Dingus of the Day
A Florida dingus is facing a DUI charge after authorities say she was found asleep behind the wheel of a Tesla stopped in the middle of Interstate 75. According to state police, Kimberly Brown, 37, was found around 2 a.m. on Friday, April 24, on I-75 in Sarasota, Florida. Authorities say Brown was intoxicated at […]
A wildlife festival in the UK had to issue an unusual clarification after some people apparently misunderstood exactly what kind of event it was. The Cumbria Nature Festival posted a message on Facebook to make it clear that it is a festival for naturalists — people interested in wildlife and conservation — and not naturists, […]
A man in Singapore is heading to jail after attempting to pull off a luxury watch scam that failed for a reason few would expect. Authorities say Deepak Singh, 24, believed he had a fake Rolex and tried to use it to cheat a high-end watch retailer out of more valuable timepieces. According to court […]
Former employee steals gas, causes $25K fire, and gets caught with burns on his face
Three Southern California dinguses have been sentenced after prosecutors say they pulled off one of the strangest insurance fraud schemes imaginable: faking bear attacks on luxury vehicles. According to officials, the scheme centered on an insurance claim involving a 2010 Rolls-Royce Ghost. The suspects told their insurance company that a bear had gotten inside the […]
Everything is not awesome for a California man accused of pulling off a very weird retail scam involving LEGO sets and dried pasta. According to the Irvine Police Department, 28-year-old Jarrelle Augustine of Paramount was arrested after allegedly stealing valuable LEGO mini-figures and other pieces from boxed sets, replacing them with pasta, and returning the […]
A Florida woman, yes a dingus, is facing charges after deputies say she was driving 123 miles per hour and told them she thought that kind of speed was acceptable because of the car she was driving. According to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, Siria Lopez, 25, was pulled over in Bonita Springs on April […]
An Upstate New York man is under arrest after what can only be described as a domestic situation that went completely off the rails…or into the pasture. Authorities say the incident happened Saturday evening in Rensselaerville, when deputies from the Albany County Sheriff’s Office were called to a home on Jubilee Road around 7:30 p.m. […]
Today’s dingus comes from the commonwealth of PA, so you can sit this one out, Florida. A Pennsylvania father is facing multiple charges after state police say he built a homemade pipe bomb to entertain guests — and accidentally detonated it himself. According to court documents, 51-year-old Travis Peachey of Narvon, Pennsylvania, was arrested Saturday […]
A Florida woman is facing a criminal charge after police say she tore up part of a Subway restaurant because she didn’t like the peppers on her sandwich. According to police, 33-year-old I’munique Clark placed an online order at a Subway near her home in St. Petersburg and used Sub Club rewards points to pay […]
What began as a holiday tradition for one Long Beach family turned into an active police investigation. Authorities say human remains were discovered Sunday afternoon near DeForest Park and the Wetlands in Long Beach after a family found what appeared to be bones while children were participating in an Easter egg hunt. According to police, […]
A California man has been sentenced to more than six years in prison after prosecutors say he stalked a woman, broke into her home, and was found sucking her toes while she slept. According to the Stanislaus County District Attorney’s Office, Cristian Solorio, 28, of Modesto, was convicted of stalking and breaking into a residence […]