Weird News
The Weird News topic gives corrections officers a place to get articles covering the bizarre, including strange crimes, wacky courtroom appearances, and oddball encounters COs have on a daily basis. The job is deadly serious, but there are dozens of moments in corrections that leave officers shaking their heads and laughing as they make their rounds.
Graig Burrier pleaded guilty to sexual battery and got probation for attacking a woman, insisting he had to touch her belly button to pledge a fraternity
The CO said he initially asked Jean Paul Ungureanu to remove the sign, but he “babbled incomprehensibly”
A resourceful Pennsylvania wildlife conservation officer has helped to engineer a daring prison escape
Suspect was wanted on methamphetamine charges
Woman pretended glass shard in bottle injured daughter
Keith Simmonds Jr. escaped from the back of a police car and tried to remove his prints
Jimmy Graham Jr. was also charged for stealing fishing pole out of neighbors garage
The man rode into a crowd at the Mule Day festival and started asking for beer
Cpl. reprimanded after shocking female officer in behind
Man abused by assistant Scoutmaster to receive $1.4 million
Jesse Alva, a 21-year veteran, fired in the direction of a repo man who was towing his truck
Harry Jackson broke out of jail, then returned after stealing 14 packs of cigarettes
A British couple was convicted of kissing in a restaurant
Letter detailed instructions on how to smuggle drugs
The chase started after a minor traffic violation
Bruce Davidson killed his friend in a drug-fueled basement sex party
Philadelphia removed 21 mistreated dogs and cats from Virginia Wetzel’s house
Matthew Eaton on Dr. Phil: ‘I was shoplifting. I don’t deny that at all.’
Judge says families must quit relying on faith, ‘graveyard’ full of children have already died unnecessarily
Originally arrested for public intoxication, 31-year-old now faces charges of third degree assault on a police officer
Rianne Theriault-Odom doused a bikini dancer with gasoline and set her on fire at a club
Deputies are having to turn Douglas Rank’s patients away at the gate
Charles Wright locked himself in a cell and started firing
Wife attempted to run over an old flame of the groom
Richard Peterson gets 3 days in jail for doing show about one night stand with stripper