While cops battle the idea of guns "on the street", one Seattle Police Department officer left one mean gun--literally, on the street. Actually on the trunk of a cruiser. The SPD apologizes for a police-issued AR-15 semi-automatic rifle that was left unattended, atop the law enforcement patrol car. Read more
It's the defense most people would like to argue: Pornography is simply a hobby. A New Jersey physics professor is making a case for a very 'Bad Teacher'. With hobbies including scuba diving and dreams of working with theater lighting, vice says a professor of physics is the mastermind behind a prostitution website aimed at connecting prostitutes with clients. Read more
People may say they feel like they're "going in circles" but a couple guys in South Florida have an absolute right to that concept: A drunk tow boat captain towed a couple guys whose boat had broken down in what probably felt like way more than a three-hour tour--since it was. The men drove in circles, all night. Read more
If you've got a bag of pot, perhaps throwing it onto a police cruiser isn't the best idea. A New Yorker's got some seriously bad aim while trying to ditch a baggie of marijuana. But--maybe stupider yet--probably wouldn't have been throwing a bag of weed from a moving car in the first place, had he not been standing through a sunroof. Read more
It's hard work to break out of prison, which makes knocking on the wrong door--to get yourself caught--a sorry mistake. A guy busts out of the Washington State Penitentiary, loose for a day before knocking on a cabin door to use a phone. The man renting that cabin was an off-duty guard from the Pen--but don't think that doesn't mean the inmate didn't escape a second time. Read more
Step 1: Only get on a plane with a pilot who's instrument-rated. Step 2: Never get on a plane with any moron who decides he's arrogant enough to land on water, on Rockaway Beach, New York, at night. Read more
Rep Anthony Weiner has ditched a Wisconsin speaking engagement after the crotch shot--sent out as a tweet to Twitter followers--continues to dog the politician. Read more
Lawn ornaments and cops don't mix. A Missouri gator by a Kansas City pond gets shot by a rifle -- pumped with two deadly rounds. The dangerous garden statue lives, slightly worse for the wear. Read more