Odd News – Newsletter for June 3, 2010
Thursday, June 3, 2010
NJ teen ordered to write essay after admitting in court that he defecated in classmate’s soda
NJ teen admits defecating in classmate’s soda
CAMDEN, N.J. – His lawyer calls it a foolish prank, but a judge isn’t laughing. A 17-year-old high school student from Haddon Township admitted in family court Thursday that he defecated in a classmate’s soda during an auto-shop class.
Prosecutors dropped an aggravated assault charge in exchange for the boy’s … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : NJ teen ordered to write essay after admitting in court that he defecated in classmate’s soda.
Ohio woman finds large groundhog hiding under car hood while running errands
Ohio woman finds groundhog hiding under car hood
ATHENS, Ohio – An Ohio woman needed animal control, not a mechanic, when it turned out the thumping under her car’s hood was coming from a stowaway groundhog. Rebecca Martin said she heard the noise last Tuesday while running errands with other family members in Athens in southeast … Read : Ohio woman finds large groundhog hiding under car hood while running errands.
Iowa police say man calling 911 to report he was punched was punched again while on phone
Man punched while calling 911 to report punch
IOWA CITY, Iowa – Police in Iowa City said a man who called them to report that he’d been punched while on the Iowa City pedestrian mall, was punched again by a second person while he was on the phone with his 911 call.
Police said the man, whose … Original article on : Iowa police say man calling 911 to report he was punched was punched again while on phone.
Fla. police say a man called 911 to complain that his mother took his beer
Police: Man calls 911 about mom taking his beer
NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. – A 32-year-old Pasco County man who called 911 to complain about his mother is facing criminal charges. According to a sheriff’s office arrest report, Charles Dennison told a deputy that his mother took his beer and he wanted her arrested. Dennison was …. Original article : Fla. police say a man called 911 to complain that his mother took his beer.
Seattle police say a man accidentally shot himself in the testicles at a department store
Police: Man accidentally shoots self in testicles
SEATTLE – Police said a man accidentally shot himself in the testicles at a Lynnwood department store. Police spokeswoman Shannon Sessions said the man was carrying his handgun in his waistband and it accidentally went off about noon Sunday.
She said he was wounded in the testicles and also in …. Source : Seattle police say a man accidentally shot himself in the testicles at a department store.
Police nab 3-foot-long alligator spotted on safari in Detroit suburb
Gator raid: 3-ft-long alligator collared in Mich.
TRENTON, Mich. – Police in a Detroit suburb have picked up an unusual suspect: a 3-foot-long alligator.
Deputy Chief James Nardone (nar-DOH’-nee) says officers nabbed the reptile Tuesday as it strolled along a suburban street in Trenton, Mich.
He says the gator is probably someone’s pet. He joked Wednesday that it …. Original source : Police nab 3-foot-long alligator spotted on safari in Detroit suburb.
Trust me, I’m a snake: Vienna experts wary of abandoned cobra’s venom-free label
Not venomous? Experts distrust abandoned cobra
VIENNA – Experts are taking no chances with an Asian cobra, not even one found in a box with the message, “I am no longer venomous.”
The Austria Press Agency says a woman found the sealed cardboard box in a park on Tuesday. “I picked it up, shook it – and … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Trust me, I’m a snake: Vienna experts wary of abandoned cobra’s venom-free label.