Strange Crimes

I think @maximus otter posted a comment about a guy who complained to him that his landlord was cooking his food in machine oil, maybe he wasn't so crazy.

A man who sold potato chips cooked in dirty oil from a power transformer has been sentenced by a court in Kenya.

Elijah Mwangi Muthoga was arrested just over a year ago in possession of 11 litres of the oil at a hotel he runs in Nyandarua County.

He must now serve a two year prison sentence or pay a fine of 200,000 shillings ($1,570; £1,300).

A harsher sentence of 10 years in prison or a 10m shilling fine was handed to Zachary Mwangi Gitau, the man found guilty of procuring the oil for Muthoga by vandalising a power transformer.

https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world...01e49d94565055842fa380&pinned_post_type=share
 
Shoplifting while he was supposed to be in Court for ... shoplifting.

A young man who was due in court at 10.30am on Monday to face a charge of shoplifting at Penneys in Cork was arrested at 11.30am for allegedly shoplifting at Penneys.

Garda Lorraine O’Donovan arrested Jamie Keating, of 23 Fairfield Green, Farranree, Cork, and brought him before Cork District Court.

Garda O’Donovan testified the accused man was arrested and charged with shoplifting at Penneys on St Patrick’s Street, Cork, at 11.30am. The 29-year-old had been due to appear before Cork District Court on a number of charges. They included a count of shoplifting at the same store back in October 2022.

https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/courtandcrime/arid-41086783.html
 
ramonmercado said:
They have found Abby's head and charges have been made.

The ex-husband and former in-laws of Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi have appeared in court after being charged in connection with her murder.

The accused include her ex-husband Alex Kwong, Kwong's brother Anthony and their father Kwong Kau. Kwong's mother, 63, has been charged with obstructing the case. They were all denied bail on Monday.

The 28-year-old was reported missing on Tuesday - the grisly details of her murder have shocked Hong Kong.

This story contains details some readers may find distressing.

Choi's head was found in a three-storey house in the rural Tai Po district on Sunday, days after her other body parts were found in the same location - roughly 27km (17 miles) from where she was last seen in Kowloon City on Tuesday. ...

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-64782060

A meat slicer and an electric saw were also found at the scene.
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Another arrest.

A woman accused of assisting a suspect in the gruesome killing and dismemberment of model Abby Choi in Hong Kong has been arrested in mainland China.

The arrest of the 29-year-old woman brought the total number of people allegedly involved in the case to seven.

Police said they suspect she assisted another suspect and then fled to mainland China. She was handed over to Hong Kong authorities at Shenzhen Bay Port on Tuesday.

https://www.breakingnews.ie/world/w...ina-over-hong-kong-models-murder-1443218.html
 
hunck said:
Cat shaving spreads to Kent

In Walderslade.

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More cat shavings in Kent

The situation has got so severe that a map has now been created by Medway-based charity Animals Lost and Found.

The animal welfare organisation says it is adding to the map every other day as people report attacks on their pets at an alarming rate.

Incidents have been reported across Kent, from Northfleet down to Dover, with the majority seem to be confined to Medway, and in particular Gillingham, Chatham and Rochester.
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His choice of weapon was certainly unique...

Minnesota father allegedly uses moose antler, shovel to fatally beat man he suspected of abusing children, police say​

Levi William Axtell, 27, turned himself in to police Wednesday and admitted to killing a 77-year-old man, a criminal complaint states.
A Minnesota father allegedly used a moose antler and a shovel to fatally beat an elderly man he believed was sexually abusing children, a criminal complaint states.

Levi William Axtell, 27, turned himself in to police Wednesday, minutes after he killed a 77-year-old man. Axtell allegedly admitted to the crime, telling detectives that he had known the victim for a long time and "believed him to have sexually offended against children in the past," according to the complaint.


A witness told the Cook County Sheriff's Office that around 5 p.m. Wednesday, a person in a white Dodge Caravan pulled into the driveway of the victim's Grand Marais home, smashed a vehicle and then ran inside the residence, the document says.

The witness heard screams coming from inside the home and saw the driver of the van flee the scene.
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https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-new...se-antler-shovel-fatally-beat-man-s-rcna74481
 
But did he have a licence for that antler?
 
It's not a full moon is it?

Security guard dragged by truck while chasing person who stole 3-foot foam carrot from Clearview Mall's Easter display​

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- Pennsylvania State Police are investigating after a security guard was dragged by a truck while chasing after a suspect who allegedly stole a giant foam carrot from an Easter display at the Clearview Mall.

Troopers out of the State Police barracks in Butler were dispatched to Center Township on Wednesday afternoon after the giant foam carrot was reported stolen from the mall.

The mall's security guard who was on duty at the time of the theft told Troopers that he chased the suspects into a dark red Chevy pickup truck into the parking lot near the Texas Roadhouse.
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https://www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/...-carrot-from-clearview-malls-easter-display2F
 
Las Vegas man allegedly carjacked and killed man before masking DNA evidence with urine and feces

A Las Vegas, Nevada, man is in custody after allegedly committing a carjacking and killing a man on New Year’s Day, trying to burn the vehicle and pouring urine and feces inside to cover up and mask his DNA, according to reports.

The man who pulled Roy Kridler out of the vehicle was later identified as 25-year-old Chanler McCloud.

As for why he set the vehicle on fire, police said McCloud drove around but could not find bleach to destroy his DNA. Instead, he used a candle to burn the seat before pouring urine and feces to hide and mask the DNA.

https://www.foxnews.com/us/las-vega...d-man-masking-dna-evidence-urine-feces-report

maximus otter
 
Trevp666 said:
My eyesight ain't what it used to be.
I read that as 'trying to bum the vehicle'.
That would be an entirely different sort of story.
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And - regrettably? amusingly? - not at all uncommon:

https://citinewsroom.com/2018/10/man-24-fined-after-having-sex-with-car-exhaust-pipe/

https://metro.co.uk/2015/05/10/man-caught-on-camera-having-sex-with-a-car-exhaust-5190339/

https://www.foxnews.com/auto/police-stun-man-attempting-to-have-sex-with-cars-exhaust-pipe

Etc.

maximus otter
 
This is a truly strange story and one of the most disturbing things I've ever read (sic).

The headline "'Eunuch maker' appears in London court on GBH charges' is only the tip of the iceberg, but gives a clue to the story. The term eunuch maker isn't used euphemistically, and prepare for a pretty gruelling and depressing read.

Sometimes I give up hope for humanity (actually, I quite often give up hope for humanity, and this is one of those occasions).

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news...r-appears-london-court-gbh-charges-castration
 
cycleboy2 said:
This is a truly strange story and one of the most disturbing things I've ever read (sic).

The headline "'Eunuch maker' appears in London court on GBH charges' is only the tip of the iceberg, but gives a clue to the story. The term eunuch maker isn't used euphemistically, and prepare for a pretty gruelling and depressing read.

Sometimes I give up hope for humanity (actually, I quite often give up hope for humanity, and this is one of those occasions).

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news...r-appears-london-court-gbh-charges-castration
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This came up after I was asleep so when I saw the Guardian article I posted it to the Mutilation thread.

It's not about the money -
A total of nine men appeared in courts in central London and Wales on Wednesday over the alleged six-year plot, which is said to have brought in about £200,000 in income.
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Less than 4 grand each. :dunno:
Though I doubt it was shared equally.
 
cycleboy2 said:
This is a truly strange story and one of the most disturbing things I've ever read (sic).

The headline "'Eunuch maker' appears in London court on GBH charges' is only the tip of the iceberg, but gives a clue to the story. The term eunuch maker isn't used euphemistically, and prepare for a pretty gruelling and depressing read.

Sometimes I give up hope for humanity (actually, I quite often give up hope for humanity, and this is one of those occasions).

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news...r-appears-london-court-gbh-charges-castration
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Odd, considering that the Groan has been an enthusiastic supporter of men having their bodies mutilated professionally.

maximus otter
 
Mail from man who 'shot up' Apache helicopter led to his arrest

The man who allegedly shot at an Apache helicopter from his plot in Uddel with an air rifle on Thursday reported it himself to the Royal Air Force. He sent an e-mail to the hotline for nuisance complaints. The Royal Air Force forwarded the mail to the Royal Military Police, whereupon the man was arrested. His home was also searched.

Earlier, Defence reported that the Apache had been shot at. That conclusion was drawn based on the mail the man had sent, the damage to one of the helicopters and because of an air rifle found during the search.

It now turns out that it has not been established at all that the Apache was shot at. The aircraft has damage, but what caused it is not clear. The man's son says his father did not actually fire, writes Omroep Gelderland.

There are regular exercises with combat helicopters around the man's home town. They fly low to the ground as training to dodge anti-aircraft guns and radars. The man's hobby cattle would be constantly frightened by this.

"They fly so low that you can't even understand each other. My father made it clear with gestures that they should go away, but he did not shoot," the son told the regional broadcaster on Friday.

The man was released yesterday, but he remains a suspect of endangering an aircraft and threatening.

https://nos.nl/artikel/2469856-mail...elikopter-beschoot-leidde-tot-zijn-aanhouding
 
Police take boy (14) from behind the steering wheel after wild chase Rotterdam
https://nos.nl/artikel/2468814-poli...tuur-vandaan-na-wilde-achtervolging-rotterdam

Police found and arrested a 14-year-old boy behind the steering wheel of a car in Rotterdam-IJsselmonde last night.
A wild chase preceded the arrest, reports Rijnmond,

Police first spotted the car during a traffic control on the Sportlaan. The motorist stood out because of his driving and was speeding. When the police ran a stop sign, he quickly sped off. In the pursuit across a residential area, the police at one point deployed 12 cars.

On the way, the car stopped briefly and four people suddenly got out. A little further on at Keizerswaard shopping centre, the driver stopped of his own accord and could be apprehended.

To whom the car belongs is not yet known. The boy is being heard.
 

911 Call About Naked Woman Climbing Tree Leads Deputies To Dead Body​


A 911 call about a naked woman climbing a tree led deputies to the discovery of a dead body of another woman inside a Florida home.

The naked woman, identified as Sheree Latoya Williams, 34, of West Palm Beach, was arrested Sunday after police suspected her involvement in the victim's killing.

The landlord further told deputies that he initially tried to get Williams to put her clothes back on. When he went inside her apartment, he found a deceased Black woman "with a black cord around her neck," according to a probable cause affidavit.

Deputies eventually detained Williams and took her to a local hospital for treatment. She was charged with first-degree murder.

https://www.ibtimes.com/911-call-about-naked-woman-climbing-tree-leads-deputies-dead-body-3680967

maximus otter
 
uair01 said:
Police take boy (14) from behind the steering wheel after wild chase Rotterdam
https://nos.nl/artikel/2468814-poli...tuur-vandaan-na-wilde-achtervolging-rotterdam

Police found and arrested a 14-year-old boy behind the steering wheel of a car in Rotterdam-IJsselmonde last night.
A wild chase preceded the arrest, reports Rijnmond,

Police first spotted the car during a traffic control on the Sportlaan. The motorist stood out because of his driving and was speeding. When the police ran a stop sign, he quickly sped off. In the pursuit across a residential area, the police at one point deployed 12 cars.

On the way, the car stopped briefly and four people suddenly got out. A little further on at Keizerswaard shopping centre, the driver stopped of his own accord and could be apprehended.

To whom the car belongs is not yet known. The boy is being heard.
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A 14 year old boy was stopped driving a vehicle on a UK motorway last week. He was towing a caravan as well.
 
A bit odd alright, a former Chief of Staff to a Maryland's Governor flees across state lines and dies in a (possible) shootout with FBI agents.

Roy McGrath, who served as the top aide to former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R), died Monday during a confrontation with law enforcement after a three week manhunt.

McGrath had been on the run for 21 days after he failed to show up for a trial March 13 on fraud and embezzlement charges in U.S. District Court in Baltimore.

A lawyer for his family said McGrath died after federal agents attempted to arrest him Monday evening. It’s unclear if he died of a self-inflicted wound or during an exchange of gunfire with federal agents.

“The loss of Roy’s life is an absolute tragedy, and I think it’s important for me to say that Roy never wavered about his innocence,” Joseph Murtha, an attorney for McGrath’s wife, told The Washington Post.

The FBI said earlier Monday that McGrath was injured during an “agent-involved shooting” near Knoxville, Tennessee. He was taken to a hospital but died of his wounds. Authorities have not yet detailed the events leading up to the confrontation.

McGrath was indicted in 2021 on a series of fraud charges. In one instance, prosecutors accused McGrath of defrauding the Maryland Environmental Service of a more than $233,000 severance package before he left to work for Hogan.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/roy-mcgrath-dead-fbi-manhunt-maryland_n_642b927ee4b00c951753c0e1
 
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