Jail cracks down on banana-peel smoking
AUBURN, Maine -- Administrators at a Maine jail have ordered kitchen staff to peel bananas before they're served to inmates, and the jail has stopped serving oranges entirely, because prisoners have been drying and smoking the peels. Lt. Jeff Chute of the.....»»
Man gets jail for pretending to be senator on school tour
UPPER SANDUSKY, Ohio (AP) -- A teenager who toured an Ohio high school while posing as a state senator has been sentenced to jail.........»»
Michigan couple avoids jail over lost Dr. Seuss library book
TECUMSEH, Mich. (AP) -- A Michigan couple who faced jail after they borrowed a novel and a Dr. Seuss book from a local library and held onto them long past their return dates will remain free.........»»
North Korea Cracks Down On Smoking But Kim Jong Un Still Puffs Away
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea said on Wednesday a campaign was helping to cut the number of smokers, although its leader Kim Jong Un is frequently seen with a cigarette in hand in photographs in state media. The government has cut the total area planted w.....»»
Dutch "horror dentist" sent to jail for eight years in France
PARIS (Reuters) - A Dutchman dubbed the 'horror dentist' by French media was sentenced to eight years in jail on Tuesday for mutilating patients' mouths and defrauding social security services......»»
Escaped Texas jail inmate found hiding in dishwasher
JASPER, Texas (AP) -- An East Texas jail inmate who fled while being treated at a hospital has been caught hiding in a dishwasher.........»»
Michigan couple faces jail over lost Dr. Seuss library book
TECUMSEH, Mich. (AP) -- A judge told a Michigan couple they could land in jail for up to 93 days and face a maximum $500 fine for failing to return a novel and a Dr. Seuss book borrowed from the local public library.........»»
Escaped Texas inmate found hiding in apartment dishwasher
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - A Texas county jail inmate who escaped custody while receiving treatment in a hospital was found in the dishwasher of his girlfriend's apartment in boxer shorts and wearing handcuffs with the chain severed, a sheriff's department.....»»
New Jersey man faces jail for refusing to take down Trump flag
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump appears to have a passionate supporter in Joseph Hornick, a New Jersey man who faces a $2,000 fine or 90 days in jail for flying a flag emblazoned with the billionaire candidate's name over.....»»
Man Facing Jail Time Over Trump Flag Says It "Will Never Come Down"
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump appears to have a passionate supporter in Joseph Hornick, a New Jersey man who faces a $2,000 fine or 90 days in jail for flying a flag emblazoned with the billionaire candidate's name over.....»»
Authorities: Washington inmate impales leg while fleeing
SEATTLE (AP) -- Authorities say a jail inmate is back in custody after he bolted from law enforcement in downtown Seattle and then impaled his thigh on a fence while running away.........»»
New Jersey man faces jail for refusing to take down Trump flag
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump appears to have a passionate supporter in Joseph Hornick, a New Jersey man who faces a $2,000 fine or 90 days in jail for flying a flag emblazoned with the billionaire candidate's name over.....»»
Man who spent a day in a Seattle tree is a no-show in court
SEATTLE (AP) -- A man who transfixed Seattle - and the Internet - by perching near the top of an 80-foot sequoia tree in a downtown shopping district for more than a day would not leave a jail cell for his first court appearance Thursday.........»»
Ohio man chooses to wear "thief" sign over jail time
A northeast Ohio man convicted of stealing has chosen to wear a sign reading "I AM A THIEF. I STOLE FROM WALMART" over spending 30 days in jail. A northeast Ohio man convicted of stealing has chosen to wear a sign reading "I AM A THIEF. I STOLE FROM WA.....»»
Man chooses to wear "I am a thief" sign over going to jail
GIRARD, Ohio (AP) -- A man has chosen to wear a sign proclaiming he's a thief rather than go to jail for theft in Ohio.........»»
Jail for driver who raced off-road vehicle through San Diego
SAN DIEGO (AP) -- The driver of a souped-up Volkswagen who jumped embankments, spun out in parking lots and tore through San Diego neighborhoods in an online video seen by more than a million people has been sentenced to 45 days in jail.........»»
Cops: Man locked out of house locked up for unpaid fines
ALTOONA, Pa. (AP) -- Police say a central Pennsylvania man who locked himself out of his house wound up locked up in jail once emergency responders realized he had unpaid court fines.........»»
Inmates chewing on drug-soaked photos prompts photo ban in Virginian jail
A Virginia jail is no longer allowing inmates to receive personal photographs after officials found inmates were chewing on pictures that had been soaked in a drug. A Virginia jail is no longer allowing inmates to receive personal photographs after off.....»»
Jail bans photos after drug-soaked pictures discovered
SALEM, Va. (AP) -- A Virginia jail is no longer allowing inmates to receive personal photographs after officials found inmates were chewing on pictures that had been soaked in a drug.........»»
Fearless Wiener Dog Goes Overboard In Pursuit Of A Dolphin
Gracie really... really... really wants to swim with a dolphin. The little dachshund was so excited when a dolphin surfaced on the Banana River, near Port Canaveral, Florida, that she decided to go in after it: The video was initially posted.....»»
Homemade, cardboard license plate lands NY woman in jail
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) -- Authorities say putting a homemade, cardboard New York state license plate on a car has landed a woman in jail.........»»