Realistic Halloween decorations leads to frantic 911 call from neighbor
Weird Crime
‘THIS IS A HALLOWEEN DECORATION! Do NOT call 911 reporting a dead body’
Family Crime
September 15, 2017
Florida private investigator allegedly punches husband in face for interrupting her private moment; charged with domestic assault
Her husband thought she was having sex with another man. Alas, she was alone.
Bad Doctors
September 6, 2017
Jilted husband sues doctor for ‘stealing his wife’s love’
By EMERY P. DALESIO, Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A jilted husband’s lawsuit against a doctor accused of stealing his wife’s love can proceed after a North Carolina appeals court ruled Tuesday that the husband can continue suing the spouse’s lover, seeking damages. The state Court of Appeals decision resurrects a lawsuit that a …
Terror
September 1, 2017
Police warn of ‘creepy clown’ sightings as Stephen King movie hits theaters
Authorities are warning of a possible “creepy clown” revival to coincide with the upcoming release of the Stephen King movie It. Police in Pennsylvania, Illinois, and California have cautioned residents that they may be seeing more of the menacing clowns as the horror movie featuring the murderous Pennywise clown, based on King’s 1986 novel, is …
Weird Crime
September 1, 2017
VIDEO: Suspect dives in ocean to evade police, swims 4,000 feet in dramatic escape — with shark right on his tail
A suspect facing drug charges tried to evade police by jumping into the ocean, unaware that a shark was swimming nearby. WECT reports that Zachary Kingsbury, 20, was driving in Surf City, North Carolina, on Wednesday when police pulled him over. The officers saw what they suspected to be illegal contraband and asked Kingsbury to step …
Weird Crime
August 30, 2017
BUMmer! Drug dealer’s dope money falls out of rectum at police station
Police said a Florida man arrested on drug trafficking charges tried to hide more than $1,000 in his rectum. The Marion County Sheriff’s Office (MSCO) said Pattreon Stokes, 26, was pulled over for speeding early Saturday morning. After smelling marijuana, officers allegedly recovered rock cocaine, 197 grams of methamphetamine, and 4 grams of heroin from Stokes’ …
Weird Crime
August 29, 2017
2 woman dressed as nuns try to rob Pennsylvania bank: Police
TANNERSVILLE, Pa. (AP) — Police say two women dressed as nuns attempted to rob a bank in Pennsylvania’s Poconos. Authorities say the women walked into Citizens Bank near Tannersville on Monday and one brandished a handgun, demanding money from a teller. But they left without taking anything. Each woman was wearing a black nun’s habit …
Weird Crime
August 28, 2017
He lied! Man who claimed he was mistaken as a neo-Nazi and stabbed admits he made it up: Cops
A Colorado man who posted a photo of his bloody leg on Facebook, claiming he got stabbed when he was mistaken for a neo-Nazi, admitted that he lied about the entire ordeal. BuzzFeed News reports that Joshua Witt, 26, initially told authorities that a man attacked him as he got out of his car in Sheridan, Colorado, …
Child Abuse
August 22, 2017
Tuesday Crime Stories: Baby’s ashes confused with pet & moms charged with infant abuse
A Pennsylvania mom was shocked when she realized the bag of ashes she was given after her infant daughter’s death two years ago were the cremated remains of a dog. A funeral home director takes the blame for mixing up two packages from the crematory, giving Jennifer Dailey the pet’s remains rather than her child’s …
Weird Crime
August 21, 2017
Mom discovers her baby’s cremated ashes are animal remains
A Pennsylvania woman who discovered that her baby daughter’s cremains were actually a dog’s remains is speaking out against the mistake and considering legal action against the funeral home that gave her the wrong ashes. Action News 4 reports that baby Jerrica Sky was born stillborn in 2015. Her mother, Jennifer Dailey, decided to have her newborn …
Murder
August 18, 2017
Stranger than fiction: Crime writer has secret murderous past
A crime writer who titled one of his novels The Guilty Secret had allegedly been harboring a terrible secret of his own, as fiction blended with reality in a 22-year-old murder case. As reported by China Daily, 53-year-old author Liu Yongbiao was arrested Friday at his home in Nanling County, Anhui province, China for allegedly …
Family Crime
August 17, 2017
Fight erupts at funeral after dead man’s wife, girlfriend confront each other
An Ohio widow got into a heated argument at her husband’s funeral with a woman who claimed to be the man’s girlfriend, leading to a brawl that required pepper spray to break up, the New York Daily News reports. Around 3:30 p.m. Monday, police in Dayton — between Cincinnati and Columbus — were dispatched to …