Boy Scooter Jacks Brothers with Toy Gun for Ride, Cincinnati, Ohio
Travel Updates - Crimes
Written by MeGo   
Wednesday, 29 July 2009 23:15

boy with toy gun scooter jacks
Why not perfect your craft in an early age? This 11-year old gave it a shot when he attempted a scooterjack with a toy gun in an Ohio park on two young boys. The soon-to-be criminal pointed the gun at the brothers, age 8 and 10, demanding one of the silver push scooters, and then chased the boys as they raced away.

Cincinnati police took the boy to the Hamilton County juvenile center. He faces a hearing on August 7th.

During these bad financial times, it's always best to teach your kids a quicker way to get rich.  Don't hate the player hate the game...

 
Shark found dead in Streets of Miami
Travel Updates - Crimes
Written by MeGo   
Wednesday, 22 July 2009 12:05

Dead Shark found in Miami Street
A body of a shark was left in middle of downtown Miami street after two men tried selling it to several fish markets. The men apparently carried the six-foot shark around in the city’s Metromover downtown train, looking to sell the shark off to local fish markets in the area. The two men tried selling the shark for around $10. Police say the shark was a nurse shark and the case could result in misdemeanor charges of improper killing and disposal of the animal and selling the shark without a license.

You can argue all day about loving or hating the Miami natives and their get-quick-rich schemes, but you can't deny the fact that they entertain you with their ridiculous antics! "Look how cute the natives act, daddy."

Video link at travel break...

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Scary Police Chase for Five French Tourists, New York City
Travel Updates - Crimes
Written by MeGo   
Thursday, 25 June 2009 12:44

Just yesterday in New York City, five French tourists were scammed by Ian McFarland, a repeat offender who led unknowing tourists to unlicensed taxis. Plainclothes police recognized Ian as he led the five tourists inside an unlicensed van. The officer reached inside to try to get the keys, but the driver, Khaalif Preacher, sped off with the unaware vacationers inside the van.

Police pursued the van, which twisted through residential neighborhoods, traveling seven miles through two boroughs before it crashed into a US Postal Service in Brooklyn.

Two of the tourists: Esther-Ethy Mamane 26 and her mother Claudie, who were visiting New York to attend a religious seminar, were trying to calm the other screaming tourists with prayer as the chase ensued.

The two men Ian and Khaalif fled the moving vehicle to escape capture. They were caught shortly after by Police. The two men are charged for second-degree assault, second-degree assault on an officer, reckless endangerment, resisting arrest and unlawful solicitation of ground transportation services.

Claudie had broken her arm when trying to flee from the smoking vehicle after it crashed. When she was leaving the van she fell and the car rolled over her arm. Claudie and Ester, who attended the news conference, were given a bag full of goodies, which also included Broadway show tickets, passes to MOMA (Museum of Modern Art) and transit fare cards.

Not bad for the first minutes visiting New York City—this would make a great travel story.

Source here
 
Caught pissing into Old Faithful, Yellowstone National Park
Travel Updates - Crimes
Written by MeGo   
Saturday, 16 May 2009 10:15

 

Two seasonal Yellowstone National Park concession workers were fired for urinating into Old Faithful’s geyser; the men were caught on live webcam. Someone apparently had been watching the live streaming video of the geyser from home when they saw six workers go off the path and walk onto Old Faithful. The person watching took action into their own hands when they noticed two men urinating into Old Faithful and called park authorities. The two men were fined and banned from the park for two years.

Luckily for the men the geyser was not erupting at the time. Though authorities believe Old Faithful will one day get its revenge!

 

Ant Man Executed



Remember the good old times (well at least in the USA) when you can Con someone and get at least 5-15 years in jail if caught, but the law boys in China have decided that if a con is going to take a mark(s) for several million dollars then that boy should hang by the neck -- even if the scheme was as tiny as ants.

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