Regular Juice readers know that an inmate having a cell phone is not an uncommon occurrence. If you’re wondering how the inmates get them, The Juice would wager that very, very, very few get them this way. As reported by The Mirror: Police found 10 crossbow bolts, 18 mobile phones,…
This gent had a pretty good gig – getting paid while he was sleeping. Then, one fateful night, poof! It all disappeared. As reported in the Police Blotter in The Brooklyn Paper 88th Precinct – Fort Greene–Clinton Hill A crook swiped a Prince Street building’s security guard’s cellphone on Feb.…
Sure, maybe you get 2-for-1 occasionally. Hell, maybe you go to a super sale now and again, and with multiple markdowns, get something for 90% off the original price. But you will never, ever get the deals this woman gets when she travels. Via kstp tv (Minneapolis, Minnesota): ABC News…
The Juice often blogs about the misuse of Tasers by the police, but not this time. No, this time the use appears to have been justified – it’s just that the officer’s aim was abysmal! As reported by The Orlando Sentinel: An unusual injury followed a confrontation in downtown Orlando last…
There’s just no way 48-year-old William King was going to get away with the multiple burglaries he recently committed. How do we know this? Per The Toronto Star: A man burrowed his way through drywall into two salons where he stole cash, cigarettes and a lighter, had a smoke and…
What’s up with the whole paddling thing? It makes about as much sense as any other hazing ritual. (“Thank you sir may I have another?”). Why all the “paddle” talk? A paddler from across the pond is in the soup because of his paddling ways. As reported by kotatv.com: Police…
Is it really a good idea to let someone tattoo your back after you’ve had an argument with him? Um, NO, as a 25-year-old Australian man learned the hard way. The tattoo was supposed to be a yin yang symbol with dragons. As reported by The Courier Mail: A 21-year-old…
It’s very common for the law to have to catch up with technology. But what if the crime is something you just wouldn’t consider? This is such a case, as reported by The Chicago Tribune. Jamarcus Applewhite was nearly finished with an eight-hour day hauling cars to Wisconsin early Thursday…
It’s hard to make the “Wet Bandits” look good, but these gents have done it. How? By leaving their DNA at every crime scene. Brilliant! As found in The Star Online (Malaysia): A gang of thieves in Ipoh is leaving “a souvenir” behind everytime they rob a house. The police…
Maybe this will get you some street cred, but it also got you busted. As reported by The Belleville News-Democrat (Illinois): A YouTube video is being credited with helping investigators track a retired Venice police officer’s badge and gun to a metro-east family. According to police reports, they spotted two…