New York City Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said today that some facilities used for storing evidence in criminal cases flooded during Hurricane Sandy. "In some of our storage locations we have evidence that has been damaged," Mr. Kelly told reporters Tuesday morning. "Significant flooding has taken place, no question about it." More in the NYTimes. (via Michael Roston)
Sandy damaged NYPD evidence facilities
Police respond after man repeatedly yells SHOOT!…. during a hockey game on TV
Devon Garnett of Tampa, Florida and his buddies were watching the Stanley Cup final hockey game on Wednesday night when things got exciting. "Shoot! Shoot!" yelled the fans at the players on TV. Moments later, the police were at their door. From the Tampa Bay Times: [The police] thought there were guns in the house,"… READ THE REST
Kentucky driver busted for hand-drawn license plate
Police in Millersburg, Kentucky, pulled over a driver last week after noticing that their license plate looked a bit "off model," as cartoonists say. The individual was also lacking auto insurance and driving on a suspended license. The Millersburg Police Department offered this "pro tip": "Don't forget to draw the registration sticker." (WDRB) READ THE REST
Florida police department tries to un-ironically recreate "Minority Report"
I recently re-watched the Spielberg-Tom Cruise big screen adaptation of Minority Report. It still holds up as a great sci-fi film about the dangers of the surveillance state, but it also loses something in the way it strays from the source material. I'm hardly an adaptation purist, but Philip K Dick's original "Minority Report" short… READ THE REST
Become a master of SEO and Google with this zero to hero training bundle
If you want to succeed in the modern marketplace, your digital presence has to be on point. And this isn't just about beating out your retail competitor down the street anymore. When you sell online, you're selling to the world — and your competitors cover every inch of that globe too. With stakes like those,… READ THE REST
Check out these grills, ovens, and accessories to make sure summer never ends
We've already had too much taken from us this year to give up outdoor grilling so easily. Let this ungodly year be the moment when you make a stand. Grilling season will end on your own terms, by God. You can help rage against the dying of the briquette light by picking up one of… READ THE REST
The Hestan Cue takes all the guesswork and culinary disasters out of cooking
We all have visions of cooking cool, elaborate meals. Unfortunately, those visions often die after we absolutely butcher a few. We've all been there. Overcooked steaks. Undercooked poultry. A main course sits because we totally mistimed a side. There are any number of ways to well and truly murder a well-intentioned meal. Hestan Cue and… READ THE REST
