Slender, dark-haired Karen Jane Matthew was brought into the downtown King County Jail around 1 a.m. on Sept. 16 last year after being arrested for selling rock cocaine on Aurora Avenue. Over the next 30 hours, the 51-year-old inmate with a long, mostly misdemeanor record, including drugs and prostitution, lost consciousness and split open her head in a fall; told a cellmate she was "dope sic... read full post picked by bingo 1 year ago

Police say Bill Merit, 49, left the Chatham County jail and began walking by the side of the road, naked. Witnesses called police, who arrested him and jailed him again on a charge of public indecency. Merit told an officer that he didn't take the clothes jailers gave him because he thought they were stolen. picked by bevissimo 1 year ago

A 32-year-old woman was sentenced to a month in the Middletown Jail Monday after she was arrested and charged with chasing children, blocking traffic and yelling at police - all while wearing a cow costume.

happy early halloween! picked by ybcool 1 year ago

A father was arrested for leaving his baby inside a car while he and his other children ate Chucky Cheeses. picked by carguy4life 1 year ago

The boyfriend was arrested Wednesday on a charge of possession of child pornography and remained in the Navarro County Jail on Thursday.

Update to this story. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

A man freed from jail in Belgium last Friday allegedly committed eight robberies before being arrested the next day. picked by tlovesd 3 years ago

A Malaysian mother wants to join her son in jail to make sure he receives insulin injections three times a day, as well as anti-rejection drugs for a transplanted kidney. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Even the judge rated it as one of the dumbest crimes he'd ever heard.

Western Michigan University student William K. Bradley was already serving time when the opportunity for him to extend his sentence arose. picked by AutumnLotus 5 months ago

A couple ended up in jail, both facing drunken driving charges, after Ypsilanti Police first pulled over the husband, who was driving with his young son in the car, and then arrested the mother when she showed up to pick up the boy. picked by mitzuzake 2 years ago

Crawford County authorities say an inmate escaped the county jail and left behind a rose fashioned out of toilet paper because he felt sorry for breaking out.

How thoughtful. picked by Nicky666 1 year ago

Deputies found a jail door unlocked early Saturday and were looking for the inmate. They spotted Jackson trying to come back in and found 14 packs of cigarettes they believe were stolen from a convenience store about a block away. picked by kakana 9 months ago

When police arrested Richard Harvey Warren on Thursday night on an accusation of stealing bologna from a local convenience store, it wasn't the Largo man's first brush with the law.
Or even his second, third or fourth.
*Flori-duh* picked by bornbad 5 months ago

A teacher at a Marrero high school has been arrested after authorities say he was caught masturbating in a classroom by students and another teacher Wednesday. He was suspended without pay.
<<<he looks the type, blistered palm, etc. picked by Bornbad 8 months ago

A businessman was arrested and held for eight hours after making a 12-year-old litter lout pick up the rubbish he had just dropped. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

A Ventura, Calif., man has been arrested on suspicion of stealing and torturing a 42-pound African spurred tortoise. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

I work at the youth home near the county jail and tonight on my way home I saw the news trucks outside. Curious, I did a little research and found out what this creep is up to these days. picked by heymrp 2 years ago

These guys posed as fake cops and then posted their stunts on Youtube. Now they are facing up to a year of jail time.
Didnt their mommys ever tell them that if they start using youtube they will end up in jail? picked by mgalpert 3 years ago

More than two dozen students, ranging in age from 11 to 15 years old, were arrested on criminal charges after a food fight in a cafeteria at a Chicago charter school. Police held the children for 5 hours before notifying their parents. All over a food fight. picked by 2manyusernames 2 weeks ago

he has some nerve picked by spocksmyhomeboy 2 years ago

When Betty Perry heard a knock at her door and saw a police officer standing outside, she never imagined she would end up in jail. That's what happened, though, when the officer tried enforcing Orem's nuisance ordinance against neglected yards picked by dork 2 years ago