Archive for the ‘Musings’ Category

Cheeto Trail Leads to Suspects.



Police in St. Paul, MN were investigating the burglary of a vending machine at a local recreation center when they noticed a bright orange trail of cheesy goodness leading away from the seen of the crime.  Officers followed the trail of cheese puffs to a nearby home where they discovered ...

Drunken Swede tries to row home



A last drink proved one too many for a 78-year-old Swede who fell asleep while trying to row home - from Denmark. Reports say the man had been drinking in the Danish town of Helsingor but found he did not have enough money for the ferry home to Sweden. Instead of waiting ...

Passenger Disrupts Family Flight



Of all the air rage stories that have made the news recently, this one may be my favorite. Jacob Kline, a 44 year old resident of New Mexico, was on an American Airlines flight from DFW to Charlotte with his wife, daughter and son. During the flight, Mr. Kline ordered ...

Cop Lost Job over $11.25



Lisa Diane Kish was a police office in Sanger, Texas until she was caught switching price tags at a Walmart in Denton, Texas. According to the Dallas Morning News, Officer Kish switched the price tags on four pair of panties (normally priced at $3 each) with a clearance ...

The Unfriendly Skies



Elizabeth Szele, 35, of Woodside, N.Y was on a flight from New York to San Francisco on Tuesday when apparently she had an attack of the nicotine fits. At that point she apparently decided it was a good idea to light up a cigarette at her seat. Ms. Szele ...

Another DFW Crime Story



A 19-year old male managed to shoot and kill himself early Tuesday morning while trying to break into a home in Grand Prairie, Texas. It seems that Cameron Sands of Fort Worth shot himself in the stomach after kicking in a door of the residence while trying to pull ...

Pure Genuis





More Criminal Fun



Aspiring music mogul Ray Fuller or Crowley, Texas walked into a Fort Worth bank branch and tried to cash a $360 billion check. That is right, BILLION.  Apparently the check was written on the account of the mother of Mr. Fuller's girlfriend.  There was no indication as to whether there ...

Dumb Criminal Stories



You have to love these stories about less-than-genius criminals. The fact that many of them operate at less than full wattage is what helps keep the odds in favor of us honest folks. The most recent example is provided by the Associated Press . According to the article a ...