The world of sought-after underground commodities including diamonds, precious metals and illegal drugs now has another contraband member: black market tuna.
Crime
Update: Bay Area Transit Cop Gets 2 Years in Passenger Shooting Death
Update (5 p.m. EST): A Los Angeles judge sentenced a 28-year-old former Oakland, Calif.-area transit policeman to two years in prison for the shooting death of an unarmed passenger he killed while trying to subdue him in the …
You’re Doing It Wrong: Superheroes Fight Each Other Instead Of Crime
Who won? Neither! They were both charged with assault.
Report: Lil Wayne Released from Rikers Island
After 8 months behind bars, Lil Wayne is a free man.
Halloween Hall of Fame: The Most Ironic Halloween Costume Ever Is…
Yes, of course it has to do with drinking.
Did A Police Officer Insert Song Titles Into Evidence?
There will be no stranger story this week than that of the British police officer who allegedly used song titles while providing evidence to an inquiry surrounding the fatal shooting of the barrister Mark Saunders. And what’s …
Canadian Cancer Faker Pleads Guilty to Fraud
Ashley Kirilow, the Canadian woman who swindled thousands of dollars in charitable donations in a fake cancer scam, has plead guilty to the most serious charge of fraud against her. NewsFeed first covered Kirilow’s scam back in …
Actor Playing a Gunman Shot By Guard Who Thought He Actually Was a Gunman
The good news–you’re such a talented actor that people really believe you when you’re in character. The really bad news–your character is a gunman and the person you dupe is a volunteer watchman who shoots you.
Report: Gang Membership Rises, Even As Violent Crimes Decline
Gang membership and violent crime, typically two social ills that seem to go hand-in-hand, are no longer linked the way they were by traditional measures.
Web Rage: Was an Online Game Behind an Alleged Child Murder?
A Jacksonville Fla., woman has pled guilty to second-degree murder charges in the January death of her three month old infant after allegedly shaking the child. But police say the incident happened because the baby interrupted …
Get Your Lawyers, Toddlers! 4-Year-Olds Can Still Be Sued
The emotional distress cases alone should get NewsFeed a cool $3 million.
Man Arrested With 2,060 Diamonds In Stomach
Using laxatives and plenty of bananas, police in India have recovered 2,060 diamonds and precious stones from the stomach of an alleged jewel smuggler from Sri Lanka.