Demotivating In Honor of Gangster Squad

By Crime HQ

January 9, 2013

Maybe it’s because we’re sneaking into an early screening of Gangster Squad any minute now, but we’re feeling kinda snazzy ourselves.

Original image via karakanov's Tumblr.

“Cooking for the Mob” by Niko Vorobyov, author of Dopeworld

An hour’s bus ride from Serbia’s capital Belgrade lies Novi Sad, Vojvodina. Unlike the capital’s brutalist, graffiti-covered apartment blocks, Novi Sad’s got a more baroque look thanks to its history as part of the old Austro-Hungarian empire. There, as the sun set over a gothic church on the main square I walked into a café…

Suspect Attempts to Use “Get Out of Jail Free” Card

By Teddy P

July 7, 2017

This column pokes fun at those who are not the sharpest tool in the crime shed. However, this week's perp derp gets a gold star from me for the effort he put forth during an encounter with police. According to CBS, a man was pulled over after a police officer noticed the car was registered…

Drunk Man Calls 911 Repeatedly

By Teddy P

November 11, 2016

We've all wanted answers to life's many mysteries, right? Of course. Though most of us do not call 911 to get the answers like one man did. Police from South Carolina tossed a man in jail after he called 911 multiple times and asked the dispatchers some bizarre questions. According to The Herald, John Dargan…

Pokémon GO…to Your Local Bookstore

By Martin Quinn

July 28, 2016

What do you do when you find out your bookstore is also a PokéStop? Reel those customers in with a discount offer! That’s what McKenna Jordan, owner of Murder By the Book in Houston, did. She estimates that 50-100 customers have frequented her store as a result of the game, and early on, she promoted an offer…