Crimes

This Walmart Guard's Loss Prevention Strategy Includes Tackling

Joseph Gregorie, a (former?) Walmart loss prevention officer, is going to make sure nobody steals on his watch, especially not in this economic climate. After seeing a 58-year-old woman stuff several items in her tote bag and head for the exit, he introduced himself. She dropped the bag but continued to leave the store, so he "grabbed [her] in a bear-hug and threw her to the ground," giving the woman a pretty impressive looking black eye in the process. They've both been arrested. More »

9:09 AM on Fri Nov 14 2008
By Chris Walters
19,615 views, 270 comments

Most discussed testsicles: So people feel sorry for the thief? Is that what's happening here? Now, if she hadn't been stealing, I can more »

The Trashman

Wannabe Supervillain Who Claimed He Poisoned Baby Food Is Arrested

Police have arrested Anton Dunn, a 42-year-old New Yorker who uploaded videos to YouTube and other sites in which he wears a black mask and calls himself "Trashman." In the videos, Mr. Trashman announces that he's managed to poison "millions of bottles of baby food" with cyanide. Gerber, the company he names in his threats, says it's found no evidence that any food has been tampered with. More »

6:58 PM on Fri Aug 1 2008
By Chris Walters
10,207 views, 44 comments

Latest by matthewmilam: Trashman was well aware of what he was doing when he made the video. He wanted attention, which he got. more »

crimes

Man Blames Wife-Beating On High Gas Prices

Economically tight times can increase the pressure on an already tense personal relationship, as in this absolutely despicable case of domestic abuse: WJXT reports that a 77-year-old man beat up his 74-year-old wife, "because he was upset about the high cost of gas for driving her to and from dialysis treatments." Signs of the times on the road to hell.

(Thanks to ag!)

8:00 AM on Mon Mar 3 2008
By Ben Popken
3,336 views, 51 comments

Latest by Spooty: @theblackdog: A common misconception. The wikipedia article puts it like this: "News stories published after the trial, however, frequently reported more »

travel

Delta Steals Cremated Remains From Passenger's Luggage

A North Carolina man says that his son's cremated remains are missing from his suitcase. When he got his luggage at the Raleigh-Durham International Airport after a trip to Orlando, he found his bag was unzipped. Inside, some gadgets items and a box with some of his son's ashen remains was gone. The family says it has filed complaints with Delta Airlines, the Transportation Security Administration and Orlando International Airport. They should also file a police report, but more importantly, if they have the electronic item's serial numbers, they should check to see if the gadgets have shown up on eBay. One guy did that, found a guy listing his camera stolen from his luggage, and the thief ended up getting caught and prosecuted.

Chatham County Man Says Son's Cremated Remains Were Stolen [WRAL] (Thanks to Christine!)
(Photo: Getty)

12:50 PM on Mon Jan 21 2008
By Ben Popken
2,873 views, 16 comments

Latest by littlealbatross: @GitEmSteveDave: I dunno. I ordered a computer a couple of weeks ago and FedEx dropped it off a block away more »

studies

36% Of Identity Thieves Are Women

The Economic Crime Institute at Utica College was allowed to look through Secret Service files and they found some interesting real statistics about identity theft that tell a different story from what we usually hear. Based on their data slices: More »

10:44 AM on Tue Oct 23 2007
By Ben Popken
2,196 views, 18 comments

videos

Video Released Of Drunken Delta Stewardess' Arrest

With all of summer's airline congestion, delays and passenger rioting troubles, flight attendants are having difficulty coping with the stress. In Delta stewardess Sarah Mills case, they're coming to work hammered.

A video was released yesterday of the 26-year-old's arrest and imprisonment for boozing it up. About 16 seconds in she flips out when they try to remove her pinned-on wings.

When asked if she feels like harming herself, Mills replies, "Pretty much." She also tells her jailers, "You guys are so dumb, all I did was get drunk." More »

9:50 AM on Fri Aug 17 2007
By Ben Popken
4,937 views, 21 comments

lowe's

UPDATE: Lowes Steals Money From Old Lady's House, Threaten To Sue Her For Slander

Remember that old lady who hired Lowes contractors to work on her house, only for them to steal $295 in cash hidden in her bedroom? And when she complained, the store manager threatened to sue her for slander? After we ran her story, a Lowes PR rep contacted us to get in touch with the complainant. More »

9:55 AM on Tue Mar 27 2007
By Ben Popken
8,140 views, 14 comments

Latest by yaj: In order to ensure any Installed Sales job performed by Lowe's is performed to our 100% satisfaction, we always charge more »

lowes

Lowes Steals Money From Old Lady's House, Threatens To Sue Her For Slander

Subcontractors working for Lowes stole money hidden in a reader's elderly mother's bedroom. When the mother complained, Lowes threatened to sue her for slander. More »

4:16 PM on Mon Feb 26 2007
By Ben Popken
18,403 views, 33 comments

consumerist kit

Never Overstate Your Income On A Loan App

Never say you make more than you really do on your loan application. It's: More »

airplanes

Lost Luggage Found In Dumpster

A dumpster stuffed from top to bottom with lost luggage was found several miles from a Texas airport Tuesday. More »

1:14 PM on Wed Dec 27 2006
By Ben Popken
713 views, 15 comments

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