Culture Buzz Meanwhile, in New Mexico… Here's some video of a Santa Fe man unloading his handgun into one of the city's unmanned speed-enforcement vehicles at 1:20 am, as you do.
Culture Buzz Brazilian Batman is so much cooler and a lot less depressing than Slovak Batman. Police in Sao Paulo have dispatched a retired officer in a Batman costume to patrol crime-ridden neighborhoods, giving children a beacon of hope and helping them differentiate between good and evil. Because he's the hero Taubate deserves. And he has a poodle.
Culture Buzz Councilman Mike Polensek don't care! Here's a letter sent by the Cleveland official to Arsenio Winston in 2007 after the 18-year-old was arrested for selling crack cocaine in Polensek's neighborhood. Say what you will about Polensek's tone, but his prescience? Well, there's no denying that. (via Reddit)
Old and busted: The Hamburgler. New hotness: The McProstitute! I hope she was at least negotiating for a 20-piece. (via thedailywh.at)
Culture Buzz The municipality of Chatham-Kent in Ontario decides to rank their criminals by Zodiac sign, with Aries committing the most crimes. Aries are always bad news.
Culture Buzz This was Mostafa Kamel Hendi's second attempt at robbing the We Buy Gold Store in Hendersonville, North Carolina. 26-year-old clerk Derek Mothershead made sure that it was his last.
Politics Buzz Infamous Washington D.C. lobbyist Jack Abramoff reveals how he kept hundreds of Bush-era congressional staffers in his pocket. (via thinkprogress.org)
Style Buzz These fierce burglars who made off with over $6,000 worth of custom Chanel bags and reportedly used a champagne-colored SUV for their getaway car. (via nymag.com)
Culture Buzz This was a very bad year for the bad guys.
Culture Buzz 14-year-old Alvin Diaz of the Bronx stabbed an 18-year-old in the chest after getting slapped in the face during a water fight. Kids these days. (via blogs.villagevoice.com)
Culture Buzz Disturbing. In order to better reconstruct his horrific shooting spree, Oslo authorities returned Anders Breivik to Utoya Island. A police spokesman later said Breivik showed no remorse as he detailed his cold-blooded execution of 69 people, mostly teenagers.
Pittsburgh police report that the 21-year-old attempted to carjack a plainclothes police officer near where the newest Batman is being filmed. He claimed that he was part of the production, and that stealing the car was in the script. (via myfoxphilly.com)
Culture Buzz Just in case you all were searching for the most depressing news story of the day. UPDATE: The victim was taken off life support last night. (via sfist.com)
Culture Buzz An American boy charged with being a hitman says Mexican drug cartels drugged him and forced him to commit murders. (via google.com)
TV Buzz Don't feel too sorry for him. He had his phone number on Facebook. (via mediaite.com)
TV Buzz How long before O.J.'d makes it in the dictionary? (via mediaite.com)
Culture Buzz Police said the prisoner's 19-year-old wife, who now faces prison time for her role in the attempted escape, looked nervous while pulling the unusually heavy looking suitcase. Aww, how romantic. (via nydailynews.com)
This is a disturbing sign that the Great Recession is way worse than anyone imagined. (via https:)
Richard James Verone robbed a North Carolina bank for $1 to get health care in prison. The poor guy claimed that he had a gun, handed the teller a note demanding the dollar and then sat down and waited for police to arrive. (via abcnews.go.com)
Culture Buzz After a lengthy investigation by the U.S. Justice Department, the former senator and presidential candidate has been indicted for conspiracy and false statements, charges that stem from payments he made to mistress Rielle Hunter. Federal prosecutors believe Edwards illegally used campaign funds to try and cover up the affair, and resulting love child, with Hunter.
http://www.slate.com/id/2292302/
Because high-fructose corn syrup makes you mean?
Crime is super hot on the BuzzFeed Network right now. Here's all the best viral buzz on Crime.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1380642/Brooklyn-...
Trevonne Winn, 24, was slain as he stood outside his uncle's fast food restaurant at 2085 Nostrand Avenue, East Flatbush, Brooklyn.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1378953/Roommate-...
A former Rutgers University student was indicted on a hate crime charge after allegedly using a webcam to spy on Tyler Clementi's intimate encounter with another man. Clementi later committed suicide.
http://gothamist.com/2011/04/19/intense_video_shows_murde...
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I guess being smart is not his thang.
http://www.aolnews.com/2011/03/29/police-virginia-parents...
A Virginia couple are accused of leaving their three young daughters in a room filled with urine and feces, then nailing drywall to the door.