Strange Crimes

[ramonmercado]

Man Damaged Police Station with Chainsaw, Dangled Children Near Window​

Police say a man tried to cut through a door at the station Sunday with a chainsaw before barricading himself at his house in Cohasset, Massachusetts.

Brien Buckley, who is scheduled to appear in court Monday, allegedly drove over the police station’s lawn and hit a tree on the property.

He then exited the truck and went inside the lobby, revving a gas powered chainsaw which he is accused of using to damage the room and cut at the security door.

A civilian desk attendant at the station fled for safety and locked herself inside an office where she hit the panic button, prompting officers to respond.

In a social media post on Sunday, the department said the man eventually fled the station in his truck:



While officials tried to deescalate the situation, SWAT team members and hostage negotiators arrived to assist.

Several hours later, the man became erratic “…to the point where SWAT supervisors sought permission to enter the home due to the increasingly clear and present danger to the children. Permission was granted by Cohasset Commanders, and the suspect was taken into custody after resisting arrest.”

The children were brought safely out of the house and united with their mother and grandfather. Meanwhile, officers used a taser to subdue the suspect.

The suspect faces charges including assault by means of a dangerous weapon, two counts of child endangerment, resisting arrest, driving to endanger, unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, and three counts of damage to property.

https://www.breitbart.com/crime/202...tation-chainsaw-dangled-children-near-window/

maximus otter

Just in case anyone doesn;t wish to use Breitbart as a reference the story is also in the more reputable Daily Mail at:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...achusetts-police-station-barricades-home.html

 

[brownmane]

Man Damaged Police Station with Chainsaw, Dangled Children Near Window​

Police say a man tried to cut through a door at the station Sunday with a chainsaw before barricading himself at his house in Cohasset, Massachusetts.

Brien Buckley, who is scheduled to appear in court Monday, allegedly drove over the police station’s lawn and hit a tree on the property.

He then exited the truck and went inside the lobby, revving a gas powered chainsaw which he is accused of using to damage the room and cut at the security door.

A civilian desk attendant at the station fled for safety and locked herself inside an office where she hit the panic button, prompting officers to respond.

In a social media post on Sunday, the department said the man eventually fled the station in his truck:



While officials tried to deescalate the situation, SWAT team members and hostage negotiators arrived to assist.

Several hours later, the man became erratic “…to the point where SWAT supervisors sought permission to enter the home due to the increasingly clear and present danger to the children. Permission was granted by Cohasset Commanders, and the suspect was taken into custody after resisting arrest.”

The children were brought safely out of the house and united with their mother and grandfather. Meanwhile, officers used a taser to subdue the suspect.

The suspect faces charges including assault by means of a dangerous weapon, two counts of child endangerment, resisting arrest, driving to endanger, unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, and three counts of damage to property.

https://www.breitbart.com/crime/202...tation-chainsaw-dangled-children-near-window/

maximus otter

I can't cut and paste from the article, but it states that he dangled his two children in front of the window and after several hours of trying to negotiate with the man, police decided the children were at risk and they had to ask permission to enter the home. WTF?

 

[Herr Cloaca]

A man who demanded £4 from his mother has been sent to prison.

Filip Stula pushed his 59-year-old mother to the floor and hit her over the head.
FULL STORY: https://www.cambstimes.co.uk/news/23201042.jail-warboys-man-hit-threatened-kill-mum-4/

 

[hunck]

Three masked gunmen interrupted a live / live-streamed church service and stole an estimated $400,000 worth of jewelry from the pastor (and possibly other attendees).

FULL STORY: https://www.thedailybeast.com/pasto...ng-live-streamed-new-york-city-church-service

He now faces fraud and extortion charges

A US preacher who was robbed at gunpoint of more than $1m (£840,000) in jewellery during a livestreamed sermon in New York has been indicted on charges of fraud and extortion.

He is accused of defrauding a parishioner out of her retirement savings, attempting to extort a businessman and lying to the FBI.

Mr Whitehead was arrested on Monday and will appear in federal court, the department of justice said in a press release.

The money allegedly taken from the parishioner - around $90,000 - was spent on "luxury goods and clothing", the documents say.

The charges against him could see him imprisoned for up to 20 years if he is convicted.

According to the New York Post, items taken from him and his wife included Rolex and Cavalier watches, a $25,000 Episcopal ruby and diamond ring, a $25,000 pair of earrings and even his wedding band.

 

[ramonmercado]

Bizarre.

A man who admitted deliberately killing a motorcyclist was caught by his own dashcam footage, police said.

Paul Barrett, 43, of White Road in Mere, rammed Ryan Brindley's motorbike on 22 December 2021. He seemingly targeted Mr Brindley "entirely at random" and was charged after police viewed "footage from the car Barrett was driving". Barrett pleaded guilty to manslaughter by reason of diminished responsibility at Winchester Crown Court. He had been repeatedly driving through Dinton, Wiltshire, at more than double the speed limit before targeting the 43-year-old motorcyclist.

Mr Brindley died at the scene of the collision on Hindon Road and was described by his family as "one-of-a-kind".

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-wiltshire-64042256

 

[hunck]

Bizarre.

A man who admitted deliberately killing a motorcyclist was caught by his own dashcam footage, police said.

Paul Barrett, 43, of White Road in Mere, rammed Ryan Brindley's motorbike on 22 December 2021. He seemingly targeted Mr Brindley "entirely at random" and was charged after police viewed "footage from the car Barrett was driving". Barrett pleaded guilty to manslaughter by reason of diminished responsibility at Winchester Crown Court. He had been repeatedly driving through Dinton, Wiltshire, at more than double the speed limit before targeting the 43-year-old motorcyclist.

Mr Brindley died at the scene of the collision on Hindon Road and was described by his family as "one-of-a-kind".

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-wiltshire-64042256

Wow - feckin' psychopath..

 

[Lord Lucan]

Perhaps not so strange at this time of the year:

Man dressed as Father Christmas is pepper sprayed by police at Bunnings (Australian Hardware Chain Store)​

A man dressed as Father Christmas has been pepper sprayed and arrested in a bizarre incident at a Bunnings store.
The Santa impersonator was seen acting erratically at the hardware warehouse in Frankston, Melbourne, and refused to leave, 9 News reported.

“Officers were forced to escort the man off the premises but he resisted officers and assaulted them,” Victoria Police said.

https://www.news.com.au/national/vi...s/news-story/368a31f2dbec746174fece6199ddbbf9

 

[Frideswide]

Perhaps not so strange at this time of the year:

Man dressed as Father Christmas is pepper sprayed by police at Bunnings (Australian Hardware Chain Store)​

https://www.news.com.au/national/vi...s/news-story/368a31f2dbec746174fece6199ddbbf9

I like the final paragraph of the report!

 

[brownmane]

I like the final paragraph of the report!

Ohhh, yes that clears it up. I was wondering how someone would spot a Santa impersonator

 

[maximus otter]

Girl gets trapped in claw machine after trying to steal teddy bears​

A four-year-old girl’s plan to pilfer teddy bears from a claw machine backfired horribly after she ended up trapped inside the crane contraption.

“My partner was shocked but I just started laughing,” her mother Melanie Pike said of the im-prize-onment, which occurred while she was with her family at a pub in Airlie Beach, Queensland, Australia.

Her daughter Poppy attempted to nab some teddy bears from a claw machine on a dare from her twin sister. However, the tot’s attempted toy heist went sideways after she infiltrated an opening in the glass box like a pee-wee jewel thief and couldn’t figure out how to escape.

Thankfully, the parent was able to save Poppy by having her sit down in the machine and then gently yanking her through the opening she had squeezed herself in through.

https://nypost.com/2022/12/21/girl-gets-trapped-in-claw-machine-after-trying-to-steal-teddy-bears/

maximus otter

 

[Trevp666]

I'm surprised they didn't try to get her out with the claw.

 

[gordonrutter]

I'm surprised they didn't try to get her out with the claw.

Nah, she would still be in there as they would keep dropping her just before getting her to the hole.

 

[merricat]

Girl gets trapped in claw machine after trying to steal teddy bears​

A four-year-old girl’s plan to pilfer teddy bears from a claw machine backfired horribly after she ended up trapped inside the crane contraption.

“My partner was shocked but I just started laughing,” her mother Melanie Pike said of the im-prize-onment, which occurred while she was with her family at a pub in Airlie Beach, Queensland, Australia.

Her daughter Poppy attempted to nab some teddy bears from a claw machine on a dare from her twin sister. However, the tot’s attempted toy heist went sideways after she infiltrated an opening in the glass box like a pee-wee jewel thief and couldn’t figure out how to escape.

Thankfully, the parent was able to save Poppy by having her sit down in the machine and then gently yanking her through the opening she had squeezed herself in through.

https://nypost.com/2022/12/21/girl-gets-trapped-in-claw-machine-after-trying-to-steal-teddy-bears/

maximus otter

I can't help but see a perfect metaphor for life here

 

[Tunn11]

Girl gets trapped in claw machine after trying to steal teddy bears​

A four-year-old girl’s plan to pilfer teddy bears from a claw machine backfired horribly after she ended up trapped inside the crane contraption.

“My partner was shocked but I just started laughing,” her mother Melanie Pike said of the im-prize-onment, which occurred while she was with her family at a pub in Airlie Beach, Queensland, Australia.

Her daughter Poppy attempted to nab some teddy bears from a claw machine on a dare from her twin sister. However, the tot’s attempted toy heist went sideways after she infiltrated an opening in the glass box like a pee-wee jewel thief and couldn’t figure out how to escape.

Thankfully, the parent was able to save Poppy by having her sit down in the machine and then gently yanking her through the opening she had squeezed herself in through.

https://nypost.com/2022/12/21/girl-gets-trapped-in-claw-machine-after-trying-to-steal-teddy-bears/

maximus otter

Some of those fluffbags in that machine look pretty evil. I reckon they dragged her in and she was found just in time.

 

[ramonmercado]

Fowl deeds.

Six people have been charged over the kidnapping of a group of people linked to the world of cockfighting in the Philippines.

The group of six is thought to have been abducted on their way to a fight in the capital Manila in January. It's part of a wave of mysterious disappearances to hit the industry, which is a popular betting sport. Taxes from livestreamed cockfights helped the government replenish its finances after the Covid pandemic. But former President Rodrigo Duterte eventually banned online fights, while allowing traditional cockfighting to resume.

The six suspects reportedly deny the allegations.

Meanwhile, three former police officers have also been charged with allegedly abducting a cockfighting enthusiast from his house in August 2021, according to the AFP news agency. The victim had been accused of running a fake betting website, AFP reports.

The charges come as at least 27 people connected to the lucrative industry remain missing, but hope of finding people alive is fading.

"I wouldn't even want to call them missing cockfighters, but probably dead cockfighters," Justice Secretary Jesus Remulla said this week. ...

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-64074474

 

[Mikefule]

A man who demanded £4 from his mother has been sent to prison.

Filip Stula pushed his 59-year-old mother to the floor and hit her over the head.
FULL STORY: https://www.cambstimes.co.uk/news/23201042.jail-warboys-man-hit-threatened-kill-mum-4/

A man who assaulted a 59 year old woman (assault, domestic abuse) caused criminal damage and committed a robbery, has been sent to prison.

 

[Frideswide]

Ohhh, yes that clears it up. I was wondering how someone would spot a Santa impersonator

Be embarrasing if the police posted that and then Xmas presents didn't happen!

 

[EnolaGaia]

A thief was caught on camera stealing a 10-foot-tall nutcracker figure from an Albuquerque couple's Xmas display.

Caught on camera: Thief steals 10-foot nutcracker from Albuquerque home

It's a tradition the Martinez family does during the holidays, creating over-the-top decorations for their neighborhood in New Mexico to enjoy. ...

But this year, that joy was ruined after someone stole one of their decorations and the theft was caught on their home surveillance camera. ...

It was around 1:30 a.m. Wednesday when one of his cameras captured someone creeping onto their property and running away with a nutcracker he and his wife built. ...

The couple built two 10-foot nutcrackers and had them on display in their front yard. ...

"I go to work every day trying to help people, and then you see people come and take this away from me," Christopher said.

The thief is spoiling the holiday for the family.

"You can't let the Grinch steal your Christmas, though. I feel like you can't let somebody take that spirit out of you," Janae said. ...

SOURCE (With Video): https://www.wcvb.com/article/thief-steals-10-foot-nutcracker-from-albuquerque-home/42324458

 

[EnolaGaia]

This Indiana man killed and partially dismembered what he believed to be a robot that had replaced his father.

‘It’s a robot that looks like a human’ Lawrence County man charged with killing, mutilating father

A Lawrence County man faces charges after police say he killed and mutilated his father, who he believed to be a robot.

A probable cause affidavit filed in the case against Shawn Hays says deputies responded to a welfare check on December 20 at Hay’s Mitchell home. Police say they got a call from someone who said Hays told them that Hay’s father was turned into a robot, so Hays shot and mutilated him.

The call comes about a week after various Facebook accounts linked to Hays detail a variety of alarming and troubling thoughts. In one post, written only a week before the deadly shooting, Hays declared distrust in his father writing that he believed someone had kidnapped or murdered his father and replaced him with “a robot that looks like my dad.” ...

The document details that when police arrived, they saw Hays trying to back out of the driveway. When they asked about his father, police say Hays told them that it wasn’t his father, but was instead a robot that looked like his father.

Police asked Hays where his father was, and the document said Hays gestured toward the residence, directly behind the vehicle. Police say he got combative when they asked him to get out of the truck.

During the argument, the document says Hays told police “It’s a robot that looks like a human…laying over there. I had to shoot at it to destroy it.”

After arrested Hays, officers found his father in front of the residence, dead from apparent gunshot wounds to his head and chest. The document said his body was found to be mutilated and partially dismembered. ...

FULL STORY: https://fox59.com/news/its-a-robot-...y-man-charged-with-killing-mutilating-father/

 

[FunkyTT]

The story above from Maximus. ..... What a bloody nut job , dangling small children out of the window??? Wtf.? Is he channeling Wacko Jacko, he once dangled his baby daughter outbid a hotel window didn't he?


Chainsaw attack at the police station door ( I feel bad for the desk lady who ran and hid and hit the panic button - i imagine it was really frightening ) . .......Jeez......Sounds completely unhinged does that guy. USA seem to be tougher on crime than over here, longer sentences and such, hopefully this guy will be locked up for some time as he seems to be a classic case of someone who is a real danger to the public.

 

[escargot]

Someone has been strewing nails and excrement along a residential street.
There's surely a story here.

Police called in over man 'dropping poo and nails' on street

Police are investigating after reports of a man 'dropping poo and nails' along a terrace street. Officers probing the 'disgusting behaviour' on Crewe's Bright Street have issued a CCTV image of an individual they'd like to speak to in connection with the issue.

Residents say the behaviour has been 'ongoing for some time' and has resulted in a car tyre being punctured. Now neighbourhood officers have hit out at the 'disgusting behaviour' which is 'having a detrimental impact on the local community'.

Cheshire Police say a report was received just after 12.30pm on December 17 of a man walking along the street where he had been 'depositing faeces and nails along the road'.

Stay classy, Crewe.

 

[Swifty]

Girl gets trapped in claw machine after trying to steal teddy bears​

A four-year-old girl’s plan to pilfer teddy bears from a claw machine backfired horribly after she ended up trapped inside the crane contraption.

“My partner was shocked but I just started laughing,” her mother Melanie Pike said of the im-prize-onment, which occurred while she was with her family at a pub in Airlie Beach, Queensland, Australia.

Her daughter Poppy attempted to nab some teddy bears from a claw machine on a dare from her twin sister. However, the tot’s attempted toy heist went sideways after she infiltrated an opening in the glass box like a pee-wee jewel thief and couldn’t figure out how to escape.

Thankfully, the parent was able to save Poppy by having her sit down in the machine and then gently yanking her through the opening she had squeezed herself in through.

https://nypost.com/2022/12/21/girl-gets-trapped-in-claw-machine-after-trying-to-steal-teddy-bears/

maximus otter

Or they could have just asked a duty manager with the master keys to let her out which is the honest ending to this story.

 

[EnolaGaia]

A homeless man succeeded in getting away with two Utah bank robberies by claiming he was "armed" with dangerous viruses in vials.

Man allegedly claimed to have vials of viruses in his pockets as he robbed Salt Lake County banks

A homeless man robbed two banks in the Salt Lake County area this Dec., claiming to have “viral viruses” in his pockets, according to the Unified Police Dept.

Murphy James Hollie, 38, originally out of New Mexico, was arrested on Thursday for first-degree felony aggravated robbery — use or threaten use of weapon (two counts). ...

The first robbery occurred on Dec. 8 ... Hollie entered the Zions Bank located at 2200 South Highland Dr., reportedly wearing a backpack, yellow medical mask, and hooded sweatshirt as he handed a note to the bank teller, which read “I have two small vials of viral problems.”

He reportedly demanded money from the teller, and was able to get an undisclosed amount of cash. Police say he left the note with the teller, which was later seized as evidence. ...

The second robbery occurred on Dec. 13 at the U.S. Bank located at 888 East 4500 South in Millcreek ... Hollie was allegedly wearing the same backpack, along with a yellow medical mask, as he approached the bank teller and handed a note that read in part, “I have two vials of viral disease.”

Hollie again left with an undisclosed amount of cash.

The third incident occurred on Dec. 21 at the same bank as the second robbery. Unified Police officers responded to a hold-up alarm, as bank employees reported that the man inside the bank was the same man who had robbed the bank on Dec. 13.

Police reportedly approached Hollie ... , and he was taken into custody on a local warrant.

According to the affidavit, a note was found in Hollie’s backpack that read, “I demand money. There are two vials with viral viruses in my pocket, I worked in a lab.” ...

Hollie is reportedly a homeless man that has “no ties to the community,” police say. He has allegedly scouted other banks to rob, and attempted to rob another bank, in addition to the two banks he robbed. ...

FULL STORY: https://www.abc4.com/news/wasatch-f...-pockets-as-he-robbed-salt-lake-county-banks/

 

[ramonmercado]

A homeless man succeeded in getting away with two Utah bank robberies by claiming he was "armed" with dangerous viruses in vials.

FULL STORY: https://www.abc4.com/news/wasatch-f...-pockets-as-he-robbed-salt-lake-county-banks/

Blocked, but this link works for me: https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2868...s-pockets-as-he-robbed-salt-lake-county-banks

 

[ChasFink]

Here's an interesting way to make money. See the part I put in bold.

California 19-year-old arrested in bogus parking ticket scam

SANTA CRUZ, CALIF. A 19-year-old man designed fake parking tickets and put them on cars near the beach in Northern California last week in the hopes of collecting real payments, authorities said. The man put the false citations — which included a QR code linking potential victims to a website to pay a fine — on cars late Wednesday night, said Santa Cruz police.

https://www.sacbee.com/news/business/article270433077.html

 

[maximus otter]

Here's an interesting way to make money. See the part I put in bold.

California 19-year-old arrested in bogus parking ticket scam


https://www.sacbee.com/news/business/article270433077.html

Note to UK FTMB-ers: A version of this scam had arrived in the UK, with fake QR codes attached to machines in UK car parks. Here’s an example from the Isle of Wight.

maximus otter

 

[ramonmercado]

Video Nasty.

Police in the western Indian state of Gujarat have arrested seven people for allegedly beating a soldier to death.

Melaji Vaghela was attacked after he protested against a video of his teenage daughter being posted online, according to the police complaint.
The complaint says the video went viral after it was uploaded. The alleged attackers are family members of a teenage boy whom Vaghela accused of uploading the video.

Vaghela's wife and son were also injured in the attack. The victim worked with India's Border Security Force.

According to the police complaint, which was filed by Vaghela's wife Manjula, the attack occurred on Saturday night in Kheda district in Gujarat. Vaghela, his wife, two sons and nephew had gone to the teenage boy's house to complain against him for allegedly uploading a video of the girl. Several news reports have described the video as "obscene", but the BBC has not been able to confirm this.

According to the police complaint, the discussion escalated into a fight and the boy's relatives attacked Vaghela and his family with "wooden sticks" and "sharp objects".

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-64073466

 

[uair01]

Sleeping driver drives for 15 minutes at 110 km/h on Autobahn

Police in Germany pulled a motorist off the road who had fallen asleep on the Autobahn and continued driving for 15 minutes. Officers tried to wake the man up with honking, but it took some time before they were successful.

The remarkable incident was Wednesday on a highway near Bamberg in Bavaria. Police wanted to check the man, but he did not respond to light signals. The officers noticed that at a speed of 110 kilometers per hour, the man kept the same distance from their police car at all times. The driver appeared to be asleep and did not have his hands on the wheel. The autopilot of his Tesla did allow him to stay on the road.

After about fifteen minutes, the man awoke. He then did follow police directions. When checked, the driver exhibited behavior that police believe is consistent with drug use. He also appeared to have a weight attached to the steering wheel. This caused the software to believe that he did have his hands on the steering wheel.

The man was charged with reckless driving. He has lost his driver's license for the time being.

Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)

https://nos.nl/artikel/2458156-slapende-bestuurder-rijdt-kwartier-met-110-km-u-over-autobahn

 

[uair01]

Ermenildo Castro, 28, of Tacoma, allegedly told detectives that he was inspired by the 90's movie "Office Space" when he devised a plan to divert customer fees from his employer, Zulily.com, into his own bank accounts. According to court documents, Castro wrote software code that manipulated the online retailer's checkout page to send the shipping fees into his own account. The charges allege Castro netted $260,000 in stolen shipping fees. Seattle police detectives said Castro also used his position as a software engineer to manipulate prices on Zulily to purchase approximately $41,000 in merchandise for 'pennies on the dollar'.

According to police, the company's cybersecurity staff found a document on Castro's laptop titled 'OfficeSpace project', which outlined Castro's scheme to 'cleanup evidence' by manipulating audit logs and disabling alarm logging. The theft began in February and by March the company had identified discrepancies in the shipping fees being charged to customers, an SPD report states. Castro was part of the team assigned to investigate the discrepancies in shipping fees, according to the report. Zulily investigators eventually caught on to Castro's scheme and went to his house in Tacoma where they found boxes of merchandise piled up outside the front door and driveway, the report states. In total, Zulily's team said Castro had sent over 1,000 items sent to his house.

https://yro.slashdot.org/story/22/1...-for-theft-inspired-by-the-movie-office-space

 

[hunck]

California man under arrest for attempted murder after police say he allegedly intentionally drove off a cliff with 1 woman and 2 children in car​

All four occupants of the Tesla survived the crash on Monday after the car plunged between 250 and 300 feet below the road it was on and into a rocky beach area known as Devil’s Slide, about 20 miles south from San Francisco, according to the California Highway Patrol.

In addition to the driver, an adult woman, a 9-year-old boy and a 4-year-old girl were in the car when the crash happened Monday morning, according to Brian Pottenger, a battalion chief with Cal Fire’s Coastside Fire Protection District.

They were all taken to a local hospital with serious injuries, the highway patrol said Tuesday. The San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office previously said in a social media post that the children were “unharmed.”

“Based on the evidence collected, investigators developed probable cause to believe this incident was an intentional act,” the state’s highway patrol said in a news release Tuesday announcing the driver’s arrest.

The driver, from Pasadena, California, was arrested for attempted murder and child endangerment, according to the arrest report. He will be formally booked into San Mateo County Jail after his hospital treatment is completed, the highway patrol added.

The four-door, white Tesla was traveling southbound on Highway 1 just south of the Tom Lantos Tunnel between Pacifica and Montara on Monday morning when it veered off the roadway. It plunged at least 250 feet below that road, and a dramatic rescue mission ensued to ensure the occupants were taken out of the car safely.

“The damage to the vehicle would indicate that it hit, and then flipped several times,” Pottenger explained. The car came to rest on its wheels, he added.

On Tuesday, the highway patrol pointed out that Tesla’s tech savvy driving features were not involved in what caused the crash.