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Mom Puts Three-Year-Old Son Up for Adoption on Craigslist

Donald Deane — Fri, 17 May 2013 16:13:44 +0000

Craigslist is a great resource for meeting people and buying and selling almost anything. But when it comes to giving away children, there are probably better ways. That didn't stop a Texas woman from offering her three-year-old for adoption on the service, however.

Madonna's Brother Anthony Ciccone Arrested After Police Scuffle In Michigan [MUGSHOT]

Ryan Anderson — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 12:44:23 +0000

To the untrained eye, Anthony Ciccone probably looks like your average transient -- but in reality he's the brother of international pop star Madonna.

He also was arrested on Sunday, April 21, after drunkenly fighting with a police officer in Traverse City, Michigan, and looking decidedly more unglamorous than his little sister.

'Teen Mom' Jenelle Evans Was Arrested For Heroin Possession

Ryan Anderson — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 13:44:38 +0000

Being an MTV 'Teen Mom' is pretty competitive these days. It's a constant struggle between putting food in the mouths of children and upstaging other teen moms.

So, with Farrah Abraham shopping porn around, the natural move for any other teen mom would be to attack their spouse and possess enough heroin to murder a pack of elephants. Enter Jenelle Evans.

3 Doors Down Bassist Todd Harnell Charged With Vehicular Homicide After Car Crash [MUGSHOT]

Ryan Anderson — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 13:03:38 +0000

Robert Todd Harrell, the 41-year-old bassist for 3 Doors Down, was charged with vehicular homicide after a fatal crash in Nashville on Friday, April 19. Reuters reported that the rocker was driving his Cadillac CTS on the interstate at a high rate of speed when he clipped a truck, sending it careening down an embankment. The truck’s [...]

Enraged Man Beats Woman in Wheelchair for Eating Last Piece of Chicken

Drew Weisholtz — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 21:03:01 +0000

Some people have no clue how to treat the handicapped. Police in Pacolet, South Carolina arrested 44-year-old Clifford Smith last weekend because he attacked a wheelchair-bound woman after she ate the last piece of chicken during dinner. Smith and some other people were chowing down, along with the woman, when she helped herself to the [...]

Amateur Teen NY Ghost Hunters Arrested – CNY Paranormal

Phil Nye — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 19:23:26 +0000

When it comes to investigating the paranormal it can be exciting, you’re exploring dark, creepy locations with a mysterious element. It’s an adventure. Paranormal Reality shows are everywhere today, and their popularity is more than just delving into the unknown for the sake of drama. These shows present what was once mundane location in a [...]

Lucy Lawless Fined + Given Community Service After Greenpeace Protest

Cassandra Rose — Sat, 09 Feb 2013 19:45:50 +0000

In February of 2012, actress Lucy Lawless was arrested during a Greenpeace protest aboard an oil driller in her native homeland of New Zealand. Now, she and other members of the activist group have been sentenced.

She's not called Lucy Lawless for nothing. Sorry. (Not sorry.)

Gross! Mother Slips Jailed Son Drugs in Open-Mouthed Kiss

Drew Weisholtz — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 17:11:16 +0000

All mothers love their sons, but some are more affectionate than others. A woman was recently busted for smuggling Oxycodone to her son in an open-mouthed kiss when she visited him in jail in Yates County, New York. Authorities say Kimberly Margeson, 54, was visiting her 30-year-old son William Partridge in the slammer after he [...]

Think You're Having a Bad Day? Jason London Got Arrested, Got Beat Up + Crapped His Pants [PHOTO]

Jessica Sager — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 00:42:03 +0000

When your own wife tells cops that you’re an asshole when you’re drunk, it may be time to get some help. Thus is the case with ‘Dazed and Confused’ actor Jason London, who was taken, kicking and screaming, out of a bar, after he’d gotten the crap beaten out of him. No, we’re speaking literally. [...]

Charlie Brown Voice Actor Arrested on Stalking Charges. Argh!

Cassandra Rose — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 17:27:16 +0000

Peter Robbins, the now 56-year-old child actor who once voiced Charlie Brown in all those 'Peanuts' cartoons, was recently arrested in San Diego on five felony charges, including one count of stalking and four counts of threats to cause death and bodily harm.

Good grief, bro.

Josh Brolin + Thomas Gibson Arrested on Alcohol-Related Charges

Kathy Landin — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 18:17:44 +0000

In today’s StarCrush Police Beat (we’re still playing with the name), seems two celebs got their drink on and wound up with a pretty new pair of stainless steel bracelets for their trouble. Josh Brolin – who stars in the new movie ‘Gangster Squad’ – was recently arrested for public intoxication, and Thomas Gibson of [...]

Ariel Winter's Crazy Mom Is Still Crazy

Cassandra Rose — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 13:28:59 +0000

Just when you thought it couldn’t get worse than allegations of abuse and reverse allegations of statutory rape, things have taken a strange turn in the case between Ariel Winter and her mom, Chrystal Workman. The 14-year-old ‘Modern Family‘ star was recently removed from her mother’s custody, and according to court documents from that hearing, [...]

Youth Football Coach Attacks Opposing Player Mid-Game, Gets Charged With Child Abuse [VIDEO]

Mike Adams — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 18:34:24 +0000

A parent volunteering as a coach for his son’s football team in Payson, Utah, is being charged with child abuse after allegedly attacking a player from the opposing team, giving him a concussion and ending his season.

Texas Mom Arrested For Letting Kids Play on Quiet Suburban Street

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 12:29:48 +0000

Tammy Cooper and her husband moved to their house on a cul-de-sac in a quiet La Porte, Texas neighborhood so they would have a safe place for their nine and six-year-old children to grow up.

And Cooper thought she was reaping the benefits of her suburban lifestyle as she sat on her lawn and watched her children play on their scooters. But this tranquility was interrupted when a police car pulled in front of her home and the officer approached her. Cooper asked him what he was here for. "We're here for you," he responded.

13-Year-Old Steals Brother's Car, Drives 800 Miles To Meet Internet Boyfriend

Dan Seitz — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 12:30:54 +0000

Elizabeth Annette Robinson seems like a nice girl. She’s thirteen, and we all remember what it’s like to be in middle school. So when she met somebody over Xbox Live, it was love at first game. Then Elizabeth decided to play Grant Theft Auto for real, stealing her brother’s car to meet her boyfriend. The [...]

Angry Telemarketer Causes Bomb Scare in Colorado

Kathy Landin — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 14:30:10 +0000

It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to understand that being a telemarketer isn’t the best job ever. Often you are interrupting people at bad times, offering them things they don’t want, encouraged to be pushy and then get hung up on pretty much all the time. This comes with the job. Which means, you shouldn’t threaten to bomb their homes when it happens. Unless they’ve changed how it’s done.

Vernon Man Charged With Rape Of Rome City Minor

Jeanette Lenoir — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 11:14:06 +0000

Rome, NY (WIBX) - A Vernon man was arrested and hauled off to jail this morning on allegations that he raped a minor in the City of Rome. Rome City and State Police investigated the case and concluded that 28-year-old Ryan J. Whitman sexually assaulted the underage girl. Whitman is charged with 1st Degree Rape, which [...]

Batavia, NY Cashier Assaulted

Dan Seitz — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 12:01:28 +0000

Wal-Mart can drive anyone over the edge. It’s a huge place with lots of noise, sometimes surly employees, and always surly customers. On the other hand, Jacquetta Simmons let it get to her a little too much and she could spend seven years in jail because of it. Simmons has been convicted of punching Grace [...]

What the…? World War II Veteran Badly Beaten and Robbed by Teenage Thugs [POLL]

Mike Adams — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 15:36:04 +0000

The current state of American honor and respect is in question today, as two teenage boys and a man have been arrested in Chicago for allegedly ambushing an elderly World War II veteran, severely beating him and then robbing him of his money.

17-Year-Old Arrested After Threatening British Diver Tom Daley on Twitter

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 19:01:58 +0000

Like many Olympians, British diver Tom Daley uses Twitter to communicate with his fans. On Monday, one of his over 700,000 followers stepped out of line with a vicious taunt after the 18-year-old failed to medal in the 10m synchronized diving event.