Mark your calendars and get ready to buy tickets (and pay for them at $50 to much more). picked by indierockcafe 3 years ago

A gunman killed a police officer and injured three others during a traffic stop Thursday, triggering a manhunt in a suburban Miami neighborhood, officials said. picked by DrNothing 2 years ago

This guy steals a tank and the police chase him.

old, but still good. picked by cycostinkoman 2 years ago

One out of four elderly shoplifters in the capital blamed their crime on loneliness, Japanese media quoted a police survey as saying. Another 8 percent said it was because they had "no reason to live." picked by kakana 3 months ago

Police in southern New Zealand nabbed a would-be burglar after they posted security camera images of him trying to break into a safe on the popular social networking site, Facebook. picked by Bornbad 11 months ago

UK police tell woman who had her handbag stolen that it wasn't a crime since she was able to chase the thief down and retrieve her bag! So a successful theft is illegal, if you get caught and return the merchandise, it isn't a crime! Man, that sounds like a crook's paradise. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

A motorist who refused to discuss his personal business with a St. George, Missouri police officer was threatened with arrest. Brett Darrow, no stranger to problems with police, caught a Police Sergeant stating that he had the power to invent charges that would put Darrow behind bars.
News Article and transcript. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Pam Fleming, a 45-year-old beat officer in Glasgow for Strathclyde Police, said that she thought all police officers "should be Jedis," when interviewed by Jane's Police Review. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago

Police in Switzerland managed to discover a two-acre field of marijuana while using Google Earth as part of an investigation. Growers, you may be able to hide your goods from police in fields of corn, but you can't hide from the all-seeing eyes of Google. picked by Bornbad 10 months ago

There have been several hysterical reports (some of them posted on Plime) about how new laws make it illegal to photograph the police. The main problem here is not the infringement of personal and civil freedoms, but that no-one seems to have bothered with the truth. The truth is there are no laws that prevent the photographing of the police providing the person with the camera isn't committing... read full post picked by pocksucket 10 months ago

After the thieves made off with his stash, the dealer telephoned police. When police arrived, the dealer's story became progressively confused.

A confused pot-head? How can that be? picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

Chicago's Police Department is investigating an officer's use of a Taser last month on an 82-year-old woman who police say was swinging a hammer when they arrived. picked by Proverb 2 years ago

A brazen burglar picked the wrong place to target: a police station. Police Chief Steve Scibelli said it was pretty embarrassing to have a thief hit his downtown station last week, stealing a radio, two stun guns and a Crown Victoria patrol car. The one saving grace is that police made a quick arrest. picked by suebe 4 months ago

It's true,the members of the famous rock band The Police seem to be fighting once again.

Copeland's on a rant. Didn't See this on Plime, but
it's a must-read. picked by indierockcafe 3 years ago

Double amputee Nadya Vessey will soon be able to swim like a mermaid with a specially-made tail that will let her propel herself through the water.

The keen swimmer is to be fitted with the "mermaid-style" tail made by the same special effects team behind blockbuster Lord of the Rings and King Kong. picked by daftgretel 2 years ago

Police were called to report an assault. When they arrived, Hope, the victim accidentally turned over her dead sister's driver's license, which she keeps in her wallet as a memento. After being arrested, and brutally strip searched, she is made to spend six hours in a cell, naked.Video and story at link. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Police were in a three-hour standoff with a shed behind a Salt Lake City home before finding out it was locked and empty. Neighbors were evacuated and police shut down a portion of a city street nearby. picked by equinox 11 months ago

Two actors were shot dead and another three wounded while filming a crime drama in the Angolan capital, Luanda, on Monday when police mistook them as armed robbers, their director said. It appears you don't have to be in Florida to see stupidity.
(BTW, the picture is very obviously not from Angola.) picked by rambler 2 years ago

A man in custody shot a small-town police chief to death Wednesday from the back seat of the chief's cruiser in Eastern Kentucky, a county official said.

Powell County Judge-Executive Darren Farmer said Police Chief Randy Lacy was shot by a man he had arrested shortly after 11 a.m.


-If he were following procedure, wouldn't he have checked the guy for weapons before he put him in cruiser? picked by bevissimo 2 years ago

Gallery of cool police cars you don't want to see in your rear-view mirror. picked by MaskedWriter 3 years ago