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Wichita Falls Police Investigating Shooting in Bridwell Park – Searching for Suspects

Aaron Galloway — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 01:00:28 +0000

UPDATE | 6/13/13- 9:20pm: Detectives believe the suspect in the shooting may be a black male named “Trey” or uses the street name of “Trey”. Detectives also believe the suspect may have last been in the Maurine Street Hotel/Motel district in the red two (2) Mitsubishi Eclipse prior to the shooting. Wichita Falls Police Officers [...]

Texas Man Gets Away With Murder – Acquitted for Killing Prostitute Who Wouldn't Have Sex With Him

Aaron Galloway — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 22:13:09 +0000

Getting away with blatantly murdering someone sounds like something that would’ve happened in the Wild West or maybe in the middle east somewhere, But not in the U.S. in 2013. Not even in Texas. A Bexar County, Texas man was just acquitted of murder charges for killing a prostitute because he paid her and she [...]

Wichita Falls Financial Crimes Unit Investigating Compromised Credit/Debit Cards from Union Square Federal Credit Union

Aaron Galloway — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 19:29:22 +0000

The Wichita Falls Police Department Financial Crimes Unit has received information that a number of Union Square Credit/Debit cards have been compromised. If you have a Credit/Debit Card with Union Square the Wichita Falls Police Department asks that you check your statement for any unusual transactions. Citizens who have found unusual transactions on their statements [...]

Man Stealing Gas Sets Himself, His Truck, and a Stranger's House on Fire [AMAZING VIDEO]

Aaron Galloway — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 16:39:03 +0000

On Wednesday (Oct. 31), 37-year-old Herbert Ridge of Mesa, Arizona was using a homemade electric-powered gas siphoning machine to steal gas from someone’s truck when things went awry. Herbert was siphoning gas from a truck in a stranger’s driveway when his machine sparked and he accidentally set himself on fire. First he rolled around in the [...]

Boston Teen Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Texting and Driving

Mike Adams — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 00:23:29 +0000

A Boston, Massachusetts teen has been sentenced to two years in prison after being found guilty of causing a fatal car crash due to texting and driving. Eighteen-year-old Aaron Deveau was convicted of motor vehicle homicide by texting in an incident where his vehicle crossed the center line and crashed head on into 55-year-old David [...]

How Dumb Do You Have to Be to Rob a Little League Snack Bar? Ask These Guys

Shauna Wright — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 06:49:12 +0000

In the fairy tale ‘Hansel and Gretel,’ the brother-and-sister pair leave a trail of breadcrumbs behind to help them retrace their steps back home.

But apparently some California thieves weren’t familiar with the story — it was their own trail of food-related evidence that helped police find them.

Teens Rob 9-Year-Old Girl Scout, Show No Remorse in News Interview

Mithun Divakaran — Sat, 02 Jun 2012 15:29:35 +0000

Two teenage girls were charged for stealing $168 from a nine-year-old Girl Scout outside a Winn Dixie supermarket in Lake Worth, FL. And if stealing from a kid wasn’t heartless enough, the teens showed no remorse for their actions! Even though this incident happened back in 2008, a raw interview of the culprits has gone viral after being posted on Reddit recently.

14-Year-Old Go-Kart Bandit Finally Nabbed After More Than 100 Robberies

Mike Adams — Wed, 09 May 2012 17:44:09 +0000

Police say that they have finally caught the person responsible for more than 100 robberies that have taken place over the last two years in northern Nashville, Tennessee. What’s shocking is that the culprit is a 14-year-old boy who apparently used a go-kart as his getaway vehicle. According to one report, the teen, whose name [...]

Persistent Traffic Cop Hangs onto Windshield of Fleeing Bus

Don Deane — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 18:45:44 +0000

In Hanoi, Vietnam, a tenacious traffic cop clung onto the windshield of a speeding bus after its driver refused to show his paperwork. Wow! When this cop tries to issue a ticket, he really means it. video platform video management video solutions video player Last week, Second Lt. Nguyen Manh Phan pulled over a passenger [...]

New York Trio Arrested for Hoarding 134 Cats and…SWEET LORD LOOK AT THOSE MUGSHOTS!

Amy Sciarretto — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 18:21:40 +0000

Five cats seems like a lot to manage. Fifteen seems excessive but we still dated that woman for over a month. Fifty would appear to be utterly unmanageable. But 134? The threesome above were arrested in Albany, N.Y. and charged with mistreating animals, as 134 cats were found living in, under and outside of their [...]

Cop Faces Charges After Stealing Food from Work Fridge

Don Deane — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 15:05:51 +0000

At one point or another, we’ve all fallen victim to the theft of food from an office fridge. In general, most of us chalk it up as a minor annoyance. But police in Deer Park, Texas were so fed up with an office thief that they ran a sting to catch him in the act. And, it turns out, the culprit was a cop.

Dumbest Bank Robber Ever Shoots Himself in the Foot [VIDEO]

Don Deane — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:03:22 +0000

Earlier this week, a group of men stormed a bank in Parana, Brazil and made off with approximately $16,000. It was the perfect heist — until one of the robbers clumsily shot himself in the foot. (No joke.) Security footage shows the robber, who was acting as lookout at the time, awkwardly fumbling with two [...]

Snoozing Computer Thief Caught After Built-in Camera Takes His Picture [PHOTO]

Don Deane — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 23:38:06 +0000

A hapless crook in the U.K. was recently caught after a built-in camera on a stolen laptop took his picture while he was napping (with his mouth open no less). Busted! The owner of the laptop, a student, activated the camera as well as tracking software and led police right to 19-year-old Rastin Khalaji. Police [...]

Two Women Charged for Making False Claims Following Indiana State Fair Stage Collapse

Amanda Hensel — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 13:48:08 +0000

Sadly, there will always be a few bad apples who attempt to make selfish gains from the misfortune of others. Thankfully, in this case, two women who made false claims in order to get free money following the Indiana State Fair stage collapse have been caught — and are being charged. According to Marion County [...]

What the…? Millionaire Couple Busted for Receiving Welfare Benefits

Shauna Wright — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 21:23:20 +0000

Investigators and authorities have learned that a Seattle couple lived in a million-dollar home and traveled the world, all while collecting more than $135,000 in welfare benefits. Lyudmila Shimonova allegedly got Section 8 housing assistance starting in 2003 by saying she lived alone with two children and that her household assets were less than $5,000. [...]

Shouldn't a Former Miss USA Know Designated Drivers Aren't Supposed to Drink?

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 16:16:27 +0000

Former Miss USA Rima Fakih was acting like a few Miss USAs before her when she was arrested early Saturday morning on misdemeanor drunk driving charges. She was pulled over near Highland Park, MI while behind the wheel of her friend’s car.

Six-Year Old Girl Foils Burglary While 'Home Alone'

Jeremy Taylor — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 17:14:35 +0000

She didn’t use booby traps, but a six-year-old New Jersey girl dealt with a home invasion just as effectively as Macaulay Culkin’s character did in the classic holiday film ‘Home Alone.’ The unnamed youngster was home sick from school when her mom went out on an errand. After seeing a car pull out of the [...]

A 24-Year-Old Woman Drives Drunk, Knees a Cop in the Groin, Then Gives Us a Two-Thumbs-Up Mug Shot

Aaron Galloway — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 17:21:31 +0000

We’re going to run down the laundry list of what this woman did last Thursday night during her drunk driving arrest – and you’d never believe she produced such a happy smiling mug shot. Here we go . . . On Thursday night, 24-year-old Michelle Watson of Prescott, Arizona was driving drunk in her Honda [...]

Phony Doctor Injected Cement Mixture Into Plastic Surgery Patients [PICTURES]

Kathy Landin — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 15:21:44 +0000

A transgender woman was arrested in Miami for performing medical procedures without a license. She’s also charged with causing great bodily harm cause by her phony enhancement procedures, where she injected a mixture containing Fix-A-Flat, a tire inflator and sealant, into her patients. On Friday, police finally caught up with Oneal Ron Morris after investigating [...]

Wichita Falls Police Officer Involved In Fatal Crash Had Two Drugs In System

Mike Hendren — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 23:32:18 +0000

A newly released toxicology report shows that a former Wichita Falls Police officer had two distinct substances in his system the night of a fatal collision. The Texas Department of Public Safety investigation has revealed that officer Teddie Whitefield had a prescription strength diet drug and Xanax in his system on the the evening of [...]