era Sex Crimes
Hamilton Nolan · 12/07/12 10:20AM
Ever since the Jimmy Savile sex scandal brought a bunch of BBC executives tumbling down, the UK has been, shall we say, more sensitive to the fact that famous people might have committed a bunch of sex crimes back in the Good Old Days, when sex crimes were not something that famous people much worried about. The latest famous person to be arrested and questioned about sex crimes? One of the UK's most prominent PR men, who specializes in selling tawdry sex tell-alls to the tabloids.
Hamilton Nolan · 12/07/12 09:32AM
Burglar Phones Police After Homeowner Threatens Him with a Gun
Neetzan Zimmerman · 12/06/12 04:10PMRobert Kessler · 12/06/12 12:50PM
Subway Shoving Suspect Pleads Not Guilty, Claims Self-Defense
Neetzan Zimmerman · 12/06/12 11:54AMCalifornia Couple Abducts Handyman, Forces Him to Do Home Repairs
Neetzan Zimmerman · 12/05/12 03:00PMMan Shoots Girlfriend in the Back for Not Taking the Possibility of a Zombie Apocalypse Seriously
Neetzan Zimmerman · 12/05/12 11:50AM79-Year-Old Ex-Bull Rider 'Throat Punched' Burglar Stoned on Bath Salts
Taylor Berman · 12/04/12 11:29PM
Bath salts, as it turns out, are no match for near-octogenarians who spent decades professionally riding bulls, a lesson Charles Smith found out the hard way. When Smith wrecked his truck in League City, Texas, he did what any reasonable person stoned to shit on bath salts would do: He grabbed his rifle and tried to break into a nearby house. Unfortunately, he picked the wrong house.
Woman Unhappy About Bad Sex Tells Police She Was Raped
Neetzan Zimmerman · 12/04/12 02:52PMDon't Do Meth
Max Read · 12/04/12 01:58PM
Above, left, Ohio woman Melissa Wolf in July of last year; above, right, Wolf after being arrested yesterday. (Acting on a tip, police found "several propane tanks, some containing anhydrous ammonia, chemicals to manufacture meth and a small amount of marijuana" at her home.) Should you do meth? No, you should not do meth. Wolf's mugshot, in full:
Nebraska Teen Arrested for Robbing a Bank After Posting a YouTube Video About Robbing a Bank
Neetzan Zimmerman · 12/03/12 06:38PMDoes This Child Sex Offender Have What It Takes to Replace Jesse Jackson Jr. in Congress?
John Cook · 12/03/12 05:45PM
The void in Congress left by Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., who resigned last month after spending the second half of 2012 bouncing in and out of mental institutions and bars, is vast. And the bar is high for a candidate to meet the expectations of Chicago voters, who resoundingly re-elected Jackson less than four weeks ago even though he had disappeared without a word for five months and was under federal investigation for campaign finance violations. Luckily for Chicagoans, convicted sex offender and former congressman Mel Reynolds is bravely stepping into the breach.
Watch a Talk Show Host Purposely Set a Guest's Hair on Fire
Neetzan Zimmerman · 11/30/12 04:05PMHamilton Nolan · 11/30/12 03:34PM
NYPD Proves Street Artist Right by Tracking Him Down and Arresting Him
Hamilton Nolan · 11/30/12 11:54AM
Essam Attia is the New York street artist responsible for placing fake NYPD ads reading "Drones: Protection When You Least Expect It" around town. In September, he gave a video interview to Animal NY, with his identity and voice obscured, in which he discussed this project and his art in general. Wednesday morning, the NYPD arrested him at home.