Sunday, May 30, 2010

Odd News – Newsletter for May 30, 2010

Sunday, May 30, 2010


NY trash ‘recycler’ avoids $79,000 in fines after ridding her yard of other people’s rubbish

NY trash ‘recycler’ avoids $79K in clutter fines

JOHNSON CITY, N.Y. – A woman in an upstate New York village nearly had to pay $79,000 in fines for her hobby of picking through curbside trash and piling the items in her yard.
Karen Herzog calls herself a trash “recycler” – recovering everything from typewriters to porcelain figurines …. Source article  : NY trash ‘recycler’ avoids $79,000 in fines after ridding her yard of other people’s rubbish.

Police: Wheelchair ramp stolen from Ohio woman’s home; company offers to replace it for free

Police: Wheelchair ramp stolen from Ohio home

ELYRIA, Ohio – Police in northeast Ohio say they’re looking for thieves who stole a wheelchair ramp from a woman’s home, and a local business is offering to replace it with a free upgrade.
Thirty-four-year-old Cordelia Simpson says she discovered Thursday morning that someone had stolen the 10-foot wooden ramp …. Read the original article  : Police: Wheelchair ramp stolen from Ohio woman’s home; company offers to replace it for free.

Deputy in Washington state loses inmate’s keys; sheriff’s office has to replace locks

Wash. sheriff has to replace inmate’s locks

SOAP LAKE, Wash. – A sheriff’s office in Washington state has paid more than $400 to replace an inmate’s locks and keys after a deputy left the keys on the back of his cruiser and took off without grabbing them.
Authorities in Grant County say Michael Eugene Power was arrested …. Original article  : Deputy in Washington state loses inmate’s keys; sheriff’s office has to replace locks.

Va. bank robber stuck around in parking lot after robbery, allowing police to make easy arrest

Bank robber stuck around after Va. robbery

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Police in Virginia say a man who robbed a bank in Fairfax County was still standing around in the parking lot with his loot when officers arrived.
The Washington Post reported that twenty-nine-year-old Makele G. Habtom was arrested and charged with robbery on Thursday. Habtom allegedly walked …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

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