A thief swiped a $4,300 designer handbag that was to be auctioned for charity at Butler University's Clowes Memorial Hall.
The Louis Vuitton monogrammed canvas bag with a leopard pattern on sheared calfskin and water-snake handles was stolen Monday from a table between 4:45 and 5 p.m., said Butler Police Chief Ben Hunter.
The food police take down a dangerous criminal enterprise:
A yearlong sting operation, including aliases, a 5 a.m. surprise inspection and surreptitious purchases from an Amish farm in Pennsylvania, culminated in the federal government announcing this week that it has gone to court to stop Rainbow Acres Farm from selling its contraband to willing customers in the Washington area.
The product in question: unpasteurized milk.
Man, this is one determined rapist:
MUNCIE -- A man who forced his way into a woman's apartment near The Village raped the woman even after she stabbed him four times, according to police reports.
The victim told police that the man was using a T-shirt to soak up blood from his wounds as he continued to carry out the attack early Easter morning.
The law gone amok. In England, a pub singer was arrested for his choice of songs:
A PUB singer was arrested for alleged "racism" after belting out the chart hit Kung Fu Fighting as two Chinese people walked past.
One of them complained to cops, who later nicked stunned Simon Ledger - in a Chinese restaurant.
Simon, 34, often performs the song in Sandown, Isle of Wight. He said: "I hadn't even seen these two."
Indiana is one of only 10 states that takes away people's voting rights if they're jailed even for misdemeanors. Whether that goes too far depends on how the Indiana Supreme Court interprets the term "infamous crime" in the state constitution:
The Muncie Star Press trots out the worst argument there is for mandatory motorcycle helmets:
It's a safety issue that supersedes personal freedom. An unhelmeted rider is likely to suffer a serious head injury, and those medical expenses contribute to soaring health premiums, which we all pay, and adds to Medicare. Often, those who suffer head injuries never fully recover.
Speaking of acohol, Indiana is one of only three states -- along with Georgia and Connecticut -- to ban Sunday alcohol sales in stores. If the governor of Georgia sings a newly passed bill, it will be down to two:
To my post last week about Indiana's universal carding law for alcohol buyers, commenter littlejohn attached this comment:
Or, we could just get rid of the minimum drinking ago altogether. Seriously, when you were a teenager, did the law prevent you from getting a six-pack if you wanted one? Is a drunk 18-year-old any worse than a drunk 21-year-old, or, for that matter, a drunk 50-year-old?
Paul Helmke never gives up:
"Perfect" isn't quite one of those absolutes like "unique." There are markers along the way to perfection, which is why the Constitution can refer to a "more perfect union." But what do various degrees of perfection mean? Based on my reading of this story, I realize I may not have a clear understanding of "almost" perfect.
