Crime Time

Texas to ex-Detroit mayor: Get a job

Ex-Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick is whining about an order from Texas parole officials that he find a job, the Detroit News reports. The newspaper reports that in an email to a Texas parole official, Kilpatrick is unhappy that the state has told him he can't make some public appearances and out-of-state trips, hurting his ability to earn money. "I'm incredibly confused about why I'm being treated differently than ANYONE else," wrote Kilpatrick, who lives in Grand Prairie. Kilpatrick was released from prison after serving a year on a charge of obstruction of justice but faces a federal corruption probe for what the government describes as a pay-to-play scheme. Kilpatrick first moved to Southlake, then, after his release from prison, to a home he rents in Grand Prairie. - Lois Norder

Merry Christmas arrested on obstruction of justice charge

Sunday night wasn't so merry for Merry Christmas.

The 44-year-old Boynton Beach, Fla., resident with the holiday name was arrested on an obstruction of justice charge after police say she began yelling at officers and refusing commands as they were investigating a disturbance.

Police say she was born three days after Christmas. She was released from custody, but ordered to appear in court, according to television station WPBF of West Palm Beach.

-- Lance Murray