offbeat news
Proving there's no honor among thieves, a lowly car thief in Salinas, California was sitting outside a convenience store in his stolen SIlverado pickup when a more violent and armed criminal jumped in the passenger seat and demanded the thief drive the truck away. The carjacker and the car thief hit a bit of a snag when their twice-stolen Chevy ran out of gas. The carjacker then ordered the thief to get out and push, but that untrustworthy thief merely ran away...and called police to report the carjacking of his stolen truck.
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stupid criminals
A little bit of advice for any prospective carjackers out there, bring any of the many
GPS units we talk about here with you. In addition to impressing potential victims with your foresightedness, it'll also help you avoid the fate of one slow-witted 19-year-old Cleveland man. Having commandeered a vehicle at gunpoint, the young man realized he was lost and had to ask someone for directions. This is bad because you're going to be giving someone else a general idea of where you're going. Second, if you do have to ask for directions it may not be a good idea to ask a television news crew.
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novelties
Frank Singleton could be classified as ingenious, or an idiot, but likely the latter. Singleton was released from jail after serving time on a misdemeanor trespassing charge. Immediately after release, Singleton attempted to carjack a lady and take her 2006 Nissan 350Z from the jail parking lot. It didn't work out so well for Singleton, but not because he was in a sheriff's office parking lot.
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found on craigslist
As we all know, Craigslist can be a source of classic cars, parts and memorabilia. Completely unbeknownst to anyone at
Jalopnik, it can also be used to solicit sex. A 23-year-old Brentwood man responded to an ad offering sex at what we assume was an attractive rate. But instead of "hittin that," a pair of men hit him in the head with a shotgun they were carrying. The man escaped with his life, but the criminals escaped with his money and GMC Sierra truck.
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offbeat news
Brandy Hicks is a young lady of many talents, stripping being one of them, lying to the cops being another. Seems she didn't want the party to end after her shift at Orlando's
Dancers Royale on Monday, and danced the night away, with booze. Waking up in the morning she was confronted with a problem, seems the 27-year-old has a father who kept his daughter on a strict curfew, and he would be none too happy his little darlin' had missed it. So she did what something that probably sounded brilliant at the time - lied.
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kids today!
What's wrong with society when carjackers can't even work a stick shift and third pedal. Do they want the world just
handed to them? It's true. Two teenaged carjackers from Georgia fulfilled their charter, jacking a guy's car outside a pizzeria. But when one of them jumped behind the wheel and saw that strange, floppy stick and the alien footrest to the left of the brake, they were flummoxed. After several moments of adrenaline-fueled bafflement, the teens hit the bricks and were later captured. Something must be done about this trend of lawlessness. Bob Bondaurant, call the front desk.
– Mike Spinelli
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