Cops: Woman fried, ate goldfish amid fight with ex

PASADENA, Texas — Authorities say a Houston-area woman who was burned up at her former common-law husband fried their pet goldfish and ate some of them. More  Read More →

Game over: Police caught playing Wii on the job

LAKELAND, Fla. — It’s game over for some police officers who played video games while they raided a convicted drug dealer’s home in central Florida. Surveillance video obtained by WFLA in Tampa caught the officers playing a Nintendo Wii bowling game, with one furiously jumping up and down in celebration. More  Read More →

Judge, DA’s affair not grounds for retrial

DALLAS — A Texas death row inmate won’t be able to argue for a new trial, despite admissions of an affairbetween his trial judge and the prosecutor, a court announced Wednesday. More  Read More →

Fighting back — with force

Baltimore police officers investigate at the house where a college junior killed an intruder. [AP Photo/The Baltimore Sun, Lloyd Fox] Because of TV series like The... More

Cal Ripken’s ‘8′ monument stolen from Camden Yards

Baltimore police say four young men stole an aluminum No. 8 that commemorates Orioles great Cal Ripken outside the Camden Yards ballpark. The four were arrested early Wednesday, about two hours after the theft, and the monument was recovered. The Orioles have a series of 4-foot aluminum monuments depicting retired uniform numbers... More

Suit says Ariz. prison denied inmates books

A nonprofit criminal-justice publication is suing the Corrections Corporation of America, accusing it and an Arizona prison of denying inmates some books. More  Read More →

Customs agents find cocaine in traveler’s bra

Customs officials say agents at BWI Airport found more than 2.5 pounds of cocaine in the bra of a Washington, D.C., woman arriving from Jamaica. More  Read More →

Burglar targets police station

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. ... More

US man faces 6 months in jail for yawn

Drowsy spectators in one suburban Chicago courtroom might want to stifle their yawns from now on. Clifton Williams, 33, is facing six months in jail for making what court documents call a yawn-like sound in Will County Judge Daniel Rozak’s court last month. More  Read More →

Pricey wine stolen, then returned to Mass. store

A $20,000 bottle of wine stolen from a Hopkinton, Mass., liquor store has been returned unopened. More  Read More →

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