Odd News – Newsletter for May 18, 2010
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Colorado men accused of using an 18-pack case of beer as weapon while stealing beer
Men allegedly use case of beer as weapon in heist
PUEBLO, Colo. – Bud Light may not be advertising these two as “Real Men of Genius.” Two men are accused of using an 18-pack case of Bud Light as a weapon while stealing beer at a Loaf ‘N Jug convenience store.
The men are accused of stealing … Read more : Colorado men accused of using an 18-pack case of beer as weapon while stealing beer.
North Dakota man accused of stabbing bar owner over the volume of the juke box
Man accused in stabbing over juke box volume
BISMARCK, N.D. – A Bismarck man was charged with aggravated assault on Friday after allegedly stabbing a bar owner over the volume of his juke box. Sgt. Mark Buschena said the suspect, John Wetzel, 33, threw an ashtray and became belligerent when the bar owner wouldn’t turn up …. Original article : North Dakota man accused of stabbing bar owner over the volume of the juke box.
Worker at a furniture liquidation business finds $20,000 in cash bundles in armoire
Worker finds $20,000 hidden in back of armoire
RICHLAND, Wash. – A worker at a furniture liquidation business in Richland found bundles of cash hidden in the back of an armoire. The owners of the company, Liz and Mark Thompson of ET Estate Sales & Liquidation, traced the furniture to an estate sale and were able … Read more : Worker at a furniture liquidation business finds $20,000 in cash bundles in armoire.
Verizon says Mass. man won’t have to pay $18,000 cell phone bill mistakenly racked up by son
Verizon dismisses Mass. man’s $18,000 phone bill
BOSTON – Verizon says a Massachusetts man won’t have to pay the balance of an $18,000 cell phone bill his son racked up when he connected his phone to a laptop to get Internet service.
Dover resident Bob St. Germain tells The Boston Globe newspaper the telecommunications company has told …. Read the original article : Verizon says Mass. man won’t have to pay $18,000 cell phone bill mistakenly racked up by son.
Salesman offers doomsday safe-haven at 13,000-square-foot bunker under Calif.’s Mojave Desert
Doomsday safe-haven offered under Mojave Desert
BARSTOW, Calif. – A salesman with a doomsday plan is taking money for what he promises will one day be a comfortable, nuke-proof bunker in the Mojave Desert.
Robert Vicino, who runs the Del Mar-based company Vivos, is already taking reservations for the bunker in Barstow. He says the 13,000-square-foot underground … Original article on : Salesman offers doomsday safe-haven at 13,000-square-foot bunker under Calif.’s Mojave Desert.
Delaware man charged with faking his way into Harvard, duping school out of $45,000 in funds
Del. man charged with faking his way into Harvard
WOBURN, Mass. – A Delaware man has been charged with faking his way into Harvard and duping the Ivy League school out of $45,000 in financial aid, grants and scholarships.
Prosecutors say 23-year-old Adam Wheeler got admitted to Harvard by falsely claiming he had earned a perfect academic … Original source on Gaea Times at : Delaware man charged with faking his way into Harvard, duping school out of $45,000 in funds.