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Everyone is familiar with those shows where animal control is called to take home dangerous animals, such as alligators or bats. Depending on where you live, that sort of thing may be perfectly normal to you. But these stories are examples of animals that were arrested by the actual police, actually being detained in prison. [...]
Posted by Simon Griffin on Sunday, April 14, 2013 at 12:01 am
Filed under Animals, Bizarre · Tagged animal control, Animals, Cat, cat burglar, cats, Cow, Crime, crimes, dangerous animals, Drugs, elephant, Goat, monkey, parrot, police
Crime does not pay, so the old saying goes, but take a look at the top ten crimes in the world today and the amounts involved and you have to admit why some decide it is far too lucrative to be bad. There are some illegal activities you will not find surprising, such as the [...]
Posted by Shell Harris on Wednesday, May 11, 2011 at 12:01 am
Filed under Crime · Tagged Abuse, Afghanistan, Africa, Argentina, Arguments for and against drug prohibition, Bolivia, brazil, Bulgaria, canada, china, Cocaine, Colombia, crimes, Economics, Ethics, Europe, European Union, former Soviet Union, Human trafficking, illegal oil, illegal oil trade, Illegal Wildlife Trading, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mali, Mexico, Myanmar, oil, oil sales, oil-producing countries, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, peru, Philippines, Political corruption, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Smuggling, South America, South Korea, Southeast Asia, Soviet Union, Taiwan, Thailand, the Philippines, traditional medicine, Turkey, United States, USD, Utah, Uzbekistan, Venezuela
When it comes to the amount of sheer planning, creativity, and outright lunacy that goes into them, few crimes rival the high profile, multi-million dollar heist. And when you consider the colorful characters and criminal masterminds behind these robberies, it’s easy why these crimes continue to be the subject of constant speculation and fascination. Whether [...]
Posted by Evan Andrews on Thursday, June 18, 2009 at 12:19 am
Filed under Bizarre, Crime · Tagged Agricultural Bank of China Robbery, Antwerp Diamond Heist, baker street burglary, Banco Central Burglary, bank, Central Bank Of Iraq Heist, Crime, crimes, criminal, criminals, diamond, diamonds, gang, Gardener Museum Art Heist, Great Brinks Robbery, guns, Harry Winston Heist, jewelry, Knightsbridge Security Deposit Robbery, robbery, steal, The Great Train Robbery, the police, theft, unsolved
Stephen King is quite prolific, having penned over 40 novels and 166 works of short fiction. Therefore, for this Top Tenz list, we couldn’t narrow it down to just novels or short stories. Any reader of King’s knows that he threads many of his works together, but the purpose of this list is to praise [...]
Posted by Elizabeth Downing on Friday, April 3, 2009 at 6:39 am
Filed under Literature, People · Tagged 14 dark tales, Annie Wilkes, Books, Carrie, crazy, crimes, dark tales, Everything's Eventual, horror, horror books, horror stories, Literature, Low Men in Yellow Coats, mad, Misery, People, Rage, Richard Bachman, Shawshank Redemption, Short Story, Stephen King, stephen king books, the gunslinger, The Long Walk, The Stand, villain, weird books, Wizard and Glass
Bank robbery is still alive and well in these times of high tech crimes. Some go off without a hitch and some go off like the Titanic. Here’s a list of some of the less successful ventures. Keep your hands where we can see them and read on… 10. Maybe a Return Trip to the [...]
Posted by Shell Harris on Wednesday, March 4, 2009 at 1:10 am
Filed under Crime · Tagged attack, bank, bank robbery, battle, Crime, crimes, criminal, money, rifle, robbery, steal, the police, theft, thief
No visit to a new country would be complete without trying the native moonshine. Just as culinary tastes differ throughout the world, as do beverages. Most countries share the old favorites of beer and wine, but here’s a list of poisons solely unique to particular regions – for good reasons. 10. Argentinean Maté Although not [...]
Posted by Shell Harris on Wednesday, February 4, 2009 at 12:01 am
Filed under Food · Tagged absinthe, alcohol, Argentina, banned, beer, brand, cachaca, calabash gourd, cocktail caipirinha, concoction, crimes, culinary tastes, France, guinness, liquor, list of poisons, mate, moonshine, ouzo, pisco, poison, rakia, Russia, russian vodka, sake, vodka, water, wine
Of course, nobody wants to go to prison, but there are some prisons that you really, really don’t want to be imprisoned as an inmate. Being in jail is only part of the problem, staying alive is the bigger issue. Here are the top 10 most dangerous prisons in the world. 10. San Quentin Prison [...]
Posted by Shell Harris on Tuesday, September 30, 2008 at 6:15 am
Filed under Crime, Fashion · Tagged Alcatraz Island, assassination, bang kwang, Charles Afflic, Crime, crimes, criminals, dangerous prisons, gang, gangbangers, gangs, insane, mental health, outbreak, san quentin, san quentin prison, sick inmates, solitary confinement, Supermax, torture, Veronique Vasseur, violence, violent offenders
