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August 7, 2022

Utah man arrested after stealing excavator, digging up grocery store parking lot in Salt Lake City: police

A Utah man stole an excavator from a construction site Saturday in Salt Lake City and drove it to a grocery store parking lot where he began to "randomly" dig, police said.

August 4, 2022

Florida homeless group discovers human skeletal remains in woods, police say

Human skeletal remains were discovered early Wednesday in a wooded area behind a warehouse in Ocala, Florida, when homeless people happened upon them, authorities said.

July 31, 2022

Texas man shoots woman in neck but bullet exits, kills him, police say

A man fired a bullet into a woman's neck, but the bullet exited and struck his leg, killing him, according to the Dallas Police Department.

July 28, 2022

Maryland State Police need help identifying man suffering from apparent amnesia

Maryland police found an unidentified John Doe walking shirtless down Interstate 795 last week -- and he is suffering from an apparent case of amnesia.

July 24, 2022

Florida woman caught on video holding pitchfork, whip during rainstorm before arrest

Dashcam footage from Florida Highway Patrol shows a woman wandering in front of a Publix Super Market, holding a pitchfork and a whip before her arrest.

July 14, 2022

Texas family dines at North Carolina Waffle House, then robs it

A Texas family who dined at a Waffle House in Shelby, North Carolina then pulled out a gun and demanded money from employees has been arrested, police said.

July 3, 2022

Florida man with ‘hustle eat sleep repeat’ tattoo charged with throwing hot dog at police officer

A Florida man is accused of pelting an officer with a hot dog after being told he was violating a city ordinance and had to stop selling them in the street.

July 3, 2022

Worker disappears after he was accidentally paid more than 300 times his salary

A worker in Chile resigned from his job and could not be contacted after he was accidentally paid about 330 times his salary because of a payroll error.

June 30, 2022

Florida man stole R2-D2 worth $10K, posed as Disney cast member to show weaknesses in security, deputies say

A Florida man is accused of stealing an R2-D2 droid from a Walt Disney World hotel to point out security flaws to increase his chances of getting hired.

June 29, 2022

Washington shopping mall underwear thieves pull gun, citizens help cops arrest them

Two 16-year-olds were arrested Tuesday after allegedly stealing underwear from a Washington state shopping mall and pulling a gun on a security guard.