The latest from the world of Weird Crime
- Thieves hobble off with 70lb of kebab meat in late-night heist
Bungling burglers in Scotland on a late-night trip to a kebab shop has landed them in a whole lot of trouble, after they were caught on camera robbing the takeaway. Ignoring the expensive computer equipment – and a till full of cash – the ravenous raiders instead went straight for the meat, carrying out a [...]
- Woman jailed for 10-year old traffic ticket
For many crimes there is a statute of limitations, but don’t expect there to be one for a traffic ticket in Manhattan. 27-year-old Krystle Garcia from New Jersey says that she was arrested at a Manhattan traffic checkpoint and spent a night in jail after police found she had a traffic summons from 10 years [...]
- Cincinnati police ticket man for saying ‘crippled’ in public
Forest Thomer didn’t assault a physically disabled person. He didn’t even verbally heckle her. This didn’t stop Cincinnati police from charging Thomer with disorderly conduct after he used the word “crippled” to promote a comedian with muscular dystrophy. Most shocking of all, the comedian Ally Bruener is actually Thomer’s friend and even instructed him to [...]
- Man made up stories for hugs
Missouri police said that they are searching for a man who they said claims to know women to trick them into giving him a hug. St. Louis police said that the man has been approaching women at local Schnucks markets in recent days and claiming to know them from the “old neighborhood.” He then claims [...]
- Police find Jamie Oliver hiding in pub’s cupboard
Police discovered a man who had been banned from seeing a woman hiding in a cupboard at the pub where she worked. Jamie Oliver (not the chef) had been under a restraining order preventing him from seeing Sheridan Walsh until September next year. But Derby Crown Court heard that the 35-year-old visited her at the [...]
- “Hot Dog Hooker” back in business
Long Island’s alleged “Hot Dog Hooker” is back in business. Catherine Scalia shot to fame earlier this year when she was arrested on prostitution charges after allegedly selling sexual favors out her hot dog truck. Weird Crime reported on the arrest HERE. Scalia denied the charges, insisting that she offered “exotic dancing” and nothing else. [...]
- Mugger leaves behind phone with pics
Florida police reported that they are searching for a suspected mugger who they obtained photos of when he left his cellphone behind at a crime scene. The Broward County Sheriff’s Office said that the victim told them that the robber approached him from the back while he was walking near Fort Lauderdale and held what [...]
- Suspect offers explanation for stealing Trojan Twister Vibrator
31-year-old Eric Green was caught stealing a sex toy from a Walgreens in Florida. He later told the cops that he had stolen the Trojan product because “he and his wife were having marital issues,” according to a police report. Despite that explanation, Green was arrested last Thursday night on a theft charge for allegedly [...]
- Woman left kids in car after wreck, later found naked eating ice cream
A Texas woman was found naked and eating ice cream inside a Houston drug store after leaving three children alone in a car after a wreck. 34-year-old Stephanie Dillard has now been charged with endangering a child. Houston police said that Dillard’s children, ages 5, 12 and 16, were in the car with her when [...]
- Thieves steal 93 lbs. of mayo
Someone in Australia loves mayonnaise! South Australia police say that they’re searching for thieves who stole 93 lbs. of mayonnaise from a refrigerated warehouse on Saturday. Two large tubs of the spread were stolen from a business in Whyalla, about 380 km north of Adelaide, police reported. Police are puzzled by the theft and urge [...]
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