Woman’s stolen goods hawked at neighbor’s yard sale
Strolling down a street in Severn, Md., a woman came across a neighbor’s yard sale. As she glanced at the items, she realized something was amiss — the goods were hers.
Days before, she had called Anne Arundel County police, telling them her house and shed had been burglarized and a “significant amount” of property had been stolen.
It was only two days later that she found the stolen items at a yard sale just a few houses down the road. Police recovered about $25,000 of her property, and her 46-year-old neighbor was arrested.
This wouldn’t be smart at any job interview, but the police?
A 21-year-old man was interviewing for a job with a police department near Birmingham, Ala., and let loose his sordid tale of sex with a teenage girl and the lusty photos of young girls he had at home.
For that, a judge tossed him in prison for 30 years after the man was convicted of second-degree rape, sodomy and possessing child pornography.
The teenage girl, now 19, testified that the two had consensual sex when she was 15 and he 17. In Alabama, a person under 16 can’t consent to sex. Police found child pornography of girls as young as 6 at his home. There was no mention during the trial why the 21-year-old raised the issues during his police department interview.
Shotgun vs. toy; shotgun wins
A burglar in Australia more than met his match when he barged into another man’s home armed only with a Buzz Lightyear toy pistol and was confronted by a homeowner armed with a sawed-off shotgun.
The would-be thief claimed in court he was shot in the left shoulder while running away, but he never lodged a complaint and the shotgun wielder has not been charged.
The 28-year-old burglar pleaded guilty.
Motorcycle vs. RV; RV wins
An outraged biker flipped off a motor home driver, sped in front of the RV and then slammed on his brakes.
The biker died after being dragged about 75 feet on U.S. Highway 101 in Ventura County, Calif. His bike was impaled on the front of the motor home.
Police chalked the incident up to road rage.
