Don’t Arrest Me, I’m A Witless!…I Mean Witness!

You and your wife just finished slashing some tires in an apartment complex and pulling a knife on a family that tried to chase you down. Your wife has been arrested, but you escaped. What do you do now? I wouldn’t have come up with this in a million years, but apparently the answer is …

“Dude, Did You Hear That?” “Yeah, It Sounds Like Us Getting Hauled Off To Jail.”

There is, as it turns out, such a thing as being too high. Just ask the two unidentified fellows in Effingham County, Georgia who essentially busted their own meth lab after apparently doing a little too much quality assurance testing. Deputies responding around 4 a.m. to the home outside Savannah were told by the pair …

Why Do You Need To See ID? You Already Have It

Cases of people leaving things at crime scenes that lead to their undoings are a dime a dozen these days, so it’s nice to see that there are still folks out there willing to go the extra mile to keep things interesting. Kenneth Morgan, 48, is certainly one of them. Not content with simply dropping …

He Gave Police A Leg Up On Catching Him

Ya know, it’s criminals like David Phillips that make police work look easy. He stole a bunch of jewellery and other things. But they noticed at one crime scene that there were a series of right footprints and crutch marks, and whatdya know? They led back to Phillips’ apartment. Phillips just happens to only have …

Dear Diary: I’m Going To Have A Lot More Time To Write In You Soon, Even Though You Get Me In Trouble

A couple of quick armed robbery tips for Jonathan Ochola and Rashad Delawala, because they seem to need ’em. Don’t drop your balaclava. It probably has your DNA on it. Don’t write stupid things in your diary. For instance, “I picked up a few things I needed in town today” is much better than “Go …

Because Of Your Policy, All I Can Do With My Hands Is Write Court Documents

Somebody seriously needs to come up with more for inmates to do. More productive hours in the day would probably help cut down on the number of cases jamming up the courts. Cases like that filed recently by 21-year-old Kyle Richards, for instance. In a handwritten lawsuit, Richards says that Michigan’s Macomb County Jail is …

"Nice Jacket." "I Know, And It Was A Real Steal!"

This is one of those cases when I’m not sure a trial is necessary. 46-Year-old Stephen Kirkbride was hauled into court on a shoplifting charge, accused of stealing a pricey waterproof jacket from a sporting goods store. Ok, so he started out being accused, but the case quickly turned from a who done it to …

Dog, Sandwich And Brain At Large

Things like this keep happening, so we’ll keep posting them. Sarah Renee Lane was no fan of being told by the driver picking her up that she couldn’t bring her pita sandwich into the cab with her. After what I’m certain was very careful deliberation, she decided on a plan. Leaving lunch at the curb …

Next Time You’ll Drive Safely…If You’re Not Too Chicken

You’d think, if you’re driving a vehicle full of guns and drugs, that you’d want to be the best driver on the road so as to avoid detection. But you, of course, aren’t Shawn Smith. If you were, rather than taking great care of yourself and your cargo, you would eat chicken while talking on …