Man kills wife and takes corpse to the police

This comes to us from the Arizona Republic and AZCentral.com…

A man accused of driving his wife’s corpse to Phoenix police headquarters after he stabbed the woman to death over their pending separation had struggled with her in a past incident where she threatened him with a kitchen knife, court records show.

Dwight Wesley, 58, reported the murder to police late Wednesday when he appeared, covered in blood and a knife in hand, in the lobby of headquarters at 620 W. Washington St., according to police.

Officers initially thought he was a victim, but later discovered the woman’s body in his car parked near the station.

Delores Glover, 46, died from multiple stab wounds, Phoenix police Sgt. Tommy Thompson said.

Phoenix firefighters tried to revive Glover but were unsuccessful. Wesley was booked on suspicion of murder.

Glover was driving Wesley to work when she told him she was divorcing him. Investigators said he became upset and fatally-stabbed her during an argument.

The victim has eight felony convictions since 1985, including aggravated assault and dangerous drugs, according to Maricopa County Superior Court records.

In 2007, she threatened Wesley with a knife in their home on Indian School Road. She was arrested and later convicted of possession of methamphetamine. The couple had been living together for about three months at the time, according to records.

Glover served three years of a five-year sentence for aggravated assault and possession of dangerous drugs before she was released from the Arizona Department of Corrections in 2007.

What is it about Sicilian men and their wives?

This comes to us courtesy of Reuters…

ROME (Reuters) – A Sicilian man stole sweets and a packet of chewing gum so he could get arrested and spend New Year’s Eve in a jail cell rather than be with his wife and relatives, Italian media reported on Friday.

The 35-year old Sicilian first showed up at a police station on Thursday asking to be arrested because he preferred spending the night in prison rather than with his family, but was rebuffed because he had not committed a crime, the Agi news agency said.

The man immediately went to a tobacco shop next door, where he threatened the owner with a box cutter as he grabbed a few sweets and a packet of gum. He then waited until police arrived to arrest him for robbery, the news agency said.

Wife calls 911 because hubby wouldn’t eat his dinner

Foodie news from the Houston Chronicle…

KERRVILLE — Prosecutors in Kerrville will review the case of a woman accused of calling 911 to complain that her husband refused to eat his dinner.

A police report says the 53-year-old woman at the scene was also yelling “about things that happened two weeks ago.”

A pair of 911 calls on Friday, including a hang-up and a woman heard screaming, led to police dispatched to the residence.

Officer Paul Gonzales says police were told by her that “her husband did not want to eat his supper.”

Police say the woman has called 911 about 30 times over six months for non-emergency reasons, such as she could not find her clothes. She now faces charges of 911 abuse.

Man chooses prison over wife

Reuters brings us this tale of domestic bliss…

PALERMO, Sicily (Reuters) - A Sicilian builder transferred from prison to house arrest tried to get himself locked up again to escape arguments with his wife at home, Italian media reported Thursday.

Santo Gambino, 30, did time for dumping hazardous waste before being moved to house arrest in Villabate, outside the Sicilian capital, Palermo, Italian news agencies reported.

Gambino went to the police station and asked to be put away again to avoid arguing with his wife, who accused him of failing to pay for the upkeep of their two children.

Police charged him with violating the conditions of his sentence and made him go home and patch things up with his wife.