Odd News – Newsletter for July 1, 2010
Thursday, July 1, 2010
Colo. police seek leaping leprechaun after witnesses report costumed man jumping between cars
Police seek mischief maker dressed as leprechaun
BOULDER, Colo. – Police responding to reports of a man leaping between cars in a Colorado supermarket parking lot didn’t need a detailed description of the suspect.
Boulder Police Sgt. Fred Gerhardt says witnesses on Wednesday reported a man was dressed as a leprechaun and pretending to shoot at people …. Source article : Colo. police seek leaping leprechaun after witnesses report costumed man jumping between cars.
Police arrest man accused of breaking into a Ga. home and taking a shower
Man arrested for entering house, taking shower
ROSWELL, Ga. – Authorities have arrested a man accused of breaking into a home near Roswell High School at around 2:30 p.m. Wednesday and taking a shower. Roswell police spokesman Lt. James McGee said neighbors tell police they saw a man entering the home.
Police said the homeowner then arrived … Read more »»».
Pa. man fined $600 for not cleaning up bags of trash he claims insulate organic garden
Pa. man fined $600 for trash he says is garden aid
SCOTTDALE, Pa. – A western Pennsylvania man said he’ll appeal a $600 fine for keeping hundreds of full trash bags on his property that he claims are used to insulate his organic vegetable garden. Officials in Scottdale, said the bags littering Thomas Zeller’s property, along …. Original article : Pa. man fined $600 for not cleaning up bags of trash he claims insulate organic garden.
Louisiana deputies say man planned to eat duck stolen from community park
La. deputies say man planned to eat park duck
CHALMETTE, La. – A St. Bernard Parish man was arrested Monday after sheriff’s deputies said he stole a duck from a public park and planned to eat it. The Sheriff’s Office said the man, 38, was booked with theft of an animal after someone saw him take …. Original article on Gaea Times at : Louisiana deputies say man planned to eat duck stolen from community park.
Mother charged after judge sees company name misspelled in promise of inmate job
Mother charged for phony letter about son’s job
PADUCAH, Ky. – A western Kentucky woman’s attempt to get her son out of jail on bond came undone over a misspelling. The Paducah Sun reported court officials became suspicious when the 44-year-old mother presented a letter allegedly from Wagner Moving and Storage. The woman knew bond for …. Source : Mother charged after judge sees company name misspelled in promise of inmate job.
Pa. men face assault charges after allegedly attacking off-duty officer over dog waste
Men face assault charges after dog doo dispute
HARRISBURG, Pa. – Three men face assault charges after they allegedly attacked an off-duty Harrisburg police officer in a dispute over dog waste. Police said brothers Matthew Stauffer, 33, and Daniel Stauffer, 31, attacked police Officer John Doll earlier this month.
Investigators said the Stauffers confronted Doll about his …. Original article : Pa. men face assault charges after allegedly attacking off-duty officer over dog waste.
Couple charged with stealing nearly $2K from central Pa. jail using routing number from check
Police say pair stole nearly $2K from Pa. jail
HOLLIDAYSBURG, Pa. – A couple were charged with stealing nearly $2,000 from a central Pennsylvania jail by using a routing number from a check the woman got from the jail after her release last year. Police said a 61-year-old man and his 51-year-old wife used the routing … Read more >>>.