Puerto Ricans at a shopping mall surprised by more than 5-foot-long caiman

Big caiman spooks shoppers at Puerto Rico mall

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Puerto Ricans at a shopping mall were spooked by an unlikely intruder – a more than 5-foot-long (1.5-meter) caiman. Ana Maria Ramos, spokeswoman for Puerto Rico’s Department of Natural Resources, said the big reptile was found Wednesday under a shopper’s car at an …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Puerto Ricans at a shopping mall surprised by more than 5-foot-long caiman.

The cat’s mail: Utah man accused of violating protective order for writing to wife’s pet

Utah man in doghouse for writing to wife’s cat

SALT LAKE CITY – A Utah man is accused of violating a protective order because he allegedly sent letters to his estranged wife’s cat.
Authorities say 32-year-old Ronald Charles Dallas, of South Salt Lake, was ordered not to contact his wife, who is the alleged victim in a … Original source on Gaea Times at : The cat’s mail: Utah man accused of violating protective order for writing to wife’s pet.

Idaho thrift store customer returns laptop accidentally sold for $5, refuses reward

Thrift store gets laptop back after mistaken sale

COEUR d’ALENE, Idaho – An Idaho thrift store manager has her laptop back after it was accidentally sold for $5 last week.
Sandra Bechthold says she was stunned when a customer returned the computer to the store Tuesday. the man refused her offer of a reward and wouldn’t even …. Original source  : Idaho thrift store customer returns laptop accidentally sold for $5, refuses reward.

NC man charged with assault, accused of shooting wife after loading toilet paper into pistol

NC man accused of shooting wife with toilet paper

REIDSVILLE, N.C. – A North Carolina man faces a felony charge after police said he shot his wife with a wad of toilet paper stuffed into a gun. Multiple media outlets reported Wednesday that a 38-year-old man was charged with assault with a deadly weapon. Rockingham County …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Wis. legislative candidate barred from describing herself on ballot using expletive

Wis. candidate can’t use controversial description

MADISON, Wis. – A legislative candidate from Wisconsin can’t use a profane, racially charged phrase to describe herself on the ballot, an election oversight board decided Wednesday.
Ieshuh Griffin, an independent running for a downtown Milwaukee seat in the state Assembly, wants to use the phrase, “NOT the ‘whiteman’s b—-.’”
But the … Read more »»».

NYC’s Naked Cowboy to Naked Cowgirl: This town ain’t big enough for the both of us

1-man rodeo: NYC’s Naked Cowboy sues Naked Cowgirl

NEW YORK – It’s not exactly the gunfight at the O.K. Corral.
New York City’s famous Naked Cowboy is headed to court to protect his trademark from the Naked Cowgirl.
Robert Burck says Sandy Kane is damaging the brand he built through more than a decade of strumming his guitar …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : NYC’s Naked Cowboy to Naked Cowgirl: This town ain’t big enough for the both of us.

Fla. man charged with taking crucifix from church altar to break into donation box

Cops: Man uses crucifix to break into donation box

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Police arrested a man they said used a crucifix to pry open a donation box and steal cash from a Fort Lauderdale church. Surveillance video captured a 48-year-old man breaking into St. John the Baptist Catholic Church last month and removing a crucifix … Read more >>.

NYC police commissioner announces arrest in ‘bouquet bandit’ bank robberies case

NYC police make arrest in ‘bouquet bandit’ case

NEW YORK – A man dubbed the “bouquet bandit” because he held fresh flowers while robbing a Manhattan bank was arrested Wednesday at a Brooklyn home where he was hiding in a closet, police said.
The publicity generated by a security photo – including front-page headlines in the city’s …. Source  : NYC police commissioner announces arrest in ‘bouquet bandit’ bank robberies case.