Tag: Stupid Criminals: Page 13

Patrol

Inmate Admits Mailing Bomb Threat to Federal Agency

Inmate Glen Sharkany, 40, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport, Conn., to one count of conveying false information through the postal system,U.S. Attorney Nora R. Dannehy announced.

September 2, 2009

Patrol

Foot Pursuit Ends When Suspect Jumps Fence Into Sheriff's Yard

A Carson City man was apprehended after a foot pursuit that began when deputies pulled him over during a traffic stop and ended when he jumped over a fence into Sheriff Ken Furlong's backyard, reports the Nevada Appeal.

September 2, 2009

Editor's Notes

Money Laundering for Morons

Collectibles are fragile and a very poor investment. That's why I was stunned earlier this week when I read that a methamphetamine ring in Colorado used comic books for money laundering.

August 27, 2009

Patrol

Home Invaders Apologize For Ransacking Wrong House

Two men held a 16-year-old girl at gunpoint as they ransacked a Newport News, Va., home, then suddenly left without stealing any items, after apologizing for entering the 'wrong house,' WAVY.com reports.

August 26, 2009

Patrol

Large Meth Ring Busted in Colorado

A massive methamphetamine ring with suspected gang affiliation that used women as drug mules and classic Batman and Superman comic books to hide drug profits has been dismantled after a year-long undercover operation.

August 24, 2009

Vehicle Ops

Oregon Man Who Robbed Police Station Faces Nine Charges

A 26-year-old Oregon man will face nine charges related to his brazen robbery of the North Bend police station in which he made off with a police cruiser, two Tasers and a radio, the Register-Guard reports.

August 19, 2009

Training

Alabama Man Admitted Sex Crimes During Police Interview

A 21-year-old man who admitted to possessing child pornography and having sex with an underage girl during a job interview with Montgomery police has been sentenced to 30 years in prison, AL.com reports.

August 13, 2009

Patrol

Chicago Man Charged with Punching Police Horse

A 21-year-old man spent the night in jail after he allegedly punched a Chicago police horse near the Lollapalooza music festival.

August 10, 2009

Special Units

Florida Man Assaults SWAT Officer

A 30-year-old man who threatened to kill his mother was arrested, after a SWAT unit used gas to expel him from his home in Port St. Lucie, Florida, TCPalm.com reports.

July 26, 2009

Patrol

S.C. Serial Killer Spent His Last Days Partying

Patrick Tracy Burris spent his last days taking drugs in a partying binge. When police found him early Monday in an abandoned house near Dallas, N.C., he was so impaired he could barely walk.

July 8, 2009

Patrol

Man Impersonates a Police Officer When Pulled Over by Real Cop

A Dodge Charger modified to look like a police car caught the eye of the real police when its owner, Evan Kane of Waterford, was driving through Mechanicville, N.Y. Kane made a minor traffic infraction, and an officer right behind him pulled up to talk. Police say during the conversation, Kane identified himself as an officer.

June 18, 2009

Patrol

Police: Man Attacked for Bologna Sandwich

A man in Oklahoma City said he was attacked for his bologna and cheese sandwich. Police say 24-year-old Roger Hamilton told them he was sitting on a bus station bench Wednesday, about to put mayonnaise on his sandwich, when another man began staring at him.

June 17, 2009