Crime

We've all had co-workers eat our food that we leave in the fridge at work, which can be frustrating at times. One cop had been caught stealing from his work fridge and now faces misdemeanor theft charges and a 30 day suspension.

Theft charges serious enough to warrant a jury trial typically involve stolen goods that are pretty expensive (just ask Lindsay Lohan about that). But you don’t have to steal high-dollar stuff to get in that kind of trouble — in fact, a New Mexico college student is about to go on trial for allegedly forgetting to pay for a $2 pumpkin.

If it’s gotta be clean, it’s gotta be Tide. If it’s gotta be stolen Tide, it’s gotta be Patrick Paul Costanzo. Costanzo systemically stole $25,000 worth of Tide liquid detergent from a St. Paul, Minnesota store over the course of a year. About a week ago, ma ...

Greece’s version of Jim Bob Duggar has been exposed as a fraud due to a tiny slip up. The man, whose identity is protected by Greek law, created 19 non-existent children in order to live off of government benefits. Unfortunately, police caught on to the scheme when the man’s taxes claimed he had the largest family in the country.

A cop in Pennsylvania could be in a lot of trouble after a video went around showing him tasering a girl in the groin after she put her hands up. The cop claims she was resisting arrest and tried to elbow him, while the girl says she was attacked by the cop for no reason, according to the Daily Mail. The girl actually has a lawsuit against the city right now as a result of this altercation. Watch

A 10-year-old Florida boy broke into an impound lot, stole a pick-up truck and led cops on a police chase. He hopped the fence after school, crashed through the fence to escape but ended up crashing into a light pole a few blocks from the impound. The crash sent an electric wire down which started a house fire, but luckily firefighters were able to put it out, according to the Orlando Sentinel. Re

Sheriff Pickell stopped by the studio earlier to clarify the misunderstanding regarding check points. He says it's been noted in a few papers about this controversial issue, but he wants the community know he simply has a sign:

Vice President Biden suggested yesterday that rapes and murders in Flint could rise if Congress does not pass a new spending bill. The vice president discussed the relation between crime and police staffing during a stop in Flint. We were just told a few days ago that Flint is the fourth most violent city in America. Take the jump to watch the Vice President and to get more facts.

After dealing with a huge deficit resulting in more layoffs, there's some good news for the City of Flint. The Department of Justice is giving $18.8 million to four Michigan police agencies including Flint, according to WNEM.

We've all heard of attack dogs, but attack birds? It really did happen, a Fort Smith man says he survived an early morning home invasion thanks to his pet bird, Charlie. Owner Jack Dukes says,"he's my best friend", I would imagine they're even better friends now. Meet this amazing bird after the jump.

A Brazilian doctor, tired of having her home burglarized, chose an unconventional way of warning would-be thieves to stay off her property. She taped dozens of HIV-infected needles to the fence surrounding her property. The accompanying sign read, "Wall with HIV-infected blood. No trespassing."

The Genesee County Board of Commissioners are meeting today to go over the budget which needs to be finalized at the end of the month. The board is dealing with a $17 million deficit so they need to make cuts everywhere in order to work it out. One program that has the potential to be eliminated is the drug team which Sheriff Pickell formed, according to the Flint Journal.