Figure at Center of Spanish Corruption Trial Denies Having Muchisimo Dinero
Although he did not deny owning a tiger.
Criminal
Someone Else Not to Friend on Facebook: Your Victim
Best not to have victims at all, of course, but if you must, keep them at arm’s length. FindLaw reports (via WHDH.com) that a thief was arrested in Taunton, Massachusetts, after accepting a “friend” request on Facebook by an unknown person…
Bad Santas Attack Swedish Royal Palace
Weirdness never takes a holiday, and so neither does Lowering the Bar. Well, every once in a while, but not today. The Swedish bureau reports that a pair of Santas attacked two guards at the Swedish royal palace in Stockholm…
How the Great Kansas City Meerkat Caper Unraveled
According to a report in the Kansas City Star, the stolen meerkat just proved to be too much for the teenage masterminds to handle: [Police] said the teens [19 and 17] grew up in the same Northland trailer park and had…
“New-Car Fumes” May Have Contributed to Hit-and-Run, Expert Says
Mmmm, who doesn't love the smell of a new car? There's just nothing else like it. It may also be deadly. That's according to an accident-reconstruction expert working for the defense in a Colorado criminal case. The expert has reportedly…
A Festivus for the Rest of Us, or at Least for This Guy
Why hasn't this been tried before? Or has it? On December 10, the Orange County Register reported that "longtime county inmate" Malcolm King had successfully argued he was entitled to special meals because eating the salami served at his facility…
Colorado Nacho Bandito Tripped Up by Saggy Pants
The saggy-pants trend is unfortunate for so many reasons, and as we have seen before, one of those reasons is that they can seriously impede a getaway. The latest burglar to fall (literally) victim to this problem was apprehended on…
Dancing With the Indicted, Part Two
Is there a dance called the “Perp Walk”?
Reckless-Driving Acquittal Again Shows Proofreading Is Not Just for Dorks
It is for dorks, but it’s not *just* for dorks.
Florida Governor Will Seek Pardon for Jim Morrison
Florida's outgoing governor, Charlie Crist, said this week that he will officially ask for a posthumous pardon for Jim Morrison, the Doors singer who was convicted in 1970 of indecent exposure after a prosecution that many believe was politically motivated….