Friday, Oct. 6, 2006
Sweaty signs
Police in Indiana say a routine traffic stop led to a $2.2 million cocaine bust the county's second-largest bust ever after the couple in the car began to sweat.
[NWI Times]
[NWI Times]
Poo on you
Thursday, Oct. 5, 2006
Guess it worked
A New York cop found the breathalyzer test he was supposed to calibrate worked a little too well he was found to be legally intoxicated and suspended from duty.
[North Country Gazette]
[North Country Gazette]
Your daily (helmeted) naked

Today's Daily Naked comes to you from Canada, where police "found a man riding his motorcycle wearing nothing but a football helmet." Which, naturally, was caught on tape.
[570news.com]
[570news.com]
Bad timing
One burglar's great plan gone horribly awry: He managed to kick in the ceiling of a convenience store ... right when the last employee was locking up for the night.
[49abcnews.com]
[49abcnews.com]
All-around dumb, part 2
Fourth item in this police blotter: A man and a woman in Indiana allegedly stole a $199 "air nailer" (which was caught on tape), then tried to return it to the same store they stole it from. Great plan!
[NWI Times]
[NWI Times]
Dumb excuses, men in tights edition
One man's excuse for allegedly robbing a series of banks: He was just like Robin Hood. (We also like the part about checking in with his bosses before he turned himself in.)
[AP]
[AP]
Sneaky snake-stealer
A thief held up an Australian family at gunpoint before taking off with a bag of a dozen snakes.
[AP]
[AP]
Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2006
Don't mess with Elmo
Yes, it's that time of year again when parents everywhere duke it out over freaky, fuzz-covered robotic Sesame Street characters. Or, as one 911 caller put it, "this stupid Tickle Me Elmo freaking doll."
[WJZ]
[WJZ]
All-around dumb

One thief's brilliant plan for getting rid of the diamond ring he'd just stolen: Sell it back to the same jeweler.
[icBirmingham]
[icBirmingham]
Soused 'n stupid
In other drunk and wacky news, a Florida man had a really short trip to the police station after he crashed into it.
[WFTV]
[WFTV]
Home sweet ... oops
Second item in this Indiana police blotter: A drunk man "attempted to enter a home that was not his home." And check out the third item: One thief's choice of getaway vehicle was apparently a golf cart.
[NWI Times]
[NWI Times]
Catching some z's at KFC
A woman who fell asleep in the drive-thru lane of a KFC/Taco Bell restaurant was charged with driving under the influence. Once she woke up, that is.
[Star-Gazette]
[Star-Gazette]
Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2006
Your daily nakeds
Metro.co.uk mentions a Palm Beach post report about a naked man who "allegedly tried to assault a restaurant worker because he had touched the naked man's naked girlfriend's naked breast." Oh, the story gets better.
(And how many times does Metro.co.uk use the word "naked" in their story? 19. We counted.)
[Metro.co.uk]
(And how many times does Metro.co.uk use the word "naked" in their story? 19. We counted.)
[Metro.co.uk]
'Dude, you're in my car'
No, not Ashton Kutcher the man who allegedly fell asleep in someone's car after a night of drunken biking. (Our favorite line: "Inside the thief's pockets, officers found lighters, change and a tampon.")
[AP/KUTV]
[AP/KUTV]
So I married an ax-chaser
A New Hampshire couple's fight about their marriage escalated when a woman picked up an ax and chased her husband around the house with it. The woman defended herself by calling the ax a "toy" and saying she never threatened to kill him, to which we say: It's all fun and games till somebody gets hurt, lady.
[AP/NWI Times]
[AP/NWI Times]
The case of the missing mummy

Somebody call Scooby-Doo: A Florida man's elaborate Halloween decorations, including a mummy and other monsters, were stolen from his front yard.
[AP]
[AP]
Monday, Oct. 2, 2006
Home sweet (someone else's) home
A California burglar apparently decided to really make himself comfortable he not only ordered pizza (and paid for it with one of the homeowner's checks), but he was doing his laundry when the owner came home.
[AP]
[AP]
Pretty, pretty pot

A mother in Florida was arrested after allegedly allowing her son to grow marijuana in their back yard. She didn't mind, she said, because "it was a nice looking plant."
[AP/TampaBays10, via Fark]
[AP/TampaBays10, via Fark]
Dairy dust-up
In Greece, a man was arrested after hurling a pot of yogurt at a government official during a statue unveiling.
[AFP]
[AFP]

By the Numbers

Thwarted by:
Sleepiness (1) | Toy gun (1) | Manager (1) | Stick shift (1) | Strong man (1) | Tourists, cops disguised as (unknown)

Naked and/or naughty:
Cemetery cavorter (1) | Sex toy thieves (unknown)
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