Photo: Andreas Rentz / Staff (Getty Images) Clearing snow off your car sucks. We get that. It’s also incredibly dangerous for other drivers to leave snow on your roof. So it’s great to see WGME report that Maine finally passed a law making it illegal to drive with snow or ice still on your car. … Read more
Photo: Kia A crime reporter for Cleveland.com who’d reported on rampant Kia thefts had her own 2020 Kia Forte stolen just before the New Year. The Kia Amanti Was Basically a Knock-Off Mercedes Molly Walsh covered the hardships people faced when the Kia Boyz spree of car thefts came to Cleveland. The Korean automaker began distributing … Read more
This episode was originally published on 10 May 2021. When the Post Office installed a new accounting system called Horizon across its branches in 1999, it hoped to bring a lumbering and much-loved institution into the 21st century. What happened next resulted in one of the biggest miscarriages of justice in English legal history. The … Read more
If you leave things in your yard, you shouldn’t be surprised if they get stolen. People are opportunistic, and if they see your kid’s bike sitting there unsecured, they may decide it’s a perfect opportunity to give it to their kid. Heck, sometimes even entire cars get stolen out of driveways. It sucks, but it … Read more
This episode originally ran on 11 May 2021. The Post Office brought prosecutions against dozens of its employees after accusing them of theft and false accounting based on evidence from its IT system called Horizon. Janet Skinner was one of those who went to jail for false accounting and last month she was one of … Read more
Nine SpaceX employees were fired in June of 2022 shortly after disseminating an open letter that urged company executives to publicly condemn CEO Elon Musk’s public behavior. The letter referenced Elon’s sexual misconduct and hush money payments, his ‘harmful’ Twitter persona, and called him a ‘source of distraction and embarrassment.’ Those behind the letter were … Read more
Photo: Marje (Getty Images) Several trees assembled as a well-regulated forest defended themselves against the driver of a Ford Crown Victoria in Union County, North Carolina in late December. The incident began when deputies from the local sheriff’s office tried to locate a wanted fugitive at a nearby address. Union County Sheriff’s Office stated in … Read more
On December 26, a 24-year-old man died in a brutal car crash with a box truck following a high-speed police chase after he was pulled over in Warren, Michigan. Police maintain that they were doing their job despite the fact no one should be condemned to death for a traffic violation. Jon Cryer’s First Car … Read more
A 23-year old man drove straight into Lake Michigan while fleeing police on Saturday in Traverse City, Michigan. The driver went down the boat launch at Clinch Park Marina, which ended up submerging the Ford F-150 in West Grand Traverse Bay. The alleged failed getaway culminated in the arrest of two 23-year olds who had … Read more
Photo: George Frey / Stringer (Getty Images) If you’re traveling around major U.S. holidays, especially during the winter, you need to be prepared for flight delays and cancelations. It sucks, but that’s just the way it is. Sometimes, airlines mess up and lie to you about it, but other times, a massive storm rolls in … Read more
