Burglars hit police station

They took ammo, body armor and other law enforcement equipment.

 

Lawsuit over stoned-driving bill

Oh, Colorado's calling me.

Woman forces 11-year-old girl to give urine sample

Why?

She needed to pass a drug test.

Mail carrier targeted in murder plot

A truly awful story.

Victim clams up in barbeque fork assault

His alleged attacker went free after the guy who took a fork in the chest invoked the 5th in front of a jury.

Drunken advice leads to criminal charge

Prosecutors charge a bystander who told a motorist to flee after a fatal wreck.

Wednesday's open thread

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Piggy bank theft fueled drug and prostitute binge

The St. Louis area man stole $500 from his 4-year-old nephew.

I personally envy the child's wealth.

Dog chases off attacker

The guy should have gotten bit for pepper spraying a woman and the baby she was holding.

The translation of Ocho Cinco?

"Mucho Trouble"

 

Woman playing video game set on fire

The female suspect's motive is unknown.

If there's something worth fighting over...

It's beer.

Criminals accidently dial 911

Hilarity ensues.

 

Tuesday's open thread

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Drunk, naked and on video

Randy Travis is fighting to keep video of his DWI arrest from being made public.

Guy walks into police station, pulls knife

Funeral services are pending.

Another installment of the Alaska police blotter

A rather mild one. But they always give me a chuckle.

Monday's open thread

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Monkey killer gets sentenced

It happened at a zoo in Boise, Idaho.

Sex toy burglar nabbed

The officers down at the property room at police HQ probably had a lot of fun with this one.

Duck family saves speeder from ticket

Police dash cam video shows how.

Grandma to jail for hog-tied boy

I mean she had to go to the methadone clinic and all, and it's hard to find babysitters sometimes.

Charges filed in Mother's Day mass shooting

New Orleans cops say the shooting was caught on multiple surveillance cameras.

Creeper alert in Wichita

Police are investigating after two girls discovered a note with "sexual overtones" at their school bus stop.