It'd surely embarrass the Hollywood star who lit up movie screens as a man to know grandson, Clark Gable III, acts like a "boy". The film star's relation plays Jedi with a 'Lightsaber' while LAPD isn't happy about lasers shined on police helicopters. No, a coper's not the Hollywood sign. Yes, it does cost $250,000 to bail out of Los Angeles jail. Read more
Who knew a picnic bench could be such a dangerous place. It seems Weatherby Police don't have a lot to do in Kansas: A woman discovered sitting at picnic table--writing 'thank you' cards near Weatherby Lake on a work break--is arrested for first-degree trespassing. Read more
Most people don't want to be in jail but a guy in Provo wanted to be there so badly he refused to reveal his identity to cops. The Utah mystery man arrested on minor charges--now more than three weeks ago--has remained behind bars in Utah while law enforcement tripled his charges. The inmate didn't fall for the 'free phone card' trick. Read more
The hotel maid that accuses Dominique Strauss-Kahn of raping her in May 2011 in New York is heading to the public for backing, after prosecution sends the signal of plans to potentially ditch her. The woman who claims rape has been identified as Nafissatou Diallo and has gone public--speaking via Newsweek and ABC's "Good Morning America". Read more
The end of July is a week of being stuck: One guy gets stuck on a hot tar roof in PA while a California guy gets wedged in a manhole supposedly trying to fish out a wallet--the trapped man photographed by Ceres Police in a serious resemblance to the Wicked Witch Read more
Apparently 'jackass' runs in the family. Jackass star Dave England videos his kids Ruby and Roan and their escapades of pulling out Roan's loose, front tooth with a piece of floss--while daughter Ruby drives a motorcycle for the final pull. Read more
He thought he was being targeted. A guy who lives in the country isn't used to seeing trash littered and constantly dumped on his property. So when empty Lipton tea bottles were thrown on his property in the same spot--every day for two years including Earth Day and Easter Sunday--one Kansas guy wanted the source. Read more
The Facebook versus Google war continues: Developer Michael Lee Johnson is ticked, the former-Facebook advertiser continuing to spread his feelings of ill will about the social networking site that's yanked his ads--and disabled his ability to post ads permanently--after the guy tried to garner some Google Plus contacts. Read more
For those who thought Charlie Sheen's acting career could be over, don't count the warlock down for the count: He's got 'tiger blood'. The actor's proving his mettle in a brand-new TV show sitcom slated for fall 2012. 'Anger Management' is the actor's answer to being ousted from "Two and a Half Men"--when he kissed $2 million per episode goodbye. Read more
Apparently it's a very bad thing to complain about lack of love from an artist: When a Pennsylvania woman complains to her songwriter boyfriend -- about the fact he'd never written a song about her -- it didn't result in a new love song. The boyfriend instead choked his girlfriend before hitting her in the face. Read more