food crimes
Woman Allegedly Poisoned Lookalike with Cheesecake to Steal Her Identity
Viktoria Nasyrova faces charges of attempted murder, assault, and burglary—but her troubles began long before the cheesecake.
You Can Actually Get Arrested for Putting Soda in Your Water Cup at McDonald's
Did you ever wonder what would happen if you asked for a water cup but then you do the impossible and fill it with soda instead of water?!?
Cheap Parmesan Is Made From Delicious Wood Pulp
The cheese they called Parmesan was a combination of cellulose (an anti-clumping agent made from wood pulp), white cheddar, Swiss, and mozzarella.
You Might Want to Rethink That Late Night Lamb Kebab
A takeaway in Leeds was recently busted for selling a lamb doner kebab billed as "100-percent lamb" that actually contained nearer to 5 percent. And it's hardly the only restaurant secretly swapping one meat for another.
Turkey Crime Is Plucked Up
Punching out old ladies with frozen turkeys is not the best way to rob people, especially on Thanksgiving.
The 'Cocaine' This Student Was Jailed for Turned Out to Be Powdered Sugar
Let’s just keep our fingers crossed that these University of Miami officers don’t catch word of the bastions of depravity known as Pixy Stix.
Maize'd and Confused
This is what happens when you mix alcohol, a hungry senior citizen, and a criminal yearning for one last taste of sweet summer corn.
China Says It's Getting Serious About Its Food Safety Laws
Under the new laws, violators will face what are widely regarded as the heaviest civil and criminal punishments ever mandated in China. Whistleblowers will be rewarded for telling authorities about violations.
This Man Grifted Tokyo's Supermarkets Out of $250,000 with a Soggy Bread Scam
Police have found the shadowy criminal mastermind who raked in thousands by making false claims about store-bought bread being damp and inedible.
Police Are Cracking Down on Kids' Lemonade Stands
Because nothing is sketchier than a bunch of underage humans selling homemade lemonade without a permit.
How Criminals' Snack Trails Have Led Them Straight into the Slammer
A smooth criminal in Iowa City just left a trail of snack foods leading from the store he just robbed. When arrested, the man was blackout drunk, smeared in nacho cheese. But he's not the only hungry delinquent who's gotten caught red-handed.
Food Crimes: Snack Shoplifters and Cop Ravioli
In this week's Food Crimes blotter, we investigate a shoplifter who brazenly posts his snack-stealing on YouTube, a woman who used beer in a carjacking, and more.