crime

Who Cares If Someone Sold Counterfeit Wine?

Hamilton Nolan · 03/09/12 09:48AM

Uh oh, big scandal the in the world of Le Bordeaux ("wine"): influential "wine collector" Rudy Kurniawan has been arrested by real live FBI agents and charged with fraud for attempting to auction off more than 100 bottles of wine (for more than $1.3 million) about whose provenance he lied. Can you imagine? Some unsuspecting wine collectors out there thought they were buying 1929 Domaine Ponsot, but actually it was some other wine in the bottle. Outrageous.

Unarmed Black Teen Gunned Down By Neighborhood Watch Leader After Being Deemed Suspicious

Danny Gold · 03/08/12 09:55PM

Trayvon "Trey" Martin, 17, of Miami was visiting relatives living in a gated community in Sanford, Florida. He had just left a local 7-11 after buying a snack and was on his way home around 7:00 PM on February 26. George Zimmerman, a 26-year-old member of the local neighborhood watch, saw Martin and called police to report a suspicious man in the community. He tailed Martin in his car. He had a loaded pistol on him. The police told Zimmerman they would handle it.

Fired Teacher Kills Principal, Then Self

Leah Beckmann · 03/06/12 04:20PM

Dale Regan (above), headmaster of Episcopal School of Jacksonville in Florida, was shot and killed today by a teacher at the school. The teacher, who had been fired earlier in the day, then took his own life. According to Police, the unidentified man carried the AK-47 he used onto campus in a guitar case. No one else was hurt in the incident.

Drug Mule "Pregnant" With $20,000 Worth of Heroin

Louis Peitzman · 03/04/12 04:55PM


A Nigerian woman who claimed to be pregnant was actually hiding a whole lot of heroin inside her ladyparts. Afolake Awoyemi was detained at JFK Airport after flying in from France. When asked by a Border Protection inspector, Awoyemi said she was three months pregnant — but she must not have been convincing, because Customs officers opted for a pat-down search.

Girl Scouts Attempt Vigilante Justice Against Cookie Money Thieves

Louis Peitzman · 03/04/12 01:42PM


Get ready for the most adorable true crime story you'll hear all day. In Texas, a troop of Girl Scouts selling cookies outside a Wal-Mart were robbed by thieves who took the girls' cash box. (But weirdly enough, no cookies.) It's actually kind of a sad story — they never got the money back. But the no-nonsense way the victims went after the robbers is pretty cute.

Lindsay Lohan Is Excited to Make Fun of Herself

Louis Peitzman · 03/03/12 04:59PM


Tonight marks Lindsay Lohan's fourth time hosting Saturday Night Live — her first since a seemingly endless amount of legal troubles and rehab stints. In honor of her comeback, Lohan will be addressing everything that has made her tabloid fodder. Oh, and she'll be singing. Thanks, TMZ.

Recession Woes: Financial Adviser Moonlights As Hitman

Danny Gold · 03/02/12 08:37PM

Police in Los Angeles have arrested a man they believe to be behind the brutal murder of a 35-year-old Russian artist in 2008. Daniel Becerrill II, a financial consultant from Huntington Beach, has been charged with homicide, as well as a number of other crimes, in connection with the murder. Police believe that there were a number of people involved in what they are calling a murder for profit scheme.

Cabby Grabby, Banker Stabby

Hamilton Nolan · 03/02/12 09:50AM

What is undisputed is this: W. Bryan Jennings, an investment banker with Morgan Stanley, got a cab to drive him from his office in Manhattan back to his home in Darien, Connecticut. In Darien, Jennings proceeded to pull out a pen knife and stab the driver in the hands. Why?

Plague of Killer Butt Injections Spreads to Philadelphia

Maureen O'Connor · 03/01/12 01:46PM

A 42-year-old Philadelphian known as The Black Madam has been arrested after botching at least three butt injection procedures at "pumping parties." The Black Madam, whose real name is Padge Winslowe, is being held on a $10 million bail after being charged with assault, simple assault, deceptive business practices, and other charges related to injections performed on a 23-year-old woman.

'Run, Hide and Wait' Is the New 'Stop, Drop and Roll'

Leah Beckmann · 02/29/12 04:17PM

In today's news that will take away any desire for procreation you might have been grasping onto, military and police trainers are now suggesting that the "Run, Hide and Wait" protocol be ingrained in students in much the same way they currently learn "Stop, Drop and Roll." Schools will soon be teaching children both fire and gunfire safety.

Robert F. Kennedy's Son Takes On Maternity Nurses

Louis Peitzman · 02/25/12 05:27PM


Douglas Kennedy, one of Robert F. Kennedy's sons, is facing misdemeanor charges after clashing with nurses at the hospital where his newborn son was born. Kennedy was trying to take his son outside when he was stopped by the nurses, who claim they were only doing their jobs. Kennedy, on the other hand, says the nurses totally started it.

Video: 8-Year-Old Boy Shot in a Bronx Bodega

Leah Beckmann · 02/22/12 02:58PM

Armando Bigo, a second grader, was struck by a stray bullet while in Papa Yali's Deli last night. The footage shows Armando browsing the chips selection when he was hit in the upper chest/shoulder area. According to his mother, who was in the store as well, he is recovering at Jacobi Medical Center, where doctors are treating him for a punctur lung, a fractured rib, and an injured spinal cord. No one else was injured in the shooting.