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With a million-plus people showing up for the 2008 Woodward Dream Cruise , you know there's bound to be at least one pervert, and that pervert's name is Michael S. Searle. For those of you who thought our Women of Woodward post was something, Searle actually went around with a camera in a bag, equipped with some kind of remote lens device, trying to look up women's shirts and skirts. Shockingly, the women who noticed had a problem with it and got the cops involved. Searle is on bond awaiting prosecution; the fact that he's from Ohio almost makes this a non-story. [ ClickOnDetroit ]
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On October 26, 1998, Michael Hyde was pulled over by Abington, Massachusetts police for an excessively loud exhaust system and unlit license plate on his white Porsche. The stop should have ended in a fix-it ticket at worst, but escalated when Hyde accused the cop of pulling him over for his hippie hair. That was just the beginning: Apparently, Hyde was secretly recording the show and filed a complaint over the incident...which is unfortunate, since secretly recording a traffic stop is illegal in Massachusetts. The cops pressed charges and Hyde was sent up the river. His conviction was confirmed by the Massachusetts State Supreme Court on appeal. The stupid part of this whole thing is that the guy just had to inform the officer he was recording the stop and everything would have been totally legal. Now, we're always wary of abusive police power combined with divisive state laws, but this case seems like the driver was just an ass looking to get one over on the cops. Karma, it seems...
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Faced with ever increasing fuel prices and pressure to reduce their carbon footprint, LA gangs have begun to explore non-traditional means of going about their day-to-day operations. As one of the many possible changes being examined, a pilot program of using bicycles to take on tasks once only done by car is underway. This initial step has been showing promise, with the successful "Pedal-by" shooting occuring on LA's East 43rd St., near Hooper Avenue on Monday. The two targets were not badly injured, as it was a simple warning pedal-by, but initial response has been positive. Hector 'Snake Blade' Cortes noted "the biking gives me a way to get some fresh air and exercise we don't normally get from our daily grind." "We really should be worrying about not only who's stepping into our business," said accomplice Johnathan 'The Gun' Smith, "but also the environment, global warming won't cure itself you know." If response...
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That thing you never thought you'd see happen in your lifetime? Yeah, it just did. A Kentucky woman was nabbed for prostitution after accepting a $100 gas card in payment for her "services." Angela Eversole and Kenneth Nowak were picked up outside of the Days Inn in Fort Wright, Kentucky after officers suspected sexual tom-foolery. Nowak admitted to his status as a John, and to paying Eversole with a $100 Speedway gas card. Welcome to the gaspocalypse, folks. [ TheSmokingGun ]
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newVideoPlayer("/Gas-theives.flv", 494, 371,""); Remember when we told you the five best ways to steal gas, and one really bad one ? We didn't actually mean for you hooligans to go out and start swiping petrol. We only provided the information as a public service, but some enterprising crooks in Denver have gone and used it for evil, making off with dino juice from cars parked at the Denver International Airport. At least they picked a good target: an Escalade EXT, which sports a hefty 31-gallon tank — the equivalent of about $120 in gas. [ CW2 ]
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If you're worried about a getaway vehicle during a bank heist, the obvious solution is to use something with no legal connection to you, right? One solution might be to take a dealership test drive, but perhaps leave the salesman behind. In this real-life example, the suspect, Marcel Perrot, took a used truck and salesman to a bank under the guise of withdrawing cash to pay for the vehicle. He slipped the teller a note demanding the money, then returned to the truck and told the salesman he wanted to show the vehicle to a friend before buying. After stopping at a gas station, the salesman took the keys and called 911. Perrot then fled on foot and is still on the loose, likely preying on poor, innocent used car dealerships and unsuspecting banks. The story would have been even better if the guy tried to pay for the truck with the cash he stole, on the spot, with the salesman. [ Edmonton Journal ]
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newVideoPlayer("hit-and-run.flv", 494, 371,""); This is one of those shocking pieces of video which makes you wonder about the fate of civilization. 78-year-old Angel Arce Torres was crossing a Hartford, Connecticut street on May 30th when a passing car hit him and then sped away from the scene. That's not really the shocking part; things like that happen every day. The shocking (and sad) part is the reaction from passers-by: Nothing. Oh sure, moped guy circles the man in the street, and someone probably calls 911 'cause the cops show eventually, but still. Torres is in critical condition in a Hartford Hospital and the police are hunting for the scumbag hit-and-runners. [ NewYorkPost ]
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It seems that Honda sprayed half its early CRXs white, but not many regular Civics got that color, especially not by the late 80s. The rarity of white fourth-gen Civics proved to be the undoing of Thomas Kenney, the Lawn Guyland resident known to police as the "Bad Hatter." Mr. Kenney wore some great hats during his robberies, and he even thought to bandage his fingertips to avoid leaving prints... but DNA traces on a dropped bandage and the rarity of white '89 Civics with no hubcaps unraveled his criminal master plan, and now he'll be stamping out license plates for brand-new Civics for the foreseeable future. [Newsday]
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Chung Mong-koo , the chairman of Hyundai Motors who was convicted of fraud and embezzling over $100 million from Hyundai, has not only avoided all jail time, but he will remain as chairman of the company! This epic level of unbelievability proves once again people aren't really all that different in all corners of the world — violent crime is rewarded with hard time, while massive white collar crime gets a handshake and pat on the back. Our favorite part of this whole thing is the reasoning the judge gave for deciding against jail time. Judge Kil Ki-bong affirmed Chung's conviction and said though it "is deemed grave... the funds were used for company purposes, not his personal use" and assuaged jail time so that Mong-koo could get "the last chance to contribute to the national economy." See, Korea doesn't even bother to lie to people, they just come right out and say it. At least the honesty of the system is refreshing, if nothing else. [ Financial...
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A Korean man who managed to get away with $10 million in cash and valuables partially thanks to his BMW has seen the end of the line. The fellow, only being identified as Kim, was recently arrested after committing 49 different burglaries in the Seoul area of Gangnam. He would rob luxury residences and then leave the crime scene in a BMW, avoiding the suspicion of police and security. He simply told the nosy he was an executive working for a trading company during the day and drove off scott-free. We wonder if the same concept applies for the opposite end of the social strata. Rob a pawn shop in a shady district and get away in a beater? [ Korea Times ]
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You know, we should not be condoning stealing cars, but the route Mitsuhisa Kobayashi used to nab eight different cars was a pretty smart one. A fact that is already telling of his character, Kobayashi has two ex-wives—both of which he instructed to rent cars. He then made copies of the keys and planted GPS tracking devices, similar to this one , on the car. The ex-wives returned the cars and Kobayashi simply waited for them to be rented again and got away with the vehicles. His reasoning behind stealing the vehicles was pretty simple, as well: I wanted to drive my favorite cars. I sold the other five cars on the Internet. With copycat criminals running rampant, it may be time for car rental agencies to invest in a little protection . [ Daily Yomiuri Online ] (Image via Getty)
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Michel Foucault's Discipline & Punishment focuses on the transition into the modern system of punishment, away from public embarrassment into a gentler and more measured approach. We Americans welcome Canada into the league of nations going the other direction. Speeders in Oshawa, Ontario are now being given the choice between getting a speeding ticket or having to sit through a poorly-written essay on speeding from a teenager. One driver broke down crying after having a teenager exclaim she was now dead because the driver chose to speed, though we're not sure if the crying was due to the emotional impact of the text or the labored rhetorical strategies most teens employ. Nevertheless, we think this is a great strategy as there's no one more self righteous than a teenage girl on a power trip. Seriously, what's a better deterrent than that? Though we joke, the stern talking to happens at an intersection with numerous collisions within a kilometer of about 3,500 school...
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Nick Bollea was sentenced to eight months in prison on charges of reckless driving from a street racing incident that left his 1998 Toyota Supra wrapped around a tree and a passenger critically injured. The jail time begins immediately and Bollea will also have five years of probation and a suspended license for three years. Bollea is the son of the Hulkster, who was also in attendance of the hearing dressed in black, head-to-toe (including his signature stocking cap). The lawsuit is still pending. [ Sun-Sentinel ] galleryPost('NickHoganSupraPolice', 6, 'P***y Controlled');
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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. Actually, Prius owners are dangerous. Just ask this kid, who was runover by a Prius ... sort of. Ideally, we'd like to be arrested in something completely bizarre or awesome. Imagine how cool it would be to get popped in an ex-Mount Prospect Dodge Monaco police cruiser. On the other end, we'd love to end a police chase in a 2CV. You know the phrase "I wouldn't be caught dead in that car." What car would you like to get caught alive in?
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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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