Odd News – Newsletter for February 26, 2010
Friday, February 26, 2010
‘Do it for Mommy’: Indianapolis woman accused of sending 5-year-old daughter to steal a purse
Woman accused of sending daughter to steal purse
INDIANAPOLIS – An Indianapolis woman faces a theft charge for allegedly coaxing her 5-year-old daughter into stealing a woman’s purse at a restaurant. According to a probable cause affidavit, a 24-year-old woman admitted asking her daughter to steal the purse Feb. 14 at a Chuck E. Cheese restaurant. …. Read the original article : here.
Tennessee police say drunk mother runs through elementary school with sword
Drunk mom allegedly runs through school with sword
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Police said the mother of an elementary school student drank a 40 ounce bottle of malt liquor before brandishing a sword in her child’s school. The woman, 32, apparently intended to confront the parents of another child who had been in a spitting match with …. Read the original article : here.
Missing German shepherd, feared dead by owners, found 600 miles from Virginia home in Florida
Virginia couple’s German shepherd found in Florida
DELAND, Fla. – A Virginia couple has been reunited with their German shepherd, which was found hundreds of miles from home in Florida. Pamela Holt, of Stuart, Va., says she thought DeLand Animal Control Officer Gary Thomas was playing a “mean trick” when he called to say he found …. Source article : Missing German shepherd, feared dead by owners, found 600 miles from Virginia home in Florida.
NC man jailed for 3 days as probation violator for appearing on Jerry Springer show
NC man violates probation to appear on Springer
LINCOLNTON, N.C. – A North Carolina man was sentenced to three days in jail for violating probation by leaving the state to appear on “The Jerry Springer Show.” The Gaston Gazette reported Thursday that Richard Peterson’s probation officer spotted him on the TV program taped in Connecticut. The … Original article on : NC man jailed for 3 days as probation violator for appearing on Jerry Springer show.
Salt Lake City woman pleads guilty to assault after blindfolding, beating husband with hammer
Woman pleads guilty in hammer attack on husband
SALT LAKE CITY – A 37-year-old Salt Lake City woman acknowledged hitting her husband in the head with a hammer three years ago after blindfolding him and promising a surprise. Amy Teresa Ricks pleaded guilty to second-degree felony aggravated assault on Tuesday. Prosecutors have agreed to reduce the …. Source article on Gaea Times at : Salt Lake City woman pleads guilty to assault after blindfolding, beating husband with hammer.
(Correction: Long-Lost Wallet Found)
(Correction: Long-Lost Wallet Found)
GENEVA-ON-THE-LAKE, Ohio – The Associated Press erroneously transmitted a story Thursday on a long-lost wallet. The story is old and moved in error.
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80-year-old woman with decades-long criminal record gets 3 years in prison for Calif. burglary
80-year-old burglar gets 3 years in Calif. prison
TORRANCE, Calif. – An 80-year-old woman with a criminal record stretching back to 1955 has been sentenced to three years in state prison for ransacking and stealing cash from a Southern California medical office. Doris Thompson thanked a judge Wednesday for not sending her to Los Angeles County …. Read the original article : here.
Florida man gets back wallet taken in Ohio in 1949; was found in an attic by home renovator
Man reunited with wallet after more than 60 years
GENEVA-ON-THE-LAKE, Ohio – A man who renovates old homes in Ohio has found and returned the wallet lost by a Florida man more than 60 years ago.
Jerry Busch says he was putting in wiring four years ago when he found Henry Leland’s wallet in the rafters of …. Original article on Gaea Times at : Florida man gets back wallet taken in Ohio in 1949; was found in an attic by home renovator.