crime

Dallas Police on the Lookout for Pantie-Headed Bandit

Seth Abramovitch · 08/17/11 08:32PM

We ask that you now stop what you're doing and take a close look at this security video footage, shot 5:25 pm Tuesday at a Dallas Exxon TigerMart. In it, a man wearing a black and white flower dress with white boots, a pair of panties over his face, and what might possibly be an arm accessory fashioned out of yellow police tape, enters the convenience store. He then demands money from the cashier and a patron — pointing what appears to be a gun at them from underneath the dress — and flees with their cash. He is described by Dallas PD as a "white male, 5'05" and weighing 145 lbs," armed with "fabulous legs" and "a fierce, take-no-prisoners attitude." Approach with extreme caution. [Dallas Observer]

Spongebob Squarepants Art Theft Caper Rocks Huntington Beach

Maureen O'Connor · 08/17/11 03:57PM

Artist Todd White is famous for designing characters who live in a pineapple under the sea. But did he also design an elaborate kidnap and art theft caper in Huntington Beach? Gallerist Margaret Howell has filed a $7.5 million lawsuit accusing "agents of Mr. White" of imprisoning and assaulting her for several hours, stealing $1 million in artwork, forcing her into "reciting a rehearsed and scripted 'consent' into a voice recorder," and then defaming her to associates.

How Close Did This Guy Get to Hacking Facebook?

Adrian Chen · 08/17/11 01:11PM

A British man was released on bail today after he was busted trying to break into Facebook. According to the authorities, he allegedly "secured access" to Facebook servers repeatedly. So how close did he get to taking control of the social network's 700 million accounts?

Let's Ban 'Gang Members' From Public Property, Say White Guys

Hamilton Nolan · 08/17/11 09:21AM

Hey, why didn't anyone ever think of this before? Instead of just allowing gang members to go places and do things, tell them they can't go places and do things. Places are only for good people! Gang problem= solved!

Citibank Accused of Murdering a Credit Card Deadbeat

Jeff Neumann · 08/17/11 05:33AM

Are you feeling the heat from debt collectors? Or maybe you just aren't sure how you'll make your next credit card payment? Whatever the case, just be thankful you don't owe money to Citibank in Indonesia. And if you do, don't accept an invitation to settle in the bank's interrogation room.

Mom Wrist-Slapped For Botched Box-Cutter Briss

Seth Abramovitch · 08/17/11 01:51AM

There's such thing as being too hands-on a parent. Take for instance Oregon mom Keemonta Peterson, whose box-cutter-assisted, do-it-yourself circumcision of her 3-month-old son resulted in a sentence of five years probation and psychological evaluation.

Teen Kills Great-Grandmother With Sword Over Videogames

Max Read · 08/16/11 06:23PM

A 14-year-old kid in Georgia wounded his grandmother and killed his great-grandmother with a "34- to 36-inch sword" on Monday. Fourteen years old! It had to be rap music, right? Or heavy metal? Or—no—videogames.

Accused Rapist: Woman Whose Apartment I Broke Into Totally Wanted It

Hamilton Nolan · 08/16/11 08:30AM

This is a distasteful subject, yes, but let's, for a moment, talk about defenses against a rape charge. I guess people who are charged with a violent rape could say it was a case of mistaken identity, that they weren't the guy who did it. That is about the only possible defense that I can think of! Or, you can try what NYC rape suspect Jason Quinones is saying: that terrified woman whose apartment I broke into totally wanted it.

Watch This 'Flash Mob' Loot a 7-11

Jeff Neumann · 08/16/11 06:50AM

Around three dozen young people got together on Saturday night in Germantown, Maryland and decided to casually walk into a 7-11 and loot the hell out of it. Local news reports are calling it a "flash mob" — a blanket term that's readily applied to any act of assholery by a group of teenagers in public — when really it's just shoplifting en masse. You can watch the other two parts of the video here and here. Personally, I like the guy who grabs the hat on his way out.

Teen Vampire Arrested For Breaking, Entering and Feeding

Seth Abramovitch · 08/16/11 12:10AM

Lyle Bensley, a 19-year-old from Galveston, Texas, broke into a complete stranger's apartment early Saturday morning wearing only his boxer shorts. He then walked into the resident's bedroom, and began making "growling and hissing noises" while "biting and hitting" her, according to Galveston police.

Man Decapitates Disabled Seven-Year-Old Son

Max Read · 08/15/11 11:54PM

On Sunday, police in Thibodaux, La.—following up on a tip from someone who thought he saw a human head in the road—found a "a garbage bag of body parts."

Megachurch Pastor Found Dead, with Drugs, in Times Square

Max Read · 08/15/11 08:47PM

Times Square has cleaned up a lot over the last 20 years or so! But there's still no better place on earth to die with drugs in your pocket. Especially if you're the pastor of a huge church in Florida.

Crazy Guy on Tower Enters Fifth Day of Negotiations With Police

Max Read · 08/15/11 06:34PM

The standoff between Tulsa cops and the crazy guy on top of a communications tower entered its fifth day on Monday, passing the 100-hour mark this afternoon. "This situation is unusual," Officer Leland Ashley tells the Tulsa World.

Casey Anthony Desperately Avoiding Return to Florida

Maureen O'Connor · 08/15/11 01:09PM

Lawyers for America's most hated former mother Casey Anthony are fighting her court-ordered probation in Florida. She either wants the probation eliminated due to "time served," or the location moved somewhere else. There have been multiple motions, one judge had to recuse himself, and another judge has called the whole situation "a mess." This lady's life is neverending disaster.

Justin Bieber Cutout Heist Goes Horribly Wrong

Adrian Chen · 08/15/11 10:06AM

23-year-old David Dowling and his buddy were busted for stealing a life-size cutout of Justin Bieber from an F.Y.E. in a Florida mall. (They still have those!?) He told the cops: "We were just having fun holding Justin Bieber hostage."