Odd News – Newsletter for March 2, 2010
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Vermont police say drunken driving suspect spits on officer, tries to bolt from ER
Police: Vt. woman drives drunk, spits on officer
WILLISTON, Vt. – Police said they had their hands full with a drunken driving suspect who allegedly struggled during her arrest, spat on an officer and later tried to bolt from a hospital emergency room. The woman, 22, was pulled over about 3 a.m. Saturday after police saw …. Source article : Vermont police say drunken driving suspect spits on officer, tries to bolt from ER.
Goat leads Texas authorities on chase through Taco Bell parking lot, university dorm area
Goat leads Texas police on 30-minute chase
ODESSA, Texas – All over town ran a lone goat as Odessa police and animal control officers tried to catch the roaming animal. The report to police came in Saturday as a sheep on the loose. Officers then determined it was a goat loping through a Taco Bell parking …. Source article on Gaea Times at : Goat leads Texas authorities on chase through Taco Bell parking lot, university dorm area.
Florida man allegedly calls 911 more than 200 times in a 3-day span
Fla. man allegedly calls 911 more than 200 times
AVON PARK, Fla. – Maybe he was bored. Maybe he just likes prank phone calls. But for some reason, a Florida man allegedly called 911 more than 200 times in a recent 3-day span. Highlands County sheriff’s deputies said Timothy Todd Lawrence spoke only to female dispatchers, …. Source article : Florida man allegedly calls 911 more than 200 times in a 3-day span.
Police say man who claimed ‘divine calling’ shoots up hotel room, puts clock in microwave
Cops: Man shoots up room, puts clock in microwave
ALBION, Mich. – Authorities said an overnight hotel guest who claimed a divine calling has been jailed after shooting up his room and placing an alarm clock in the microwave. Police say the 53-year-old Dearborn Heights man surrendered about 8:30 a.m. Sunday at the Albion Inn, about …. Original source : Police say man who claimed ‘divine calling’ shoots up hotel room, puts clock in microwave.
SC bill would repeal 59-year-old law that people planning to overthrow government pay a $5 fee
SC bill would get rid of filing law for terrorists
COLUMBIA, S.C. – In South Carolina, any group that plans to overthrow the federal government – or any other government in the U.S. – must register its activities.
It’s the law.
Now some state legislators are looking to repeal it.
State Sen. Larry Martin said Monday the 1951 McCarthy-era …. Source : Gaea News Network.