Guy Robbed Woman, Then Friended Her: Cops

(Newser) – Ah, Facebook, that repository for high school friends, college friends, friends of friends, people you wish you'd never met ... and the dude who robbed you the other day? Police in Washington state say that a woman was sitting at a ferry terminal with headphones on when a guy knocked her on the head from behind, grabbed her iPod and purse, and took off. Police say the woman didn't recognize the man, but the AP reports that she saw a triangle tattoo on his neck. Lo and behold, the next day she received a friend request from—you guessed it—a guy with a triangle neck tattoo. Twenty-eight-year-old Riley Allen Mullins, who police traced to the Facebook account and tattoo in question, has been charged with second-degree robbery.

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Woman Leads Cops on 100mph Chase —to Preferred Jail

(Newser) – So maybe you've been drinking and maybe you're speeding a little, but what to do when a cop tries to pull you over—presenting you with the very real prospect of doing a little time in a less-than-desirable county jail? Step on the gas, and lead police on a merry little car chase to the county that houses your preferred incarceration facility. That is the alleged tale of 34-year-old Oklahoman and prison connoisseur Luz Avilla, who police say was 5mph to 10mph over the limit when an officer in Grady County tried to pull her over.

Says a police spokesperson, "Instead of pulling over, the driver accelerated to speeds approximately 90 to 100 miles per hour." Apparently, Grady County jail is the worst. "She wanted to go to jail in Caddo County was her explanation as to why she did not pull over," the spokesperson says. Avilla also apparently did not want to get out of her vehicle, reports News9 via Gawker, and it took an officer with a drawn gun and a bunch of backup to persuade her. For posterity, the entire incident was recorded on the cop's dash cam. Avilla is facing a raft of charges including DUI and eluding police.

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Woman Tries to Kill Spider, Ends Up With Arson Charge

(Newser) – Listen up, arachnophobes: You do not fight spiders with fire. Or so goes the cautionary tale of 34-year-old Kansas woman Ginny Griffith, who has been charged with aggravated arson after she apparently tried to kill a spider—by using a cigarette lighter to set fire to some towels, reports the Hutchinson News. The fire department responded to the small fire at her duplex early Friday, and put it out within minutes. No one was injured and the building suffered only light smoke damage, notes the Hays Post, but officials were apparently unamused. Griffith was taken into custody and was being held in lieu of $7,500 bond.

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Cops: Cuffed Woman Steals Her Pot Back, Eats It, Forgets Crumbs

(Newser) – Tavish Smith was having quite the night by the time she landed in the back of the cop car: Florida police say she was driving her truck the wrong way down a highway, crashed it, continued on, then crashed again—all while allegedly more than a little tipsy. But as Gawker notes, what happened next was truly inspired: Sitting in the back of the car, Smith slipped out of her handcuffs, and swiped a sandwich bag full of pot that police had confiscated from her vehicle. She then proceeds to eat its contents, thus destroying the evidence, right?

She forgot about the backseat camera filming her little snack, and something even more basic: Wiping her mouth. Cops finally noticed the missing weed when they saw "pot on her hands and face" and "crumbs everywhere," reports WPLG. Unfortunately for Tavish, the charge of destroying evidence means that she's now facing a felony. Turns out, she also works for a Brevard County judge; she's currently been suspended from those duties.

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Woman Drives to Jail Drunk to Bail Out Drunk Husband

(Newser) – Lots of idiots drove drunk on New Year's Eve. But not many of them were driving to a police station to pick up a husband who had been arrested for, you guessed it, drunk driving. But that's what police allege a Pennsylvania woman did, according to the Erie Times-News. After police arrested 53-year-old Steven Flick (an arrest that involved him attempting to flee and being caught), Kimberly Flick called police around 2am on New Year's Day to arrange a pick-up. They warned her not to come if she, too had been drinking—but she allegedly ignored the warning. When she arrived, she, too was charged. (Amazingly, their story is a little less wild than this chain-of-DUIs story.)

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For $10k and Sex, Would You Let This Woman Out of a DUI?

By JJ Duncan on If you're a Wisconsin Dells police officer, the answer is a resounding NO.

When police placed Elizabeth Ann Kommes, 30, of Iron Mountain, Mich. under arrest for Driving Under the Influence, she pulled out all the stops. Explaining that the arrest would send her back to prison for parole violation, Kommes proceeded to offer sexual favors and $10,000 to her arresting officers if they would let her go.

Kudos to the Wisconsin police for keepin' it real and resisting temptation.

My favorite part of all this is Kommes mug shot. Don't she look feisty? meee-YOW!

(Article at the Portage Daily Register )

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OKC Woman Arrested For Husband's Murder

Xin Xin Liu, News9.com

OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma City police are investigating a homicide after they found a man's body at an apartment complex in Oklahoma City Saturday.

This happened at Countryside Village Apartment Complex, located near the 9500 block of South Shields Boulevard.

Police said they received a call at around 8 a.m. from Carolyn Spead, who claimed she had killed her husband. As officers arrived, they found 40-year-old Terry Spead dead at the scene.

Spead is now in Oklahoma County jail on first degree murder complaint.

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Del City Woman Charged In OKC Murder Case

News9.com

OKLAHOMA CITY -- A Del City woman has been formally charged with murder in a stabbing which happened in Oklahoma City last month.

Amanda Christina Hunter, 29, was formally charged Friday with the June 12th murder of Osmani Chicas-Melgar, 25.

Chicas-Melgar was found dead in the 5800 block of N.W. 34th St.  A roommate reported that Hunter had spent most of the night with Chicas-Melgar before he was found stabbed to death.

Oklahoma City police said Hunter was a known prostitute and most likely was trading sex for drugs from Chicas-Melgar.

Hunter was arrested on June 15th but wasn't formally charged until Friday.

Hunter's formal arraignment on the murder charge has not been set.

Related Story: 6/15/11 OKC Police Search For Prostitute Accused Of Murder

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Woman Raped Near OSU Campus

By Andy Long
Published: June 25, 2011
Updated: June 25, 2011 - 12:27 PM » 0 Comments | Post a Comment COLUMBUS, Ohio --

University police have issued a crime alert after a burglary and rape near the Ohio State University campus.

Columbus Police detectives said that around 2:15 a.m. Saturday, a man entered a house on the 100 block of East 12th Avenue in Columbus.

The suspect then physically and sexually assaulted a 21-year-old woman inside, detectives said.

It is unknown how the suspect entered the house.

According the crime alert issued by OSU police, the suspect was described as a white heavyset male.

Columbus police said that the victim is a former OSU student.

Anyone with information regarding this crime should contact Columbus police at 645-4545 or Central Ohio Crime Stoppers at 461-TIPS.

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