Brickbat: Gas n' Go

In England, Lincolnshire Police Superintendent Fran Harrod says officers won't arrest drivers who don't pay for gasoline because they might not be "having a great day." She advised gas station owners to instead pursue civil action against the thieves, which would get them their money back "within a matter of weeks." Harrod was responding to Kavita Pilani, the owner of a station who said she has had 50 drive-off thefts in six months that are killing her business.

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Former U.S. Rep. Michael Grimm, a New York Republican who resigned from Congress following a tax fraud conviction, is paralyzed from the chest down after being thrown from a horse during a polo tournament, according to friends who are raising funds to pay for the ex-lawmaker's medical care. Grimm, 54, suffered the devastating injury in September and is now being treated at the Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation in New Jersey, where the late actor Christopher Reeve was treated after a similar equestrian accident in 1995, according to Vincent Ignizio, a friend of Grimm's who is a former New York City Council member. "It was a passion of his and he suffered a tragic accident at the end of September," said Ignizio, who has set up a GoFundMe account to pay for Grimm's medical care.

Editor's note: This story was corrected to indicate that the woman is in police custody but has not been formally arrested. Police have taken a woman into custody after she allegedly stabbed her boyfriend in L.A.'s Arlington Heights neighborhood. According to information later confirmed by the Los Angeles Police Department, officers were called to the [...]

Maye Musk, mother of Elon Musk, faced accusations of racism over a controversial post on X regarding Vietnamese American reporter Ryan Mac on Nov. 5. In her now-deleted post, the 76-year-old dietitian claimed Mac was preparing a "hit piece" about her son for The New York Times, adding that he was "sadly" of Vietnamese descent. Critics quickly called out her comments as racially insensitive, with NBC reporter Tyler Kingkade emphasizing that Mac was born and raised in California and questioning the relevance of his ethnicity to his journalistic work.

An eagled-eyed husband and wife were sailing in Hawaii when they spotted mysterious objects in the distance. Camila and Ryan Sullivan found five scuba divers drifting at sea. They told their rescuers that they were on a diving excursion. When they surfaced, they realized that they drifted away and their dive boat was nowhere to be found. The couple tried to pull them to safety but the sea was too rough. They radioed the U.S. Coast Guard. Twenty minutes later, help finally arrived.

CHESHIRE, Conn. (WTNH) — A teacher in the Cheshire Public School district has been temporarily removed after a politically charged video was posted on social media, according to the superintendent. Cheshire police said they are investigating the incident. The teacher, who was not named in the press release, allegedly shared the video intending for it [...]

The Chicago Bears are reconsidering the former Michael Reese Hospital site as a potential location for a new stadium, a source said, but the team remains focused on the lakefront. The team is open to any alternative that would work, but officials have said previously that the former hospital site was unworkable because it's next to Metra train tracks that pose a security risk. The 49-acre site ...

CORONA, Queens (PIX11) — A worker confronted two suspects who stormed in before one of the gunmen opened fire inside a busy barbershop in Queens, according to police and video. The suspects were shooting at an unknown person when shots rang out inside the Langumas El Cache Barbershop at 103-17 Roosevelt Ave. in Corona at [...]

The 37-year-old man was waiting in line at a Virginia Beach 7-Eleven, staring into his strawberry-melon Big Gulp, when he saw the red dot appear on the side of the cup. It was around 2 a.m., July 25, 2019. His eyes followed the dot to two hooded men pointing guns at him and the clerk. He tried to stay calm as the clerk begged with the men, one shoveling cash out of the register. The ...

In a New York City courtroom, Eric Gonzalez recalled encountering the chaotic struggle in progress, after Daniel Penny had already pinned the man, Jordan Neely, to the train's floor and placed him in a firm chokehold. "I made my presence known to Daniel Penny," Gonzalez told jurors. Penny is facing manslaughter charges in the May 2023 death of Neely, a 30-year-old man who was homeless.

The Oklahoma City Police Department (OCPD) on Saturday released footage showing an officer's alleged use of excessive force against Lich Vu, a 70-year-old Asian man with bone cancer, during a traffic violation encounter in late October. A police officer arrived at the scene and issued both drivers a ticket for an improper U-turn. The impact reportedly caused Vu to lose consciousness, with the OCPD stating that the officer removed the handcuffs after the paramedics arrived.

A judge recused himself Tuesday from presiding over Arizona's fake electors case after an email surfaced in which he told fellow judges to speak out against attacks on Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign for the presidency. In the Aug. 29 email, Maricopa County Judge Bruce Cohen lamented that he didn't speak out when Harris was called a "DEI hire," believes that white men must speak out against unfair treatment of women, and raised a historical lesson from the Holocaust about the need to speak up when people are attacked. Cohen didn't specify who made the comment regarding Harris.

Only millionaires typically have time and money to cosplay as Batman, but the police already have all the heavy equipment and qualified immunity to indulge their superhero fantasies. A sheriff's office in Olympia, Washington used a grappler to end a pursuit last week by crashing a stolen car at 100 miles per hour. The deputies are extremely lucky that they didn't kill anyone trying out their new toy.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis Police are asking the public for help identifying three suspects they say were involved in a homicide in September. On September 18 at 9:00 p.m., officers responded to the Airport Express Gas Station in the 2000 block of Airways Boulevard regarding a shooting. Officers were told that a male suspect pulled [...]

The famously patient New York City public has been clamoring for an update on the brazen attempted insurance fraud that went viral in October. Now, the police have actually charged one of the participants, but the actual driver and two other suspects remain at large.

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A hiker was rescued after they fell while leading a climb on Sunday in Oak Creek at Red Rock Canyon, Las Vegas police said. According to an Instagram post on Metro's Search and Rescue account, the victim fell while on a rock face known as "Marijuana" in Oak Creek. "During the [...]

An arrest report gives more details about what occurred before a man was shot to death Wednesday in the 3200 block of West Edgewood Avenue. Investigators observed surveillance video that showed the victim driving an orange Chevrolet Camaro with orange rims at the intersection of Edgewood Avenue and New Kings Road, according to the JSO arrest report for Lavertis Reed, 20, who was charged with murder in the shooting. As the victim's vehicle crossed the intersection, a white vehicle with dark rims was observed on the surveillance video driving south at a high rate of speed on New Kings Road, the arrest report states.

MADISON, Wis. (WFRV) – A 36-year-old woman was cited on Thursday morning after a confrontation with a parking enforcement officer in Madison. The incident took place around 10:55 a.m. near the intersection of Harrison St. and Keyes Ave. According to the police report, the woman was upset about receiving a parking ticket and began to [...]

A sculpture bought for just £5 ($6) and used as a doorstop could sell for more than £2.5 million ($3.2 million) after a Scottish court gave the green light for its sale.