Alaska State Trooper needs single traffic stop to make two arrests for drunken driving

Trooper makes 2 DUI arrests in one traffic stop

FAIRBANKS, Alaska – Alaska State Troopers needed just one traffic stop to make two arrests for drunken driving. Troopers said a highway patrol officer arrested a 42-year-old man for drunken driving after stopping him for speeding on Sunday. A short time later, a 29-year-old man arrived to …. Original source  : Alaska State Trooper needs single traffic stop to make two arrests for drunken driving.

Green Bay’s most stolen street sign? Not Lombardi Avenue or Brett Favre Pass, but Mullet Place

Green Bay’s most stolen street sign? Mullet place

GREEN BAY, Wis. – The most frequently stolen street sign in Green Bay isn’t Lombardi Avenue, Reggie White Way or Brett Favre Pass. The distinction goes to a short street on the city’s southwest side. Its name brings to mind the helmet-style haircut of the 1980s – the … Read more >>>.

Sappers getting bad rap for tapping Mass. cemetery trees for syrup

Tapping of Mass. cemetery maple trees gets bad rap

LANCASTER, Mass. – Maple syrup producers are under fire for tapping maple trees in Central Massachusetts cemeteries. The Worcester Telegram reports Monday that at least two cemeteries in Lancaster and one in Petersham have sap buckets on trees that stand along side rows of tombstones. Athol Public …. Read the original article  : Sappers getting bad rap for tapping Mass. cemetery trees for syrup.

Bulldog chews Tenn. police officer’s tires and bumper, doesn’t stop even after being Tasered

Determined bulldog chews officer’s tires, bumper

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – What happened to a Chattanooga police officer’s car was certainly under the radar. A city police spokeswoman said Sunday that Officer Clayton Holmes had been checking traffic speeds with radar and stopped to fill out a report when he felt his car shaking. He found a bulldog [..] Read the original article: here.

Iowa woman arrested after allegedly attacking her sister with the lid of a toilet tank

Woman allegedly hits sister with toilet tank lid

IOWA CITY, Iowa – Iowa City police arrested a woman who allegedly attacked her sister with the lid of a toilet tank. Nitasha Johnson, of Iowa City, was arrested early Sunday and was charged with domestic abuse assault causing injury and interference with official acts. According to police, … Read more >>>.

Expensive piece of dung: Swiss designer creates watch made from fossilized dinosaur droppings

Swiss designer creates dinosaur dung watch

GENEVA – A Swiss watchmaker is hoping to raise a stink with an expensive timepiece that eschews the trade’s standard gold, diamond or titanium fittings for a more earthy substance – dinosaur dung.
Vesenaz, Switzerland-based company Artya says the watch set in fossilized feces will sell for 12,000 ($11,290) and comes …. Read the original article  : here.

Arizona town opens time capsule buried 25 years ago, but bottle of Mexican brandy is missing

Arizona town opens time capsule, can’t find brandy

SOMERTON, Ariz. – A town in Arizona is missing a 25-year-old bottle of brandy.
When officials in Somerton opened a time capsule Saturday, they discovered mementos from 1985 – but didn’t find a bottle of Mexican brandy that was supposed to be in the capsule.
Somerton street and solid waste …. Source article  : Arizona town opens time capsule buried 25 years ago, but bottle of Mexican brandy is missing.