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Crime Of The Week

Rob Garrett — Tue, 01 May 2012 18:51:42 +0000

Victoria Crime Stoppers and the Victoria Police Department needs help to identify the person responsible for a burglary. On the evening of Tuesday March 13, 2012, Police responded to a house in the 4600 block of Lilac Lane reference to a burglary alarm. An unknown suspect had removed a window air condition unit to gain [...]

Strange But True — It's Illegal to Jump Off a Building in New York City

Carl Pettit — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 19:30:16 +0000

There are a lot of crazy laws out there that don’t make a lot of sense at first glance. One such law is a statute in New York against jumping off of a building more than 50 feet tall. And what’s the penalty for such an infraction? Why death, of course. Those New York lawyers [...]

'Easter Bunny' Arrested For Drug Possession While On the Job

Mithun Divakaran — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 20:00:25 +0000

Ut oh, some “bunny” is in trouble. Sorry, it was too easy NOT make that awful joke. A man in Danville, Virginia, who dressed up as the Easter Bunny this past weekend was arrested for possession of “illegal prescription narcotics.” To be fair, he wasn’t on the job when he was caught, but he was [...]

Failing At Showing Off

Rob Garrett — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 19:36:31 +0000

It's happened to everyone. You want to show off to your new girlfriend or buddies and it takes a turn for the worse. Sometimes you can pull it off but sometimes it just goes really bad. What has gone wrong to you when you have previously tried to show off a special skill? These videos sure do make me wonder what is the matter with people!

George Clooney Arrested While Protesting In Front of Sudanese Embassy

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 18:36:47 +0000

George Clooney and several others were arrested in Washington, DC on Friday while protesting the Sudanese government. Standing in front of the African nation’s embassy, Clooney accused Sudan’s president, Omar al-Bashi, of causing a humanitarian crisis by blocking aid into his war-torn nation. “We are here really to ask two very simple questions,” Clooney said right [...]

Police Searching for Trespasser Who Abandoned Burning, Stolen SUV Near Garth Brooks' Property

Billy Dukes — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 22:00:47 +0000

Police in Rogers County, Okla. are trying to determine if the man who left a burning vehicle near Garth Brooks‘ house knew he was trespassing on the singer’s property as he escaped. Despite a perimeter search following Thursday’s incident, the man has not been found.

Dumb Criminal Pulls 'Dine and Dash' In Restaurant Full of Cop Waiters

Shauna Wright — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 15:15:36 +0000

It’s never a good idea to run up a restaurant tab and then skip out on the bill — and it’s an even worse idea when said eatery is lousy with cops. After Alan Golden, 22, of New Mexico, ate dinner with a group of friends at a local Applebee’s, they thought they’d pull a [...]

Cop Faces Charges After Stealing Food from Work Fridge

Don Deane — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 21:45:51 +0000

At one point or another, we’ve all fallen victim to the theft of food from an office fridge. In general, most of us chalk it up as a minor annoyance. But police in Deer Park, Texas were so fed up with an office thief that they ran a sting to catch him in the act. And, it turns out, the culprit was a cop.

Hit-and-Run Teen Criminal Caught After Boasting on Facebook

Don Deane — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:30:58 +0000

In Oregon last week, a 14-year-old boy driving a stolen passenger van lost control and slammed into a SUV, critically injuring the other driver. The teen fled the scene but was caught the next day after — get this — boasting about his escape on Facebook.

World's Dumbest Security Camera Thief Caught on Security Camera

Danny Gallagher — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:00:49 +0000

Police are looking for a man in Bakersfield who was caught stealing a security camera by the very same security camera. 2012′s dumb criminals have a lot to live up to after this guy.

Why You Don't Mess With Strangers!

Rob Garrett — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 20:04:27 +0000

I don’t know if you have heard about this guy that got into a fight defending himself on a transit bus. He is labeled the Epic Beard Guy and this supports my theory of why you shouldn’t mess with strangers. These days you just don’t know who your messing with. I have a good friend [...]

Holiday Grinches Steal Neighbor's Christmas Ornaments and Put Them Up in Their Own Yard [VIDEO]

Danny Gallagher — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 14:24:37 +0000

Thanks to security cameras and good ol’ fashioned stupidity, a pair of not-so-nice neighbors could be facing charges for allegedly stealing some decorations out of a Florida resident’s front yard and using them for a holiday display of their own.

Real-life Grinches Busted for Shoplifting $35,000 Worth of Toys [VIDEO]

Shauna Wright — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 22:21:17 +0000

Theresa Lynn Warner, 40, her 39-year-old fiancé, Christopher Damaio and Warner’s 17-year-old son were busted this week just outside Pittsburgh with a van full of shoplifted toys they planned to sell on eBay or elsewhere — $35,000 worth of loot in all. Ho-Ho-Holy holiday shopping list, that’s a lot of stolen merchandise! The trio bilked 91 Kmart, [...]

Criminal Dressed as Gumby Is Back — And He's Guilty

Danny Gallagher — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 19:14:50 +0000

A San Diego man who held up a convenience store dressed in a Gumby costume and his non-costumed accomplice pleaded guilty to their crimes. No, they weren’t guilty of being adorable. 19-year-old Jacob Kiss and 20-year-old Jason Giramma each pleaded guilty to misdemeanor burglary charges and received three years of probation as their sentence. The [...]

Robbery By Fear Charge?

Rob Garrett — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 19:18:42 +0000

Are you kidding me. I had no idea there was such a thing. This story was already blogged about before here on KIXS.com but I thought I would share again. I am confused by the charge this kid has. I have never heard of the charge “robbery by fear”. The guy didn’t have a weapon [...]

Stupid Criminal Robs Banks With Note Written on Personal Check [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 18:00:02 +0000

Looks like we have a brand new candidate for dumbest criminal ever.

Patrick Johnson robbed two banks in the Ocala, FL area in one day. The thief had the presence of mind to change his wardrobe between his crimes, but his method of sticking up the banks — a note stating he had a gun — was the same both times.

Dumbest Criminal Ever Robs Store With Cop Standing Right Behind Him [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 15:31:36 +0000

Here’s a little pro tip for those of you planning on holding up a convenience store: make sure a cop isn’t standing right behind you. Otherwise you’ll look like an idiot like the criminal in this video. Needless to say, Stephen Daniel of Gwinnett County, Ga. did not take this precaution when attempting to rob a QuikTrip [...]

Heroic 12-Year Old Boy Saves Dad From Armed Robber [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 18:15:51 +0000

An armed robber was caught on tape holding up a clerk in a jewelry store in Istanbul, Turkey. But he didn’t count on the clerk’s 12-year-old son, who makes a thrilling rescue in this intense video. The son’s brave intervention gives his dad time to join the fray, and the father/son crime-fighting duo eject the would-be [...]

Woman Claiming to Be Vampire Bites Senior Citizen

Jeremy Taylor — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 06:00:40 +0000

Josephine Smith wasn’t kidding when she approached 69-year-old Milton Ellis Wednesday night in the parking lot of a shuttered St. Petersburg, Florida Hooters and declared “I’m a vampire, I am going to eat you.” In fact, the 22-year-old vamp wannabe then began tearing away at the skin on Ellis’s face and arm with her teeth, [...]

Man in Gumby Suit Tries to Rob 7-11 (But Doesn't End Up in the Pokey) [VIDEO]

Chris Illuminati — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 18:00:53 +0000

A man dressed as Gumby made such a horrible attempt at robbing a 7-11 store that the clerk thought it was all a joke. The assailant told the clerk he was being robbed then fumbled inside his costume as if he was going to pull out a gun. He ended up dropping 27 cents on the floor and being told by the man behind the counter “not to waste his time.”