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By Pete Kotz in Heroes, Video archives
Thursday, Sep. 2 2010 @ 5:09AM

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​Two little douchebags pull a gun and attempt to rob a California pot dispensary. Alas, they are but wee little boys, while the security guard is 100% man. Despite the advantage of two guys and a gun, the guard nonetheless drives them from the premises...

By Pete Kotz in Douchebags, Heroes
Wednesday, Sep. 1 2010 @ 10:06AM
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​Reader Steph responds to Skyler Smith Can Now Legally Pretend to Be a War Hero. She recalls when the Westboro Baptist Church tried to protest at a mine explosion in West Virginia, and the good people there made it known what they thought about their "religion"...

By Pete Kotz in Heroes, fraud
Thursday, Aug. 26 2010 @ 2:14PM
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​UPDATE: Sklyer Smith, the fakest war hero of Huntsville, Alabama, just can't keep his ass out of trouble. After being arrested for scamming a defense contract by claiming he was a disabled vet, he's been arrested again for working on government contracts, violating his probation. See update after the jump...

By Pete Kotz in Heroes, homicide
Tuesday, Aug. 24 2010 @ 12:29PM
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​They seemed like a happily married couple, torn apart by a stalker who killed Donnah in their home. Mark interrupted the murder, killing the attacker. Mark was hailed as a hero who would never be charged in the case. They could not have been more wrong. TruTV has the story.

Tags: Illinois, TruTV
By Pete Kotz in Heroes
Monday, Aug. 23 2010 @ 10:35AM
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​Like most parents, Frank Tafoya taught his daughter about safety, including where to go when she needed help, like the fire station down the street from their Manteca, California home. But unlike most 3-year-olds, Alesaundra Tafoya actually listened...

Tags: California
By Pete Kotz in Heroes, Sex crimes
Thursday, Aug. 19 2010 @ 10:32AM
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​A pregnant woman in Mascotte, Florida says Michael Minchey entered her home unannounced. They're apparently acquaintances, but she usually doesn't let him in unless her boyfriend is home. She told him to leave, but Minchey had other plans in mind....

Tags: Florida
By Pete Kotz in Child Abuse, Heroes
Wednesday, Aug. 18 2010 @ 3:10PM
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​On today's installment of Occupation: Man, we bring you North Carolina Trooper Jack Thorpe, roving hero of the highway. Our tale begins when a 14-year-old girl texted her mother, saying she and her brother were being abused by their stepmother...

By Pete Kotz in Heroes, robbery
Tuesday, Aug. 17 2010 @ 3:35PM
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​Robert Tillman is a combat vet who spent 21 years in the Army. In the annals of victims, he does not rank among the easiest prey. He was at a Kansas City car wash on Sunday, preparing to cleanse his motorized transportation. That's when Dominic Anderson showed up...

By Pete Kotz in Heroes, Video archives
Thursday, Aug. 12 2010 @ 4:50AM

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​The bad guy walked into a Tampa Walgreens and attempted to rob the joint, holding a bag over his hand as if he was concealing a gun. But a older customer rocking a sweet Amish beard instead threatened to belt the guy with his cane, forcing the robber to flee...

By Pete Kotz in Heroes, assault
Tuesday, Aug. 10 2010 @ 3:02PM
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​The 38-year-old woman had appropriately deduced that Michael Wiecorek was not a keeper. But he went to her Springfield, Massachusetts home anyway, hoping to patch things up. But the woman wasn't budging. Since he couldn't have her, Wiecorek decided to make her dead...