http://www.wtfnews.org/ Stories posted in Law & Politics en-us Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:26:28 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/law-politics/flatulent-cop-helps-find-cannabis-farm/ Police officers in Leicester sniffed out a cannabis farm - after opening their patrol car windows because one officer kept breaking wind. The team noticed a strong smell of cannabis as they sucked in the welcome fresh air, and tracked it to a nearby house, reports the Police Federation's magazine. "They asked their colleague in the back what he had been eating, and after fits of giggles and denials, they realised the cannabis smell was in the air in the street o... ]]> Mon, 17 Jun 2013 01:09:05 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/law-politics/flatulent-cop-helps-find-cannabis-farm/ http://www.wtfnews.org/law-politics/man-breaks-into-home-demands-3/ WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) – A man was charged with first degree burglary after demanding $3 from a woman in her home. According to the Wilmington Police Department, a woman called 911 around 3:00 a.m. to report a man was in her house destroying her property and demanding $3. When officers arrived, they found 26-year-old Demetric Orlando Jenkins outside of the victim's residence. The victim told officers Jenkins was hanging outside her home d... ]]> Wed, 12 Jun 2013 22:14:42 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/law-politics/man-breaks-into-home-demands-3/ http://www.wtfnews.org/law-politics/canadian-mom-teen-daughter-caught-trying-to-smuggle-59000-into-us-in-their-bras/ U.S. border agents say they caught a Canadian woman and her teenage daughter trying to cross the border with $59,000 hidden in their bras. The Detroit Free Press and The Windsor Star say a complaint was filed Tuesday in Detroit federal court against a 51-year-old woman. ]]> Wed, 12 Jun 2013 06:55:52 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/law-politics/canadian-mom-teen-daughter-caught-trying-to-smuggle-59000-into-us-in-their-bras/ http://www.wtfnews.org/law-politics/pre-med-student-tricks-girlfriend-to-take-abortion-pill/ According to the federal indictment, 28-year-old Welden forged the signature of his physician father, Dr. Stephen Welden, an OB/GYN, for a prescription pill that can terminate pregnancy. He then allegedly switched the label to make it look like a bottle of antibiotics. ]]> Thu, 16 May 2013 11:20:28 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/law-politics/pre-med-student-tricks-girlfriend-to-take-abortion-pill/ http://www.wtfnews.org/law-politics/four-year-old-boy-is-towns-new-mayor/ A US town has elected a four-year-old boy called Bobbie as its new mayor. Every year, Dorset, Minnesota, picks a name out of a hat, and that person becomes the mayor for a year. And this year it was four-year-old Bobbie Tufts who will now ba calling the shots in the town for the next 12 months. Mayor Tufts apparently likes to play, dance, sing, and talk to his townspeople, but he also likes to sneak off to the lake with his parents in his downtime... ]]> Tue, 14 May 2013 05:24:37 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/law-politics/four-year-old-boy-is-towns-new-mayor/ http://www.wtfnews.org/law-politics/13-year-old-boy-shoots-and-kills-mother-after-trying-to-rape-her/ The jury in the murder trial of an Iowa teenager heard on Wednesday a disturbing 911 call in which the 13-year-old suspect admitted to killing his own mother after a failed attempt to rape her. Crooks, who is now 14, was charged with first-degree murder and assault with intent to commit sexual abuse in the March 24, 2012, slaying of his mother, 37-year-old Gretchen Crooks. In the 911 recording made on the night of the murder at the family's Osage home, Noah Cr... ]]> Sun, 05 May 2013 03:38:08 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/law-politics/13-year-old-boy-shoots-and-kills-mother-after-trying-to-rape-her/ http://www.wtfnews.org/law-politics/us-woman-cuts-off-husbands-penis-to-stop-him-hurting-her/ A US woman cut off her husband's penis because she "wanted him to stop hurting her" with it, and was enraged that she thought he had another woman, her lawyer says. Catherine Kieu Becker planted audio devices to try to catch him having sex with a lover, but they failed to find any evidence - although the bugs did record the night she "took away his manhood," tossing it into the garbage. Kieu, 50, is accused of drugging her estranged 60-year-old husband... ]]> Thu, 18 Apr 2013 06:35:59 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/law-politics/us-woman-cuts-off-husbands-penis-to-stop-him-hurting-her/ http://www.wtfnews.org/law-politics/tory-mp-tweets-link-to-porn-website/ A Conservative MP was left embarrassed after inadvertently tweeting a link to a porn website. Rob Wilson, MP for Reading East, had intended to link a blog post discussing a challenge to Iain Duncan Smith to live on £53 a week. But followers who clicked on the link were instead led to a site promising live "live sex shows". Blame for the incident was apportioned to Tory party headquarters, who sent a shortened version of the URL to Mr Wilson posted ... ]]> Thu, 04 Apr 2013 20:07:23 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/law-politics/tory-mp-tweets-link-to-porn-website/ http://www.wtfnews.org/law-politics/bangalore-drivers-tricked-by-cardboard-police/ Police in Bangalore are using cardboard cut-out officers to tackle traffic problems in the hectic Indian city. So far, three life-size, khaki-clad dummies have been stationed on major routes after an increase in the number of deaths on the road. Additional commissioner of police Dr MA Saleem says, "Impact has been quite good. A lot of people when they see from a little distance, they immediately turn back. "In fact one auto driver was found talking to... ]]> Thu, 28 Mar 2013 20:07:47 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/law-politics/bangalore-drivers-tricked-by-cardboard-police/ http://www.wtfnews.org/law-politics/tory-mp-in-date-arab-girls-gaffe/ A Conservative MP was left red-faced after his attempt to criticise a Labour party press release backfired. Gavin Barwell, Tory MP for Croydon Central, poked fun at a Labour press release published on the internet which, after clicking on it, popped up with an advert to "date Arab girls". Mr Barwell then tweeted the party's press team and the shadow schools minister, Kevin Brennan. He tweeted: "I know Labour are short of cash but having an inv... ]]> Thu, 21 Mar 2013 03:22:44 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/law-politics/tory-mp-in-date-arab-girls-gaffe/