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World’s stupidest criminal, part 273

Filed under: News, Strange But True Tags: by Steven F. Fairlie @ February 24, 2011

An otherwise successful burglary was botched when the perpetrator felt compelled to photograph himself wearing the homeowner’s new coat, holding cash stolen from the homeowner’s son. He posted the photograph to the son’s facebook page in an apparent show of bravado that, in reality, was nothing more than pure stupidity. The homeowner turned out to […]

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White man jailed for three days when mistaken for black man 9 years younger and 100 pounds heavier because they share the name William Hilton

Filed under: Criminal Law, News, Strange But True Tags: by Steven F. Fairlie @ December 5, 2010

With all of today’s technology and sophistication you would think it would not be possible, but yet another mistaken identity case is making headlines. It can only be apathy on the part of law enforcement that would permit a white man 100 pounds lighter and 9 years older than the wanted fugitive who shares his […]

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Upper Moreland Police Chief Proposes Fining Anyone Who Leaves A Car Unlocked

Filed under: Criminal Law, Strange But True Tags: by Steven F. Fairlie @ October 14, 2010

Imagine this. Your 16 year old son stops by the house to get changed for a sporting event, leaving his car parked at the curb-unlocked. Upper Moreland Police Chief Thomas Nestel has proposed a new ordinance that would permit officers to open the car doors to test whether they are locked and fine the owner […]

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We all know that someone who confesses to a crime is guilty, right?

Filed under: Criminal Law, News, Strange But True Tags: by Steven F. Fairlie @ September 16, 2010

We hear over and over that someone is guilty of a particular crime because he confessed.  But has anyone ever examined the validity of those confessions?  The New York Times just ran a provocative article examining the validity of confessions and I think the conclusions will shock many people.  I know that when confronted with […]

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Beware how you dispose of your old copier

Filed under: News, Strange But True Tags: by Steven F. Fairlie @ May 4, 2010

Many people do not contemplate the consequences of disposing of an old copier or scanner. While they take great pains to “scrub” or destroy the hard drives of their old computers, they simply discard copiers and scanners without a thought about the consequences. As a recent CBS News report, http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=6412572n&tag=related;photovideo, warned, old copiers are a […]

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