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Crime Scene Archive: Around the World

Pirates indicted in Norfolk

Update, 2 p.m.: The indictment was handed up and announced at a news conference. Original post: A federal grand jury in Norfolk is expected to indict 13 men from Somalia and one from Yemen for allegedly pirating a yacht and...

By Dana Hedgpeth  | March 10, 2011; 10:57 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (6)
Categories:  Around the World, Dana Hedgpeth, From the Courthouse, Updates  | Tags:  Pirates; Americans killed  
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Robbery suspect gets self stuck in garden fence

A man who tried to steal from a house in Poland got himself stuck -- and asked the home's owner for a hand getting out, according to this report: The burglar had made a hole in a garden fence before...

By Washington Post Editors  | February 24, 2011; 6:49 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (0)
Categories:  Around the World, Offbeat  
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Empty safe stolen from Canada store

Thieves broke into a store in Canada and took a 700-pound safe -- with nothing in it, according to this report: "It's really oddball. That safe is 700 pounds. We had to put it in a crane truck to get...

By Washington Post Editors  | February 14, 2011; 7:09 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (0)
Categories:  Around the World, Offbeat  
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Driver in China sticks head in hedge

A driver in China pulled over by police stuck his head into a hedge until the TV documentary crew following the officers turned off their cameras, according to reports: Lin, 48, was horrified that the police who had stopped him...

By Washington Post Editors  | February 10, 2011; 6:58 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (0)
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Prison guards catch drug-laden pigeon

Guards stopped a drug-carrying pigeon from entering a Colombian prison, according to reports: Agents saw the animal attempting to cross the prison wall. When he tried again he discovered that his body was weighed down with 45 grams of marijuana....

By Washington Post Editors  | January 20, 2011; 6:54 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (0)
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Cocaine, heroin bust on cruise ship in Baltimore

Drug-sniffing dogs found nearly $100,000 worth of cocaine and heroin aboard a Royal Caribbean cruise ship in a federal investigation of an employee smuggling ring, authorities said Tuesday. The search on Saturday uncovered 1 1/2 pounds of heroin and nearly...

By The Associated Press  | January 12, 2011; 6:03 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (1)
Categories:  Around the World, Baltimore, Narcotics, Offbeat  
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Farmers leave suspect tied up, without pants, Washington Post Editors , January 11, 2011
Video: Murder victim photographs gunman, Washington Post Editors , January 4, 2011
Woman faked kidnapping to test husband: Report, Washington Post Editors , December 29, 2010
Man calls 911 in Canada, requests marijuana, Washington Post Editors , December 20, 2010
Police seek UK 'Hot Tub Gang' burglars, Washington Post Editors , December 17, 2010
Stolen snowman prompts emergency call, Washington Post Editors , December 6, 2010
Police called after man traps self in basement, Washington Post Editors , November 29, 2010
Mother claims terrorism to stall daughter's marriage, Washington Post Editors , November 23, 2010
Louts routed in the UK, Washington Post Editors , November 16, 2010
Mother turns in son after police release photo, Washington Post Editors , October 28, 2010
Video: Mexico marijuana bust, Washington Post Editors , October 21, 2010
100 women in Canadian strip club brawl, Washington Post Editors , October 6, 2010
Aussie bandit peels off her top, Washington Post Editors , September 29, 2010
Burning pot wafts across school grounds, Washington Post Editors , September 23, 2010
Crack-carrying car explodes: Police, Washington Post Editors , September 22, 2010
Loot bag overwhelms robber: Report, Washington Post Editors , September 21, 2010
Guilty plea in 2008 sea piracy case, Washington Post Editors , September 8, 2010
Man tries to change fake $1 million bill, Washington Post Editors , August 30, 2010
Fugitive coach arrested in Poland, Tom Jackman , August 26, 2010
Video: Murder charge for Brazilian goalie, Washington Post Editors , August 5, 2010
Video: Heist suspects plead innocent, Washington Post Editors , August 2, 2010
Md. murder suspect returned to U.S. , Washington Post Editors , July 30, 2010
Woman leaves resume, attempts theft, Washington Post Editors , July 30, 2010
Bank robber asks for change, Washington Post Editors , July 29, 2010
Video: 'Barefoot Bandit's' arrest, Washington Post Editors , July 28, 2010
Man sought in woman's death arrested, Washington Post Editors , July 27, 2010
Big anti-crime sweep in Italy, Washington Post Editors , July 13, 2010
Real 'cat burglar' reported in UK, Washington Post Editors , July 13, 2010
Video: 'Barefoot bandit' arrested, Washington Post Editors , July 12, 2010
Sweet-talking hitchhiker steals car, Washington Post Editors , July 12, 2010
Wrestler catches would-be burglar , Washington Post Editors , June 29, 2010
Man's to-do list incriminates him, Washington Post Editors , June 25, 2010
Video: Jamaica catches top fugitive, Washington Post Editors , June 23, 2010
'Goldilocks' burglar caught sleeping, Washington Post Editors , June 22, 2010
Video: Van der Sloot recants , Washington Post Editors , June 21, 2010
Stolen safe lost during u-turn, Washington Post Editors , June 17, 2010
Dog helps foil carjacking attempt, Washington Post Editors , June 16, 2010
Would-be burglar catches self in hole, Washington Post Editors , June 14, 2010
Immigrants found in band's speakers, Washington Post Editors , June 9, 2010
Video: Dutchman van der Sloot confesses to murder in Peru, Washington Post Editors , June 8, 2010
Video: Joran Van Der Sloot on plane to Peru, Washington Post Editors , June 4, 2010
Would-be bank robbers in Germany blow up a bank, Washington Post Editors , May 27, 2010
Dressed as superhero, man foils shoplifter, Washington Post Editors , May 4, 2010
Video: Police chase on camera in Mexico, Washington Post Editors , April 29, 2010
Woman claims lost purse, gets busted for cocaine in it, Washington Post Editors , April 23, 2010
UFOs, bad weather among explanations for illegal parking, Washington Post Editors , April 13, 2010
Typo keeps man behind bars for three extra years, Washington Post Editors , April 9, 2010
A busy day for Canada woman, Washington Post Editors , February 19, 2010
Australian police find drugs in toys, diapers, Washington Post Editors , February 12, 2010
Man charged with killing, eating cheetah, Washington Post Editors , February 10, 2010
Police end up in standoff with police in disguise, Washington Post Editors , February 9, 2010
Iraqi officers in Baltimore as part of U.S. policing tour, Washington Post Editors , February 5, 2010
Man breaks into construction office, steals calendars: Police, Washington Post Editors , January 27, 2010
Men drove car on frozen canal, fell in, Washington Post Editors , January 14, 2010
Dream wedding, bad ending, Washington Post Editors , January 7, 2010
Checking in from the East, Washington Post Editors , January 5, 2010
A special delivery: Guarding China's Terra Cotta Warriors, Mary Pat Flaherty , December 30, 2009
'Give me the money and your best table', Washington Post Editors , December 28, 2009
A meaty incident, Washington Post Editors , December 23, 2009
A bungling burglar, Washington Post Editors , December 21, 2009
'Thanks for the jail time', Washington Post Editors , December 18, 2009
Salami sluggers duke it out in Germany, Washington Post Editors , December 16, 2009
Millions in reward money for hijacking, Martin Weil , December 8, 2009
Exposed to "The Wire," Londoners confront crime, Washington Post Editors , December 7, 2009
'Mules' or fools?, Washington Post Editors , December 1, 2009
Two bad hiding places, Washington Post Editors , November 30, 2009
That's him, officer -- I'm sure of it, Washington Post Editors , November 25, 2009
The man who cried 'bomb', Washington Post Editors , November 19, 2009
 
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