Iowa man arrested for drunken driving after middle-of-the-night lawn mower ride on highway

Iowa man arrested after lawn mower ride on highway

MADRID, Iowa – A middle-of-the-night ride on a lawn mower landed one Iowa man in jail.
The Boone County Sheriff’s Office says deputies stopped the man on Highway 17 near Madrid around 1 a.m. Wednesday after receiving reports of someone driving a mower all over the road with …. Original article  : Iowa man arrested for drunken driving after middle-of-the-night lawn mower ride on highway.

After home burglarized, Minnesota 8-year-old tells his city council to crack down on crooks

Boy, 8, tells Minn. council: Crack down on crooks

BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. – Eight-year-old Logan Fisher is fed up with crime. And he’s making sure the leaders of his Minnesota city know it.
Logan was ticked because thieves broke into his Brooklyn Park home last month and stole thousands of dollars worth of electronics, not to mention … Read this article on Gaea Times at : After home burglarized, Minnesota 8-year-old tells his city council to crack down on crooks.

Ga. police say man allegedly holds his mom hostage after she refused to iron his clothes

Cops: Man holds his mom hostage for not ironing

VILLA RICA, Ga. – Authorities have charged a 29-year-old man with aggravated assault and false imprisonment after they allege he held his mother hostage for failing to iron his clothes. Carroll County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Marc Griffith said the man remained in jail Wednesday without bond. The …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Lovers of Oregon geese plan memorial service to mourn 109 birds killed to control parks damage

Service will mourn euthanized geese in Oregon

BEND, Ore. – A memorial service is planned to mourn the 109 Canada geese euthanized to keep the birds from overrunning parks in an Oregon city.
The service will be held Thursday evening at the Galveston Bridge in Bend’s Drake Park.
Foster Fell, who had urged the Parks & Recreation District …. Original article  : Lovers of Oregon geese plan memorial service to mourn 109 birds killed to control parks damage.

Woman, 75, crashes car into Atlanta liquor store _ again

Woman, 75, runs into Atlanta liquor store _ again

ATLANTA – Authorities said a 75-year-old woman drove her car through the front of an Atlanta liquor store on Monday – and it’s not the first time. Constance Chapman tells police her brakes went out Monday afternoon while she was trying to park at Green’s package store … Original article on : Woman, 75, crashes car into Atlanta liquor store _ again.

Okla. police say a pharmacist gains sweet revenge on burglar by replacing pills with candy

Okla. pharmacist takes sweet revenge on burglar

EDMOND, Okla. – Police said a local pharmacist gained a measure of revenge against a serial burglar in a sweet fashion. Police said they responded to an alarm at the Clinic Pharmacy on Sunday morning and found a window broken and four pill bottles of hydrocodone were missing.
But they …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Okla. police say a pharmacist gains sweet revenge on burglar by replacing pills with candy.

Man arrested for allegedly growing marijuana in closet at Nevada home shared with mom

Man arrested for allegedly growing pot in closet

RENO, Nev. – Sheriff’s deputies responding to a dispute at a northern Nevada home said they discovered that a man sharing the house with his mother was growing marijuana plants in his closet. Washoe County Sheriff’s Deputy Armando Avina said officers responded to a home late Friday to …. Original article  : Man arrested for allegedly growing marijuana in closet at Nevada home shared with mom.

Baker of funnel cakes goes to bank, dressed much like woman who just robbed it

Police: Funnel cake baker wasn’t the bank robber

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Brown apron? Check. Blue shirt? Check. Wig? Check. Lynette Hill wondered why police were checking her out when she went across the street to her bank in eastern Shelby County on Tuesday.
WPTY-TV in Memphis quoted Hill as saying police were getting ready to arrest her … Original article on : Baker of funnel cakes goes to bank, dressed much like woman who just robbed it.

Fla. man says he was robbed after ending negotiations for sex with woman over bad teeth

Bad set of teeth end negotiations for sex in Fla.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – A man went to the police after getting robbed by a woman he intended to pay for sex, but refused when she flashed a smile full of bad teeth. The man told investigators he and a 25-year-old woman were negotiating a price until … Read more »»».

Janitor cleaning out lockers at Mass. school watches as 3-foot-long python falls at his feet

Mass. school janitor finds 3-foot python in locker

NEWTON, Mass. – A custodian cleaning out lockers at a Massachusetts high school was so shocked when a 3-foot-long snake fell at his feet that he didn’t even think it was real.
Ed Reardon tells The Daily News Tribune that at first he thought it was a change purse. …. Source article  : Janitor cleaning out lockers at Mass. school watches as 3-foot-long python falls at his feet.