Two teenage girls face charges after Massachusetts police say they put an infant they were baby-sitting inside a refrigerator and closed the door. The girls were released to their parents after their arraignments Tuesday in juvenile court on charges of child endangerment and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon…. Read More
Gunmen open fire on crowd at Chicago barbecue
As many as two gunmen opened fire on a group of people standing on a Chicago sidewalk at a barbecue Tuesday night, killing one man and wounding six other people, Chicago police said Wednesday. The shooting happened in the city’s Bronzeville neighborhood, about two blocks from police headquarters. The attackers… Read More
Oops! Braves shortstop trips over chalk, injures knee
Rookie shortstop Johan Camargo suffered a bone bruise in his right knee while jogging onto the field before Tuesday night’s game against the Philadelphia Phillies. Camargo was taking the field when his right knee appeared to lock as he reached down to grab a handful of dirt or touch the… Read More
Hospital worker praised for returning $9,100 to patient
A worker at a Rhode Island hospital is earning praise for what he did with money that was literally laundered. Steven Ledo, a 19-year employee of The Miriam Hospital in Providence, was working the laundry room last month when he noticed $50 and $100 bills billowing out of an open… Read More
Tiger Woods REFUSES to attend his Florida DUI hearing
Tiger Woods will not attend his arraignment Wednesday on a driving under the influence charge, his attorney said, meaning under court rules the superstar golfer will be pleading not guilty. Attorney Douglas Duncan said in an email Tuesday to The Associated Press that Woods will not be attending the hearing… Read More
Off-duty cop charged for road rage assault
Pittsburgh police say an officer pointed a gun at someone in a road rage encounter last spring while he was off duty, and is being charged with simple assault. Police identified the officer as 28-year-old Robert Kramer. They say he is on administrative leave, pending the resolution of the criminal… Read More
Mother, son arrested for ex-wife murder plot
An 83-year-old New Hampshire woman accused in a murder-for-hire plot involving her son’s ex-wife is heard on recordings laughing and saying she wants her former daughter-in-law dead. During a hearing Monday, prosecutors played phone calls between Pauline Chase and a hit man. Chase and her son, 63-year-old Maurice Temple, both… Read More
World’s dumbest criminal leaves DNA at crime scene…because he didn’t flush!
Investigators say a suspect accused of burglarizing a Southern California home took a bathroom break and left DNA evidence in the toilet that led to his arrest. Detective Tim Lohman of the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office says the suspect did not flush during the October break-in in the city of… Read More
From jail to Yale: Should felons be allowed to practice law?
A convicted felon who graduated from Yale Law School and won acclaim as a poet is being asked by a Connecticut committee to prove his “good moral character” before he is allowed to practice law. Reginald Dwayne Betts passed the state bar exam in February, but a panel of judges… Read More
Man arrested for trying to strangle woman in cemetery
A man who police say tried to strangle a woman in a Kentucky cemetery has been arrested. WKYT-TV reports that 19-year-old Brice Gross is charged with attempted murder and kidnapping in connection with a Saturday evening attack in the Georgetown Cemetery. Georgetown police say he sneaked up behind and began… Read More
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