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Cops: This Christmas Tree Would Get You High

It's a marijuana Christmas celebration

(Newser) - Police in Cheltenham, England, made quite the seasonal drug bust. When officers raided a home, they discovered a marijuana-themed Christmas tree, reports the Telegraph . Police tweeted an image captioned "Not your traditional Xmas Tree!" as two officers hold up long pot trimmings. It's not clear whether the...

Serial Killer of Animals on the Loose in Canada

Culprit uses scalpel, leaves bodies in public places

(Newser) - "It's impossible to forget what we've seen," says the director of a Humane Society in London, Ontario, where officials say a serial animal killer is on the loose. Over the past year, 17 dead animals have been found around the Canadian city. It started with skinned...

Harry Potter Robs Banks: 5 Craziest Crimes of Week

Including a poker pro who has to give back a lot of gambling money

(Newser) - The crime itself may not be the weirdest, but the story sure is. Up this week: stories with a criminal twist and an unexpected element:
  • Cops: 'Harry Potter' Busted Robbing Muggle Banks : Washington state police say they've nabbed a suspected bank robber who resembles a certain boy wizard,
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Instead of a Ticket, Speeder Got a Favor

And 92% on his college presentation

(Newser) - A University of Wisconsin-Stout student got a lesson in tying a necktie from an unlikely teacher: the police officer who pulled him over for speeding. After Menomonie officer Martin Folczyk followed him into a college parking lot last month, Trevor Keeney—well-dressed in a gray suit—explained he was running...

Cops: Gold Flakes Thief Is Hiding Out in LA

He swiped $1.6M bucket from truck in NYC

(Newser) - New York City police say they believe the opportunistic thief who swiped an 86-pound bucket of gold flakes worth nearly $1.6 million off an armored truck in Manhattan is hiding out on the West Coast. Detectives say the man fled to Orlando, Fla., after the Sept. 29 theft before...

'Harry Potter' Busted Robbing Muggle Banks: Cops

Lookalike suspect in 6 bank robberies arrested

(Newser) - Washington state police say they've nabbed a suspected bank robber who resembles a certain boy wizard, and who they say has a not-so-magical history of busting into banks. Police and the FBI say Caleb Andrew Dierlam, 20, is the "Harry Potter Bandit" responsible for at least six bank...

Woman Swipes Nativity Jesus, Reports Neglect: Cops

Woman in Bethlehem (Pa.) reports 'Joseph and Mary Christ' in joke

(Newser) - Police say a woman stole baby Jesus from a Nativity scene in Bethlehem, Pa., and dropped the figurine off at a hospital with a note explaining that the baby had been "neglected" by his parents, "Joseph and Mary Christ," reports the AP. "I did it. I...

Calif. Man Stole $5M, Blew $1M on Mobile Game
Man Stole $5M, Blew $1M
in Head-Scratching Way
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Dec 17, 2016 10:50 AM CST

Man Stole $5M, Blew $1M in Head-Scratching Way

Kevin Lee Co spent it on Game of War, a free mobile phone game

(Newser) - At first glance, it's a rather unsexy business crime: A California man on Thursday pleaded guilty to embezzling $4.8 million from his heavy-equipment-dealer employer. But Kevin Lee Co of Rocklin is making headlines for what he admitted to doing with the cash, a revelation that came as part...

Alleged Robber Brings Gun to Dildo Fight, Loses

'It was like, really? I don't have time for this'

(Newser) - Police say a would-be robber learned the hard way not to bring a gun to a dildo fight Wednesday in San Bernardino, California. Surveillance cameras caught the man entering the Lotions & Lace sex shop shortly before closing holding what appears to be a gun, KABC reports. According to KNBC...

She Doesn't Love Chachi: 5 Craziest Crimes of the Week

Including an act of white-wine sabotage

(Newser) - The results of Election 2016 continue to find their way into our roundup of the week's craziest crimes.
  • Scott Baio: Red Hot Chili Pepper's Wife Attacked Me Over Trump : Scott Baio claims that during an elementary school function in Thousand Oaks, Calif., Saturday, the wife of the Red
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Scott Baio: Red Hot Chili Pepper's Wife Attacked Me Over Trump

Yes, really

(Newser) - It sounds like a bunch of random words strung together, but it's a real news article: Scott Baio claims that during an elementary school function in Thousand Oaks, Calif., Saturday, the wife of the Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer started cussing him out and then physically attacked him. Baio,...

NJ Trooper Accused of Covering Up Creative Dating Method

Marquice Prather allegedly pulled women over to try to get them to go out with him

(Newser) - Lots of people fall in love at work, but one New Jersey state trooper seemingly took this life goal to the extreme and is now paying the price for it. NJ.com reports that Marquice Prather, 37, was arrested Friday on records tampering charges and suspended without pay after authorities...

'Granny Gem Thief' With 20 Arrests Adds Another

Doris Payne allegedly tried to steal $2K necklace in Atlanta

(Newser) - Her life of crime has involved more than 20 arrests on two continents over six decades—and, apparently, Doris Payne isn't done. The 86-year-old woman, dubbed the "granny gem thief," was arrested Tuesday at a mall in an Atlanta suburb where she's accused of trying to...

Cops: Man Uses Front-End Loader to Drop Son's Mobile Home

He stopped when he discovered his grandson was inside

(Newser) - Authorities say a Maine man used a front-end loader to repeatedly pick up and drop his son's mobile home during a family dispute and only stopped when he learned his 7-year-old grandson was inside. The York County sheriff's department says 50-year-old John Bubar was involved in a dispute...

Fake Cop Picks Wrong Guy to Pull Over: Police

An off-duty St. Louis police officer, to be exact

(Newser) - A fake police officer had the bad luck to pull over a real one in St. Louis, authorities say. Police say Nicholas Keeton, 20, was driving a Chevrolet Impala decked out with flashing lights and a siren when he pulled over a motorist and falsely claimed to be a St....

Great Italian Wine Caper Was Act of Pure Sabotage

Vandals opened refrigerated tanks, spilling enough wine to fill 400K bottles

(Newser) - The sedate vineyards of Lombardy in northern Italy are not usually the setting of scandal and intrigue. That is, until a stunning act of sabotage left one winery soaked in thousands of gallons of vino. The Telegraph reports that employees at Conte Vistarino arrived at work one morning last week...

Silicon Valley Star's Night Takes a Turn After GQ Party

TJ Miller allegedly got into heated political argument

(Newser) - TJ Miller, star of Silicon Valley and Deadpool, allegedly took his strong feelings about the election results a bit further than most. He was taken into custody early Friday after an altercation with an Uber driver who picked him up from the GQ Men of the Year party, reports TMZ...

Mannequins' Ill-Advised Move: 5 Craziest Crimes of the Week

Also: a car theft foiled by high tech

(Newser) - A bad choice in video-making and a firefighter who thought he'd beat the system were among the crime-blotter items making headlines:
  • Mannequin Challenge Does Not End Well : Alabama police arrested two men after they were alerted to a particular "mannequin challenge" video making the rounds on Facebook. It
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Rogaine Thief Couldn't Beat the Rap—or Male Pattern Baldness

Florida's 'Balding Bandit' wasn't stealing it for his own use ... obviously

(Newser) - A 36-year-old Florida man pleaded guilty Tuesday to stealing Rogaine from drug stores all over Ohio, but he apparently wasn't taking it for his own use, the Palm Beach Post reports. Dubbed the "Balding Bandit,"* authorities say Andres Arias would fly from Florida to Ohio, rent...

2 Arrests After Mannequin Challenge Featuring 19 Guns

More arrests could be on the way

(Newser) - They succeeded in making a viral video, but it might have been in exchange for their freedom. Alabama police say they've arrested two men after they were alerted to an ill-advised "mannequin challenge" video making the rounds on Facebook, per AL.com . Posted on Nov. 9 and shared...

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