Alaska man arrested after trying to flee traffic stop by jumping into lake, removing clothes

AK man tries to elude police by jumping into lake

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – A 29-year-old Anchorage man who fled a traffic stop by jumping into a small lake and taking off his clothes was arrested after authorities fished him out.
Joshua Ellis was arrested Wednesday evening on charges of eluding, resisting arrest, false information and driving while … Read more : Alaska man arrested after trying to flee traffic stop by jumping into lake, removing clothes.

NH priest to look for Jesus in flag of water park credited with improving business

NH priest to look for Jesus in water park flag

CANDIA, N.H. – A Catholic priest in New Hampshire plans to visit a Candia water park to see if he can see the face of Jesus in the park’s lifeguard flag. The owner of the Liquid Planet Water Park said that when the flag was unfurled …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : NH priest to look for Jesus in flag of water park credited with improving business.

Fla. police say man drove his SUV through the front of his house after arguing with his wife

Police: Fla. man drives SUV into house after spat

BOCA RATON, Fla. – A South Florida man reportedly drove his sport utility vehicle through the front of his house after arguing with his wife. Police said officers responded to the home Sunday night to find the home’s front door, window and wall in pieces. The man’s …. Source  : Fla. police say man drove his SUV through the front of his house after arguing with his wife.

Maybe he should have weeded sooner: Idaho man finds pot plants in overgrown yard

Idaho man finds weed in his weeds
BOISE, Idaho – A man probably wishes that he started weeding in his yard sooner. That’s after he told police that he discovered a tray of some 28 marijuana seedlings in an overgrown portion of the backyard near his Moscow home. The Moscow-Pullman Daily News reported the seedlings were … Read more >>>.

Irish pranksters steal Kelli the penguin from Dublin Zoo; bird found waddling on city sidewalk

Dublin Zoo relieved over return of stolen penguin

DUBLIN – Kelli the penguin’s back home in Dublin Zoo after pranksters snatched the bird and abandoned her on a city sidewalk.
Dublin Zoo condemned Thursday’s theft as no joke, because the 10-year-old Humboldt penguin could have been injured during her abduction or crushed by a vehicle.
Zoo officials said … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Irish pranksters steal Kelli the penguin from Dublin Zoo; bird found waddling on city sidewalk.

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 … Read more : 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 … Original source 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 …. Read the original article  : here.

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 source on Gaea Times at : 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 … Read this article on Gaea Times at : 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 …. Read the original article  : here.

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 source  : 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 Gaea Times at  : 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 …. Source  : Fla. man says he was robbed after ending negotiations for sex with woman over bad teeth.

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  : Gaea News Network.

Minnesota police pull over driver armed with pump-action water guns, make no arrests

Minn. police stop driver armed with squirt guns

DULUTH, Minn. – Police responding to a report of a driver brandishing a gun in southeastern Minnesota found themselves in extreme danger – of getting wet.
When police pulled over and searched the vehicle in the port city of Duluth on Monday, they found only several “Super Soaker” squirt … Original article on : Minnesota police pull over driver armed with pump-action water guns, make no arrests.

Road to Heaven? Motorists in Italy steal euro10,000 ($12,580) in coins after truck overturns

Italian motorists steal euro10,000 ($12,580) in coins

ROME – Money makes the world go round – or in this case brings an Italian highway to a halt.
A truck carrying some euro2 million ($2.5 million) in coins overturned in southern Italy, unloading its contents onto the highway and leading motorists to hit the brakes and dig in.
Police … Read : Road to Heaven? Motorists in Italy steal euro10,000 ($12,580) in coins after truck overturns.

Road to Heaven? Motorists in Italy steal ???10,000 ($12,580) in coins after truck overturns

Italian motorists steal ???10,000 ($12,580) in coins

ROME – Money makes the world go round – or in this case brings an Italian highway to a halt.
A truck carrying some ???2 million ($2.5 million) in coins overturned in southern Italy, unloading its contents onto the highway and leading motorists to hit the brakes and dig in.
Police … Original source on Gaea Times at : Road to Heaven? Motorists in Italy steal ???10,000 ($12,580) in coins after truck overturns.

Pittsburgh Zoo offers people with mullets a discount for a day _ and a chance at a haircut

Sporting a mullet pays off at Pittsburgh Zoo

PITTSBURGH – Mullet conservation efforts are under way in Pittsburgh – the hairstyle, not the fish.
The Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium gave reduced admission Monday to those sporting the business-in-front, party-in-back look.
The tongue-in-cheek promotion kicked off a week of discount gimmicks at the zoo.
Stuck in the ’60s? A …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Out looking for bass, fishing buddies instead reel in 2 stolen cars dumped in river in Del.

Del. fishing buddies reel in stolen, dumped cars

NEW CASTLE, Del. – A couple of fishing buddies from Delaware have been catching more than just bass. They’ve been helping police reel in cars.
Larry Newirth and Dan Cathell spotted a white BMW 750 sedan on June 17. Then on Friday, they found a late-model Honda Accord.
Police say … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Out looking for bass, fishing buddies instead reel in 2 stolen cars dumped in river in Del..