JCagle
Jeff Cagle is a Chicago-based writer, editor and photographer. He spends too much time on the internet on Tumblr, twitter and news sites. When not staring into a computer screen, you can usually find him playing in traffic somewhere on his bicycle.
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Lost NY Teen: The Female Jason Bourne?
A teenage girl who turned up in Midtown Manhattan recently apparently has no memory of her name, home or family. Child service officials that the girl is safe but just wants to know who she is and what happened to her.
That’s all Jason Bourne wanted to do, too, then he reflexively dropped a couple of cops and went on a killing spree to retrace his steps.
‘Stop Snitchin’ Hits Florida Beach Community
When you hear a city name like Deerfield Beach, Fla., you might conjure up images of white sandy beaches with a gentle ocean breeze and waves lapping at the shores. It apparently has all that, but it’s also the latest place to fall victim to the Stop Snitchin’ attitude usually found in America’s inner cities.
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Look At This F****** Marshmallow
Whether it’s true or not, it would be really amazing if this catches on. Known ’round the world and on TV for their gallows humor, cops in New York have apparently adopted a new nickname for the hipsters that populate Williamsburg: Marshmallows. According to a Tweet by kirstengronberg, she found out that New York’s finest [...]
It’s Official: Jon Gosselin is a Masochist
Just when you thought Jon Gosselin was in the clear after dropping his controlling she-devil other half, he up and decides to celebrate his bachelor status by shacking up with the Mayor of Crazytown, Octomom. Apparently his love of Ed Hardy shirts is the least of his worries…
DJ Hero Out Today
Activision released “DJ Hero” in North America today, the latest installment in the let’s-not-learn-real-instruments-and-instead-press-buttons genre of video games.
A number of DJs and artists have helped collaborate for the game, whether it’s lending their image for avatars or creating some of the game’s mixes. Artists who’ve helped out along the way include DJ Shadow, the late DJ AM (RIP), Jay-Z, Eminem, Grandmaster Flash, DJ Jazzy Jeff, and everyone’s favorite DJ gods, Daft Punk.
Things to Not Do as a Cop: Get Drunk, Bring Gun to Haunted House
Things never usually end well when you mix alcohol and weapons. Such is the case for Sgt. Eric Janik, a Baltimore police officer who got scared and allegedly pulled his service weapon on a haunted house employee dressed as Leatherface over the weekend, and is now suspended without pay and probably going to get canned.
Bears, Humans, Ice Skates: A Recipe for Disaster
You kind of have to wonder what drugs the person was on who first thought up the idea to take a bear from the wild, try to domesticate it, then slap a pair of ice skates on it and make it skate around for a paying audience. To Russians it’s a crowd pleaser, but it’s also a great way to get you killed, like circus hand Dmitry Potapov found out this week when he was mauled to death by a 5-year-old bear who likely took exception to being strapped to figure skates instead of more masculine hockey skates.
Tracy Morgan is on Twitter: Somebody’s Gonna Get PREGNANT
Well that didn’t take long.
A mere two days after celebrity sighting site OMGICU founder Hugh Dornbush created Twacy.org to beg comedian Tracy Morgan to join the Twitterverse, the internet granted his wish with a verified Tracy Morgan Twitter page, RealTracyMorgan. The page has only been up for a little more than 24 hours, but already [...]
‘Barefoot Burglar’ Seeking New Nickname?
You know you’re hitting the big time in the law enforcement community when your illegal exploits have earned you a nickname — and a Facebook fan page with more than 2,500 members. Such is the case with Colton Harris-Moore, who has been dubbed the “Barefoot Burglar” by police in Washington state. Dude is only 18, [...]
