Tricked: Husband says wife faked cancer for free goodies
09/08/10 - Crime Stupid - revdrew - 0 Comments
Tags: fraud, wedding, New York, terminal illness, leukemia
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Residents of the city of Newburgh, N.Y., are feeling angered — and saddened — over news that they may have fallen for the worst kind of hoax.
Back in April, the local paper ran a story about Jessica Vega, a bride-to-be in her early 20s who had less than a year to live. She said she had acute myeloid leukemia, and she wanted to marry her fiancé before she had to say goodbye to him and their 11-month-old baby girl.
Busted Pot Growers Mistake Wardens for Suppliers
09/04/10 - Crime Stupid - yrmom - 0 Comments
Tags: marijuana, Pot, California, oops!, game wardens
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California wildlife officials say two men are in custody after a group of marijuana growers started to toss bags full of pot into a pickup truck belonging to game wardens they mistook for their suppliers.
Jail-cell sex report sparks investigation in B.C.
09/04/10 - Crime Stupid - vissarion - 0 Comments
Tags: Prison, rcmp, BC, Voyeurs, jail sex
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A report that two female prisoners had sex in an RCMP cell while jail staff watched over a video camera is drawing the attention of this Interior B.C. city, including the mayor's, who says the public will eventually be told what really happened.
30-year-old man torches home after mum bins robots
08/29/10 - Crime Stupid - Xiphias - 5 Comments
Tags: japan, arson, attempted suicide, Hikikomori, robot toys
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A Japanese man has pleaded guilty to burning down his family home after his mother threw away some of his favourite robot toys.
Yoshifumi Takabe told Kobe District Court in western Japan he became suicidal after losing the figures, which he says were partners he wanted to spend his life with.
Police guard home of woman who put cat in trash bin
08/26/10 - Crime Stupid - enki don't - 20 Comments
Tags: Cats, animal cruelty, Death Threats, England, trash bin
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The home of a woman filmed picking up a cat and throwing it into a rubbish bin is under police guard in Britain after her actions sparked outrage from animal lovers and even death threats.
Mary Bale, 45, told the Sun newspaper on Wednesday: "I really don't see what everyone is getting so excited about -- it's just a cat."
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