39 posts tagged ‘crime’
DOJ Calls Police Response to Uvalde Shooting a ‘Failure’
The Cut,
A scathing report concluded that lives would have been saved had authorities followed standard protocol.
Pastor arrested after trying to push man's head into deep fryer at MacDonald's
Boing Boing,
Dwayne Waden, 57, a pastor in High Point, North Carolina, headed to MacDonalds when his wife complained she was being disrespected by her colleagues there. Waden grabbed a cook's head and tried to shove him into a deep fryer, according to police, and now faces an assault charge. — Read the rest The post Pastor arrested after trying to push man's head into deep fryer at MacDonald's appeared first on Boing Boing.
Florida man shoots landscaper blowing leaves
A homeowner in northwest Miami-Dade shot a landscaper he thought was blowing leaves onto his property. Two people were 'detained' afterward but there's no word on charges. The landscaper was working at a property across the street and the owner of P&P Auto Tire Shop became upset that the leaves were being blown onto his property, police said. — Read the rest The post Florida man shoots landscaper blowing leaves appeared first on Boing Boing.
Oregon newspaper lays off staff and ends print edition after embezzler drains funds
An embezzler at Eugene Weekly has ended the newspaper's 40-year print run and forced it to lay off the entire staff, reports the Associated Press. Editor Camilla Mortensen says that days before Christmas they became aware of $100k in unpaid bills and a similar amount paid instead to the employee. — Read the rest The post Oregon newspaper lays off staff and ends print edition after embezzler drains funds appeared first on Boing Boing.
10 patients reportedly dead after nurse injected them with tap water instead of fentanyl
At least one patient and as many as ten died after a nurse injected them with tap water instead of the fentanyl they were prescribed, report NBC News affiliates in Oregon, and they suffered infections due to the unsterilized source. — Read the rest The post 10 patients reportedly dead after nurse injected them with tap water instead of fentanyl appeared first on Boing Boing.
U.S. Capitol rioter convicted and sentenced in secret
Samuel Lazar was among those who rioted at the U.S. Capitol on Jan 6, 2021, but his case was shrouded in secrecy: what he did was kept under seal, as was his conviction and sentence. Now we know a little more, even as "lawyers said they objected to the release of all of the documents and wanted the court to post only blacked-out versions". — Read the rest The post U.S. Capitol rioter convicted and sentenced in secret appeared first on Boing Boing.
YSL Trial Delayed to January After Defendant Stabbed
Vulture,
Shannon Stillwell was reportedly “stable” following the December 10 attack.
New leader of "unsalvageable" Project Veritas quits, citing "strong evidence" of past illegality
Hannah Giles replaced James O'Keefe as boss of Project Veritas—the conservative group famed for its manipulated recordings of liberals, media personnel and government workers—after it fired him for misusing its funds on vanity projects and abusing staff. But she is already stepping down, citing illegal goings-on. — Read the rest