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July 2011

Thou Shalt Not Steal Guy Falls Into Air Conditioning Vent Retrieving Purse

July 3, 2011 9:23pm by copythat

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Friends don't steal from friends. Or, that's the theory anyway. A 28-year-old guy in Englewood, Colorado, nearly dies after managing to get stuck in an air conditioning vent for 15 hours--all after stealing a friend's purse. Read more

Trash a Hotel for $13,885 Dumbasses Post Twitter Wreckage Photos

July 3, 2011 9:03pm by copythat

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What has become the standard, stupid way to get busted for a crime seems to include bragging on Facebook--but it seems at least some criminals want to ensure Twitter is not forgotten: Not one but three dumbasses post online photos of hotel room wreckage. Read more

Strange Herb Leads to Smashed Statues Dressing in Dead Guys Clothes

July 3, 2011 8:39pm by copythat

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A lot of people may say God's saved them--but this Connecticut guy says God made him do it. A West Hartford guy's accused breaking into a stranger’s house under the guise that God made him do it. Of course, it all happened on a Sunday. And a "strange strand of herb" is responsible. Read more

Barber Shop Employee Robs Bank of America Takes Public Taxi to Work

July 3, 2011 7:02pm by hearit

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If you can rob a bank, you've got cash for cab fare home--or, at least, to work. The FBI has has busted a Miami man its says robbed Bank of America's Hallandale Beach branch while dressed in a suit and tie--then took a taxi to his job. His place of employment: A barber shop where, of course, no one was paying attention to what he was doing.
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Massachusetts Says Dead Man Can Skip Jury Duty Five Years Later

July 3, 2011 3:37pm by editor

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It seems Ben Franklin had it kind of right with his famous quote that "in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes". Just add jury duty to life's list of guarantees--since Massachusetts has been trying to serve a dead man for about five years. The state was bordering on making that dead man a criminal. Read more

Ticked Off Former IT Employee Subs Porn for CEO Boss' Power Point

July 3, 2011 2:47pm by hearit

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It's the first computer hacking case prosecuted in the city of Baltimore, and it's revenge gone wrong--at least for one former IT guy, Walter Powell. The former Baltimore Substance Abuse Systems employee pled guilty to switching out a lewd image in a former boss' Power Point presentation. Board members got porn not graphs. Read more

Hedge Fund Man Accused of Lack of Interest Leaves $100 Million ATM Receipt

July 2, 2011 10:02pm by hearit

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A hedge fund manager is accused of poor returns: An ATM receipt shows a $100 million balance--for an account bearing just 1 percent interest annually. A Capital One bank customer left behind the evidence after paying the bank's $2.75 fee to withdraw $400 bucks in cash. Read more

TGI Fridays Server Flips Off Prosecutor Gets Jail Time in Casey Anthony Trial

July 2, 2011 8:28pm by copythat

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Casey Anthony may be defending herself in a murder trial but another man found himself with charges from Judge Belvin: A 28-year-old spectator was found in contempt of court for giving the middle finger to a prosecutor. It probably wasn't the media exposure TGI Friday's restaurants wanted: the man arrested is one of its servers. Read more

First Ever $2M Bath Salts Drug Bust NY Kingpin Faces 20 Years in Arrest

July 2, 2011 7:48pm by copythat

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The fact he’ll go down in history as a “first” won't ease the mind of Miguel Ashby--a Seattle, Washington, kingpin facing federal charges related to bath salts. Cops says he's been supplying a major bath salts drug ring in a business plan raking in millions. Read more

Exxon 1000 Barrel Oil Disaster Pours to Yellowstone Missouri Rivers

July 2, 2011 7:06pm by copythat

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In a crisis that once again puts oil companies at the forefront of environmental disasters, Montana estimates a just-burst pipeline near Billings has already emptied 1,000 barrels of crude oil from Exxon Mobil Corp. It’s a disaster currently pouring into Yellowstone River, threatening to corrupt its Missouri River tributary. Read more

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