A Ventura, Calif., man has been arrested on suspicion of stealing and torturing a 42-pound African spurred tortoise. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Local authorities have arrested at least 100 Ugandans for failing to build toilets in their homes. picked by indisguise 8 months ago

Louisville police have arrested 27 men in one of the largest crackdowns on Internet prostitution in the department's history. picked by punthe 6 months ago

An Iowa man reportedly fondling himself on the beach was arrested after he tried to escape authorities by jumping into the Gulf of Mexico and swimming away. picked by mitzuzake 10 months ago

Adrian Apgar, the Polk County man who has twice made headlines after nude encounters with alligators -- including one that attacked him -- has been arrested, accused of missing a court appearance. picked by sicc 3 months ago

An unnamed man was arrested in Salt Lake City after allegedly flashing a mouthful of cocaine at police officers. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Police in Denver arrested an ABC News producer today as he and a camera crew were attempting to take pictures on a public sidewalk . picked by fentwin 2 days ago

Investigators in Florida arrested a 14-year-old boy who apparently dialed a really, really wrong number. Authorities said the boy offered to sell drugs to the person on the other end, who happened to be a police detective. picked by DrNothing 1 year ago

Police say they've arrested a man who was selling fake crack to residents of a Northside nursing home. picked by mutil8or 5 months ago

A father was arrested for leaving his baby inside a car while he and his other children ate Chucky Cheeses. picked by carguy4life 3 months ago

Karr, who was arrested last summer in Thailand after making bizarre, detailed confessions in the 6-year-old beauty contestant’s death... picked by kxmk 1 year ago

Malaysian police have arrested a woman in connection with the murder of a man whose body was chopped into 11 pieces and stuffed into a refrigerator in a posh apartment in the capital. Follow up to this story. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year 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 10 months ago

Texas Cyber Crimes & Fugitive units arrested Patrick Joseph Blevins, 49; Reginald Lee Collins, 27; Ronald Daven Metoyer, 41; Robert Shepard Walter, 23; Scott Peter Hansen, 44; Jason Labronte Carr, 31; & Jeremy Bryan Polak, 28 as sex offenders who used MySpace.

"Texans will not tolerate criminals who prey on our children," Attorney General Greg Abbott said. BRAVO!! picked by Moe 1 year ago

Time served and well behaved, but maybe too old to change.

Edward Magenheimer, 70, was out of Westchester County jail for less than 24 hours when he was arrested Tuesday for allegedly stealing a luxury car left running outside a deli. picked by AutumnLotus 12 months ago

A couple who kept a horse and seven dogs inside their home was arrested for endangering a 12-year-old child after officers found the floor covered in animal feces and rotting produce. picked by AutumnLotus 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 2 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 11 months ago

The coach of a 6-year-old boy who ran a marathon last year in an attempt to set a world record was arrested for torturing the boy. "He even once tied Budhia up from a ceiling fan and threw hot water on his body." picked by misswinkle 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 12 months ago