Crime

Robert De Niro, who’s never one to shy away from portraying criminals, has signed on to play Bernie Madoff in a potential HBO movie about the disgraced financier.

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Now we can add one more thing to the list of things shorter than the Kim Kardashian-Kris Humphries marriage: the jail stay of Lindsay Lohan.

TMZ reports that the troubled actress has already been released from jail. She was supposed to stay at the Century Regional Detention Facility in Lynwood, CA for 30 days, but was released early this morning at 1:30 a.m. after residing there for a whopping four and a half hours.

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According to a new Gallup poll, 68 percent of Americans believe there is more crime than a year ago.

17 percent of the survey’s respondents reported there is less crime, and 8 percent believe the crime rate is unchanged. This marked the seventh year in a row that at least 67 percent of Americans answered crime is getting worse.

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Like a real-life game of Monopoly, Lindsay Lohan is again going directly to jail.

During a court appearance on Wednesday, she admitted violating her probation and has been ordered to turn herself in before November 9 to begin serving a 30-day sentence in the Los Angeles County Jail. However, a sheriff’s department spokesperson says Lohan will likely serve just 20 percent of that sentence, or six days, due to overcrowding.

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Lindsay Lohan is going back to jail for violating her probation. No, this is not a rerun of a story you think you’ve heard before, although it sure sounds like it, since this will be her fifth stint behind bars.

While the ‘Mean Girls’ star has been sentenced to 30 days, officials expect she’ll most likely serve six. Lohan has to turn herself to begin serving her stint in the slammer by November 9, so while she preps for her return, we thought we’d help look at the lighter side with these jokes:

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Police took custody of a Honolulu couple’s 3-year-old daughter after they were arrested for stealing $10 worth of sandwiches in a local Safeway, even after they offered to pay for the food.

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Imagine driving down the interstate and finding lots of money all over the roadway - what would you do? That is exactly the situation in which some drivers found themselves on I-40 near Meridian Avenue in Oklahoma City Monday afternoon.

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Looks like we have a brand new candidate for dumbest criminal ever.

Patrick Johnson robbed two banks in the Ocala, FL area in one day. The thief had the presence of mind to change his wardrobe  between his crimes, but his method of sticking up the banks — a note stating he had a gun — was the same both times. 

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At a probation hearing today, a judge ordered Lindsay Lohan back to jail with $100,000 bail, for continuous probation violations.

Lohan arrived at court this morning to update Judge Sautner on her compliance to the terms and conditions of her probation. Sautner then revoked Lohan’s probation, citing her bad behavior and lack of hours served.

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Android users can now download a free app that immediately alerts their family, friends and attorneys when they’re getting arrested. Quadrant 2 developed the I’m Getting Arrested app based on actual events during the Occupy Wall Street movement.

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Shania Twain‘s accused stalker had another outburst in court today, October 19, screaming “shame!” at the judge that denied his request for freedom.

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Illegal aliens, beware!

Steven Seagal has officially joined the fight against illegal border crossings after he was sworn in as a sheriff’s deputy in Hudspeth County, Texas over the weekend.

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