They say that all stereotypes have some basis in truth or they wouldn’t have evolved into stereotypes. So the drunken, naked arrest of FAU Iota Nu frat member and former chapter president Alex Fanaian, would seem to prove.

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If your weapon is stupid and weird, but it works, maybe it isn’t so stupid after all.

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The week of March 18, 2013, Butler County, Ohio prosecutor, Mike Gmoser filed a lighthearted, though very real, criminal complaint against the groundhog Punxsutawney Phil for predicting an early spring, when we are obviously still very much in the throes of winter.

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A Sebring, Florida, man is expected to recover fully after being shot in the leg by his pet dog on February 23, 2013. Some breeds will turn on you.

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Hila Ben Baruch of Tel Aviv, Israel, was ordered to pay $265 of towing fees and fines for parking in a handicap parking spot — except that she was sure that the spot near her home wasn’t a handicap spot when she parked there. She was right.

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You might not realize it, dear readers, but we here at the Crime Library tirelessly search the Internet each day to bring you the selection of compelling cases we do. So a case like this is for us truly a gift that makes the many offenses of other drugged-out, naked perpetrators seem lackluster by comparison — not that we’re condoning any sort of competition.

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Every town needs a superhero, and Petoskey, Mich., is blessed with Mark Wayne Williams, 33. Dubbing himself the Petoskey Batman, Williams spends his nights, according to his Facebook page, “fighting Petoskey’s crime and bringing real criminals to justice.” Police aren’t always on board with Williams’ noble cause, however. On Saturday, Williams was arrested for allegedly interfering with police in an investigation.

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