Teacher Allegedly Paid Teens in Booze, Drugs to Clean House

The best part of this story for me is the "Was that wrong of me?" mug shot picture. It's almost as if she never really gave any thought to the fact that allegedly giving weed and booze to some teenagers in exchange for a cleaning her home would not only cost her her job, but put her in jail as well.

How did this happen?

A teacher at a Fox Lake high school recruited two teenage girls to do chores around her home — then paid the 14-year-olds for their work with marijuana, alcohol and prescription Zoloft, Lake County authorities said today. Kym Krocza, 41, faces felony charges of contributing to the delinquency of a minor for allegedly providing the teens with the drugs and alcohol between January and August, officials said.

Since her Tuesday arrest, Krocza has been suspended from her job as a calculus and algebra teacher at Grant Community High in Fox Lake — the school the two teens began attending last month. Krocza teaches both the girls, authorities said. But Krocza allegedly knew the teens before they started attending the school because they live near her home in unincorporated Ingleside, Lake County Sheriff Mark Curran said.

Police: Fox Lake teacher paid students with drugs, alcohol :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Chicago Crime

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Driver With Suspended License Arrested for DUI on Lawnmower

You gotta get to the liquor store somehow, don't you? Damn! People act like when you drive drunk on a golf cart you're not using your brains.

Jeffrey S. Cookson, 39, of Killdeer Lane was charged with operating a vehicle while under the influence of intoxicants, operating after license suspension and operating beyond license restriction following the 9:20 p.m. incident. He was taken to the Waldo County Jail where he is being held for violating his probation.

Waldo County Chief Deputy Robert Keating said the department had received complaints Wednesday about a man driving a lawn mower around town. Keating said Deputy Dave Mushrall was on routine patrol on School Street a short time later when he observed a pair of headlights turn on from the side of the road in his lane of travel. Mushrall noticed the lights were smaller than those of a full-size car.

Mushrall reported that the vehicle crossed the street and drove in his direction. As it got closer, Mushrall realized it was a lawn mower heading his way. When the mower passed him, Mushrall turned his cruiser around and activated his blue lights. The mower driver immediately turned the mower into a driveway and stopped. When Mushrall approached Cookson, who was on the mower, he determined the man was intoxicated.

Unity man arrested for drunk driving on lawn mower - Bangor Daily News

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Double Standard? Prosecutors Can't Explain Why Charged Dropped Against Pretty Blond HS Teacher Michele Taylor

A male coach at a school in the same Washington County was slapped with the most severe charges when he was accused of having sex with an underage girl. But shortly after claiming that a female teacher, Michele Taylor, would face similar charges for a similar complaint, prosecutors unexpectedly dropped the most serious of the charges against her . . . and have been unable or unwilling to explain their actions. You don't think there's a double standard when it comes to hot female teachers, do you?

An East Valley High School teacher has pleaded not guilty to sex charges involving a student; however, a charge of sexual misconduct has been mysteriously reduced from what prosecutors initially said they had filed. The attorney for Michele Taylor, 31, entered the written plea on her behalf to second-degree sexual misconduct, as well as to two counts of communicating with a minor for immoral purposes. The court filing requested a jury trial.

Last week, the deputy prosecutor handling the case told reporters he had charged Taylor with first-degree sexual misconduct -- a felony punishable by up to five years in prison. Earlier this week, deputy prosecutor Sam Chen said he didn't know why the charges filed in Yakima County Superior Court were actually for second-degree sexual misconduct -- a gross misdemeanor punishable by up to one year in prison.

Interviewed Monday, Chen reiterated that the charge was supposed to be in the first-degree and that he would look into the discrepancy. Since that time, however, both he and county Prosecutor Jim Hagarty have repeatedly failed to return messages left by phone,
e-mails and in person at their offices. A first-degree charge is an accusation of sexual intercourse with a minor; a second-degree charge merely means sexual contact.

No telling why teacher's sex charge reduced | Yakima Herald-Republic Online

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Fake Cop Pulls Over Real Mayor

There's been a spat of these "fake cops doing stupid things" stories lately. Not sure why. Maybe something with the economy? Who knows, but the more of them out there, the more likely they are to do something stupid like this guy.

Police in Louisiana said a man who attempted a traffic stop while impersonating an officer pulled over the mayor of his town. Investigators said Daniel Niederhelman, 21, used a red light mounted on his dashboard to pull over a car Monday, but got back into his Chevy Monte Carlo and drove away when he recognized the driver of the vehicle as Shreveport Mayor Cedric Glover, the Shreveport Times reported Tuesday.  Glover phoned the real police and followed the car through several neighborhoods until it stopped at a house. Officers arrested Niederhelman and he was charged with one count of false impersonation of a peace officer.

Police: Fake cop pulled over mayor - UPI.com

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Man Caught on Camera Stealing Surveillance Cameras

Are criminals getting dumber or does it just seem like it anymore? At right, genius at work.

A man accused of stealing security cameras forgot to turn them off before planning his scheme. Police say they were able to identify Dennis Lottig, 33, from surveillance video. Lottig allegedly stole four cameras from City National Bank in St. Albans overnight Sunday into Monday. Those cameras are valued at $1,900 each. All of the cameras have been recovered, but damages to them still have to be assessed.

SOURCE: Man Caught on Tape Stealing Surveillance Cameras

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Would You Like a Gun With Your Happy Meal?

I remember when the Happy Meal toys were just Legos or mini-Barbie dolls. But a gun and some weed? Damn we never got anything that good. I'm not lovin' it.

A teen was given more than just chicken sandwiches at a McDonald's drive-through in Charleston, S.C. -- he also got a gun and some pot. WCSC-TV reports that along with two bags containing food, the teen said he was given a third bag containing a handgun and bags of pot at a McDonald's on Savannah Highway on Aug. 29.

"The gun and the marijuana was inside of a brown bag sitting inside of a McDonald's bag," said Kathy Rivera, the teen's mother. "And they noticed they had three bags, and there were only two people in the car, so when he opened it, he noticed it." Police said the bag with the gun and pot were meant for the car behind the teen at the drive-through. The people followed the teen to a gas station and demanded that the teen give them the bag.

SOURCE: Teen Gets Gun, Pot With McDonald's Meal

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Kanye West Interrupts Barak Obama Speech

You knew this was going to happen eventually. Kanye West and President Obama would be in the same place at the same time and, well, we'll let the video tell the story about what happened.

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Prank Call About Shooting Results Statutory Rape Charge

Here's a tip for all you 18-year-old studs having sex with girls under 16. Don't use your cell phones during to try and impress the youngsters while you call the police to report an imaginary shooting. The cops don't care for that kind of shit and they'll track you down to her bedroom . . . and then they'll find some reason to arrest your ass. Take this Alabama genius:

An 18-year-old man who police say made a prank phone call about a shooting has been arrested for statutory rape. David Wayne McCarn II of Bay Minette was charged Friday with second-degree rape and rendering a false alarm. He was being held in the Baldwin County Corrections Center on $11,000 bail.

Sheriff Huey "Hoss" Mack said Baldwin 911 operators received a report that someone had been shot Thursday night. He said officers traced the call to a teenage girl's cell phone and found her still in bed and McCarn hiding in a closet. Under Alabama law, a man who is 16 or older who has sex with a girl younger than 16, but older than 12, can be charged with second-degree rape.

Police Arrest Man for Statutory Rape After He Prank Calls 911 - Local News | News Articles | National News | US News - FOXNews.com

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