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FBI Seeks &#39;Mummy Marauder&#39;
FBI Seeks 'Mummy Marauder'
Sep 18, 2019 2:34 AM CDT

FBI Seeks 'Mummy Marauder'

Man wrapped in gauze robbed Texas bank

(Newser) - The FBI's Houston office is trying to catch a bank robber dubbed the "Mummy Marauder" before the city's news outlets can use the headline "The Mummy Returns." The FBI says the robber had white gauze wrapped around his face and arms when he robbed the...

Cops: 'Captain America' Tried His Hand at Burglary

The reason David Hobbs was busted in superhero garb? 'Unknown'

(Newser) - He's the superhero we didn't know we needed. OK, maybe we didn't even really need him, but here he is. The Smoking Gun introduces us to 36-year-old David Hobbs, who cops say was busted early Monday as he tried to break into a backyard shed in Clarksdale,...

His Alleged Method of Stealing 1.3K Credit Cards Is Incredible

Yusuke Taniguchi memorized names, numbers on cards that passed through his register

(Newser) - While the rest of us struggle to remember what we had for lunch yesterday, Yusuke Taniguchi apparently has a much easier time with recall. Gizmodo reports that the 34-year-old part-time mall clerk in Koto City, Japan, was allegedly able to steal more than 1,300 credit cards from his customers—...

Man Admits He Staged Kidnapping to Get Wife's Sympathy

Police say he tied himself to a chair at his workplace

(Newser) - Should you find yourself having relationship troubles, police would probably ask you not do what they say one Wisconsin man did Wednesday. According to the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office, 45-year-old Darrel Moll called and texted his wife Wednesday claiming he had been hit over the head and tied up...

Trump Protester Whacked Wall Street Bull on the Horns

Texas man is charged after weird attack

(Newser) - There are people who love President Trump, there are people who don't love President Trump, and then there are the kind of people who decide to protest President Trump by attacking a statue of a bull with what was apparently some kind of a musical instrument. Tevon Varlack, who...

Cops Allegedly Confiscated His Pot. So He Called the Cops on Them

He was quite irate (and wrong) during his conversation with an Ohio police sergeant

(Newser) - A man confused about Ohio drug laws called a police department demanding that officers return the small amount of marijuana they "stole" from him, per the AP . WXIX reports the man told a Sharonville police dispatcher in an expletive-laced call Tuesday that it's legal to possess 100 grams...

Another Crazy Story About Popeyes Chicken Sandwiches

Police in Houston say customer pulled a gun when restaurant ran out

(Newser) - Police say a man pulled a gun at a Popeyes restaurant in Houston after being told they were out of chicken sandwiches. Houston police Lt. Larry Crowson says officers were called to the restaurant Monday night after a group of people tried to order a chicken sandwich, per the AP...

Video Shows 'Soccer Mom' Power-Sawing Into Med Spa

Police in Texas are looking for the suspect

(Newser) - Someone was apparently pretty desperate for anti-aging supplies: Police in Sugar Land, Texas, say that around 8:25pm on Friday, a woman wearing yoga pants and driving a Mercedes SUV used a power saw to break in to BotoxRN Med Spa. Surveillance video shows her cutting through the glass of...

This May Be First Allegation of a Crime From Space

It involves a custody dispute and an estranged spouse accessing a bank account

(Newser) - It's an unfortunate custody dispute between estranged spouses, with one element that makes it stand above all others—it has led to what the New York Times reports might be the first allegation of a crime in space. In the short version, astronaut Anne McClain is accused of improperly...

8-Year-Old Takes Mom's Car, Hits 87mph on Highway

Boy in Germany felt 'uncomfortable' going so fast and pulled over of his own accord

(Newser) - Police say an 8-year-old boy took his mom's car and went for a nighttime joyride on a highway in western Germany. Soest police said the boy's mother called them early Wednesday after she noticed that both her son and her VW Golf had disappeared. Mother and police eventually...

Cops Got Calls of Lewd Conduct in a Park. They Busted 6 Seniors

Senior citizens, not high school seniors

(Newser) - The Grace Richardson Conservation Area in Fairfield, Conn., is where locals go to commune with nature and enjoy the wildlife, though "wild life" may have double meaning for some. Per the Connecticut Post , reports of "lewd and sexual activity" started making their way to police earlier this month....

911 Hang-Up Leads Deputy to a 'Kinda Nuts' Scene

A botched castration in Florida

(Newser) - It's a pretty gory case out of Florida, but the Highlands County Sheriff's Department was punchy in explaining what happened: "This one is a little … let's just say sensitive," reads its Tuesday Facebook post . "You could even say it’s kinda nuts."...

Tourists Face Jail Over Odd Crime: Sand Theft

French couple caught taking white sand from beach in Sardinia

(Newser) - A French couple who visited the Italian island of Sardinia swear they just wanted to bring home a reminder of their visit. Now they're facing possible jail time as a result, reports the Local . Their offense? Alleged sand theft. And not just a thimbleful: Authorities confiscated 90 pounds of...

Sheriff: Man Dumped Dirt on Car, With Girlfriend Inside

Hunter Mills has been arrested in Florida

(Newser) - We'll lead with the punchline: This whole incident happened off Phil Dirt Road. Florida authorities say Hunter Mills of Crestview asked his girlfriend to meet him on that road last week to talk. The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office says she complied, driving to the meeting spot on Thursday...

Burglary Suspects Pick Wrong Store to Sell Stolen Comics

After allegedly stealing St. Louis man's collection, they went to his comics store with the goods

(Newser) - When someone broke into a storage locker earlier this month and stole Martin Casas' personal collection of 3,000 comic books, which he'd painstakingly built up over three decades, he was put out but not hopeless that they were gone forever. That's because Casas also happens to own...

He Escaped the Cops. The Wasps Were Another Story

Stinging insects chase fugitive into inflatable pool, where he's arrested

(Newser) - A fugitive in Germany has been nabbed thanks to the help of angry wasps. Oldenburg police said the unusual sting operation took place Monday after officers tried to arrest a 32-year-old man to serve an outstanding 11-month custodial sentence. The suspect, whose name wasn't released, fled from police and...

'Old Town Road' a Little Too Popular in Boston Suburb

People keep taking the street signs in Wellesley, Mass.

(Newser) - "Old Town Road" remains a hugely popular song. Just ask people trying to get to the real Old Town Road in Wellesley, Mass. They might have a little difficulty because fans of Lil Nas X keep stealing the street signs, reports MassLive . Thieves have grabbed the signs from both...

As Woman Got in Cargo Hold, Bus Driver Turned Lock: Cops

Passenger on Peter Pan bus said act was intentional

(Newser) - Talk about a bumpy ride. A bus driver is accused of intentionally locking a passenger in the luggage hold and taking off down the road, according to Connecticut State Police. Officers say a woman called 911 from inside the compartment as the Peter Pan bus drove from New York to...

Cops: Guy Busted With $140M in Meth Had a 'Very, Very Bad Day'

Van said to have crashed into parked police cars was carrying a lot of meth

(Newser) - If you're going to be driving around with $140 million worth of meth, what definitely falls under the "you had one job" category is to avoid getting pulled over by the cops—or crashing into a couple of cop cars. This week, one man in Sydney, Australia, allegedly...

Woman Enters Car Dealership With $16K in Home-Made Bills

But her plan didn't exactly work out

(Newser) - A woman who tried buying a car with home-made money ended up leaving the dealership in the back of a police car, Fox News reports. The 20-year-old German, who remains unidentified, carried the equivalent of $16,830 into a dealership in the city of Kaiserslautern on Friday. But the 50...

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