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more about #crime more comments → wattwatt: "A loaf of bread," the Walrus said, "Is what we chiefly need: Pepper and vinegar besides Are very good indeed-- Now if you're ready, Oysters dear, We ... more » Seeräuber Jenny: Some people think it's quite a lot of fun. Le vol d’huîtres, nouveau sport d’hiver sur le bassin d’Arcachon [I am not justifying the activity... more » Atilla the Bun: What I want to know is how some of these oysters became infected with herpes, which is apparently the root cause of the thefts. Is this just a free-... more » Lysergic Asset: Also: they're possibly easier to steal than Viagra. (Californians: anyone else ever tasted the succulent barbecued oysters at the Olema Oyster Grill ... more » NotReadyForPrimeTime: I do wish Oprah would STFU about New Age quackery. It was her promotion of "The Secret" that helped this creep James Ray become so successful. Hopef... more » Mike Jahn: Oh. It's the beta version of Grand Theft Baboon. more » Spirit Fingers: Oh, I could tell you guys a story about a ride through Great Adventure's Safari attraction in my father's brand new Volvo in 1980, and the moral that ... more » DennyCrane: Clearly Gorilla Grodd is on the warpath again. more » AndPreciousLittleofThat: This sounds like a job for Encyclopedia Brown! more » CumaeanSibyl: All suspects are guilty. Period. Otherwise, they wouldn't be suspect, would they? more » Tattertotter: Thanks for ruining my day! I thought this fat sack of sanctimonious Republican shit had been dead and burning in Hell for years and now I find out he... more » TheSometimesWhy: Back in the days of Genghis Khan, Mr. Meese would have been sewn into the body of a recently slaughtered quadruped and left in the desert for the rats... more » Jes St.Lawrence: Meese is lucky he's not part of that prison population, after Iran/Contra. more » If_I_Had_a_Poodle: Goddamn, Pareene. Lay the entire prison industrial complex and the profiteering of their well connected Republican friends and donors at his feet. The... more » freedc: haha, hysterical! The prison industrial complex is helping to bankrupt our states and the people responsible are trying to put the blame on others. ... more » -
#crime
"French oyster farmers suffer wave of thefts." As far as stealing goes: whimsical, right?
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#crime
Baboon gangs terrorize Cape Town; World Cup threatened by furry felons.
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#fierydeath
Pyro Teen Is Hieroglyphic Fiend: Zodiac Copycat Burns School While Cops Turn Fool!
Stuyvesant High School junior Mohammed Hassan was arrested last week for setting fires at school. Sounds like the case is all wrapped up, eh? Wrong. Now there are more fires. And taunting notes! And hieroglyphics! A fiery criminal thrill ride! More » -
#assholes
Ed Meese Suddenly Worried About the Prison Population
"In an interview at the Heritage Foundation, a conservative research group where he is a fellow, Mr. Meese said the 'liberal ideas of extending the power of the state' were to blame for an out-of-control criminal justice system." Ahem. More » -
#crime
Dominic Carter Guilty, Still Screwed
Cursed NY1 political anchor Dominic Carter was found guilty of assaulting his wife on Friday, after a judge called his wife's last-minute "an unidentified man did it" reversal "preposterous." Carter spent the weekend being screwed by fate, and the media. More » -
#crime
Breaking: The Hipster Grifter is free. Oh boy.
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#fatkillers
Gang Kill Lonely Obese People, Sell Their Fat For Cosmetics
In a story that can only be described as made-up-but-not, police have busted a gang in Peru who targeted fat people on "lonely roads," killed them, extracted their fat and sold it, possibly to make anti-wrinkle treatments. More » -
#lawsuits
Facebook Named in Federal Class-Action Suit over Scammy Zynga Ads
Facebook and Zynga are the defendants in a federal class-action lawsuit filed Tuesday, which seeks upwards of $5 million for social network users scammed in online game ads. Neither company's top-drawer investors can be happy.
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#terror
Activist Judges Affirm Activist Attorney's Conviction
Attorney Lynne Stewart's crime seems to have been issuing a press release. For this, not only is her translator in jail, but the appeals court has upheld her conviction and requested a tougher sentence. More » -
#howthingswork
Investors Punish Online Scam Trafficker with $15 Million
Just as the public was learning that a huge chunk of Zynga's social gaming revenue came from scammy "quizzes" and "special offers," Silicon Valley's most prestigious venture capitalists rewarded the company with $15 million. Hey, that's just how VC's roll. More » -
#hohoho
Christmas canceled: Santa Claus gets 20 years for sex crimes.
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#pussywhipped
Family Held Captive by Obese Housecat
A mother and son called 911 when their "raging Russian blue," Carmen, held them captive in their Midtown apartment. The victims show signs of Stockholm Syndrome: "I just don't want people to think she's a bad cat," said one. [NYP] -
#facebook
Class Action Suit in the Works for Victims of Social Gaming Scams
Facebook and MySpace might finally pay the price for the big social gaming scandal: At least one law firm is investigating whether to launch a class action suit on behalf of duped users. More » -
#drugs
Cops Get Nasty Pot Drink Off the Streets
Some dude in Brooklyn has been arrested for selling weedheads some gross thing that would probably make you puke so much.
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#crime
Balloon Boy's Parents to Plead Guilty to Hoaxing America's Cable News Personalities
Richard and Mayumi Heene, the parents of that cute vomiting boy who did not get lost in the air in a balloon, will plead guilty tomorrow to charges that they concocted the story in order to become famous, which happened. More » -
#crime
Arkansas Anchorwoman Killer Facing Death
An Arkansas man has been convicted of killing Anne Pressly, the 26 year-old Arkansas TV anchorwoman with a small role in the movie W who was attacked and stabbed in her home last year. The motive was not grand. More » -
#scandals
Guest at Horny Sex Hotel Assumes Rape Included in Price
The tabloids love the sexy nude people parading in front of the windows of the Standard Hotel overlooking the High Line (an 8.5 on the Post Shamelessness Scale, btw). Now, the guests are trying to rape the housekeepers. Evolution.
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#crime
Chicago Cops Cripple Preteen Food Fight Ring
They say when all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail. Likewise, when you call the cops to a middle school cafeteria food fight, they will take 25 kids to jail. It's what they do! More » -
#explanations
Seriously, He Just Wanted to Sell Letterman a Screenplay
This whole alleged David Letterman "extortion" plot? All a big misunderstanding. More » -
#papertrail
Nidal Malik Hasan's Application for a Concealed Weapons Permit
We mentioned last week that Nidal Malik Hasan, who killed 13 people at Fort Hood, received a concealed weapon permit in 1996 when he was living in Vinton, Va. Here are the highlights from his Roanoke County Circuit Court application. More »
