Sunday, June 27, 2010

Odd News – Newsletter for June 27, 2010

Sunday, June 27, 2010


Police: No serious injuries after motorcyclist, bear collide on NJ highway

Motorcyclist collides with bear on NJ highway

FREDON, N.J. – A motorcyclist escaped serious injury Saturday when he collided with a black bear that unexpectedly ran across a northwestern New Jersey highway. Sgt. Julian Castellanos, a state police spokesman, said the man was northbound on Route 94 in the Sussex County community of Fredon when the … Read : Police: No serious injuries after motorcyclist, bear collide on NJ highway.

Nebraska Humane Society saves 3 Burmese pythons from flooded home; owner cited for big snakes

3 Burmese pythons saved from flooded home in Neb.

KING LAKE, Neb. – The Nebraska Humane Society has seized three Burmese pythons from a flooded home in the Omaha suburb of King Lake.
The humane society says it discovered the snakes while investigating a report earlier this week about a snake on the loose. It says each … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Nebraska Humane Society saves 3 Burmese pythons from flooded home; owner cited for big snakes.

Police: Drunken man, woman arrested in Mich. pushing stroller holding 2 boys, booze, bayonet

Cops: Drunk pair push stroller with kids, bayonet

YPSILANTI, Mich. – Authorities said a drunken man and woman were arrested after they were found pushing a baby stroller holding two young boys, open containers of alcohol and a bayonet inside. Police said in a statement that the 30-year-old woman and 52-year-old man were arrested after police …. Original source  : Police: Drunken man, woman arrested in Mich. pushing stroller holding 2 boys, booze, bayonet.

Raccoon saboteur blamed for 5-hour outage in downtown Memphis

Raccoon blamed for 5-hour downtown Memphis outage

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – A raccoon described as acrobatic and mean-spirited knocked out power to a section of downtown Memphis that included two hospitals and the newspaper for more than five hours.
Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division president Jerry Collins told The Commercial Appeal said the raccoon climbed more than …. Source  : Raccoon saboteur blamed for 5-hour outage in downtown Memphis.

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