Good Reason to Kill #3: Accused of Having Smelly Feet
This now joins Reason 1 ("Roommate used the last roll of toilet paper") and Reason 2 ("Argued over game of Yahtzee") in this unfortunately growing database. Link: FindLaw.com
Criminal
Smuggler Calls Customs Officers to Ask If They’ve Seen His Cocaine-Filled Backpacks
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents do not seem to have been too concerned originally about Leroy Carr. True, they did notice him crossing the Canadian border four different times this year, each time carrying thousands of dollars in cash. They…
Spanish Thief Partly Like Robin Hood, Partly Not
In August, Spanish police finally captured "The Loner," the country’s most wanted criminal. The Loner, whose secret identity was Jaime Jimenez Arbe, had robbed more than 30 banks and killed three policemen during his crime spree. But his lawyer has…
Official on Trial for Corruption Reads Tearful, Plagiarized Apology
The former head of a state-owned power company in China, currently on trial for corruption charges, does not seem to have helped his case by reading a four-page apology letter in court this week. While the apology seems to have…
UPDATED AGAIN: Lawyer Has Client Tasered; Says He “Had No Choice”
A legal team in Southern California trying to create a defense exhibit has come under fire for what some might call "thinking outside the box," but others have suggested might be "illegal human experimentation." George Engman is on trial in…
“Duct Tape Bandit” Apprehended Immediately
Possibly inspired by (but far less successful than) last month's "Tree Bandit," who also employed duct tape but only to attach his foliage, a Kentucky man tried to rob a liquor store last Friday after first wrapping his entire head…
Robbery Tip #147: Don’t Leave Your Gun on the Counter
Consider using only one hand to stuff the cash into your pockets. The robbery will take a little longer, but if the alternative is setting your gun down on the counter, it’s worth the extra time. As the surveillance video…
Internet Flame War Ends in Burning Trailer, Prison Time
Russell Tavares was sentenced on Monday to seven years in prison after he pleaded guilty to felony arson for setting fire to a man’s trailer home in 2005. Tavares had become angry after the man called him a "nerd" on…
Golf-Ball Bandit Strikes in Kansas City
On July 2, workers at the Sunflower Hills Golf Course in Bonner Springs, Kansas (just outside Kansas City) called police to report a theft. Actually, 4,800 thefts. The night before, someone had broken into the driving range and stolen approximately…
A Wine So Good It May Turn Your Robbery Into a Group Hug
That might be a good new slogan for Chateau Malescot St. Exupery, a wine so good it helped turn a robbery last week into a group hug. A group of friends in Washington, D.C., were enjoying steaks, jumbo shrimp, fine…