Old Man Robs Supermarket to Get into Prison and Help His Inmate Grandson
Desperate to get into prison and help his young grandson, a 60-year-old man from Guadeloupe robbed a local supermarket at gunpoint and then waited patiently to be arrested. The unusual incident took place at the end of September in Sainte-Rose, a commune in the north of the Guadeloupe archipelago. A former firefighter with no criminal […]
Teen Poisons Uncle’s Soup Because He Couldn’t Stand His Snoring
A Japanese high school student was recently arrested for allegedly poisoning his uncle’s miso soup in an attempt to kill him because he couldn’t stand his snoring. An 18-year-old teenager from Ichibara, Japan’s Chiba prefecture, was arrested and charged with attempted murder after allegedly mincing leaves from a toxic oleander plant and mixing them into […]
Teenage Girl Sells Boyfriend into Slavery to Scam Ring for $14,000
A 19-year-old Chinese man barely survived the worst four months of his life after being seduced and then sold into slavery by his 17-year-old girlfriend. Chinese media recently reported the shocking case of a young man from Zhanjiang, in China’s Guangdong province, who endured four months of captivity and torture at the hands of a […]
Man Scammed into Buying 300 Years of Gym Membership
A Chinese man was recently scammed by a Hangzhou gym into spending more than 870,000 yuan ($121,000) on hundreds of years of gym memberships and private lessons. The average life expectancy in China is around 78 years, but one Hagzhou man will have to figure out a way to live a lot longer if he […]
Angry Beekeeper Sets Bees on Police During Routine Traffic Stop
A 70-year-old Spanish beekeeper was so upset about being stopped by traffic police that he set his bees on the officers, causing them to take shelter in a restaurant. An unusual incident took place last Friday, on the N-II road in Cervera, a small town in the Catalonian province of Lleida. A local police patrol […]
Food Vendor Avenges Family Members by Killing 40 Gang Members with Poisoned Empanadas
A Haitian woman who had lost family members to a violent criminal gang took her revenge by poisoning 40 gang members with tainted empanadas. Haiti has long been at the mercy of violent street gangs, and many families have suffered tragedies at the hands of these ruthless criminals, but few ever dared fight back out […]
Woman Poisons Love Rival and Her Children with Tainted Chocolate Eggs
A Brazilian woman has been arrested for allegedly trying to kill her ex-boyfriend’s new partner by sending her poisoned chocolate eggs as an anonymous Easter present. What was supposed to be a happy family celebration turned into a nightmarish tragedy for a young Brazilian woman who lost both her children to poisoned chocolate eggs allegedly […]
Father-Son Duo Defrauds 100 Restaurants in 3 Years Using the Same Technique
A 48-year-old man and his son, 18, were recently arrested for reportedly defrauding around 100 restaurants in France’s Toulon region in the last 3 years, using a very well thought-out tactic. Skipping out on the bill at a restaurant isn’t exactly unusual, but doing so about 100 times in a span of 3 years definitely […]
Police Catch India’s Infamous ‘Poop and Run’ Thief
Police in New Delhi have finally been able to capture an elusive thief who would always poop his pants when in danger to keep people away as he made his escape. Do you know how good actors can cry on command? Well, apparently some people have the same level of control of their bowels, allowing […]
Woman Poisons Coworker’s Drinks for Months Out of Pure Malice
A 56-year-old Polish woman was arrested and charged with systematically adding toxic substances to a coworker’s drinks simply because she disliked them. It’s unclear when the unnamed cleaning woman started poisoning her colleague, but the 51-year-old victim started feeling seriously under the weather a few months ago. At first, she thought her stomach pain was […]
HR Manager Defrauds Company Of $2.2 Million by Making Up Employees and Collecting Their Paychecks
The HR manager of a Shanghai technology company was imprisoned for defrauding his company of millions of dollars by “hiring” dozens of fake employees and collecting their salaries. The People’s Procuratorate of Minhang District, Shanghai recently released a “White Paper on the Prosecution of Duty-Related Crimes by Company and Enterprise Personnel in Minhang District” featuring […]
Brazilian Woman Poisons Co-Workers Drink After Arguing with Them Over Promotion
A textile worker in Brazil’s Goias state stands accused of poisoning a co-worker’s water bottle after quarreling with them over what the woman considered an unfair promotion. The incident occurred last month at a textile factory in Abadia de Goias, a town in the Goiânia Metropolitan Region. Police claim that the 38-year-old suspect was caught […]
Man Has $227,000 “Unstealable” Car Stolen Less Than 60 Hours After Buying It
An Englishman who had his luxury SUV stolen from his driveway less than 60 hours after driving it home claims the dealership assured him that the vehicle was “unstealable”. John, a 45-year-old man from Warwickshire, UK, bought a £183,000 ($227,000) Range Rover 2024 SV Edition One from a dealership in Coventry on December 14, last […]
Spanish Police Use Google Maps Images to Solve Tricky Murder Case
Spanish police have credited a recent Google Maps update for providing them with evidence crucial to solving a murder case that they had been investigating for over a year. The tragic case of a 33-year-old Cuban man identified only by his initials, JLPO, whose remains were found on the outskirts of Tajueco, a town in […]
Respected Italian Nun Arrested for Working with Infamous Mafia Family
Sister Anna Donelli, a respected nurse from northern Italy, was recently arrested under suspicion of having colluded with a powerful clan of the ‘Ndragheta mafia family. The arrest of 57-year-old Anna Donelli, a respected nun and recent recipient of the Golden Panettone, an annual Milanese civic award, for her volunteer work in prisons and in […]