Upset about some new surcharges on his power bill, a Louisiana man did what no one should absolutely ever, in any world, even consider doing — he allegedly threatened to blow up a nuclear power plant. [More]
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Siphoning Gas Is Not Only Illegal But Also A Prime Opportunity For Fiery Mishaps
By 11.1.12
Sometimes the punishment for attempting a crime happens a lot faster than suspects believe, perhaps even during the act itself. And as they say, when you’re playing with fire you’re gonna get burned. Or rather, if you’re dealing with highly flammable gasoline, you could also get burned if you’re illegally siphoning, as one Arizona man discovered. [More]
80,000 Pounds Of Walnuts Stolen In California, Local Squirrels Plead Innocence
By 10.31.12
They’re not pecans (pies!), pistachios (good in ice cream!), almonds (easy snack!) or even cashews (bar nuts!), but simple walnuts.* To be exact, 80,000 pounds of walnuts, and they were coveted enough to be stolen in the last two weeks from Tehama County in California. Sounds like someone either loves them some walnuts or just wants to make some money from the stolen goods. [More]
5 Ridiculously Impossible Customer Requests At Starbucks
By 10.29.12
Given all the permutations possible with the various coffees, flavorings, milks and whatnot at coffee shops like Starbucks, baristas are asked to create all sorts of odd concoctions. But some things just can’t happen. [More]
Turns Out Dressing Up Pot As 640 Lollipops For Halloween Doesn’t Fool The Cops
By 10.29.12
College students often treat Halloween as a very special rite of passage — the kind that involves scraps of fabric called “costumes” and throwing raging parties to celebrate All Hallow’s Eve. We’ll tell you something, kids: Cops are wise to the fact that you love getting nutty on this holiday, so trying to disguise marijuana as simply 640 regular lollipops is not the cleverest of ruses. [More]
I Swear, Officer: That Fragrant Odor Is McDonald’s Fries & Not The Marijuana
By 10.26.12
If you’re going to come up with an scapegoat smell to cover your tracks, perhaps choosing the familiar fragrant, salty scent of McDonald’s french fries isn’t the best choice. That odor is basically ingrained in the collective conscious of the country by now, after all. Oh, and cops know what marijuana smells like, so there’s that. [More]
Alamo Drafthouse Giving Everyone Chance To Make Their Own “Shut Up, Stop Texting & Watch The Movie” PSA
By 10.25.12
The Alamo Drafthouse chain of movie theaters has long had a zero-tolerance policy when it comes to texting and talking on the phone during a film, as commemorated in maybe the greatest anti-texting PSA ever. Now the company is asking you to unleash that annoyed auteur that’s dying to get out and tell people to shut the &*#( up. [More]
It’s Much Easier To Find You If You Drop Documents Bearing Your Name While Shoplifting
By 10.25.12
Leaving not a trace behind when you commit a crime isn’t always so easy. Especially if you happen to have loose court documents bearing your name on them while attempting to flee the scene. A man suspected of shoplifting was attempting to flee a Duane Reade store in New York City when an onlooker saw something flutter out of his bag and scooped it up. Well, what do we have here? [More]
FBI: Baggage Handler Was Arrested Because That $20K In Uncirculated Bills Doesn’t Belong To him
By 10.24.12
One pretty blatant tip that a whole bunch of money isn’t yours? If the bills aren’t even in circulation yet. The FBI doesn’t believe that $20,000 worth of $100 bills belong to a US Airways baggage handler for that very reason and arrested him yesterday for swiping them from a shipment of money headed to the Federal Reserve in East Rutherford, N.J. [More]
Mistaking A Table For Your Own Private Bedroom Will Displease Fellow Restaurant Patrons
By 10.23.12 — Updated: 10.24.12
Nothing ruins a pleasant family dinner like the couple at the next table who simply won’t stop getting down to bedroom business in front of everyone. Or at least the parents at nearby tables on the patio of a Florida restaurant felt their dining experiences were negatively affected when a man and woman began “having sex on a table in view of minor children.” [More]
Complaining About McDonald’s Food Is One Thing But Slapping Workers Is Just Rude
By 10.23.12
A disappointing meal can be quite the infuriating experience, that much is true. However, as good consumers, we must complain with our words and not with slaps. A woman in Pennsylvania allegedly resorted to such uncouth tactics, unfortunately, after her meal from McDonald’s was less than happy. [More]
Observant Bank Teller Recognizes Alleged Robber As Customer: “Hey, I Know You!”
By 10.23.12
As the old saying goes, “Don’t [dispose of your bodily waste] where you eat.” One Massachusetts woman learned that the hard way, when a teller at the bank she was allegedly attempting to rob had a bit of a “Eureka!” moment. The plot went all twisty when the teller recognized the person robbing the bank as a customer. Awkward. [More]
Man Pulled Down $70K A Week By Crawling On Movie Theater Floors To Steal Credit Cards
By 10.23.12
Anyone carrying a bag into the movies knows there’s basically only one thing you can do with it: you place that purse/man bag/tote/shopping bag/whathaveyou on the ground and no one drops their soda on the ground nearby. A Connecticut man saw all those bags as a way to make some easy money, crawling around on movie theater floors to steal up to $70,000 a week. [More]
Restaurant Owners Unite To Snare Free-Lunch Scam Artist
By 10.22.12
There are hundreds of restaurants in St. Louis, which would seem like a ton of potential targets for a scam artist. But one bad consumer didn’t take into account that the owners of these eateries actually know each other — and that they talk about the customers who try to pull one over on them. [More]
Armed Robbery Suspect: I Was Mad At Mean Things CVS Worker Said About Another Thief
By 10.19.12
Why would a man allegedly confront a CVS employee with what looked like a handgun and run away? Simple. He says he was mad at the worker for talking smack about some other guy — not him, nope — who had robbed the store weeks before. So, duh, that’s why he came to avenge that other person’s good name who definitely, certainly was not him. Not because he wanted to actually hold up the store. [More]
Salem Restaurants Form Banishment Cabal: Mess Up At One, You’re Barred From All 24
By 10.15.12
The town of Salem, Massachusetts is bumping with Halloween revelers during its busiest month, October. But said revelry can be too much for the local eateries, which have banned together to deal with unruly customers. The “One Strike and You’re Out” policy is exactly what it sounds like — you mess up and you are outta there, no ifs ands or buts about it. [More]
Even If You’re In A Hurry At The Airport It’s Still Not Cool To Fake The Need For A Wheelchair
By 10.5.12
Just the other day I crankily asked a friend why there aren’t strollers for adults (it had been a long day and I just wanted someone to push me around, darn it). Apparently some travelers are all about making that an actual thing, as airport employees say some passengers who don’t need wheelchairs ask for them anyway in order to get through the whole security process faster. Fakers! We call shenanigans. [More]
Cops Forced To Break The Bad News To Store: Stolen Donut Was Not Recoverable
By 10.4.12
Dramatic police takedowns are going down every day in all around our country, but in one case, the hullabaloo all came down to dessert. Louisville police were hot on the trail of a man they say stole a donut from a local restaurant, and managed to arrest him. When it come to recovering evidence, however… Well, let’s just say things went awry. [More]
