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Grand Theft Skunk? Something stinks here…
Police arrested two people last week for the theft of a baby skunk from a Animal Crackers Pet Store in Sarasota, Florida. It is reported that the animal in question was valued at a whopping $400. $400 for a freaking skunk? I have those in my backyard...
Bus Brawl over News of Michael Jackson’s Death
It seems the news of Michael Jackson’s death sparked a heated and potentially fatal debate on a Florida bus. According to Police reports, bus passenger James Kiernan received a text message about the pop star’s death on his cell phone whi...
Burglar Smacked Silly with a Shovel
Apparently this guy picked the wrong mobile home to mess with. A 31-year-old woman in Lake Placid, Florida returned home around 9:30 PM to find an unfamiliar bicycle in her front yard. On further inspection, she also heard footsteps in her mobile hom...
Recent Laptop Snatching Attempts in Florida
We have two attempted laptop snatchings recently, one in Bradenton and one in Stuart, Florida. The first one took place inside a Starbucks. Apparently, a social networking 19-year-old just had to check out what was going on Facebook this past Saturda...
Pants fall down, trip burglary suspect
Note to Self: Pull up your pants when robbing a store. I never quite understood the reasoning for the sagging pants craze. You know the style where the guys wear their pants pulled halfway down, secured (barely) by a belt so their boxers show? Well ...
Lost Cell Phone, Sleeping Bags and Drug Deals caught on 911
An 18-year-old guy from Mesa, Arizona was arrested on suspicion of breaking into a car early Tuesday morning. Nothing says guilty like leaving your cell phone behind, and then going back to the scene to ask the owner if you can get your phone back...
Little Old Lady Stops Robbery with Pepper Spray
Here’s a heart warming report out of Jacksonville, Florida. It took place after a robber tried to snatch a purse from a 77-year-old woman at a Kangaroo Express. A “one-man crime spree” was brought to an abrupt halt by a 77-year-old woman with a...
Grand Theft Eggbeater?
The masses never fail to amaze me. A guy in Tampa, Florida was robbed at gun and knife-point when 2 (culinary inclined?) men entered his home and demanded a particularly unusual item. An eggbeater. Police apprehended the suspects outside the now egg...
Merry Freaking Christmas Dad!
A man in sunny western Florida is being charged with felony assault this joyous holiday season. The report didn’t say why, but apparently this guy, upset with his father, threw a Christmas tree at him. Before I got to the details, I kinda raise...
Truck Theft, Sub Sandwiches and Missing Gorillas
Couple winners in the news today. First we have a 22-year-old truck burglar in Tampa, Florida. Looks like he was doing the rounds in a parking lot when the owner of the truck he was breaking into shows up. A fight breaks out and the suspect flees the...
Don’t Tase the Emu, Bro!
Sheriff’s Deputies of Bay County in Florida ended up deploying a Taser on an unruly emu. Yes, an emu. Apparently, a female emu named Plop-Plop, escaped from a farm and ended up camping out in a pen with some horses and goats. Local deputies were ca...
When Seconds Count, the Police are Minutes Away…
Here is a scenario for you. You or a loved one is walking down the street, an alley, a parking lot, you pick the locale. One, two or three guys, the number doesn’t really matter, start to verbally accost and threaten physical harm. You have a s...
