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A Florida man in the making. After committing a home burglary, a 16-year-old Florida teen was arrested trying to retrieve his friend’s Gucci sandals. While a homeowner was golfing behind his home on Sunday, he noticed two bikes on the backside of his house and…
Read More Florida Teen Arrested After Returning To Crime Scene To Get His Buddie’s Gucci Sandals
Warning: Graphic Language Proving there is a vas deferens in normal and not so normal people, 76-year-old Gary Van Ryswyk of Sebring, Florida has pleaded nolo contendere to charges he removed a man’s testicles in his home. In an apparent attempt to kill two birds…
Read More You’ve Gotta Be Nuts! Florida Man Submits To Voluntary At-Home Castration, Would-Be Urologist Gets 3 Years
A Florida man has been arrested after hopping into a random van and taking a snooze, but not before he rummaged through the glove box. According to Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office, a woman opened the rear door of her father’s van outside of his Englewood home and discovered a man…
Read More Florida Man Arrested After Napping In A Strangers Van
Now, what did you think would happen Florida man? A Florida man in his 20’s, was hospitalized, Wednesday, after jumping over a barrier at the ‘Range of the Jaguar’ exhibit located inside of the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens and then inserting his hand into the…
Read More Florida Man Sticks His Hand In A Jaguar Cage At The Zoo, Jaguar 1 – Florida Man 0
This Florida trio is sought by deputies after the theft of a purse led to a $1,100 shopping spree at Walmart. Deputies say on July 11, 2021, the victim’s purse was stolen from a shopping cart at the Shores Walmart for a $970 loss. The…
Read More Florida Trio Smile After A Stolen Purse Leads To A Credit Card Shopping Spree At Walmart
Madeline Dovi A man survived after a shark forcibly chomped his butt at Piedade Beach near the city of Jaboatão dos Guararapes, Brazil, the New York Post reported Tuesday. Everton dos Reis Guimaraes, 32, was reportedly squatting in the water when the shark allegedly bit him in the rear,…
Read More Shark Bites Man’s Butt One Week After A Drunk Man Was Killed By A Shark While Peeing On The Same Beach
A Florida woman was being sought by deputies after stealing $294 worth of merchandise from Walmart using Dollar General bags and escaping to her car on a scooter. Update- This woman was identified and arrested. Lana Lucas, 59, was arrested by deputies on Monday, July…
Read More “C’Mon Momma” Florida Woman Steals $294 In Merch From Walmart Using Dollar General Bag And A Scooter
A Florida man washed ashore in a giant hamster wheel Saturday morning and flipped some people out. According to investigators, early Saturday morning deputies responded to a call about a vessel washing ashore in the Hammock area of Palm Coast. “Thank you to the concerned…
Read More Florida Man Washes Ashore In A Giant Hamster Wheel
An unnamed 51-year-old Japanese man who is right-handed, suffered a life-threatening stroke after a masturbation session, according to a January case study in the Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases. According to the study, the man was unmarried and had a habit of masturbating several…
Read More ‘One Stroke Led To A Stroke’ 51-Year-Old Right Handed Man Survives
A Florida man, who happens to be a firefighter, was arrested after a night of drinking turned to violence when the man needed a ride. According to Deputies, 42-year-old Earl Henry Jones was arrested last weekend after he and a female companion, ordered an Uber to…
Read More Florida Man, Firefighter Attacks Uber Driver Then Steals His SUV