Man sues Honolulu police, city for forced urinal licking

HONOLULU (AP) — A homeless man is suing the Honolulu Police Department and the city after he says officers forced him to lick a urinal in a public restroom. Samuel Ingall was seeking shelter in the restroom in January 2018 when one of the officers told him in an “aggressive tone” that the “only way... Read More

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Samuel Ingall

May 1, 2019

Defecating superintendent sues over release of mug shot

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A former New Jersey school superintendent who pleaded guilty to defecating on another high school’s track has sued the local police department for releasing his mug shot to news outlets. Thomas Tramaglini said in a federal lawsuit filed late Tuesday that Holmdel police violated his constitutional rights by taking the picture... Read More

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Thomas Tramaglini

December 15, 2018

Woman ‘danced naked through village with carrot between buttocks’

A woman who danced naked through a Suffolk village with a carrot clenched between her buttocks was “only trying to liven things up”, a court heard today. Lorraine Fisher, 34, had grown tired of the slow pace of village life, so decided to give locals something interesting to talk about, Ipswich Magistrates Court heard. Fisher,... Read More

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August 1, 2018

Man shoves $100 worth of Walmart steaks down pants, flees on moped: cops

A man in Nashville, North Carolina, was nabbed by authorities on Monday after he allegedly shoved $100 worth of stolen Walmart steaks down his pants. The alleged thief, identified as Keith Jordan by CBS 17, tried to make a getaway on his moped “in the pouring down rain” after walking out of the Walmart without... Read More

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April 24, 2018

Court sides with human in copyright fight over monkey selfie

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A U.S. appeals court on Monday favored humans over animals in a novel copyright lawsuit filed over a series of entertaining selfies taken by a monkey with a toothy grin. U.S. copyright law does not allow lawsuits that seek to give animals the rights to photographs or other original work, the... Read More

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Monkey Selfie

April 24, 2018

Texas man sentenced to 50 years for $1.2M theft of fajitas

BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A Texas man has been sentenced to 50 years in prison for stealing $1.2 million worth of fajitas over nine years. Fifty-three-year-old Gilberto Escamilla was sentenced Friday after pleading guilty to theft by a public servant. The Brownsville Herald reports he told the court the fajita scheme spun out of control.... Read More

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Gilberto Escamilla

March 16, 2018

Police: ‘Grandma Stinker’ received marijuana shipments from son

AURORA, IN (FOX19) – A 58-year-old woman was arrested on several drug charges after an investigation in Aurora. According to police, the investigation began when they received a call from a citizen stating Debra Ferguson was receiving mail shipments of marijuana on a regular basis from her son, Eric Anderson, who lives in Yuba County,... Read More

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Debra Lee Ferguson

March 8, 2018

Police: Man drove stolen car to court for stolen car charge

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Police say a man answering to a stolen car charge drove a stolen car to court in Connecticut. Authorities say 25-year-old Jonathan Rivera was at the Hartford Superior Court on Wednesday to appear before a judge on a charge of first-degree larceny and tampering with a motor vehicle from February. Parking... Read More

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Jonathan Rivera

February 20, 2018

11-year-old Pennsylvania Boy Scout called for jury duty

WEST CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — One Pennsylvania resident has been called to perform his civic duty a few years earlier than expected. Jeanette Fox says her son came running to her with a summons from the Chester County court to appear for jury duty in March. Her son, Luke, is only 11 years old. Fox... Read More

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Luke Fox

February 15, 2018

Man pleads guilty to charge he sprayed manure on fed’s car

ALBURGH, Vt. (AP) — A Vermont man has pleaded guilty to charges that he sprayed liquid cow manure on a U.S. Customs and Border Protection car after confronting an agent about why he wasn’t doing more to arrest people in the country illegally. MyChamplainValley.com reports that Mark Johnson, of Alburgh, entered pleas Tuesday to simple... Read More

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Mark Johnson

January 25, 2018

Grumpy Cat snatches lump of cash in California court

SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — It still won’t make her smile, but Grumpy Cat has won some scratch. A California jury gave the furry frown queen more than $700,000 this week in a federal lawsuit over the use of her identity. According to documents obtained by The Washington Post, owner Tabatha Bundesen of Morristown, Arizona,... Read More

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Grumpy Cat

January 11, 2018

Arkansas man accused of killing wife for changing TV channel

CARLISLE, Ark. (AP) — Investigators say a central Arkansas man fatally stabbed his wife after she changed the TV channel from a football game he was watching while he went outside to smoke. Tony Thomas, 58, of Carlisle, was charged Monday with capital murder. Investigators said he admitted killing his wife, Elke, during an argument... Read More

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Tony Thomas

January 4, 2018

Man Found Naked In Tree After Doing ‘Wasp Spray Dope’

LAWRENCEBURG, Tenn. – A dangerous new drug has turned up in Lawrence County that has officials incredibly concerned following a disturbing incident before Christmas in which a man ended up naked in a tree and had to be tased down by authorities. Officials said Danny Hollis was high on “Wasp Spray Dope” when he walked... Read More

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Danny Hollis

December 16, 2017

The one that got away: Not the fish, but the $2.8M prize

OCEAN CITY, Md. (AP) — Phil Heasley caught the fish of his life, but the $2.8 million in tournament prize money got away. Heasley reeled in a 6-foot (1.8 meter) white marlin last year off Maryland’s coast. But in a sign of how concerned some big money tournaments are about cheating, officials made him and... Read More

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Cheating, Fishing, Lying

Man sues Honolulu police, city for forced urinal licking

Defecating superintendent sues over release of mug shot

Woman ‘danced naked through village with carrot between buttocks’

Man shoves $100 worth of Walmart steaks down pants, flees on moped: cops

Court sides with human in copyright fight over monkey selfie

Texas man sentenced to 50 years for $1.2M theft of fajitas

Police: ‘Grandma Stinker’ received marijuana shipments from son

Police: Man drove stolen car to court for stolen car charge

11-year-old Pennsylvania Boy Scout called for jury duty

Man pleads guilty to charge he sprayed manure on fed’s car

Grumpy Cat snatches lump of cash in California court

Arkansas man accused of killing wife for changing TV channel

Man Found Naked In Tree After Doing ‘Wasp Spray Dope’

The one that got away: Not the fish, but the $2.8M prize

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