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Man Charged After Shooting at 'Ghost' in His Home

Christain Devaux had reportedly done it before

(Newser) - A 25-year-old Connecticut man faces several charges after firing shots in his house at what he told police may have been a ghost. Christain Devaux of Tolland is due in court on Sept. 11 on charges including the illegal discharge of a firearm, making a false statement to police, second-degree...

Guy Swipes Hearse, Gets Unexpected Passenger

Stolen vehicle was carrying the body of an 80-year-old man

(Newser) - Police in central Mexico say they've caught a man who made off with a hearse—complete with a corpse inside. The Tlaquepaque police department says on its Facebook page that the hearse had been readied to take the body of an 80-year-old man from a hospital in neighboring Guadalajara...

Florida Man Allegedly Gives Woman 'Wet Willy,' Is Arrested

Joseph Jean Sireci's girlfriend alleges he was acting 'belligerent'

(Newser) - A Florida man's Aug. 15 arrest is now making headlines due to a weirder aspect of it: It allegedly involved a "wet willy." Joseph Jean Sireci was arrested on a battery charge and an arrest affidavit (it's near the bottom) from the St. Lucie County Sheriff'...

Cops: Couple's Drug House Had Drive-Thru Window

Florida pair busted as police investigate a rise in overdoses

(Newser) - It had all the trappings of a small business looking to be customer-friendly: a drive-thru window, signs directing motorists where to go, and open and closed signs. The problem, say police in Ocala, Florida, is that this particular business was dispensing heroin laced with fentanyl, reports WFTV . Police say they...

Alleged 'Dine-and-Dash Dater' Faces 13 Years in Prison

Paul Gonzales charged with extortion, grand theft

(Newser) - A man who fled at least 10 restaurant dates without paying his bill, earning him the title of "Dine-and-Dash Dater," has finally been nabbed, say law enforcement officials in California. Paul Gonzales, 45, pleaded not guilty Monday to extortion, attempted extortion, grand theft, and petty theft charges, reports...

Penalty for Taunting Bison: 130 Days in Jail

Raymond Reinke sentenced after his Yellowstone bison harassment was filmed

(Newser) - An Oregon man who said he and his buddy were on a "last hurrah" tour through national parks before he entered alcohol treatment was sentenced Thursday to 130 days in jail for his drunken behavior—including harassing a bison that had stopped traffic in Yellowstone National Park, per the...

Lawyer Pleads Guilty to Porn Scheme That Made $3M

Prosecutors alleged Paul Hansmeier, colleague made porn in order to snare downloaders

(Newser) - It apparently started out above-board, at least according to court documents. Paul Hansmeier and John Steele of what Ars Technica calls "legitimate if aggressive copyright law firm" Prenda Law found their niche around 2010: The men repped clients who held the copyrights to porn flicks and went after internet...

A Reach Down, a Slap on a Hippo's Butt, Now a Crime Probe

LAPD looking for man who smacked the backside of 4-year-old hippo at Los Angeles Zoo

(Newser) - By now, everyone should know not to get too close to hippos in the wild or in captivity, but a California man didn't get the memo. Officials at the Los Angeles Zoo tell the Los Angeles Times they've recruited the LAPD to help look for a most unusual...

Woman Arrested After 16 Years of Blasting Opera Song

She faces charges of harassment, persecution in Slovakia

(Newser) - A woman in Slovakia started playing opera at a loud volume to drown out the sound of a neighbor's barking dog—and then continued blasting the music, at all hours of the day, for 16 years, neighbors say. She has finally been arrested and faces charges of harassment and...

Mom's Facebook Claim About Abduction Attempt a Lie: Cops

Chelsie Hendel allegedly posted a live video about a crime that never happened

(Newser) - An Ohio mom's Facebook video about the attempted abduction of her child in a Walmart parking lot was all made up, per local authorities. Chelsie Hendel was arrested Friday after the Marion County Sheriff's Office says the 27-year-old mother recorded a live video about her experience in the...

Island Fights Tourists Trying to Steal Tons of Sand

Sardinia will fine you up to $3.4K if you take sand, rocks, or shells from its beaches

(Newser) - Do the crime, pay the fine—and on the island of Sardinia, the fine for collecting sand as a souvenir can be quite steep. The Telegraph reports a 40-year-old British tourist now has to fork over nearly $1,200 after local police say he was found with a plastic bottle...

Suspect Runs Into Pasture. The Cows Weren't Having It

Florida woman arrested, thanks to a crime-fighting herd of cattle

(Newser) - It's one of the strangest and most spectacular lines ever uttered during a police chase: "If you see the large group of cows, they're literally following her and chasing her." You'll need to watch the video from Florida's Seminole County Sheriff's Office to...

Burglar Thwarted by Family's 'Perfect' Pig

Good boy, Dumplin

(Newser) - Beware of pig: Authorities in Indianapolis are crediting a family's full-grown pig with scaring off a burglar or burglars who broke into a home just weeks after the property was purchased. Per Fox 59 , the intruder smashed through the back door but left without taking anything, apparently after encountering...

Man Admits Stealing Shark, Insists It 'Needed Help'

Anthony Shannon previously 'inspected' aquarium under guise

(Newser) - Anthony Shannon says he knows it was "wrong" to steal an aquarium's shark, carted off in a baby stroller over the weekend, but the 38-year-old insists it was "an emergency." In an interview with KENS-TV , the self-described marine activist who keeps five sharks and dozens of...

Why Did She Jump Off Bridge? She Was 'Very Drunk': Cops

'She just likes swimming'

(Newser) - After she allegedly did some drinking on Sunday night, things went south for Brooke North. Police say the 39-year-old from Ocean Pines, Md., jumped off a drawbridge in nearby Ocean City, washed up on the rocks (where she said she stayed for several hours), and then staggered around a gravel...

Would-Be Bank Robber Balks, Asks to Open Account Instead

Unfortunately, he was lacking the proper ID to do so

(Newser) - A would-be bank robber turned into a would-be bank customer Friday afternoon, police say. The suspect walked into a Bayonne, NJ, bank and handed a teller a note demanding "all the money." But as the teller read the note, he snatched it back and said he wanted to...

They Fled the Aquarium With a Stroller. There Was No Baby

Man charged with theft of horn shark in San Antonio; 2 others expected to be charged

(Newser) - A juvenile horn shark is back in its tank at the San Antonio Aquarium after three people whisked it away in a baby stroller. "When we first got the call, we thought it was kind of a hoax being that it was Shark Week last week," Leon Valley...

Woman Shoots Husband Dead After He Bought Porn

Patricia Hill called 911 and told them what she'd done

(Newser) - An Arkansas woman was arrested Saturday after authorities say she fatally shot her husband. Of particular note in this case is the reason the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office says Patricia Hill gave for the deadly misdeed: her husband bought porn. Per Fox16.com , 69-year-old Hill admitted to police she...

Woman Saved From Cliff Now Faces 96 Felonies

Heather Mounce accused of stealing thousands of dollars, a man's identity

(Newser) - Last summer, Heather Mae Mounce was reported missing by her family; her car was found abandoned along Highway 101 in Oregon. After her then-husband ultimately spotted her, four days later, "clinging to bushes" 180 feet down the side of a cliff, a Coast Guard helicopter crew airlifted her from...

Cops: Teen Burglar Woke Couple for WiFi Password

17-year-old arrested in Palo Alto

(Newser) - Palo Alto police say they've caught a young burglar with a bizarre but modern tactic: He allegedly broke into a home late Saturday night, then woke up the couple residing there to ask for their WiFi password, reports KRON . He didn't get it, however. Police say the husband,...

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