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BERJAYA 7 killed in Ohio shooting spree 1
BERJAYA Moron tries to sex up cat, throws it out window 2
BERJAYA Kids planned slaughter at school 3
By Pete Kotz in Mass Murder, homicide
Monday, August 8, 2011, at 9:18 AM
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​Police are still processing four different crime scenes in a bloody rampage that began yesterday morning in Copley Township, a suburb of Akron, Ohio. Police say the problem was sparked at 11 a.m. by a visit from an out-of-town guest. That's when an unnamed gunman lost it...

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By Richard Connelly in Douchebags, Sex crimes
Monday, August 8, 2011, at 8:31 AM

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​Coffee break reading from the Village Voice Empire: When Houston's Pedro Rosales got caught with a computer filled with child porn, he took the stand-up route: He tried to convince a kid to take the rap, thinking the feds would go easy on the "juvenile family member." Houston Press has the story.

Tags: Houston Press, Texas, Village Voice Empire
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By Pete Kotz in Animal Cruelty, bizarre
Monday, August 8, 2011, at 8:02 AM
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​29-year-old Gerardo Martinez was apparently feeling randy in his Council Bluffs, Iowa apartment. But since not that many people readily wish to have sex with him, he decided to get it on with his cat. We're guessing this provided some anatomical obstacles...

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Tags: Gooberville, Iowa, Moron of the Day
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Monday, August 8, 2011, at 6:58 AM
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​They called themselves "Day Zero," an unoriginal name for three unoriginal punks. The 15-year-old boys had spent the summer planning in detail for their first day of school at Lakeshore High in Mandeville, Louisiana. That morning, they would enter the school heavily armed...

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Tags: Louisiana, Rotten Little Bastards
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By Michael Roberts in Child Abuse, homicide
Monday, August 8, 2011, at 5:56 AM

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​Breakfast reading from the Village Voice Empire: Powell, who was arrested in the death of the badly bruised toddler but released pending final autopsy results, denies wrongdoing. But a child rammed a doll's head into a wall to show cops what happened. Westword has the story.

Tags: Colorado, Village Voice Empire, Westword
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By Pete Kotz in Politicians
Monday, August 8, 2011, at 4:43 AM
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​Reader Jesus HC responds to Reader Calls Bullshit on Insurers' Campaign Against Canadian Medicine. He/she argues that it doesn't make sense to leave such important things in the hands of for-profit companies, drawing an analogy to only getting police protection when you pay...

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Tags: California, Comment of the Day
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By Keith Plocek in Police bungling, assault
Sunday, August 7, 2011, at 6:36 PM

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​Bedtime reading from the Village Voice Empire: First Gabriel Carillo got a vicious reminder of the "no cell phones" policy. Now there's Leocadio Figueroa. All he did was ask to see the watch commander. LA Weekly has the story.

Tags: California, LA Weekly, Village Voice Empire
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By Michael Roberts in Stupid Criminals, homicide
Sunday, August 7, 2011, at 4:58 PM

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​Sunday night reading from the Village Voice Empire: Due to past convictions, Dobler was only allowed to drive a vehicle that wouldn't start if he was plowed. Instead, he plowed into a DUI accident scene in a swiped car, tossing the tow-truck driver 120 feet, then taking off. Westword has the story.

Tags: Colorado, Village Voice Empire, Westword
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By Michael Roberts in cold cases, homicide
Sunday, August 7, 2011, at 12:00 PM

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​Sunday afternoon reading from the Village Voice Empire: Gruenwald put up a struggle before being stabbed to death. Cops swabbed the bite mark, which scored a DNA hit with Wilson, who'd been busted in San Francisco. Problem: He'd already been released. Westword has the story.

Tags: California, Colorado, Village Voice Empire, Westword
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By Vickie Chang in Politicians, bizarre
Sunday, August 7, 2011, at 5:23 AM
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​Sunday morning reading from the Village Voice Empire: As one judge wrote, "Plaintiff is either toying with the Court or displaying her own stupidity." Taitz is alleging that President Obama is using someone else's Social Security number to claim American citizenship. OC Weekly has the story.

Tags: California, OC Weekly, Village Voice Empire
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By Vickie Chang in Child Abuse, homicide
Saturday, August 6, 2011, at 6:31 PM
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​Bedtime Reading from the Village Voice Empire: An 18-month-old girl died after being brought to a hospital barely breathing, with bruises and lacerations to her body and internal injuries to her lungs, liver and brain. Aguilar had a similar incident in 2009. OC Weekly has the story.

Tags: Californa, OC Weekly, Village Voice Empire
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By William Melton in Bad Moms, Child Abuse
Saturday, August 6, 2011, at 5:00 PM

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​Saturday night reading from the Village Voice Empire: Erin Lottman was supposed to be babysitting her fifteen-month-old nephew. Instead, she decided to get hammered and go swimming, leaving the infant to wander into the pool on his own. Riverfront Times has the story.

Tags: Missouri, Riverfront Times, Village Voice Empire
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By Pete Kotz in drugs, robbery
Saturday, August 6, 2011, at 12:07 PM
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​Saturday afternoon reading from the Village Voice Empire: The professional steals wire to support his $100-a-day meth habit. He's pretty good at it, too. He's netted nearly $100,000 since January of 2010 by selling the copper for scrap. Phoenix New Times has the story.

Tags: Arizona, Phoenix New Times, Village Voice Empire
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By Richard Connelly in Sex crimes, Stupid Criminals
Saturday, August 6, 2011, at 5:00 AM

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​Saturday morning reading from the Village Voice Empire: A Texas woman arguing with a guy tells him she's going to file a false claim of rape against him. The cops come to the apartment, but then the dude pulls out a phone with video of her making the threat. Houston Press has the story.

Tags: Houston Press, Texas, Village Voice Empire
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By Pete Kotz in Child Abuse, homicide
Friday, August 5, 2011, at 7:01 PM
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​Bedtime reading from the Village Voice Empire: David Deal has called friends and family asking for money so he can bail his mother and sister and his niece and her husband out of jail. They're only the people who killed his little girl. Phoenix New Times has the story.

Tags: Arizona, Degenerate Dads, Phoenix New Times, Village Voice Empire
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By Pete Kotz in Douchebags, Sex crimes
Friday, August 5, 2011, at 4:52 PM
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​Suppertime Reading from the Village Voice Empire:The racist Juggalo with a Ph.D in "scratching balls" was busted for molesting a 16-year-old special needs girl. They had been exchanging nude photos of each other on Facebook. Phoenix New Times has the story.

Tags: Arizona, Phoenix New Times, Village Voice Empire, white supremacists
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By Pete Kotz in Douchebags, assault
Friday, August 5, 2011, at 3:37 PM
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​Afternoon Reading from the Village Voice Empire: As many as 100 black kids rampaged through the grounds at closing time, beating white people at random. Witnesses describe the attacks as racially motivated and specifically targeting whites. City Pages has the story.

Tags: City Pages, Rotten Little Bastards, Village Voice Empire, Wisconsin
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By Pete Kotz in homicide
Friday, August 5, 2011, at 2:28 PM
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​Holly had only lived with her grandparents a few months, but she bucked under their church-going rules, especially when they forbid her from seeing her one true love: 16-year-old Sandy Ketchum. Grandpa and grandma had to die. Crime Library has the story.

Tags: Crime Library, Georgia, Rotten Little Bastards
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By Pete Kotz in Stalking, homicide
Friday, August 5, 2011, at 2:02 PM
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​UPDATE: Amanda Borsos and Troy Penn had only been dating for a few months. They were considered a happy, popular, outgoing young couple. But when Amanda broke up with him a week ago, Penn's creepy side began to emerge. See update after the jump...

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Tags: Ohio, Rotten Little Bastards
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By Pete Kotz in Child Abuse, Stupid Criminals
Friday, August 5, 2011, at 1:21 PM
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​Kids love to be thrown around in the water. But it's probably not a good idea to take a 4-year-old girl, bring her on the roof of your home, and then try to chuck her into an above-ground pool a good distance away. But that's what happened to Jasmine Collins...

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Tags: Gooberville, North Carolina
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