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5 Craziest Crimes of the Week
 5 Craziest Crimes of the Week 
Jan 3, 2014 8:24 AM CST

5 Craziest Crimes of the Week

From apprehended fugitives to misguided boyfriends

(Newser) - It may be a new year, but it's certainly not one void of crazy crimes, from a burglar who was after brains to a Breaking Bad superfan whose life imitated the hit TV show just a little too closely:
  1. 'Dead' Man Caught After 18 Months on the Run
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5 Craziest Crimes of the Week
 5 Craziest Crimes of the Week 
Dec 20, 2013 8:27 AM CST

5 Craziest Crimes of the Week

No, officer, it's soap, not cocaine

(Newser) - Lessons this week: Beware driving with soap and don't report a bomb threat to get out of a test:
  • Pair Spends Month in Jail for Having Bag of ... Soap : Soap and cocaine are easy to confuse ... right? A young man and woman just spent a month in a Pennsylvania
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5 Craziest Crimes of the Week
 5 Craziest Crimes of the Week 
Dec 13, 2013 8:27 AM CST

5 Craziest Crimes of the Week

Wild teens make off with a very valuable snow leopard

(Newser) - There are teen parties and then there are teen parties. What happened in La Habra Heights, Calif., was the latter, with a sheriff calling it one of the worst youth crimes he's seen:
  • Teens Throw Mansion Party, Take $250K Leopard : Sixteen suspects described as "kids of means" have
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Philadelphia Is First City to Ban 3D Guns

'It's all pre-emptive,' says aide to legislator who authored the bill

(Newser) - With the idea of 3D-printed guns already causing controversy, the city of Philadelphia apparently doesn't want to take any chances. The city council this week voted to make such guns illegal, reports NBC Philadelphia . Once Mayor Michael Nutter signs off, that will make Philadelphia the first city in the...

5 Craziest Crimes of the Week
 5 Craziest Crimes of the Week 
Nov 22, 2013 9:44 AM CST

5 Craziest Crimes of the Week

From some very unfit parents to a serial arrestee

(Newser) - It was a week of high-profile crimes, with the stabbing of Va. state Sen. Creigh Deeds and yet another arrest for George Zimmerman. But off the front page, a number of equally tragic and bizarre crimes:
  1. Police Find Boy Cuffed With Dead Chicken on Neck : A neighbor sums up the
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After 396 Arrests, She Promises to Avoid No. 397

Chicago woman back out for fresh start

(Newser) - It's hard to fathom, but a Chicago woman has managed to get herself arrested 396 times in the last 35 years, reports NBC Chicago . This week, 52-year-old Shermain Miles got released from jail to a residential home for ex-cons, and she told the Sun-Times she is determined to avoid...

5 Craziest Crimes of the Week
 5 Craziest Crimes of the Week 
Nov 15, 2013 8:44 AM CST

5 Craziest Crimes of the Week

Among this week's unlikely criminals: 'Batman' and a pianist

(Newser) - This week's lesson: It's better to pay a few extra cents for donuts than risk a stint in jail.
  1. Dunkin' Donuts Fan Arrested in Quest for 10% Discount : A Florida man who apparently loves donuts as much as he loves a deal has been arrested after his attempt
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Dad Calls 911 on Son, Who Gets Killed by Police

Iowa father questions use of force after chase

(Newser) - The Des Moines Register reports on a fatal police shooting this week, and a quote high up in the story from the victim's father pretty much tells the tragic tale: "He took off with my truck," recalls James Comstock. "I call the police, and they kill...

5 Craziest Crimes of the Week
 5 Craziest Crimes of the Week 
Nov 1, 2013 10:25 AM CDT

5 Craziest Crimes of the Week

The World Series happened, and of course there's a World Series crime

(Newser) - The Red Sox have won the World Series, and one St. Louis fan lost pretty big, and he's not the only man to have lost something...
  1. Macabre Clue Leads Police to Suspected Thief : This month's entry in the annals of truly stupid criminals: Police in Arizona say they
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4 Kids, Mom Stabbed to Death in Brooklyn

Police have suspect in custody

(Newser) - New York City police say a mother and her four children are the victims of a stabbing rampage at their Brooklyn home. Authorities say the victims are 37-year-old Qiao Zhen Li, 9-year-old Linda Zhuo, 7-year-old Amy Zhuo, 5-year-old Kevin Zhuo and 1-year-old William Zhuo. A person of interest has been...

5 Craziest Crimes of the Week

Including parents who call the cops on their party-throwing teens

(Newser) - This week's batch of unusual crimes involve some partying teens, an irresponsible groom, and an overly ambitious pot farmer:
  1. Parents Have Their Party-Throwing Kids Arrested : It was just like something out of a TV show, at least at first: Two Connecticut parents returned home from a trip a day
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5 Craziest Crimes of the Week
 5 Craziest Crimes of the Week 
Oct 18, 2013 8:18 AM CDT

5 Craziest Crimes of the Week

An Arkansas man was killed in Chicago ... after stopping to ask for directions

(Newser) - This week: An out-of-town traveler gets a deadly reception in Chicago, and an alleged shoplifter is found to have something incredibly grisly in her bag.
  1. Guy Asks for Directions, Is Shot Dead : An Arkansas man who police say got lost driving around Chicago was shot and killed yesterday, apparently by
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Cops Investigate After Nut Placed in Allergic Kid's Drink

High school student in Sweden nearly suffocated

(Newser) - "Either the student who did this is completely stupid or it's attempted manslaughter." That quote from a high school principal in Sweden pretty much sums up the case of an allergic student who nearly suffocated when someone put a nut into her water, reports the Local . Authorities...

5 Craziest Crimes of the Week
 5 Craziest Crimes
of the Week 
Oct 11, 2013 12:18 PM CDT

5 Craziest Crimes of the Week

A drug mule old enough to know better and 2 rabbis make the cut

(Newser) - Three unlikely characters—an elderly drug mule and two Orthodox rabbis—made the headlines in a bad way this week:
  • 89-Year-Old Drug Mule Pleads Guilty : Leo Sharp was your typical 80-something retiree, splitting time between his place in Indiana and a property in Florida where he grew his beloved lilies.
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San Franciscans Defy Ban, Play Chess

Cops banned public games after criminal elements moved in

(Newser) - At least for an afternoon, the chess players were back at the usual spot they've occupied for years along downtown San Francisco's busy Market Street. But instead of hustling a dollar here and there with deft openings and clever traps, the mostly homeless players and their supporters were...

5 Craziest Crimes of the Week

Don't mess with a fencing coach

(Newser) - A crime-fighting fencer and a bizarre cold case involving decades-old murders make the cut:
  • Fencing Coach Foils Crime as Only a Fencing Coach Can : Two Nashville robbers had the misfortune to try to steal a purse in a shopping center parking lot just as Franco Scaramuzza pulled in. That's
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Dye Trap Nabs Green-Faced Thief

London police testing invisible spray

(Newser) - A luckless thief in London was caught not red-handed, but green-faced after breaking into a police "decoy car" equipped with a dye trap, the BBC reports. The 28-year-old, who stole a laptop and other items from the car, was arrested when the system alerted police to the theft and...

5 Craziest Crimes of the Week
 5 Craziest Crimes of the Week 
Sep 27, 2013 8:12 AM CDT

5 Craziest Crimes of the Week

OJ Simpson won't be denied his midnight snack

(Newser) - OJ Simpson's sweet tooth and an ill-advised move at a DUI checkpoint make the cut this week:
  • OJ's New Crime: Cookie Theft? OJ Simpson has reportedly managed to get himself in trouble again—from behind bars. After lunch, guards spotted the former football star, in a Nevada jail
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5 Craziest Crimes of the Week
 5 Craziest Crimes of the Week 
Sep 20, 2013 11:21 AM CDT

5 Craziest Crimes of the Week

Including a shooting over an ... 18th-century philosopher

(Newser) - It was not a good week to be a driver: A case of road rage escalated into something much worse, and a habitual drunk driver was handed a huge sentence for her recurring crime.
  • Woman Sentenced After 6th DUI : The first five times Rose Ann Davidson got busted for drunken
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Legendary Thief Caught by Retired Archnemesis

Lonnie Mason had been on Blane Nordahl's trail for decades

(Newser) - It's a criminal tale that reads like Catch Me If You Can. At its center: a thief of antique silver alleged to have burgled 500 homes over 30 years (including that of Ivanka Trump) and the retired detective who spent his career trailing him. Blane Nordahl was arrested yesterday...

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