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Like thousands of New Yorkers, Dr. Anthony Marx, the 52-year-old president of the New York Public Library, was massively inconvenienced on Sunday by marathon road closures. No problemo! He just threw his Audi A4 (registered to the library) into reverse, floored it — and slammed it into a garbage truck on East 138th St. More »
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You thought after your 18th birthday you'd grown out of having sex in the back of the car. Not so for 71-year-old senior citizen Rita Daniels who was arrested for getting it on in the back of her Buick with a guy she picked up at a bar. More »
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Hundreds of Missouri motorcycle stunt riders took to the freeways of St. Louis late last week for an event they called the "Ride of the Century." For at least one member, the event produced the photo of the century. UPDATED More »
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Street justice, extraordinary overkill edition: A boy throwing rocks at cars took a crossbow bolt to the belly yesterday, apparently as retribution for throwing a rock at a Toyota RAV4. The RAV4 had several passengers, one of whom literally went medieval on him, pulling out a crossbow and shooting the kid right then and there. Funny, I would have taken Goliath for more of a Chevrolet kind of guy. More »
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We've all been on some pretty bad flights. But a JetBlue flight from Oregon to JFK yesterday, well, ew. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5829885&view=rss&microfeed=true You have to be pretty stupid, or pretty drunk, to lead the police on a car chase. You have to even drunker, and certainly more Amish, to lead the police on a car-vs.-horse-and-buggy chase. More »
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You have to be pretty stupid, or pretty drunk, to lead the police on a car chase. You have to even drunker, and certainly more Amish, to lead the police on a car-vs.-horse-and-buggy chase. More »
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The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case involving a man tracked by the FBI without a warrant for a month with a GPS unit mounted on his car. Lower courts ruled against the feds, but there's one round left. More »
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A woman beaten by a Newark, New Jersey police officer during a routine traffic stop in October of 2004 has just been awarded $2.7 million by a jury, a monstrously high sum for an incident where no one was killed. But it is a reflection of just how awful the encounter was. So what happened? More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5812294&view=rss&microfeed=true For most of us, that familiar beep-beep as we walk away through a parking lot or garage is enough assurance that our car is both locked and safe. Often a tiny flashing light on the dashboard also alerts would be criminals that the car is protected by the latest form of antitheft security. And for the most part, that is true; a sophisticated set of encryption and electronics is at work inside. However, don't be surprised to find your state-of-the-art, antitheft-protected vehicle stolen. Complex technology doesn't necessarily raise the barrier for entry for cyber criminals; sometimes it does the exact opposite. More »
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Next time you deny a Facebook friend request, think of the consequences! Long Island resident Melanie Snanopoulos is accused of running down her cousin twice because a gentleman friend had accepted the cousin's friend request—but not hers. More »
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David Rock has become YouTube royalty with videos of epic, hoontastic stunts on his Canadian farm. He's also a convicted sex offender and now at the center of a flame war that's escalated to death threats. More »
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Erik Holtz, the upstate New York man who boasted online about outrunning three police chases, was arrested Saturday after a brief foot pursuit near his parents' business. He faces 17 charges, and police thanked online posters for their tips. More »
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Say Hai, a 19-year-old Minnesota man, led St. Paul police on a winding chase through downtown on this go-kart before being stopped after three Taser blasts. Yes, those are mismatched wheels up front. More »
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Traffic cops in in New Delhi, India have begun issuing traffic tickets based on images uploaded to their Facebook page by tattletale motorists. There are so many posts police have two full-time staffers combing through submissions, hunting down legit violations. More »
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If you're stopped by Boston police at 3:30 AM while pushing home an electric scooter that you've just stolen, here's a helpful tip. Don't tell them you're just pushing it to AutoZone to charge it. They will not believe you. More »
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Half Life's Gordon Freeman doesn't talk much, but he's pretty good at braining enemies with a crow bar. One gamer's frustration at having his car repeatedly broken into resulted in this Half Life-inspired note to would-be thieves. NSFW words. More »
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This delicate flower is Chandra Reed, 23, of Mesa, Arizona. Police responded to her boyfriend's call claiming she'd broken the windows out of his car with a dog leash. She allegedly answered the door nude, holding a can of beer. More »
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Andrew Brian McKnight works at a Waffle House in Tennessee. When a customer allegedly attempted to run him over after running out on a check, McKnight ended up on the hood of his car. Sound bad? It gets worse. More »
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28-year-old Deserie Guzman is probably the worst person in the world. She's been charged with stealing Adrienne Braxton's car as the nurses assistant attempted to save a man who'd been severely injured in a car accident. The man died. More »
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The New York Auto Show, one of the United States' largest, continued a growing association with violence last night. How'd the auto show become such a flashpoint for violence? Are car guys to blame? More »
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A 1968 VW Beetle owned by serial killer Ted Bundy is on display at the National Museum of Crime & Punishment in Washington, D.C. It's unclear whether old Volkswagen ownership is considered crime or punishment. [New York Times: Wheels] More »
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After getting ripped off in the past, a Ballard, Washington, resident installed a motion-activated camera on the front porch… and caught a woman stealing packages. The getaway car's reflection can be seen in a window. Mazda 323? Toyota Tercel? More »
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48-year-old Randy Sipple was so angry at a fellow motorist, he decided to up the road-rage ante by throwing a pick-axe through the back window of a car. No surprise it happened in middle-of-nowhere, Ohio. [Local12] More »
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After reading the tale of the science-geek kid whose innocuous Gatorade-bottle-based motion-detector project got the bomb squad on his ass and his life ruined forever, I was reminded of my own similar experience involving a '75 Ford LTD seatbelt buzzer. More »
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A group of men visiting from Los Angeles to attend the Detroit Auto Show were robbed at gunpoint after dining at Detroit's famous Slow's Barbecue. Jalopnik was just there Monday night. Hell, it could have been us! More »
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Two rocket-scientist teenagers from the Metro Detroit suburb of Fraser got high by huffing then decided to steal a riding lawnmower before dawn and drive to the store for more cans. Too bad they crashed into a police cruiser. [ClickOnDetroit] More »
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Mark Grgurich, 54, of Des Moines was killed cycling in rural Iowa when a speeding truck slammed into him, then sped away from the scene. Police recovered this partial logo and are asking for help identifying it. Updated. More »
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So you've knocked back numerous Goldschlägers (drink of choice for severed-finger-in-Wendy's-chili associates) at the local watering hole and it's time to pilot the ol' minivan back to the pad. Suddenly, red-and-blue lights in the rearview! More »
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The ringleader drives a T-bucket with six pots, and the gang earns their bread strippin' the squares' sleds. Welcome to 1961's The Choppers! More »
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This could be the first 2010 Chevy Camaro to be the victim of wheel theft. Even worse, the bad guys weren't even nice enough to leave it on blocks. All this for 18s? More »
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Federal Way Police Chief Brian Wilson has apologized for hitting a parked car while checking his Blackberry. The irony here? Washington state was the first to enact anti-texting laws. More ironic? No charges are planned. More »
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Authorities in Utah captured the three fugitive executives of Legacy Auto Sales and recovered some of the 81 cars stolen from their dealership as part of a plan to auction them off for personal profit. More »
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Monday night, 81 cars disappeared from the lot of Scottsbluff, Nebraska-based Legacy Auto Sales, the next morning the company owner, comptroller and general manager had vanished without a trace. It's a mystery! More »
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Somewhere before getting pulled over for DUI, a 27-year-old Florida man lost his rear passenger-side tire. Wanna bet he drunkenly asked "What seems to be the problem officer?" More »
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Elvis Alonzo Barrett decided to flee police when they attempted a traffic stop, it was the first in a series of poor decisions which would result in fifty traffic citations in one sitting. More »
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Hackers in Grand Forks, North Dakota of all places have hit on a clever Trojan Horse: using a fraudulent parking ticket to direct unsuspecting motorists to their virus laden websites. More »
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It goes without saying that we thoroughly approve of a late-80s Sedan DeVille with the full-on pimp treatment. However, when John Law suspends your license, you don't try to drive said car from the courthouse. More »
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There's brazen, and then there's this guy, who managed to steal a Honda Accord in plain sight of an officer talking to the car's owner. Adding insult to injury, he got away scot-free. More »
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Nigerian Police are holding a witch, above, in custody while investigating charges he attempted to steal a Mazda, then transformed into a goat to evade the vigilante mob chasing him down. But, does he float? More »
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