If you’re an avid consumer of national news, there’s a specific picture that comes to mind when you see the words “Walmart in Florida.” It probably involves people racing store-owned mobility scooters down the aisles while shoplifting iced teas. A recent Tampa Bay Times analysis of police visits to Walmart stores shows that this picture is a slight exaggeration, but not far off: in the four counties surrounding the bay, police head to a Walmart somewhere in the area an average of two times every hour. [More]
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Who Breaks Into A House, Showers, Eats And Falls Asleep On The Couch? Not Just Goldilocks Anymore
By 6.20.14
Remember the saying “”Mi casa es su casa”?” Generally, that applies only to people you actually want in your home, but in the case of an unsuspecting Florida couple an unexpected guest apparently took the sentiment to another level. [More]
Man Tries To Rob Burger King With A Sock
By 11.9.11
You know the economy is bad when crooks can’t even afford decent stick-up weapons. Police have arrested a man who tried to rob a Burger King, using a sock. [More]
Man Sues Restaurant For Not Stopping Him From Eating An Entire Artichoke
By 12.23.10
A doctor has sued the Houston’s restaurant in Miami after he ate a complete artichoke that he ordered, including the spiny and sharp exterior leaves. He subsequently suffered “severe abdominal pain and discomfort,” and a “exploratory laparotomy” showed that the artichoke leaves were jammed in his “small bowel.” His lawsuit claims that he had “never seen nor heard of previously” an artichoke and that it was the restaurant’s fault for not teaching him how to eat it. [More]
Woman Fights Foreclosure For 25 Years
By 12.7.10
This lady has been successfully fighting off foreclosure for twenty-five years, pulling out every trick in the book along the way. But her winning streak may be drawing to a close. [More]
Buy A Truck, Get A Free AK-47
By 11.15.10
A used truck dealer in Florida, birthplace of dreams, is offering an interesting promotion. Buy a truck and get an assault rifle thrown in the back for free. [More]
Scammers Sell Plywood Wrapped In Black Tape As 50" Flat Screen
By 10.26.10
They cut a slit in the back of the wrapping and then the guy got nervous and said “I left something in the car,” and booked. What had appeared to be a 50″ flat screen TV was actually plywood wrapped in black tape. [More]
Robosigners Showered With Jewels, Cars, Even House Payments
By 10.19.10
It’s hard work signing thousands of documents a day, even if you don’t have to read them. Your hand can cramp like something awful! [More]
