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More Than a Dozen Arrested in Anonymous Investigation
Adrian Chen · 07/19/11 02:46PM
We spoke too soon. Today's raids of at least 14 homes throughout the country by the FBI weren't part of just another intelligence-gathering move in an ongoing investigation targeting the hacking group Anonymous. The feds have arrested 14 people—in states including Florida, Washington, California and New York—on suspicion of being involved with the group, according to according to CNN.
Reddit Programmer Faces 35 Years in Prison for Nerdiest Theft Ever
Adrian Chen · 07/19/11 12:59PMCasey Anthony Only Googled 'Chloroform' Once
Maureen O'Connor · 07/19/11 12:37PM
Due to some mystifying computer error, the computer programmer who told police that a comically evil Casey Anthony googled "chloroform" 84 times now says she only googled it once. John Bradley also says he alerted the authorities to the staggering error, but they went ahead and pretended Casey (or whoever was using her computer) was obsessed with chloroform, anyway.
FBI Raids New York Homes in Anonymous Investigation
Adrian Chen · 07/19/11 10:37AMRupert Murdoch's SUV Gets Chased Off by Photographers
Jeff Neumann · 07/19/11 07:03AM
News Corporation CEO Rupert Murdoch arrived a few hours early at the Houses of Parliament to face questioning over his tabloid phone-hacking scandal, but his driver quickly drive off after being mobbed by photographers. In one of the pictures we're not so sure he's even alive. Have a quick look while you gear up for today's main event.
Report: Dominique Strauss-Kahn Likes 'Brutal Sex'
Jeff Neumann · 07/19/11 06:14AMCop Obliges Shirtless Tractor Thief Who Wanted to be Tasered
Jeff Neumann · 07/19/11 05:30AM
Long gone are the days of tipping cows to wile away summer nights in rural America. Now it's all about doing stupid shit so you'll get Tasered. An Emmitsburg, Maryland man named Ronald L. Divel is facing charges of burglary and failure to obey a lawful order after he stole a man's tractor, put his juvenile accomplice in the wagon, and took off into a corn field. And, according to court documents obtained by the Frederick News Post, he resisted arrest in the cornfield because he wanted to be Tasered. Why not, right?
Chihuahua Humiliates Smoke Shop Robbers
Jeff Neumann · 07/19/11 04:15AMSo it turns out that yappy little accessory dogs actually might be good for something! In today's wacky animal video, security camera footage from Ace Smoke Shop in Altadena, California shows armed robbers being chased out of the store by the shop owner's raging Chihuahua. The robbers did manage to make off with some cash, but the LA Times notes that it was "less money than they could've gotten."
Bride Arrested At Her Own Wedding
Seth Abramovitch · 07/19/11 12:27AM
Well, at least they didn't have to pay for a photographer. Tammy Lee Hinton, a 50-year-old woman from Florida, was arrested Saturday — at her own wedding in Michigan, on a felony identity theft warrant. On a more uplifting note, the cops had the decency to wait until vows had been exchanged before immediately taking her into custody. She's currently registered with the Michigan Department of Corrections and Pottery Barn. [The Smoking Gun, mugshot via TSG]
Kid Allegedly Kills Parents, Throws Party After Hiding Corpses in House
Max Read · 07/18/11 09:02PMOfficers Shot During Kiddie Porn Bust at Harry Potter Movie
Brian Moylan · 07/18/11 03:03PMcops were injured by "friendly fire" while trying to apprehend a child pornography suspect while he attended a midnight screening of the most recent Harry Potter movie. There are so many inappropriate "wand" jokes to make right now.
Where in the World Is Casey Anthony?
Maureen O'Connor · 07/18/11 02:37PMSwedish Police Have a Sperm-Sniffing Dog
Jeff Neumann · 07/18/11 06:27AM
Police in southern Sweden have a new tool for fighting sex crimes — a dog named Rapports Opus that is trained to sniff out sperm at crime scenes. According to English-language newspaper The Local, police in the town of Karlskrona have arrested a 23-year-old man and charged him with rape after Rapports Opus was brought to a park in the town where a woman was sexually assaulted:
Experts Agree: Casey Anthony Should Keep a Low Profile
Jeff Neumann · 07/18/11 05:06AM
The media hysteria surrounding convicted-by-cable television personality Casey Anthony isn't going away anytime soon: Who is sheltering her? Will she write a book? When does her TV special air? These are all very important questions for a public that demands justice. And while reporters stalk her every move, the experts are coming out to suggest some very ingenious ways for Anthony to handle her new found freedom. One PR consultant went out on a limb, telling the Boston Herald that "she should definitely go underground for awhile." And Greg John, chairman of KHJ Brand Activation told the paper that the Casey Anthony brand is going to be a tough sell to the American public: "Reality is perception, and 90 percent of the people in this country think she is guilty. The best thing for her to do is lay low and have everyone forget."
Police Catch the 'Bentley Bandit'
Seth Abramovitch · 07/17/11 10:59PM
Police have captured Justin W. Durbin, a 22-year-old Oklahoma native known as the "Bentley Bandit" for his habit of stealing high-end luxury automobiles. Durbin is wanted in seven states in connection with his crimes — including Louisiana, South Carolina, Virginia, Indiana, Arizona and Maryland — but it was a 2007 Bentley worth over $100,000 that he'd stolen from a dealership in Naples, Florida, that ultimately proved to be his undoing.
Mom Accused of Trying to Sell Her Baby at Taco Bell
Lauri Apple · 07/17/11 12:33PM
Even though attempting to sell your baby usually backfires, America's worst parents keep testing out this scheme anyway. In the latest example of alleged, attempted baby-peddling, a mom unsuccessfully tried to sell her newborn for the relatively paltry sum of $500 at her local Taco Bell. How undignified!
Dad Busted for Injecting Heroin Into Nine-Year-Old Son's Neck
Lauri Apple · 07/16/11 04:07PMWoman Arrested for Grabbing TSA Agent's Boob
Lauri Apple · 07/16/11 01:31PM
Important travel info(!!!): When Transportation Security Administration agents grope and grab your or your baby's body parts at airport security checkpoints, they're protecting America from terrorism. When prospective airplane passengers grope and grab TSA agents' body parts, it's felony sexual abuse.
Ronni Chasen Murder Case Closed, Still Baffling
Hamilton Nolan · 07/15/11 08:22AM
Last November, veteran Hollywood publicist Ronni Chasen was shot and killed for no apparent reason while driving her car (pictured) in Hollywood. After a couple of weeks of conspiracy theorizing, police pinned the crime on a random guy named Harold Smith, who shot himself dead as the police closed in on him. Now, police are officially closing the case. But uh... hmm.