Random Crime Facts

38 facts tagged with Crime Facts

Bill Murray was arrested in 1970 for trying to smuggle 10lbs of Marijuana during his 20th Birthday.

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Amazing Plane Theft

In 1956, for a bet whilst drunk, Thomas Fitzpatrick stole a small plane from New Jersey and then landed it perfectly on a narrow Manhattan street in front of the bar he had been drinking at. Then, two years later, he did it again after a man didn’t believe he had done it the first time.

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Random Darknet Shopper

There's a bot called the 'Random Darknet Shopper' that is given $100 in bitcoins every week to purchase random items on the darkweb. It ended up buying 10 ecstasy pills and the creator was subsequently arrested.

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Colorado switched mile marker "420" to "419.99" to stop people from stealing it.

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Phantom Barber

In 1942, there was a man in Mississippi called the Phantom Barber who would break into people's houses at night and cut their hair.

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Simon Cowell Arrested

At age 12, Simon Cowell was arrested for hijacking a bus with a toy gun.

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Al Capone earned $105m per year from alcohol and rackets during the Prohibition era. Today, this would be equivalent to $1.4b per year.

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Legal Car Flamethrowers

South African residents can legally attach small flamethrowers to cars to repel car jackers.

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