The San Francisco Chronicle reported on March 29 that a man who murdered an ostrich late last year had been released from jail after serving only a five-month sentence for animal abuse. This despite the fact that it was a…
On Friday, LAPD Chief William Bratton unveiled new police flashlights powered by LEDs rather than standard bulbs. The new flashlights are brighter, use less power, need fewer batteries, and so can be made smaller than the two-pound, two-foot model that…
Or maybe just a proofreading error.
Whether it was "harassment" I guess depends on your point of view. The Orlando Sentinel reported Thursday that dozens of drivers were ticketed for ignoring warnings not to speed, even though those warnings were being given by a deputy dressed…
The Kansas City Star reported yesterday that authorities in the suburb of Gardner, Kansas, were investigating reports that a man showed up at an elementary-school basketball game and disrupted it by insulting the children. He also scuffled with coaches and…
In a joint statement released on Sunday, the top legal bodies of the People’s Republic of China have declared that the country should "gradually reduce" the number of executions it carries out, and should be a little more careful in…
Criminal defense attorney Gene Murray is aggressively defending his client against drug possession charges, in part by arguing that the city police chief, who took part in the traffic stop that led to the arrest, is not qualified. The Toledo…
Luckily, I already had a great deal of respect for Marines, elderly or not, so I didn’t need this lesson. But it’s too late for a mugger in Costa Rica who made the very poor decision to try to rob…
The war on drugs continues to rage in Tijuana, Mexico, but police officers there are in a much better position to fight it now that they have been given weapons. Although, since the weapons are slingshots, maybe their position is…
Seven zombies who were arrested in July in Minneapolis have filed a civil-rights lawsuit against the city and county, a local news station reported yesterday. The group, which luckily turned out to be just people in bad zombie makeup and…