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Second Time’s The Charm In Xbox Live SWAT Griefing

10:30AM July 1, 2011 | Owen Good

Instead of bogus pizza deliveries, sending a SWAT team to your door appears to be the hip new griefing trend in online gaming. Earlier this month we told you about a gamer in Eugene, Ore. who answered the doorbell to a police raid, thanks to some douchebag he met in FortressCraft. Now it’s happened to someone in Florida. More »


In Real Life

Cops Tase Man With PS2 Tucked In His Pants

1:30PM June 3, 2011 | Owen Good

Cops trying to get a man to stop walking in traffic had a tougher time convincing him when they found out the dude was strapped—with a PS2. More »


News

Pokémon Suspect, Cops Arrest You!

12:00AM March 10, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

Japanese cyber cops are cracking down big time on individuals who are breaking copyright law. And if you break he law, you just might end up on prime time news. More »


In Real Life

This Guy Wants His Video Game Back

2:00PM January 29, 2011 | Owen Good

But first he has to put on some makeup. With a Sharpie. And then find his sword. More »


News

Drug Dealer Gets Three Years In Wii Bowling Case

4:00PM October 14, 2010 | Owen Good

A Florida man whose home was notoriously raided by undercover detectives who stopped to play Wii bowling has agreed to a plea bargain that will send him to prison for three years. More »


News

Stolen Console Leads Cops To Meth Surprise

5:00AM September 12, 2010 | Owen Good

A Florida woman swiped and pawned her roommate’s console, and when the cops came over to ask questions, they noticed a “large white chemical cloud” wafting out of the house. Better living through chemistry! More »


In Real Life

Kid Bribed With Video Games To Steal Drugs, Say Cops

10:30AM August 4, 2010 | Owen Good

Kids, if someone promises you a video game! if you let them borrow a bottle of mum’s pills without telling mum, that’s bigtime STRANGER DANGER and you need to tell McGruff the Crime Dog. More »


News

Stolen Video Games Help Catch A Predator

10:20AM January 9, 2010 | Owen Good

A Delaware man is looking at some time in the slammer for failing to register himself as a sex offender, and he would have gotten away with it if it weren’t for those meddling video games. More »


In Real Life

Stolen 360 Helps Cops Bag Prolific Bronx Burglar

10:00AM December 25, 2009 | Owen Good

Jeremiah Gilliam’s streak of 200-plus larcenies and burglaries came to an end when the criminal mastermind plugged in a jacked Xbox Live, leading the cops directly to his door. More »


In Real Life

Mum Calls 911 When Kid Won’t Stop Playing Console

2:00PM December 22, 2009 | Owen Good

In Chicago last month, a kid called 911 when the ‘rents took away his Xbox 360. Saturday in a Boston suburb a mum dialled the law when her son wouldn’t stop playing. Oh yeah, Grand Theft Auto’s involved here, too. More »