A brazen burglar picked the wrong place to target: a police station. Police Chief Steve Scibelli said it was pretty embarrassing to have a thief hit his downtown station last week, stealing a radio, two stun guns and a Crown Victoria patrol car. The one saving grace is that police made a quick arrest. picked by suebe 3 months ago

Two police community support officers are under investigation after they were spotted hiding behind a tree as a man was beaten up by three teenage girls. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

A Texas woman who lived with a corpse for a week because she 'didn't want to leave' the body of her boyfriend picked by ruthstark 1 month ago

One of the five teens beat the man with a bat and others punched him, police said. The man was treated at a hospital for injuries that were not life-threatening, and was released that night. picked by kakana 5 months ago

A HAPLESS would-be burglar has been been charged after he became stuck on a Sydney factory roof and had to be rescued by police and fire crews in a three-hour operation. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago

A 77-year-old Tokyo man who apparently died several days ago had been living with his wife's corpse for the past several months, police said. picked by mitzuzake 2 years ago

The family of a man who died in his sleep was so horrified by the condition of his corpse that they're suing a Bronx funeral home.

Don't eat lunch while you read this. picked by suebe 4 months ago

Not that I have any sympathy for someone who views child porn, but how can this be admissable evidence? The police could theoretically claim that any seizure they made without a warrant was a tip from a burglar. picked by jaxomlotus 3 years ago

Pam Fleming, a 45-year-old beat officer in Glasgow for Strathclyde Police, said that she thought all police officers "should be Jedis," when interviewed by Jane's Police Review. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago

Police have arrested Ricardo Alexander Velasco-Rivera of Cleveland, Tn., in connection to a string of burglaries in Dalton, including the Oct. 22 "chicken foot" burglary on Showalter Avenue. picked by Bornbad 1 year ago

Police in southern New Zealand nabbed a would-be burglar after they posted security camera images of him trying to break into a safe on the popular social networking site, Facebook. picked by Bornbad 11 months ago

A 27-year-old man was fatally shot by police as he kicked, punched and stomped a young toddler to death in front of horrified motorists who tried to stop the attack on a dark country road, authorities said. picked by bevissimo 1 year ago

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The museum's corpse flower, which has never bloomed before, has its roots in Sumatra, and only about 140 of the plants are known to exist in the world, according to Neil Luebke, curator of botany at the museum and the stinky plant's guardian. picked by psycmoe 1 year ago

Remember the days when most newspapers carried a Police Blotter? These were great. A collection of police calls, many of which would be quite humorous. picked by 2manyusernames 11 months ago

A man suspected of burglarizing a home was arrested after police found him asleep in the basement. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

Mark your calendars and get ready to buy tickets (and pay for them at $50 to much more). picked by indierockcafe 3 years ago

A man who stumbled upon a burglar near his house did the only thing he could do until police arrived — he sat on the thief. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Who can blame Galveston plainclothes police who thought a 12-year-old girl standing outside her house (flipping the switch on the circuit breaker as her mother has asked her to do) was a prostitute? After all, she was wearing "tight shorts" according to the vigilant officers, and she happened to live only two blocks away from a location where someone had complained that prostitution was... read full post picked by Bornbad 12 months ago

Snowball the cockatoo can't get enough of the Backstreet Boys. The 11-year-old medium sulfur-crested cockatoo lifts his legs, squawks and bobs his head, flashing his bright yellow crest to the beat of the boy band's "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)." He even takes a bow with a vigorous bob of his head at the end of the 1997 pop tune. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

A news report says a burglar who broke into a house claims he was held captive by a "supernatural figure" for three days without food and water. picked by AutumnLotus 12 months ago