Jailed Man Says He Didn’t Dress Up as Dead Mother
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June 20, 2009

New York (AP) — A man accused of dressing up as his dead mother to collect her Social Security and rent subsidies is blaming the crime on an impersonator.

Thomas Prusik-Parkin tells the New York Post in a jailhouse interview that the person captured on security cameras dressed in a wig and his mom’s clothing wasn’t him.

The paper says that during the 40-minute interview at Riker’s Island, the 49-year-old also claimed his mother was once a B-movie star who dated Gene Kelly, and offered a rambling discourse on the psyche of Norman Bates, the cross-dressing killer in Alfred Hitchcock’s “Psycho.”

Prusik-Parkin and an alleged accomplice are awaiting trial on larceny and fraud charges.

image: Fright Catalog

‘Evil’ China sex park torn down: state media
May 16, 2009
Google.com

Beijing (AFP) — A sex theme park in southwest China that featured giant genitals and a sex-technique workshop has been torn down after officials said it had an “evil influence” on society, state media said.

“Love Land” was due to open in Chongqing municipality ahead of China’s national day on October 1, but it was ordered to close following an investigation by local authorities, the Global Times reported.

Besides displays on sex history and techniques, the park boasted a giant rotating statue of the lower portion of a nearly naked woman bent over at the waist.

… “The investigation determined the park’s content was vulgar and that it was neither healthy nor educational,” an official was quoted as saying. Read the rest of the article here.

photo: NY Times Asia Pacific

Penis Festival [Chiwawa Matsuri] from 2camels.com:

thanks Carol Lena

Ex-NY Trooper Admits Writing Fake Traffic Tickets
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March 24, 2009

White Plains, N.Y. (AP) — An ex-New York state trooper has admitted in court that he issued fake traffic tickets to a man he’d argued with.

Lester Hooper pleaded guilty Tuesday in White Plains court to one count of official misconduct. As part of the plea deal, he resigned from his job.

The 36-year-old will serve three years probation and pay $600 restitution to the Brooklyn man he targeted. He’d been on paid suspension since his July 1 arrest.

Hooper’s defense lawyer did not immediately return an after-hours message. He previously said the dispute involved contact between the ticketed man and Hooper’s wife.

Fake traffic ticket image from (and available at) prankplace.com

Police seize 1,200 pounds of pot in spinach cans
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March 10, 2009

Gallup, N.M. (AP) — Police with the New Mexico Motor Transportation Division found 1,200 pounds of pot packed in cans labeled as spinach during a stop at the Gallup port of entry. An inspector noticed that only a few of the cans were labeled and that the weight printed on the side of the can didn’t match the actual weight. A closer look during last Friday’s bust revealed the canned drugs, which were worth an estimated $1.5 million.

The four pallets of cans were being transported along with fresh produce.

The 50-year-old truck driver said he was on his way from California to the East Coast. The driver and the pot were turned over to the Drug Enforcement Administration.

Boy, 14, dupes police, patrols Chicago for 5 hours
by Michael Tarm
Google News
January 26, 2009

Chicago (AP) — A 14-year-old aspiring police officer donned a uniform, walked into a Chicago police station and managed to get an assignment — patroling in a squad car for five hours before he was detected, police said Sunday.

The boy did not have a gun, never issued any tickets and didn’t drive the squad car, Deputy Superintendent Daniel Dugan said.

Assistant Superintendent James Jackson said the ruse was discovered only after the boy’s patrol with an actual officer ended Saturday. Officers noticed his uniform lacked a star that is part of the regulation uniform.

Police said they were investigating how the deception went undetected for so long in what they described as a serious security breach. Police said disciplinary steps are possible pending the outcome of the investigation.

Police didn’t identify the boy because of his age. He has been charged as a juvenile with impersonating an officer. (more…)

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Michael Stone guilty of plot to murder Gerry Adams and Martin McGuinness
by David Sharrock, Ireland Correspondent
The Times
November 15, 2008

Michael Stone, who was found guilty of attempted murder, said that his actions were “performance art”

Michael Stone, a loyalist terrorist, was found guilty yesterday of attempting to murder Gerry Adams and Martin McGuinness in an armed attack on the Stormont parliament in Belfast.

Stone, 53, a former member of the Ulster Defence Association (UDA), was convicted at Belfast Crown Court over the incident in November, 2006, when he entered the building, while the Assembly was in session, armed with explosives and other weapons. He had claimed that his action was “performance art”. (more…)

From Mark Borkowski:

Adam Smith is writing his award winning prose for the Birmingham Mail after the big Obama party in Miami.

Birmingham Mail, Afterparty Obama (Part 1)

Police: McCain Volunteer Admits She Made Up Attack Story
AP
October 24, 2008

Originally claimed she was attached at ATM

Pittsburgh – A McCain campaign volunteer who reported that a black man robbed her and carved a “B” into her cheek after seeing a McCain sticker on her car has admitted to making up the story, cops said.

Ashley Todd, 20, from Texas, is expected to be charged this afternoon with filing a false police report.

Cops said red flags in her story included photos and bank card information from a Pittsburgh automated teller machine where the college student claimed she was robbed on Wednesday night which did not show her using the machine. (more…)

JetAngel, a company who’s mission is: “Turning American air superiority, our swords and spears, into an innovative way to advertise, while providing enjoyable experience for children of all ages… has been KO’d by Pfizer for advertizing Viagra for free on a huge missile seen around Manhattan. As a result, they have replaced the Viagra wording with “Censored by a Federal Court”.

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NJ cops kick in door over bird’s cries for help
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September 5, 2008

Trenton, N.J. (AP) — Cries for help inside a Trenton, N.J., home turned out to be for the birds. Neighbors called police Wednesday morning after hearing a woman’s persistent cry of “Help me! Help me!” coming from a house. Officers arrived and when no one answered the door, they kicked it in to make a rescue.

But instead of a damsel in distress, officers found a caged cockatoo with a convincing call.

It wasn’t the first time the 10-year-old bird named Luna said something that brought authorities to the home of owner Evelyn DeLeon.

About seven years ago, the bird cried like a baby for hours, leading to reports of a possible abandoned baby and a visit to the home by state child welfare workers. But it was only Luna practicing a newfound sound, DeLeon says.

DeLeon says her bird learns much of her ever-growing vocabulary from watching television, in both English and Spanish.

Man says he’s porn inspector, demands free videos
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August 11, 2008

Longmont, Colo. (AP) — A man claiming to be a police detective tried to get an adult novelty shop to give him free X-rated videos, saying he wanted to make sure the performers weren’t underage, authorities said.

He made three tries within nine days last month and was turned down each time. The store manager called police after the third try.

Authorities said Monday that the man showed a badge and left a business card from the Longmont police “age verification unit.” Cmdr. Tim Lewis said there is no such unit.

“It was inventive on his part, I’ll give him that,” Lewis said.

The business card didn’t have anyone’s name on it, but the store gave officers surveillance video of the man. Police are looking for him.

image: CrystalXP.net Tux Factory, by Brunocb

Man arrested in Texas for trying to cash $360 billion check
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May 1, 2008

Fort Worth, Texas (AP) — Charles Ray Fuller must have been planning one big record company. The 21-year-old North Texas man was arrested last week for trying to cash a $360 billion check, saying he wanted to start a record business. Tellers at the Fort Worth bank were immediately suspicious – perhaps the 10 zeros on a personal check tipped them off.

Fuller, of suburban Crowley, was arrested on a forgery charge. He was released after posting $3,750 bail.

Fuller said his girlfriend’s mother gave him the check to start a record business. But bank employees who contacted the account’s owner said the woman told them she did not give him permission to take or cash the check.

In addition to the forgery count, Fuller was charged with unlawfully carrying a weapon and possessing marijuana. Officers reported finding less than two ounces of marijuana and a .25-caliber handgun and magazine in his pockets.

Editor’s note: For the official press release, visit Critical Art Ensemble Defense Fund Web site.

Federal Charges Against Steven Kurtz Dismissed
by Jeff Woodard, Executive Producer
WGRZ.com
April 21, 2008, updated April 22, 2008

The indictment charging UB professor Steve Kurtz with two counts of mail fraud and two counts of wire fraud, has been thrown out.

Judge Richard Arcara dismissed the charges in federal court Monday.

FBI agents in Haz-Mat suits went into Kurtz’s Buffalo home in May, 2004. Kurtz had called 911 after finding his wife unresponsive. It turned out that Hope Kurtz had died of natural causes.

But once police entered Kurtz’s home, they found biological samples inside. The F.B.I. was called and a huge investigation followed.

Kurtz told authorities that he used the samples as part of his performance art that deals with bio-technology.

After a lengthy investigation, Kurtz was charged not with bio-terrorism, but with fraudulently obtaining two of the samples that were in his home.

The following is an interview Kurtz conducted with Channel 2′s Scott Brown in 2007, when the indictment was still in place: (more…)