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It seems that Valdez had barricaded himself and the hostage in the motel room after the police attempted to serve a warrant for a felony drug offense He's having a back and forth account of what's going on through Facebook. Read Full Story: Man takes hostage for 16 hours, updates Facebook...

A 46-year-old woman pleaded guilty Monday to hiding a stolen mink coat in her underwear. I'm thinking, how could she accomplish that trick. Well, apparently it was a short fur coat and this lady looks very large. Read Full Story: Woman Pleads Guilty To Hiding Stolen Fur In Underwear « CBS...

CHICAGO -- An off-duty Chicago police officer dressed as a clown for a fundraiser shot and killed a teen who authorities say was trying to rob him Read Full Story: Link Removed

Lyn Benedetto, a California mother, slit her daughters’ throats before slitting her own early Friday evening, claiming that “the Tribulation” was going to occur and she wanted to keep them from having to endure it. Benedetto, 47, told her children to lie on a bed and then took a knife to their...

A Swiss man who had agreed to be killed and eaten by a Slovak cannibal reported the plan to the police and helped them catch his would-be murderer. According to Swiss and Slovak reports, the unidentified Swiss man agreed to the bizarre attempted murder after he met his Slovak would-be...

A 26-year-old Chicago woman, was arrested Tuesday for allegedly smashing a glass into another woman's face at a bar fight in the Gold Coast. She apparently didn't make it too hard for detectives to crack the case, bragging about the attack on Facebook the next day. The Chicago...

This is the moment a bungling beer thief was tripped up by his baggy trousers as he tried to make a quick getaway - and ended up spilling all his stolen booze. The comical scenes were captured on CCTV as the man's low-slung jeans fell down around his ankles when he tried to sprint...

Neighbors reported a bad smell and police arrested a 63-year-old man on a parole violation Link Removed - Invalid URL Santa Cruz Police arrested I. John Clauer, 63, of the 1100 block of East Cliff Drive Tuesday after they were called to his apartment to investigate a bad smell...

Authorities on Massachusetts' South Shore are investigating an apparent bizarre murder-suicide with a power saw that left a husband and wife dead. The alleged crime was revealed at approximately 10 p.m. on Monday, when police officers in the historic town of Plymouth, located about 40 miles...

Mr. Caesar, who escaped police custody in New York while handcuffed to a chair, has been caught. Red-faced police managed to track down and recapture Caesar after he broke out from the police station before questioning. He was said to have been recaptured while riding a bike with the...

Spray paint addict Kelly Gibson has been caught by the police red handed and silver faced for solvent abuse. He was arrested at his home in Fort Wayne, Indiana after his wife Elizabeth made a call to the police following an argument. Gibson had been arrested for the same offence 47...

It should come as no surprise to any parent that kids will bring home the darnedest things. Whether it is a slimy toad or a sniffling cold, they'll certainly keep you on your toes. Those items, as irritating as they may be, however, pale in comparison to an item one New York child recently...

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Sheriff Joe Arpaio, known as 'America’s toughest', has released a series of mugshots online so the public can vote on their favourite. Mr Arpaio said he hoped the increased online traffic would highlight the work of his...

Florida resident Cameron Pittman failed in his attempt to rob a shop with a PlayStation controller, not least because police officers walked into the convenience store in the middle of the fiasco. Mr Pittman was arrested by police in St Petersburg and charged with strong-arm robbery and...

A real-life ‘evil hypnotist’ is being hunted down after sending at least eight elderly bank customers into trances and stealing their money. The crafty crook has been collecting cash from unaware victims in the south-western Russian city of Stavropol. It is thought that he has...

Police on Friday arrested a man in connection with a string of burglaries near Campolindo High School in January. Joran Taylor Furst, a 24-year-old parolee from Pacheco, has been charged by the district attorney's office with three counts of first-degree burglary and one count each of petty...

Thieves stole four diamonds worth several million dollars from a trader's stand at the world's biggest watch and jewelry fair in Basel on Wednesday, prosecutors said. "Three men engaged the staff in a sales talk while one or two others opened the showcase," said Markus Melzl, spokesman for...

PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – Three inmates and their loved ones were charged with attempting to smuggle drugs into a U.S. jail on the pages of a children's colouring book, authorities said on Tuesday. The drug, Subozone, is normally used to treat heroin addiction and is classified as a controlled...

British Airways computer expert Rajib Karim has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for plotting to commit a terror attack by planting a bomb on an aeroplane. Karim, 31, had access to Heathrow Airport and wanted to use his position to plant a bomb on a plane. The plan was hatched with...