http://www.wtfnews.org/ Stories tagged pocket en-us Thu, 23 May 2013 00:31:33 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/general/ear-found-in-suspects-pocket/ A piece of a woman's ear is found in a suspect's pocket. Arrest reports show 24-year-old Joseph Hall Jr. was arrested around 1:10 a.m. Friday morning near South Braden Avenue and East 49th Street. Police were called out to the Braden Creek Apartments. The report says when they arrived, a female victim said the suspect assaulted her and she was held against her will. Officers found several injuries all over the victim's body. The report states she w... ]]> Mon, 05 Nov 2012 21:46:22 -0500 http://www.wtfnews.org/general/ear-found-in-suspects-pocket/ http://www.wtfnews.org/law-politics/joint-fell-out-of-lawyers-pocket-in-court/ A New Orleans city prosecutor has resigned after a marijuana joint reportedly fell out of his pocket in court - while he was talking to a police officer. Assistant city attorney Jason Cantrell was chatting with an officer in Orleans Parish Magistrate's Court when it happened, according to the local Times-Picayune. The newspaper quoted sources as saying "a pair of cops glanced at the joint on the ground, then at each other before making arguably the easiest collar in... ]]> Thu, 04 Oct 2012 18:53:51 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/law-politics/joint-fell-out-of-lawyers-pocket-in-court/ http://www.wtfnews.org/law-politics/electrician-tasered-with-50000-volts-after-police-bring-him-down-for-having-a-screwdriver-in-his-pocket/ An electrician was tasered by armed police because he walked into a shop with a screwdriver in his pocket. Chris Thomas, 45, had been repairing the lights in a nearby pub and still had the tool in his pocket which led to a security scare in central Swansea. He received four bursts of 50,000 volts from police officers after they challenged him in a Peacocks store in February last year. ]]> Mon, 17 Sep 2012 05:24:14 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/law-politics/electrician-tasered-with-50000-volts-after-police-bring-him-down-for-having-a-screwdriver-in-his-pocket/ http://www.wtfnews.org/law-politics/car-thief-nabbed-after-he-pocket-dialed-911-from-stolen-vehicle/ A Seattle man was arrested recently for car theft after police said he mistakenly pocket-dialed 911 multiple times from inside of stolen vehicles. The 911 dispatcher who took the first call heard the man, Wesley Strom, 40, discussing his plans to steal more cars with another person in the car. The initial 911 call took place on March 14, police said. The 911 system showed that the call came from downtown Renton. However, police were not able to locate the vehicle from which ... ]]> Thu, 12 Apr 2012 06:12:02 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/law-politics/car-thief-nabbed-after-he-pocket-dialed-911-from-stolen-vehicle/ http://www.wtfnews.org/science-technology/chinese-made-cell-phone-explodes-in-mans-pocket/ The M2F free newspaper reported that a Chinese made MTM mobile phone which Mr. Thanit Phongdee age 55, a Bangkok business man had bought at Maboonkrong mall exploded in his shirt’s pocket. Mr. Thanit said that he had bought the mobile phone at 3,000 THB because it was cheap and he could use with it with 3 sim cards.He had used the phone for 1 year. No problem. The night before the incident he charged the battery as usual. When he was having lunch at the ... ]]> Mon, 09 Apr 2012 23:14:23 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/science-technology/chinese-made-cell-phone-explodes-in-mans-pocket/ http://www.wtfnews.org/law-politics/police-thieves-pocket-dial-911-leading-to-arrest/ Two Madison men were cited for retail theft Tuesday after a “pocket dial” to 911 provided a live play-by-play of their plans to sell stolen DVDs and computer games at a used video game store on the city’s East Side, police said. According to Madison police, Jason S. Hamielec, 29, and Brian A. Johnson, 28, couldn’t stop talking about their thievery after lifting a bunch of DVDs and computer games from a Target store at 201 Junction Road on th... ]]> Sun, 18 Dec 2011 01:21:37 -0500 http://www.wtfnews.org/law-politics/police-thieves-pocket-dial-911-leading-to-arrest/ http://www.wtfnews.org/law-politics/sheriff-man-pocket-dials-911-drug-talk-heard/ Authorities say a Georgia man "pocket-dialed" 911 and the dispatcher on the other end overheard people discussing a drug deal. The Hall County sheriff's office says no one was on the call made around 1:30 a.m. Wednesday. Col. Jeff Strickland says the dispatcher could overhear several people talking about a drug deal involving prescription narcotics. ]]> Sat, 21 May 2011 21:08:15 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/law-politics/sheriff-man-pocket-dials-911-drug-talk-heard/ http://www.wtfnews.org/law-politics/cellphone-pocket-dials-911-ny-suspects-caught/ An ill-timed, inadvertent 911 call led police to three larceny suspects overheard planning break-ins in upstate New York. Onondaga County Sheriff Kevin Walsh says police already looking for a suspicious person got the unlikely assist when one of the men "pocket dialed" his cellphone's emergency number while driving near the scene of an earlier heist. ]]> Thu, 05 May 2011 07:34:53 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/law-politics/cellphone-pocket-dials-911-ny-suspects-caught/