Batman beatdown on the Vegas strip
(CBS) - It's not easy being Batman. If this video is any indication, it's not much easier being a Batman impersonator either. This caught-on-tape brawl shows the Caped Crusader getting into an altercation with an angry spectator. Tempers flare, fists fly and this Batman wanna-be is left on the concrete, wishing he had a suit with actual body armor.
This is the second time Batman-based news has popped up this week. A Batman in Michigan was arrested for scaling an office building in full Bat-garb.
Continue »Euro coin smuggling ring exposed in Germany
euro currency
/ AP(CBS) - It can be tough lugging heavy bags through the airport. It can be even tougher when those bags are weighed down with thousands of euro coins, as was the case in early 2010 when a flight attendant was stopped by customs and allegedly discovered with contraband currency. The incident sparked an international investigation that unveiled a multimillion dollar coin fraud ring.
Continue »600-pound bronze moose stolen in San Diego
Statues of Buddha, though not as rare as this one from the 4th century BCE, have been disappearing in San Diego County
/ Wikipedia(CBS/AP) SAN DIEGO - What do you do with a 600-pound bronze moose? If it's too big for the living room, there's always the front yard. But then you may be the victim of art theft, as was the case in California where thieves have been on a statue-stealing spree.
Continue »Rick Ross arrested for pot possession
Rick Ross was arrested Friday, March 25, 2011 in Shreveport, La.
/ AP(CBS/AP) SHREVEPORT, La. - Rapper Rick Ross was a correctional officer before he hit it big in hip-hop. Now Ross is on the other side of the law after being arrested for marijuana possession in Louisiana.
Police spokesman Bill Goodin said Monday that Ross, whose real name is William Roberts II, was issued a misdemeanor summons and released after Friday night's arrest.
Continue »Boy, 10-years-old, takes SUV on a joyride
SUV (stock photo)
/ CNET(CBS) - It's probably not a good idea to take your SUV out for a spin when you're upset. But it's definitely not a good idea when you're 10-years-old. A young boy in Texas learned that lesson the hard way when he took his family's SUV out for a joyride that came to a halt with a rear-end collision.
Continue »Finger tip bitten off woman in Wal-Mart
Clodia Coicour was charged with aggravated battery for bitting off a woman's finger tip in Wal-Mart
/ Collier County Sheriff's Office(CBS/AP) - Ever get so angry at someone you want to bite their finger off? No? Well, that's what happened in a Florida Wal-mart, when two women allegedly got into a fight over an affair. The victim had the tip of her ring finger bitten off.
Continue »Fake Mayan relic sold at auction for $4 million
Mayan ruins at Palenque in Chiapas, Mexico
/ AP(CBS) - Someone in France is very unhappy right now. In a recent Paris auction, a sculpture of a Mayan warrior sold for over $4 million. Too bad the statue was a fake.
Continue »WWII machine gun found in Lithuanian mail
This handout photo provided by Vilnius Territorial Customs Office shows a German machine gun dating back from World War II, complete with ammunition that was found at the airport of Lithuanian capital Vilnius Tuesday, March 22, 2011.
/ AP(CBS/AP) - Achtung! Customs officials in Lithuania got a shocking reminder of the country's war-torn past when they found a working World War II machine gun in the mail.
Officials said Tuesday that the German-made MG-42 machine gun, complete with ammunition, was found at Vilnius International Airport after scanning a suspicious 44-pound package posted in Lithuania and bound for Germany.
Continue »VIDEO: Police car chase to catch murder suspects
Two escaped murder suspects drive their stolen pick-up through a red light as Mississippi and Tennessee police give chase, March 14, 2011
/ WREG(CBS/WREG) - A dramatic car chase through Shelby County, Tenn. was caught on tape as two escapees accused of murder in Louisiana made a run for it - and lost.
Continue »Stolen ring shows up on Facebook
Social media platform and part-time crime solver
/ facebook.com(CBS/AP) - TRAFFORD, Pa - Here's a tip for all you web-savvy criminals out there: don't "like" your stolen goods. A Pennsylvania couple has been arrested after the woman posted a picture of a stolen diamond ring on Facebook, according to police.
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