While crime is serious, these crimes – or at least the criminals allegedly committing them – are unusual and, at times, downright weird.
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Two women who dressed up to make themselves appear as older adults to get coronavirus vaccinations were turned away and issued More
February 19, 2021
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man who ran onto the field during the Super Bowl has been charged with trespassing. With the world watching, authorities say More
February 8, 2021
BEAVERTON, Ore. (AP) — A car thief who found a toddler in the backseat of a stolen vehicle drove back and chastised the mother for... More
January 19, 2021
CHICAGO (AP) — A California man who told police that the coronavirus pandemic left him afraid to fly has been arrested on charges that he... More
January 19, 2021
NEW YORK (AP) — A woman who wrongly accused a Black teenager of stealing her phone and tackled him while being filmed at a New... More
January 8, 2021
By DAN SEWELL Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) — A federal judge plans to complete sentencing Tuesday afternoon for an Ohio man who falsely claimed to... More
December 15, 2020
By CURT ANDERSON and FREIDA FRISARO Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A female volunteer who regularly feeds big cats was bitten and seriously More
December 3, 2020
FULLERTON, Calif. (AP) — A thief took a break during his burglary of a Southern California pizzeria to make himself a pizza pie before fleeing... More
November 18, 2020
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Police body camera video shows a shirtless New York Supreme Court justice shove a Buffalo police officer who was putting handcuffs... More
October 14, 2020
By JACQUES BILLEAUD and TOM KRISHER Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The backup Uber driver involved in the first self-driving vehicle fatality has been More
September 16, 2020
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A Long Island criminal defendant tried faking his death to avoid a jail sentence, but... More
July 22, 2020
WYNNEWOOD, Okla. (AP) — A federal judge in Oklahoma has awarded ownership of the zoo made famous in Netflix's “Tiger King” docuseries to Joe Exotic's More
June 2, 2020
CITRUS PARK, Fla. (AP) — Are you a cool cat or kitten? There’s now a coronavirus mask out there for you. The Tampa Bay Times reports that Big Cat... More
May 19, 2020
PALM COAST, Fla. (AP) — A welcome mat at the front door of a Florida home read “come back with a warrant” — and that's... More
April 28, 2020
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky doctor has been arrested, accused of choking a teenage girl while confronting a group of young people about social More
April 8, 2020
ASHLAND, Mo. (AP) — A mid-Missouri man who allegedly threatened to give two store clerks the COVID-19 virus was charged Monday with two counts of More
March 25, 2020
ESCANABA, Mich. (AP) — A 59-year-old Michigan man who told his lawyer that he wanted to rob an Upper Peninsula business so he could return... More
December 13, 2019
PHOENIX (AP) — A retired FBI agent described a horrific raid of now-closed body donation facility Monday, recalling a table stacked with severed human More
October 29, 2019
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Entertainer Wayne Newton is being sued by a Las Vegas woman who claims the veteran crooner's pet monkey bit and injured... More
August 9, 2019
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A defense attorney for a man charged with murder wants jurors who won't judge his client because of his face... More
August 7, 2019
