A 22-year old Rhode Island woman tried to conduct a drive-through robbery of a bank while riding in the back of a hired limousine... picked by jokestarter 1 year ago

UK police tell woman who had her handbag stolen that it wasn't a crime since she was able to chase the thief down and retrieve her bag! So a successful theft is illegal, if you get caught and return the merchandise, it isn't a crime! Man, that sounds like a crook's paradise. picked by 2manyusernames 11 months ago

An intelligence map released by British police has revealed crime lords are running a £40billion empire from behind bars. picked by digitalfever1 2 weeks ago

Armed police went into action in the German city of Wuppertal after a woman reported seeing a masked criminal -- but having rushed to the scene, they were surprised to find not a crook, but a large stuffed toy. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Hyperlinked article examines the definition and history of crime and how it is handled around the world.
Also addresses penal law in the U.S., the
natural law theory of crime, aiding and
abetting, and different types of crime. picked by robfouryqr 2 years ago

Take a look at a mugshot and see if you can guess the crime the person was charged with. It's a multiple choice so give it a shot. This person was charged with Aggravated Assault or DUI or Retail Theft. Which do you think.

FYI, don't read the filename of the photographs. picked by 2manyusernames 6 months ago

A weekly wrap-up of depravity and sin bubbling up from every street corner of Atlanta. picked by Bornbad 2 years ago

Less than a month after the FBI reported that violent crime rates rose across the nation in 2005, there is fresh evidence that homicides and robberies are continuing to increase in dozens of cities. picked by robfouryqr 2 years ago

A woman who was trafficked across the border from Pakistan with her son, 3, was handed to an Afghan who raped her, then beat the toddler to death as she watched.

He was jailed for 20 years for murder - but the woman, Rukhma, was jailed, too. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

Police say a woman stole two 14-karat gold bracelets _ by swallowing them. An employee at Hy & Mike's Pawn and Bail Bonds told police he saw the woman put the bracelets in her mouth May 27. Court documents say Salt Lake City investigators confirmed it by watching the surveillance video. picked by goober 3 months ago

Teens lured pregnant woman with promise of baby clothes with plan to cut baby from her womb. Scary stuff. picked by misswinkle 1 year ago

A student in Norway who posed as a 13-year-old boy turned out to be a 33-year-old woman on the run from police investigating a child abuse case in the Czech Republic. Barbora Skrlova duped Norwegian police, classmates, child care workers and teachers for four months into believing she was a teenage boy named "Adam". picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago

A 24-year-old Dallas woman allegedly made up a story that her baby was inside a stolen car in an attempt to get police to start an all-points search for the vehicle. picked by AutumnLotus 11 months ago

A Farmington woman accused of driving for half a mile with her husband on the hood of her car and her 9-year-old child in the front passenger seat now faces criminal charges. picked by AutumnLotus 11 months ago

This article is noteworthy for the use of Facebook comments to investigate someone of a hate crime and... for the poorly chosen headline.

Considering the topic, you'd think the editors would be more careful? picked by bluenutria 10 months ago

Features stories and photos of major crimes,
notorious criminals, and famous lawmen.
Also offers daily crime reports of
national and international interest. picked by robfouryqr 2 years ago

Two Kansas boys, 11 and 14, are accused of robbing a discount store using only a squirt gun. The boys allegedly walked into the store and displayed the weapon while demanding cash. The clerk struggled with the older boy while the younger one reached into a register and grabbed money. Luckily there were no TSA Agents around to confiscate the water. picked by jokestarter 1 year ago

Patricia Dunn, the former chairwoman of Hewlett- Packard, and four other people were named Wednesday in felony indictments filed by California's attorney general in the spying case at the company. Maybe this time the executives will be held accountable? picked by Fanatic 2 years ago

A white-haired 81-year-old great-grandmother who was rolled into a Newport Beach courtroom with her wrists handcuffed to a wheelchair Thursday became possibly the oldest person in Orange County history to plead guilty to first-degree murder. picked by tlovesd 2 years ago

A corporal in the Duke of Lancaster's regiment became the first British soldier ever to be convicted of a war crime yesterday as a court martial heard that he and his colleagues systematically abused ... picked by mrnelson 2 years ago