Ga. official: Make street names less fun to stop theft; Green Acres, Mary Jane Lane popular

GA leader: Boring names will stop rural sign theft

DARIEN, Ga. – A rural Georgia county is losing about 550 street signs a years to thieves and a commissioner says he has a solution: Make the names boring.
McIntosh County Commissioner Mark Douglas serves a rural county about 60 miles south of Savannah. He says signs marking … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Ga. official: Make street names less fun to stop theft; Green Acres, Mary Jane Lane popular.

Paint misbehavin’: Wyoming man tries to avoid Taser by dousing himself with paint

Wyoming man douses himself in paint to avoid Taser

CHEYENNE, Wyo. – A Cheyenne man who doused himself with white latex paint in hopes of avoiding a police Taser was hit with the stun gun anyway.
The Taser chase happened Sept. 16, when Cheyenne police went to Brian Mattert’s house on a domestic violence call. The Wyoming …. Original article  : Paint misbehavin’: Wyoming man tries to avoid Taser by dousing himself with paint.

Handcuffed woman swipes Texas patrol car and leads police officers on 100 mph highway chase

Cuffed woman steals cruiser, leads 100 mph chase

PORT ARTHUR, Texas – A handcuffed woman was accused of swiping a Port Arthur police car and leading officers on a chase at speeds topping 100 mph. Police Chief Mark Blanton told KFDM-TV that nobody was injured in Friday’s chase involving a woman arrested on a trespassing charge …. Read the original article  : here.

Couple moves Cleveland wedding saying plans dampened by event’s manmade waterfall

Couple: Wedding threatened by Ohio event waterfall

CLEVELAND – Some couples honeymoon near waterfalls. One couple complains their wedding was nearly ruined by a manmade waterfall in Cleveland. Larry Graham and Amy Lauer said they got a permit 10 months ago to hold their ceremony Saturday in a park south of downtown. But the bride- and … Original article on : Couple moves Cleveland wedding saying plans dampened by event’s manmade waterfall.

Clerk Pa. adult book store foils robbery, tells suspects with toy ‘get a real gun’

Adult store clerk foils women ‘armed’ with toy gun

DUNCANSVILLE, Pa. – Police said two women who tried to rob a central Pennsylvania adult book store with a toy gun didn’t fool a clerk, who told them to “get a real gun.” Authorities said 28-year-old Shannon Cheripka, of Glasgow, and 26-year-old Angela Crook, of Coalport, attempted …. Source article  : Clerk Pa. adult book store foils robbery, tells suspects with toy ‘get a real gun’.

Oakland commuter trains briefly halted after poodle gets off car, disappears down tunnel

Runaway poodle disrupts Oakland commuter trains

OAKLAND, Calif. – A runaway poodle is to blame for a morning delay on some commuter trains in Oakland.
Bay Area Rapid Transit agency spokesman Linton Johnson said traffic heading in and out of the Lake Merritt station was halted for five to 10 minutes Thursday morning when the pooch got …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Oakland commuter trains briefly halted after poodle gets off car, disappears down tunnel.

Here, kitty kitty: Stubborn feline perched in Michigan tree for week finally comes down

Out on a limb: Cat stuck in tree finally descends

TEXAS TOWNSHIP, Mich. – Talk about a stubborn kitty. A cat perched in a tree outside the home of a Kalamazoo County couple finally came down Thursday after cooling its, um, paws for the past week and a half. The feline was about 50 to 60 …. Read the original article  : Here, kitty kitty: Stubborn feline perched in Michigan tree for week finally comes down.

Connecticut man charged with stealing town park flag, hoisting stuffed hippo toy in its place

Police: Conn. man stole flag, put up hippo toy

WATERBURY, Conn. – Call it the case of the flying hippo.
Connecticut police say a man stole an American flag from Waterbury’s Town Plot Park and hoisted a stuffed hippopotamus toy in its place.
Twenty-three-year-old Jeffrey Kovic, of Waterbury, was arrested and is being held in lieu of $100,000 …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Connecticut man charged with stealing town park flag, hoisting stuffed hippo toy in its place.