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What Car Would You Like To Get Arrested in?
Though it doesn't appear that when DMX was arrested he was in the now infamous yellow Chevy II Nova, it would have made a much cooler story. Given DMX's long rap sheet, it's probably safe to assume that he's been arrested in it before. In fact, looking over all of his crimes we're not surprised his license had been suspended. Give Al Gore III credit, though he was arrested for breaking the 100 mph barrier at least it was in a daddy-approved Prius. More »
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In Belarus, Police Make Road Block Out of You!
Under orders to stop a drunk driver at all costs, police officers in Belarus stopped four civilian cars and ordered them to form a line across the road — acting as a roadblock. As brilliant a plan as this is, it failed to take into consideration that the drunk driver would be crashing into the makeshift barrier, placing six people including a child in harms way. Thankfully, after the inevitable crash, all of the unlucky drivers were fine and the drunk was caught and is now recovering in the hospital. We're wondering if those Belarussian cops were drunk themselves when they came up with this plan. [Russia Today]
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Scarfing, Cellphone-Blabbing Driver Hits Cop Car, Surprised To Get Ticket
Justin D. Grill, 19, was just minding his own business, taking his '87 Crown Vic out for a little spin in Chippewa Falls. Oh sure, he had a sandwich in one hand and a cellphone in the other (no doubt delivering one of those riveting monologues that goes like "And so I MFFGP SMOFF told that sumbitch GLOOMPH NARF GLRMPH he could kiss my SPLRMPH GRUNCH..." and makes you wonder whether the unseen spirit of Miss Manners had a hand in subsequent events) when he sideswiped an oncoming police car on a bridge, but you really couldn't say that was his fault, right? His reaction? "I'm getting a ticket? For what?" [Chippewa.com]
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Prius Owners Victim Of Treehugger-Hating Vandals
Today must be vigilante day at Jalopnik with fire sprees and identity theft already going on. Now, a vandal in the Santa Rose, Calif. area has a thing against people looking to get some good gas mileage as he or she has vandalized six Toyota Priuses (Priusi? Priuii?) in the same area. The reports say that five of the occurrences involved a brick, rock or hammer thrown through the window with another occurrence involving a dented fender and all are likely related. You know, if the vandal really wanted to get back at the Prius owners, he or she should just fill up the vehicles tank with gasoline. Yeah! That'll show those no-good environment lovers. [Press Democrat] (Image)
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Real Life Grand Theft Auto - Portland, Maine Edition
We didn't actually know Portland, Maine had crime or even roads, we always just assumed it was an idyllic beach town where Bostonians drove for long weekends to eat big lobsters. Apparently it's actually Maine's largest city and the location of a seriously impressive crime spree straight out of Grand Theft Auto. Thomas Cassidy, 19, apparently went off the deep end and randomly began burgling and vandalizing and then starting cars on fire. He managed to get through ten cars in a little over two hours before police caught up to him by accident while canvasing for witnesses. More »
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Houston Stripper Steals Identity, Buys Cars
This little ray of sunshine is Stacy Marie Oberley, a 28-year-old stripper who lives in Houston. Normally a delicate flower such as this wouldn't merit scrutiny, but apparently Miss Stacy Marie has been a bad girl. Not only is she on probation for narcotics trafficking, but she has stolen the identity of an autistic woman and used it to buy luxury cars. Dainty. According to police, she used the Social Security number to purchase a Maserati Coupé and some form of 2006 BMW. While police have recovered the Maserati, they have yet to find either the BMW or Miss Oberley, but we're sure they have a couple ideas on where she might be. More »
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Granddad Robs Bank, Makes Getaway On Wheelchair
Normal granddads sit on porches in their boxers and yell at little kids to get off their lawn, they don't, as a rule, rob banks in Palo Alto, Calif. Although, this is exactly what happened earlier this week at a Wachovia bank. A man described as between 65 and 70 and bearded rolled into the bank in his electric wheelchair and proceeded to rob the place at gunpoint. He then rolled out the door and got away scot-free. He may have rolled into a wheelchair van for his ultimate getaway, but we like to think gramps managed to succeed in the slowest escape ever. [NBC11]photo credit to StreerodStuff
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1959 Corvette Stolen, Be A Crimestopper
The Pederson family may have taken inspiration from the case of the 8-fingered Skyline thief, and have turned to the web to try to recover a stolen 1959 Corvette once owned by their late uncle. After saving his whole life and finally purchasing the red and white 'Vette, the uncle discovered he had cancer and died in late 2007. Only two months later the car was swiped from its Ronkonkoma, NY garage and hasn't been seen since. A VIN search turns up registration in Florida, but you know how accurate those thing can be these days. So, just in case you're in the market for vintage Corvettes (Junkman, we're looking right at you) keep your eyes peeled for a car with the following description: More »
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10 Outrageous Parking Tickets That Will Make Anyone Steam
We've never been on the receiving end of an overly ridiculous parking ticket, but the Daily Mail rounded up 10 of the most ridiculous tickets ever issued. The fines aren't even restricted to cars, a horse was cited for standing in a no parking zone for too long. Our favorite follows the jump. More »
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Six Cities Busted For Traffic Camera Scams
Union City, California; Lubbock, Texas; Nashville, Tennessee; Springfield, Missouri; Dallas, Texas and Chattanooga, Tennessee — you're all on notice. We already hate the idea of the omnipresent big brother handing out speeding tickets through the watchful eye of the traffic camera, but when the deck is stacked in the states' favor, it's time to call shenanigans. All six of these cities have been accused and found guilty of excessively short amber cycles on certain traffic camera equipped intersections — a convenient way to pickpocket unsuspecting drivers as they pass though an intersection. More »
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Stolen Mustang Returned To Owner After 38 Years Of TLC By Somebody Else
There's a certain unbelievability to this story out of the city of angels. In 1970, Eugene Brakke had his shiny gold '65 Ford Mustang stolen from him. He reported the theft, but nothing came about for another 38 years. Sure he could have used the Lost Car Registry, but that takes two to tango. Little did Brakke know, but the car had been sold through a (crooked) dealer to the father of Judy Smongesky, who gave it to her as a high school graduation present. Judy has held onto and maintained the car all these years, even having two engine rebuilds and a paint job done. It wasn't until she tried to sell the car that the red flags went up. More »
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Carjacking At Sheriff's Office Is Never A Good Idea
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. More »
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Coppers In Taxi Nab Teenage Burglars
The age of high speed police chases may be coming to an end as the coppers are cutting out the middlemen and deciding to just pick up the criminals in their supposed getaway vehicles. This was the case when two teenagers robbed a store in Ontario. Little did they know that their getaway vehicle was being driven by police officers taking the two directly to jail. Then again, the getaway vehicle was a taxi cab and the police were tipped off by the cab company after the two kids, out of breath, called for a cab in an area that police knew a robbery would be taking place. More »
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Oreo Cookie Made Me Do It, Claims Busted Speeder
Even though drivers who do Wrong Things as a result of distraction caused by cellphones, radio adjustment, or 8-hose hookahs get no mercy from John Law, Justin Vonkummer figures he has an airtight excuse for speeding through Salisbury, Connecticut, in his '93 BMW: he was dunking an Oreo in a cup of milk while driving and dropped the cookie. If this one works, look for the Oreo Defense to become a national phenomenon. [KMEG News]
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Italian Supercar Forgers Find Fieros Fantastic
One upping the shenanigans of Unique Performance, a group of fine Italian coach builders has been caught by the police after attempting to forge supercars - badly. Seems these upstanding fellows thought slapping some kit car bodies onto the delightful chassis of GM's famed Fiero was a great idea, then the plan was to pass them off as one of Italy's most famous exports. We're not convinced, we're barely even holding in the laughter. The best is the buff mag on the work bench being used for inspiration. The Wall Street Journal article about this story seems to have only gotten the story partly right (typical).More »
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Michigan Police Officer Writes 2,400 Tickets, Gets $21,562 In Overtime Pay
A police officer in Warren, Michigan has gotten himself caught in the crosshairs of the local television investigators for reaping $21,562 in overtime, partially due to the court time he had to put in for the 2,400 tickets he wrote. According to the investigators, Officer David Kanapsky spends a lot of time in court due to tickets he he writes that are contested, especially related to a certain stop sign the city has now replaced with a yield sign. The implication is that he's writing the tickets in order to get the overtime so that he can boost his salary above $80,000. More »
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