Fla. teen’s bet to wear same shoes all 4 yrs of high school teaching him life lessons

Fla. teen bets to wear same shoes until graduation

LAND O’ LAKES – Four years ago, a Tampa area high school freshman told his Spanish teacher he’d wear the same pair of sneakers every day until graduation. His toes stick out of the front and plastic bags encase the shoes on rainy days, but Ben Hedblom … Read more >>>.

Maryland police say a man called 911 and made up a robbery story to get a ride home

Police: Man makes up robbery to get ride home

LA PLATA, Md. – The Charles County sheriff’s office said a man called 911 and made up a story about being robbed so that he could get a ride home. Authorities said they were called to Hawthorne Road near Manor Drive in Ripley for a reported armed … Read more >>>.

Thieves abandon car of Malaysian state police chief _ with apology note for stealing it

Thieves abandon Malaysian top cop’s car; say sorry

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – Malaysian police have recovered a car stolen from a top officer with a note from the thieves inside saying, “Sorry police, wrong target.” Police officer Arjunaidi Mohamed said the car belonging to the police chief of central Selangor state was found Saturday in a …. Source  : Thieves abandon car of Malaysian state police chief _ with apology note for stealing it.

Colo. man who shot self in groin faces probation after jurors disagree with self-defense claim

Colo. man convicted of shooting himself in groin

BRECKENRIDGE, Colo. – A Colorado man who claimed he was trying to defend himself from a mugger when he shot himself in the groin has been convicted of illegal discharge of a firearm. Investigators said there was no evidence to substantiate David Leroy Blurton’s self-defense claim and jurors …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Roadside duty: Michigan inmates get chance to work outdoors on ‘Dead Carcasses Patrol Unit’

Michigan inmates get work picking up roadkill

SAGINAW, Mich. – Saginaw County inmates are being asked to volunteer for work picking up roadkill. Sheriff William L. Federspiel told The Saginaw News that he got the idea to put inmates to work on the “Dead Carcasses Patrol Unit” after seeing a slew of dead skunks, deer and … Read more : Roadside duty: Michigan inmates get chance to work outdoors on ‘Dead Carcasses Patrol Unit’.

Forget calling 911: Man in burning truck drives to Oregon fire station for help

Man in burning truck drives to fire station

MCMINNVILLE, Ore. – Truck on fire? Forget calling 911. Craig Brown of Carlton just drove a few more blocks to the McMinnville Fire Station when smoke started to billow from under the hood of his pickup. McMinnville Fire Marshal Eric McMullen said a firefighter who’d been outside Friday …. Read the original article  : Forget calling 911: Man in burning truck drives to Oregon fire station for help.

Archie the 4,000-pound rhinoceros escapes his cage at Jacksonville Zoo

4,000-pound rhinoceros escapes cage at Fla. zoo

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Workers at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens spent about five hours trying to get a 4,000-pound rhinoceros back in his cage. Archie was out of his overnight stall when employees showed up for work Thursday morning. He had escaped once before, years ago, and was lured … Read more >>>.

Woman cited for running down man named Lord Jesus Christ in western Massachusetts crosswalk

Lord Jesus Christ (his real name) hit by Mass. car

NORTHAMPTON, Mass. – The victim might have forgiven the woman who ran him down in a Massachusetts crosswalk, but police haven’t.
Police say a Pittsfield woman has been cited for running down a man named Lord Jesus Christ as he crossed a street in Northampton on Tuesday.
The … Original source on Gaea Times at : Woman cited for running down man named Lord Jesus Christ in western Massachusetts crosswalk.

Happy Mothers Day! Pow! In lofty Andean city, women celebrate by slugging it out in the ring

Peru moms celebrate their day in the boxing ring

LIMA, Peru – Forget brunch.
Sports promoters in a Peruvian city are honoring its mothers by inviting them to slip on gloves and head protectors and try to punch each others’ lights out.
Sunday’s Mothers Day bouts took place in a grassy, makeshift ring in Huancayo, at 10,500 feet … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Happy Mothers Day! Pow! In lofty Andean city, women celebrate by slugging it out in the ring.

Despite unique disguise, Neb. cops think they have captured the alleged ‘toilet paper’ bandit

Nebraska police nab alleged ‘toilet paper’ bandit

LINCOLN, Neb. – Police said they suspect they’ve captured the “toilet paper bandit.” A man who concealed his face by wrapping his head with toilet paper robbed a Lincoln convenience store last month. Police said the man was armed with a knife, but no one was hurt in the …. Read the original article  : Despite unique disguise, Neb. cops think they have captured the alleged ‘toilet paper’ bandit.

Need to scoop up after your pooch? Minnesota city stops providing free doggie bags

Minnesota city stops providing free doggie bags

EDINA, Minn. – Need to scoop up after your pooch in the affluent Minneapolis suburb of Edina? You’ll now have to bring your own bag after the city stopped providing freebies. The Star Tribune reported Edina has been hit by thefts of city-provided dog poop bags, and also is … Read : Need to scoop up after your pooch? Minnesota city stops providing free doggie bags.

Pakistan prepares to get engage in peace talks with India

PAKISTAN, ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi met a group of former Foreign Ministers, Foreign Secretaries and Ambassadors at the Foreign Office today to consult them on the resumption of the peace process between Pakistan and India as was agreed between Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gillani and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at …. Original source  : Pakistan prepares to get engage in peace talks with India.

Rare ‘King of Herrings’ found off Swedish coast for first time in 130 years

Rare ‘King of Herrings’ found off Swedish coast

STOCKHOLM – A maritime expert says a 12-foot (3.65-meter) Giant Oarfish – the world’s largest bony fish – has been found in Swedish waters for the first time in 130 years.
Also known as the “King of Herrings,” the dead fish was picked up by a west coast resident …. Source  : Rare ‘King of Herrings’ found off Swedish coast for first time in 130 years.

Police say Pa. mom, son, forced man to strip down to boxers during botched drug deal

Police: Pa. pair forced man into boxers over drugs

NEW KENSINGTON, Pa. – Police say a western Pennsylvania woman and her 20-year-old son forced a man to strip to his boxer shorts at gunpoint during a botched drug deal. Police said Nathaniel Lindgren and his mom, 41-year-old Jean Pinko, accosted the man on Friday after he … Read : Police say Pa. mom, son, forced man to strip down to boxers during botched drug deal.

Va. officials say a bottle-wielding customer foiled gun-toting man in a truck-stop robbery

Bottle-wielding man foils Va. truck-stop robbery

CARMEL CHURCH, Va. – Officials said a customer who struck a gun-toting man on the head with two beer bottles foiled a robbery at a truck stop off Interstate 95. Sheriff’s officials say the would-be robber brandished a gun at the clerk Saturday night at Mr. Fuel and demanded money, …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Va. officials say a bottle-wielding customer foiled gun-toting man in a truck-stop robbery.

Mass. woman pleads to impersonating FBI supervisor, ‘hiring’ Va. neighbors as assistants

Mass. woman pleads to impersonating FBI supervisor

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A Massachusetts woman pleaded guilty to impersonating an FBI agent after fooling her former neighbors in northern Virginia into taking jobs as her assistant. Twenty-nine-year-old Brenna Reilly of Holyoke, Mass., was living in Arlington last year and told neighbors she was the FBI’s director of forensics. …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Mass. woman pleads to impersonating FBI supervisor, ‘hiring’ Va. neighbors as assistants.

Tennessee woman charged with forcing son to smoke a cigarette to teach him ‘not to smoke’

Woman accused of forcing son to smoke in ‘lesson’

ELIZABETHTON, Tenn. – An East Tennessee woman has been charged with forcing her 5-year-old son to smoke a cigarette. A Carter County deputy told the Johnson City Press that a 24-year-old woman was arrested Tuesday night on charges of child abuse and neglect, disorderly conduct and possession …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Tennessee woman charged with forcing son to smoke a cigarette to teach him ‘not to smoke’.

Picture-snapping Smokies hiker suffers minor injury after being bitten by black bear

Minor injury for photo-taking hiker bitten by bear

GATLINBURG, Tenn. – A man was bitten as he was trying to take a picture of a black bear in the Great Smoky Mountain National Park, but the injury was minor and did not require medical attention.
The National Park Service said in a release the unidentified man suffered …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Picture-snapping Smokies hiker suffers minor injury after being bitten by black bear.

Calif. high school official placed on leave after student talent show striptease

Calif. investigating high school strippers

PARAMOUNT, Calif. – The assistant principal at a California high school has been placed on leave after a campus talent show where male students pranced seductively in underwear and Speedos.
The Paramount Unified School District began an investigation after video of the student performances showed up on YouTube and local television news …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Calif. high school official placed on leave after student talent show striptease.

Dead letters: 20,000 pieces of mail end up in garage of AWOL Philadelphia postal carrier

20K pieces of mail end up in Pa. carrier’s garage

PHILADELPHIA – The United State Postal Service has recovered approximately 20,000 pieces of mail – some of them more than a decade old – from a Philadelphia postal carrier’s garage.
Special Agent Scott Balfour says it took three mail trucks to remove the letters. The carrier worked …. Read the original article  : Dead letters: 20,000 pieces of mail end up in garage of AWOL Philadelphia postal carrier.

Utah man reunited with wallet he lost 9 months ago _ money, license, credit card still there

Adopt-a-highway crews find wallet with $170

HUNTSVILLE, Utah – David Davis reckoned that when he lost his wallet nine months ago, it was gone for good, alone with the cash, driver’s license and credit card inside.
But a group of credit-union employees picking up litter along a Utah highway found the wallet, still stuffed with cash, and … Original source on Gaea Times at : Utah man reunited with wallet he lost 9 months ago _ money, license, credit card still there.

Suspicious Indian sews up wife’s genitals with iron wires

A villager in eastern India sewed up his wife’s private parts with iron wire after getting suspicious that her wife has illicit relationship with someone, police said today.

Police said Sannimar Munda of coalfield areas in Dhanbad from Jharkhand state, 288 km south of Bihar capital of Patna, suddenly lost his temper when his wife asked … Read more >>>.

Body inside hearse stolen from Ohio crematory; thieves dump corpse and leave note saying where

Thieves steal Ohio hearse, dump corpse, leave note

CLEVELAND – A corpse was taken for a ride in Cleveland, then dumped by thieves who stole a crematory’s hearse and abandoned it with a note telling police where to find the body.
Police on Wednesday found the woman’s body, in a bag and on a gurney, at the …. Source  : Body inside hearse stolen from Ohio crematory; thieves dump corpse and leave note saying where.

EPA will use mules to find radioactive contamination on steep terrain at LA-area lab site

Mules will help in radiation survey at LA-area lab

LOS ANGELES – The Environmental Protection Agency has a new weapon in the fight against radioactive contamination at a Los Angeles-area lab: Mules.
The EPA will use four mules to carry high-tech scanning equipment to detect radiation on steep and rocky terrain at the Santa Susana Field Laboratory.
The …. Original article  : EPA will use mules to find radioactive contamination on steep terrain at LA-area lab site.

Another Pakistani held on terror charges

BY KASWAR KLASRA
PAKISTAN, ISLAMABAD: It can happen only to the citizens of Pakistan that the US authorities find no hesitation to intercept and detain them on fake terrorism charges around the world, no matter if they are not liable of the allegations leveled against them.

While Obama administration seems to be on a campaign to harass …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Police: Pair face charges after sale of fake cocaine in southern NJ spurs false robbery report

Police: Southern NJ ‘robbery’ was failed drug deal

MIDDLE TOWNSHIP, N.J. – Police in southern New Jersey say a man called to report that he had been robbed after getting angry with someone who sold him fake cocaine.
Middle Township police say 24-year-old Lawrence Walsh called them Thursday and said he had been robbed at a convenience … Original article on : Police: Pair face charges after sale of fake cocaine in southern NJ spurs false robbery report.