Criminal

Entertainment

Now You Can Watch TV Like A Criminal

3:00AM June 19, 2011 | Kwame Opam

While this might have the guts an old RCA 13″ TV, it’s why you can see said guts that makes it so special. Because it’s for prisoners. And everyone wants to watch TV like a prisoner, right? More »


Geek Out

The Santa Chronicles: A Look Into The Shady Life Of The Man In Red

9:00AM December 25, 2010 | Uncle Johns Bathroom Reader

You probably don’t give Santa a second look when you see him in a department store or on a street corner every December…but maybe you should. More »


Mobile

Man Attempts To Rob Restaurant Using An iPhone

3:40PM December 24, 2010 | Rosa Golijan

20-year-old Jerome Taylor recently put on a mask, walked into a restaurant, and waved what appeared to be a small handgun while demanding money. The restaurant’s cooks immediately grabbed their knives and prepared for a fight. Then things got weirder. More »


Science

How To Train Future Criminals: Line ‘Em Up To Get Pepper Sprayed

10:00AM December 19, 2010 | Casey Chan

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Geek Out

Criminal Uses Craigslist to Escape From Armoured Truck Robbery

11:30PM October 3, 2008 | Jesus Diaz

A bank robber got away with a bag full of mucho money from an armoured truck after successfully pulling out a perfect escape plan, straight out the final scene of the Thomas Crown Affair. The criminal–who was wearing a yellow vest, safety goggles, a respirator mask and a blue shirt–used Craigslist to hire a dozen of decoys to confuse the police and the public around the scene. Mike, one of the hired decoys, gave the full details:

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Mum Finds Macabre Use for Useless Mobile Phone Straps, Kills Son

10:30PM September 23, 2008 | Jesus Diaz

You only have to take one look at this spent piece of used trash to know that nothing good can come out of her petrol eyes and twisted gesture. Kaoru Tomiishi is her name, and she has admitted that she killed her 6-year-old son with a mobile phone strap, probably the most inane and naff cheapo object of modern culture. She initially tried to cover it, but after the body was found thanks to the GPS inside the same mobile phone.

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