Teen strangled, slit 9-year-old's throat 1
Dad sets dog on fire for jumping on couch 2
Dad executes son accused of molesting 3
By Pete Kotz in Heroes, Video archives, robbery, unsolved
Friday, Nov. 20 2009 @ 5:39AM

He's not a very good robber, and he's just run into a very brave -- or very stupid -- clerk. But when all's said and done, the robber is forced to flee the store with nothing. Not even his gun.

By Pete Kotz in Heroes, Video archives, robbery
Sunday, Nov. 15 2009 @ 5:15AM

In Karachi, Pakistsan.

Friday, Nov. 13 2009 @ 12:46PM
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He's accused of violently raping his girlfriend, then taking off with daughter Hailey Traynham in a stolen truck
UPDATE: In a very cool ending, a hunter talks a father into turning himself in for raping woman, kidnapping daughter. See update after the jump...

Gary Traynham Jr., and his girlfriend had been having troubles lately. They'd been estranged for two weeks, and Traynham was pinched for writing a bad check on October 26. So when he showed up drunk at the unnamed girlfriend's apartment yesterday, it was bound to turn out bad...


Tags: Maine
Thursday, Nov. 12 2009 @ 6:22AM

This surveillance video is not for the tender of heart. It's from Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, and shows a street beating that's as vicious as it gets...

By Pete Kotz in Heroes, arson, homicide, unsolved
Monday, Nov. 9 2009 @ 2:16PM
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Officer Brenton was killed instantly. Another officer was grazed but returned fire.
UPDATE: Suspected cop killer Christopher J. Monfort may have also fire-bombed four Seattle police cars. See update after the jump...

Seattle police training officer Timothy Brenton was sitting in a squad with student officer Brit Sweeney Halloween night, reviewing a traffic stop. Suddenly, a light-colored compact car pulled up next to them and opened fire.

Neighbors say they heard eight to 10 shots, possibly from an automatic or semi-automatic weapon. Then they heard about six shots fire back. When it was all over, Brenton was dead, killed instantly. Sweeney, who was able to get off return fire, was injured and taken to the hospital...

Tags: Washington
Monday, Nov. 9 2009 @ 5:32AM

Two masked robbers armed with shotguns walk into a Buffalo corner store to take it down. Unfortunately, they ran into a regular customer named Bruce -- no last names, please. The Vietnam vet simply walks up to the stunned bad guys and grabs the gun, then pushes them out of the store. One guy bolts, but the clerk pulls the gun away and holds the other bad guy till police arrive.

Chalk up another victory for the manly men of the Rust Belt.

By Pete Kotz in Heroes, assault
Sunday, Nov. 8 2009 @ 3:56PM

Hillsborough County, Florida, Deputy Kenneth Moon, 64, was at his desk when he was suddenly attacked by inmate Douglas Burden, 24. As you can see in the video above, Burden, jailed on drug charges, puts the older man in a choke hold and begins to strangle him.

But that's when another inmate jumps in and delivers a wicked shot unto Burden. Other inmates jump in to subdue our bad guy.

Sunday, Oct. 25 2009 @ 7:11AM
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William Fenzau was found stabbed multiple times in the chest
Sunday's Breakfast Reading from around the Village Voice Empire:

Rush to Justice
Miami police scurry to make an arrest in the murder of a gay meth dealer. Blame it on the 48-hour deadline imposed by reality TV.

He Robbed the Wrong Woman
A Seattle women stabs home invader in the shoulder, then chases him down the street.

Fido Don't Fight No More
A dogfighting ring is busted in Boynton Beach, Florida thanks to an alert animal control officer.

By Pete Kotz in Heroes, robbery
Friday, Oct. 23 2009 @ 1:39PM
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As a general rule, it's always wise to be kind to your elders -- especially when they're tougher than you are
The small town family had traveled to Columbus to attend the All-American Quarter Horse Association show. The were staying at the Continent Inn on the city's north side when they decided to leave the door cracked open to get some air.

The next thing they know, robber Wayne Winston kicked in the door waving a gun and demanding their money. One of the victims thought they'd never emerge from the incident alive. "We were sitting there talking and all of sudden the door flies open and this guy steps in with a gun," the man told 10-TV. "He stuck it in my son-in-law's face first, and he said, 'Everybody knows what the game is here. I want your money and I want your jewelry...'"

Tags: Ohio
By Pete Kotz in Heroes, Stupid Criminals, assault, bizarre
Tuesday, Oct. 20 2009 @ 10:04AM

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Wade Edwards: Naked daughter? Naked boyfriend? Armed dad? You knew this wasn't going to end well.
UPDATE: Julian Harp recounts the day he was shot. See update after the jump...

Wade Edwards arrived at his Apopka, Florida home in mid-afternoon to find his 16-year-old step-daughter. Unfortunately, she was in bed. Naked. With 18-year-old Julian Harp. Also naked.

So dad being a dad, he closed her bedroom door and went to load his gun. Harp quickly deduced that he'd gone from wanted to unwanted guest. But before he could get his ass in high-gear -- the recommended for this situation -- Edwards had returned, gun locked and loaded.

"He said, 'Get out, get out, get out of my house," Officer Ed Chittenden told WESH-TV. "He raised his hands and said,
'Please don't shoot, please don't shoot...'"

Tags: Florida