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Day: September 28, 2026

Crime

It Is the Year 2026, and a 72-Year-Old Man Was Just Convicted of GPS Stalking a Pokémon Card Delivery Driver

"Old enough to know better" doesn't even begin to cover it.

Crime

‘The Emperor Is a Fan of Flock’: Darth Vader Speaks at City Council Meeting

"This council was elected to serve the police, not the public," said Vader.

Crime

This Electric Shock Glove Was Invented for Police in the 1930s to ‘Incite Fear’

Police complained that people often fight back when they're being beaten with clubs.

Crime

61-Year-Old Japanese Man Arrested After Decade of Rocking Too Hard

You can hear his neighbors' collective sighs of relief echoing across the Pacific.

Crime

How a Single Typo in a Username Cost an Innocent Man 18 Months of His Life

A trial and conviction that’d give Franz Kafka nightmares.

Crime

EBay and Former Execs Will Pay $56 Million to Couple They Tormented With Bloody Pig Masks

The journalist couple were stalked for the critical pieces they published about eBay.

Crime

It’s Never Been Cooler to Take Down a Flock Camera

Communities are forming around taking down the unpopular license plate scanning cameras, by legal means and vigilante action.

Crime

DHS Cybersecurity Reportedly Has an ‘I’m Sure It’s Nothing’ Problem

DHS probably shouldn't be dismissing actual breaches as false positives...twice.

Artificial Intelligence

Taiwanese Authorities Reportedly Raid Supermicro in Move That Could Signal Big Change For AI Chip Exporters

It's not against the law in Taiwan to export high-end chips to China. But it sounds like Taiwan...

Crime

DOJ Shuts Down Nearly 400 Sites Hosting Illegal World Cup Live Streams

Operation Offsides