My Favorite Felony

You are listening to My Favorite Felony the podcast with your host(s) Michael and Ryan.

In this episode of My Favorite Felony the Podcast we discuss: Burglaries, how they happen, what punishment for them is, and some of the best examples.

Segment 1: Punishment, examples, justice

• Different types of stealing can have much different consequences.
• List examples, entering a house or building has much harsher consequences.
• GTA, breaking and entering, aggravated assault, value of items, if you have a history.
• First Degree burglary - Residential + Weapons/Injury/Night. Usually a serious felony, punishable by long prison terms ranging from 4 to 15 years, up to life imprisonment in severe cases.
• Residential Break-In : A person kicks in the front door of a private home to steal a television or a box of jewelry.
• Commercial Storefront Entry: An individual shatters the front glass window of a jewelry store at night to steal expensive watches from display cases.
• Entering Through an Unlocked Window: A person spots a house window left slightly open and climbs inside specifically to search for cash or electronics, even if an alarm triggers and they are caught before taking anything.
• Office Building Entry: Someone sneaks through an unlocked side door of an office building after hours with the intent to vandalize property or steal company equipment

After robbing a store, a confident robber in Columbus, Ohio, actually returned just two hours later to ask the clerk out on a date, which immediately led to his arrest.

• In Italy, burglars targeted and made away with over 2,000 wheels of authentic Parmesan cheese, valued at an estimated $875,000
• To extend the time, talk about the reasons why they would do something elaborate.
• The Permanent Marker Disguise Iowa: Two men named Matthew McNelly and Joey Miller tried to rob a house by hiding their faces using black permanent markers to color their skin. Witnesses easily spotted them, and police pulled over their car shortly after. They were arrested still wearing their half-drawn marker masks, and their mugshots instantly became viral internet memes.
• In 2013 a woman came home to find her front door forced open. As she dialed 911, a man casually appeared at the doorway and invited her inside as if he owned the place. The man—along with his two young daughters, had broken in, put on the homeowner's house slippers, and popped a frozen pizza into the oven. When the police arrived, the man stubbornly tried to invite them in too, claiming it was his residence before becoming combative and delusional

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You are listening to My Favorite Felony the podcast with your host(s) Michael and Ryan.

In this episode of My Favorite Felony the Podcast we discuss: Driving crimes, punishment for them, and some ridiculous driving crimes.

Welcome to our first segment of my favorite felony. For our first segment, we are going to be briefly talking over some driving crimes and how to avoid them. Driving crimes are usually some of the easiest ones to get into and are pretty tough to get out of.

Just scratching the surface on the large amounts of driving crime

DUI, underage driving, without insurance, speeding,

• Minor equipment issues, low fine or just a warning ex license plate, light out,tinted windows.
• Reckless driving, large fine with suspension of license and points added to your record with increasing consequences with jail time included
• Driving without a license can be a big fine with extended license suspension and possibly jail time.
• DUI - Jail, suspension of license, fines upwards of 1000 dollars. Rehabilitation, and a permanent place on your record.
• Speeding, ticket or warning depending on your past records.
• Driving without insurance can be a huge fine and possible permanent license revocation.

• The Lexington Couch Commute: A couple in Lexington, Kentucky, made headlines when they were spotted cruising down a busy street on a custom motorized couch.
• The Cardboard License Plate: Police in several countries have pulled over drivers who hand-drew their license plates with markers and cardboard. One driver in Massachusetts famously went a step further, painting an entire missing front bumper and license plate onto a piece of cardboard.’
• The Bellevue Cardigan Mannequin: On Interstate 405 in Bellevue, Washington, a trooper pulled over a driver in the carpool lane after noticing the passenger looked a bit "stiff". It turned out to be a lifelike mannequin dressed in a pink cardigan, a scarf, and a blonde wig.
• The Drunk Breathalyzer
• Called police on himself

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My Favorite Felony is a duo of students bringing you on their journey learning about different crimes, their punishment, and notable people who have been prosecuted. The hosts, Michael and Ryan will give you the run down on crime, and some of the ridiculous felonies that have occured.