(Newser) – Note to those wanted by police: If your goal is not to get caught, it's probably not a good idea to "share" your mugshot on Facebook after the police department posts it. That's what Anthony James Lescowitch did Monday, police say; not surprisingly, the move led to the Pennsylvania man's arrest. The Freeland Police Department initially posted Lescowitch's mugshot asking anyone with knowledge of his whereabouts to alert authorities. Lescowitch then shared the mugshot and mocked police on his Facebook page ... and was arrested 45 minutes later. Lescowitch was wanted on multiple charges, including aggravated assault, that date back to the summer, but he's been evading authorities since charges were filed in November. After seeing his Facebook post (which he shared within three minutes of the original post, according to the Scranton Times-Tribune, and which included the commentary "lol i f--n love it A----E," according to the Philadelphia Inquirer) an undercover officer posed as a "fictitious attractive woman," as the Times Leader puts it, who wanted to meet up with Lescowitch. After about 30 minutes, Lescowitch told "her" where he would be; cops arrived, and he was taken into custody. (Click for another tale of dumb criminals.)
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Dad, I Said We Wanted A Pony!
Some animals really aren’t cute at all. You never see anyone begging their parents for an echidna, or stealing a toad from a pet shop. And there won’t ever be a heartfelt movie where the spider crab dies in the end. Still, everyone has one weird little creature that they love.
A Florida man clearly has a soft spot for manatees. When he and his two young daughters took a trip to Taylor Creek, he spotted one. Clearly thrilled, he put up pictures on Facebook of his daughters riding and petting a baby manatee. According to Miami New Times, someone who saw the pictures contacted the authorities, and the man was arrested for violating the Florida Manatee Sanctuary Act. As if Florida is having a hard time finding things to arrest people for…
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