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02/24/2009

Yes, that's the exact suburb of Sacramento I grew up in...sigh...

Firefighters found marijuana plants in a Citrus Heights home after they extinguished a dangerous house fire, but the pot wasn't the problem. Someone was stealing power to grow medicinal marijuana, and that haphazard wiring could land them in trouble.

"We're all lucky we didn't come out here and pull dead bodies out of this house," said Sac Metro Fire Captain Christian Pebbles. "It's really severe. It's not just a couple of overloaded strip plugs."

Firefighters say someone stole the power the power straight from a SMUD electrical box, and the homemade electrical system finally went haywire on Monday. Read more...


02/23/2009

Umm...Cash Safe, Anyone?

DOZY Luke Woolston felt the heat from his boss after he hid £1,000 of takings in a hot oven — and they went up in smoke.

Trusting Martin Talbot asked barman Luke, 19, to cash up at his boozer then put the money in a "safe" place.

But he was horrified when Luke texted to say he had shoved the full till drawer in the switched-on cooker — and then smelt burning. Read more...


02/20/2009

Before you post video of your pot plant growing on YouTube, remember that the cops can watch YouTube, too. Especially if you use your real name when you create your channel

The 25-year-old was arrested after officers saw footage on the website documenting the stages of growth.

The man made his arrest even easier after using his real name as his "internet handle".

Police searched the house and seized one large cannabis plant and associated hydroponics equipment used to maximise heat and light conditions. Read more...


02/19/2009

Was she somehow going to escape from the cops on a plane?

A car chase that reached speeds of 100 mph ended early Thursday morning when the driver finally stopped at a valet parking area at DFW Airport, police said.

Sandra Stephens-Parker, 60, was arrested about 4:30 a.m. for evading arrest and drunk driving.

A police officer initially stopped her along Airport Freeway in Euless but she refused to roll down her window, puffed on a cigar, and drove away, police said.

"She had a dazed look on her face," said Euless police Lt. John Williams. "She just nailed it and took off." Read more...


02/18/2009

How not to play Pretend Po-Po

A Massachusetts man has been charged with impersonating a police officer while allegedly breaking into a car in Salem.

Police say witnesses reported hearing a car window being smashed in a Wal-Mart parking lot on Tuesday, then seeing 37-year-old Ernie Maisonet of Beverly, Mass., standing next to a car with a broken window. Read more...

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