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Bad recycling: Pay stub used as bank robbery note
CHICAGO (AP) - The robber's threatening note made a Chicago bank job easy to solve: The FBI says the suspect wrote it on his pay stub. An FBI affidavit said the man walked into a Fifth Third Bank on Friday and handed a t… -
7 years jail for underwear-clad robber
HARTFORD, Wis. (UPI) -- A Hartford, Wis., man convicted of robbing a convenience store and fleeing in his underpants has been sentenced to seven years imprisonment. Patrick Bishop, 28, was sentenced by Washington Co… -
NC carjacking suspect clubbed with frozen turkey
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Stopped. Cold turkey. North Carolina authorities say a shopper clubbed an alleged carjacker with a frozen turkey as he tried to steal a woman's car in a grocery store parking lot Sunday.Police say 30… -
Man reports burglary, busted for drugs
SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (UPI) -- Police in Sheboygan, Wis., say a man reported a burglary only to be arrested when officers found drugs and paraphernalia at his home. Investigators said officers responding to a burglary repo… -
Cops use greasy fingerprints to nab hungry burglar
LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) - A prosecutor says greasy fingerprints led police in Virginia to a suspect with sticky fingers. Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney Bethany Harrison said Lynchburg police matched prints on an orange j… -
Calif. man accused of driving stolen SUV to court
SAN ANSELMO, Calif. (AP) - Police have charged a man with stealing a Lexus SUV he drove to court the day a jury was to decide whether to convict him in a separate auto theft case. The man, a 37-year-old San Francisc… -
Family cremated mom on BBQ, kept benefits
CORNING, Calif. (AP) - The family of a dead elderly woman cremated her remains on a makeshift barbecue and continued collecting her retirement checks amounting to more than $25,000, authorities in Northern Californi… -
How Refreshing. Honesty and Justice
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (AP) - A man who caused damage at a waste water treatment plant in Eau Claire has decided to pick public humiliation over jail time to pay for his crime. Eau Claire County Judge Paul Lenz gave Shane… -
Alleged robber foiled by text message
Mister Rogers says "Can you say idiot?" then nods and smiles. "I knew you could" NEW YORK (UPI) -- An armored car guard has been arrested for a New York heist thanks to surveillance footage and a concerned text messa… -
Group nabbed after fine paid with marked bills
INYOKERN, Calif. (AP) - A group of suspected thieves in Kern County may need to learn the concept of "unmarked bills." A restaurant known as The Homestead in the high desert town of Inyokern had a tradition of custo…
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