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 >>>.

Incumbent wins NV county commission primary with queen of clubs

Candidate wins NV primary with queen of clubs

CARSON CITY, Nev. – The 10 of clubs wasn’t quite good enough.
That’s what Carl Moore Sr. drew Thursday in the tiebreaker between two rural Nevada county commission candidates who sought the Republican nomination in the June 8 primary.
Nye County Commissioner Andrew “Butch” Borasky, who survived a recall last …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Incumbent wins NV county commission primary with queen of clubs.

Liver colored and smelling of rotting flesh, rare corpse flower blooms in Berkeley, Calif.

Rare liver-colored flower blooms in N. California

BERKELEY, Calif. – With its putrid smell, liver-colored petals and phallic stamen, a blooming corpse flower is drawing visitors to a botanical garden in Northern California.
The 15-year-old Sumatran plant – officially called Amorphophallus titanium – bloomed for the first time Tuesday in Berkeley.
It slowly unfurled its rotten-meat-scented blossom to [..] Read the original article: here.

Mississippi woman drops the telephone, spots snake staring up at at her

Miss. woman drops phone, sees snake staring at her

McCOMB, Miss. – A woman who reached for her telephone after dropping it on the floor in her apartment said she saw a snake staring up at her. Candy Sudduth told The Enterprise-Journal the snake looked as if it was getting ready to bite her on Wednesday … Read more : Mississippi woman drops the telephone, spots snake staring up at at her.

Black bear looking for new home camps out in tree in downtown of small central Oregon city

Black bear camps in tree in Ore. city’s downtown

SISTERS, Ore. – A black bear made a surprise stop in the downtown of a small central Oregon city.
Craig Derksen, a teacher from Singapore visiting Central Oregon, was sitting under a tree Wednesday reading when someone screamed, “Bear!”
A black bear ran by him and up a tree …. Source article  : Black bear looking for new home camps out in tree in downtown of small central Oregon city.

Moose remains on the loose in Maine after running through a college campus and cemetery

Moose tours cemetery, remains loose in Maine

PORTLAND, Maine – A moose remains on the loose in Maine’s largest city after crisscrossing a busy road and running through a college campus and cemetery. The moose was spotted walking through Deering Oaks Pond on Thursday afternoon, then crossing Forest Avenue under the I-295 overpass, and walking into … Read more : Moose remains on the loose in Maine after running through a college campus and cemetery.

Pa. woman denies leaving 8-year-old granddaughter with shoplifted goods, but will stand trial

Grandmother faces trial in ‘holding the bags’ case

UNIONTOWN, Pa. – A southwestern Pennsylvania woman who denied leaving her 8-year-old granddaughter behind with stolen goods was ordered to stand trial on shoplifting charges. Elaine Weimer, 50, was ordered to stand trial on Wednesday on charges of retail theft, endangering the welfare of a child, and corruption … Read : Pa. woman denies leaving 8-year-old granddaughter with shoplifted goods, but will stand trial.

Delaware police say car burglar wearing winter clothes caught by resident

Police: Car burglar wearing winter clothes caught

GLASGOW, Del. – Authorities said a car burglar decked out in winter clothes was held at gunpoint by the resident he was stealing from in Glasgow. Officials said a woman told her husband after she saw a man wearing a black knit cap, winter gloves, a scarf and goggles …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Delaware police say car burglar wearing winter clothes caught by resident.

Hawaii hairdresser buys ticket for homeless man to fly to be with ailing father in Seattle

Hawaii hairdresser buys plane ticket for homeless

HONOLULU – A Hawaii hairdresser is helping send a homeless man from Seattle back home to be with his ailing father. Denise Sakai answered a call from state Rep. John Mizuno for donations to send Gregory Reese to Washington state. Instead of just a partial donation, Sakai bought Reese …. Source  : Hawaii hairdresser buys ticket for homeless man to fly to be with ailing father in Seattle.

Irish bookmaker says bettors think BP CEO won’t survive the year

Odds are, BP to get new CEO this year
LONDON – Odds are, BP’s embattled chief executive Tony Hayward will be out of a job before the end of the year, an Irish bookmaker says.

The Paddy Power betting agency on Thursday quotes odds of 8-11 that Hayward won’t last the year running the oil company, and … Read : Irish bookmaker says bettors think BP CEO won’t survive the year.

Off-duty coroners having dinner in central Pa. save 15-year-old boy choking in restaurant

Off-duty coroners save choking boy at Pa. eatery

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. – Two off-duty deputy coroners in central Pennsylvania showed they’re pretty good with living patients too.
Centre County deputy coroners Judy Pleskonko and Debra Smeal – still wearing their scrubs – were having dinner at a steakhouse Wednesday when a 15-year-old boy near them started choking … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Off-duty coroners having dinner in central Pa. save 15-year-old boy choking in restaurant.

New Zealand drug dealer who kept girlfriend’s body on ice in California hotel is deported

Man who kept body on ice in California is deported

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. – Federal officials have deported a New Zealand drug dealer who kept his dead girlfriend’s body on dry ice in a swanky Newport Beach hotel after she died of an overdose.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement says Stephen David Royds was deported June 25.
The 49-year-old … Original article on : New Zealand drug dealer who kept girlfriend’s body on ice in California hotel is deported.

All squawk: Rooster balks at chance to crow before Mich. appeals court, acts ‘like a chicken’

Pet rooster falls foul of legal system in Michigan

PETOSKEY, Mich. – Beaker the rooster can’t beat the man.
The northern Michigan fowl whose address has been the focus of at least two court challenges is passing on the chance to crow before the Michigan Court of Appeals.
Andy and Sharon Peters, Beaker’s owners, have instead opted to … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : All squawk: Rooster balks at chance to crow before Mich. appeals court, acts ‘like a chicken’.

North Dakota golf course uses goats to rid 16th hole of noxious weeds

ND golf course brings in weed-eating goats

BISMARCK, N.D. – A public golf course in North Dakota has taken a new approach to dealing with pesky weeds: goats.
Eric Stromstad, superintendent at Hawktree golf course north of Bismarck, says two goats were brought in at the start of the season to rid the 16th hole of leafy …. Source article  : North Dakota golf course uses goats to rid 16th hole of noxious weeds.

Husband, wife take top spots at International Cherry Pit Spitting Championship in SW Michigan

Husband, wife win at pit spitting in SW Michigan

EAU CLAIRE, Mich. – A husband and wife took top honors for the second straight year at the annual cherry pit spitting competition in southwestern Michigan.
Rick “Pellet Gun” Krause, of Tuba City, Ariz., spit a pit 51 feet, 3 inches Saturday for his 16th win at the … Read : Husband, wife take top spots at International Cherry Pit Spitting Championship in SW Michigan.

Egyptian farmer calls newborn two-headed calf a ‘divine miracle’

Egyptian farmer calls two-headed calf ‘a miracle’

CAIRO – A farmer in northern Egypt says his cow has given birth to a two-headed calf that he calls a “divine miracle.”
Sobhy el-Ganzoury said Saturday it took two hours and much pulling to deliver the rare calf. He said the difficult birth has weakened the calf’s legs.
El-Ganzoury said … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Egyptian farmer calls newborn two-headed calf a ‘divine miracle’.

San Diego homeowner wakes up to find naked stranger passed out on his sofa

San Diego homeowner finds naked man asleep on sofa

SAN DIEGO – A San Diego resident awoke to a shocking discovery: a naked stranger passed out on his downstairs sofa.
San Diego police Lt. Jim Filley says the Pacific Beach homeowner called police after wandering downstairs Sunday morning and finding the snoring man.
Filley says the naked man … Read more >>>.

Nevada agency investigating reports of scantily clad women at fundraiser held at state prison

Nevada officials investigating prison fundraiser

CARSON CITY, Nev. – State prison officials are investigating reports that a fundraiser at the Nevada State Prison featured scantily clad female band members and a motorcycle that was brought into the yard for inmate pictures.
Nevada Department of Corrections spokeswoman Suzanne Pardee says the agency’s inspector general’s office is interviewing staff … Read more >>>.

Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest Winner is Joey Chestnut

New York (GaeaTimes.com) Joey Chestnut won the 95th Nathan’s Hot Dog eating contest at Coney Island, New York held, yesterday, July 4, 2010. Joey Chestnut won this competition after eating 54 Hot Dog but it was quite disappointing for him that he could not touch his previous year record of eating 68 Hot Dogs. … Read more >>.

Princess Diana’s hair at your breakfast table? UK company sells jam it says is royal hair

Jam said to be made from Princess Di’s hair

LONDON – The royal hair? Jam made from what its maker claims is one of Princess Diana’s hairs is up for sale at an art exhibition in London.
The preserve, called “occult jam,” is part of a surrealist art show at London’s Barbican Art Gallery that includes exhibits … Original article on : Princess Diana’s hair at your breakfast table? UK company sells jam it says is royal hair.

Princess Diana’s hair at your breakfast table? UK company sells jam made with royal hair

Royal hair: Jam made from Princess Di’s hair

LONDON – The royal hair? Jam made from one of Princess Diana’s hairs has been selling strong at an art exhibition in London.
Sam Bompas, who founded catering company Bompas and Parr, says a tiny speck of the late princess of Wales’ hair has been infused with gin, then …. 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 …. Original source  : Out looking for bass, fishing buddies instead reel in 2 stolen cars dumped in river in Del..

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 Gaea Times at  : 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 …. Original source  : 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 …. Source  : 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 article  : Pittsburgh Zoo offers people with mullets a discount for a day _ and a chance at a haircut.

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.

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..

Lucky numbers! 9-7-0 is winning pick in Michigan’s midday, evening Daily 3 drawings

Lucky day! 9-7-0 gets double-draw in Mich. lotto

DETROIT – It was a lucky day in Michigan for the numbers nine, seven and zero. The Michigan State Lottery says nine, seven and zero were the winning numbers in Friday’s Midday Daily 3 drawing. And the lottery says the same numbers drawn in the same order were …. Read the original article  : Lucky numbers! 9-7-0 is winning pick in Michigan’s midday, evening Daily 3 drawings.

Denver driver survives 500-foot drop from road; authorities suspect he may have been drinking

Denver driver survives 500-foot drop from road

SILVERTON, Colo. – Authorities say a 33-year-old Denver man suspected of drinking and driving survived after he lost control of his car and it dropped almost 500 feet off the side of a road.
The Colorado State Patrol says Anthoney L. Buckner seemed to be in “amazingly good condition” after …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Police: Boston man arrested after trying to steal car with a fake grenade

Police: Man tries to steal car with fake grenade

BOSTON – Boston police arrested a man they allege tried to steal a Mercedes Benz from a dealership by claiming he had a hand grenade. Police said the man showed up at Expressway Toyota on Wednesday and asked to test drive the car. Staff, describing the man … Read more »»».

Naked Man in the middle of Interstate 405 in California startles drivers

Man in buff startles drivers on California freeway

LOS ANGELES – Southern California commuters can now say they’ve seen it all, including a naked man in the middle of Interstate 405. California Highway Patrol Officer Monica Posada said the first call came at the height of rush-hour Thursday – a man with no clothes was in …. Read the original article  : Naked Man in the middle of Interstate 405 in California startles drivers.

Warning goes out after Ala. inmate gets lost while playing a fugitive in a training exercise

Ala. inmate playing role of escapee gets lost

CAPSHAW, Ala. – The Limestone Correction Facility in Alabama might want to start handing out GPS devices with its prison-issued jumpsuits. Officials said an inmate playing a fugitive during a dog training exercise vanished into the woods Thursday. Warden Dorothy Goode said 37-year-old inmate David Hopkins was helping …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Warning goes out after Ala. inmate gets lost while playing a fugitive in a training exercise.

Black bear snatches crippled pet rabbit from Anchorage yard as owner gives chase

Bear snatches disabled pet rabbit from Alaska yard

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – A black bear snatched a disabled pet rabbit from an Anchorage back yard and got away as the owner gave chase.
Police say the owner heard the rabbit’s cries Thursday and chased the bear across several yards in her stocking feet. The bear wouldn’t drop the …. Source  : Black bear snatches crippled pet rabbit from Anchorage yard as owner gives chase.

Man who sued Calif. police department over Taser shocks awarded $1

Man awarded $1 in California Taser lawsuit

VENTURA, Calif. – A man who sued a California police department after he was shocked twice with a Taser has been awarded $1 in damages.
A federal court jury in Ventura County awarded Max Vasquez the minimum figure earlier this month in his excessive-force lawsuit.
Vasquez claimed a Santa Paula officer … Original source on Gaea Times at : Man who sued Calif. police department over Taser shocks awarded $1.

San Diego homeowner wakes up to find naked stranger passed out on his sofa

San Diego homeowner finds naked man asleep on sofa

SAN DIEGO – A San Diego resident awoke to a shocking discovery: a naked stranger passed out on his downstairs sofa.
San Diego police Lt. Jim Filley says the Pacific Beach homeowner called police after wandering downstairs Sunday morning and finding the snoring man.
Filley says the naked man … Original article on : San Diego homeowner wakes up to find naked stranger passed out on his sofa.

Nevada agency investigating reports of scantily clad women at fundraiser held at state prison

Nevada officials investigating prison fundraiser

CARSON CITY, Nev. – State prison officials are investigating reports that a fundraiser at the Nevada State Prison featured scantily clad female band members and a motorcycle that was brought into the yard for inmate pictures.
Nevada Department of Corrections spokeswoman Suzanne Pardee says the agency’s inspector general’s office is interviewing staff … Read more : Nevada agency investigating reports of scantily clad women at fundraiser held at state prison.

Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest Winner is Joey Chestnut

New York (GaeaTimes.com) Joey Chestnut won the 95th Nathan’s Hot Dog eating contest at Coney Island, New York held, yesterday, July 4, 2010. Joey Chestnut won this competition after eating 54 Hot Dog but it was quite disappointing for him that he could not touch his previous year record of eating 68 Hot Dogs. …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

NM man suffers burns after friends set fire to his prosthetic leg after losing drinking bet

NH man set on fire after losing drinking bet

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – A 47-year-old man’s friends set his prosthetic leg on fire after he lost a drinking bet, causing him to suffer severe burns to his buttocks and lower back. Dona Ana County sheriff’s deputies found the man naked on the side of U.S. Route …. Original source  : NM man suffers burns after friends set fire to his prosthetic leg after losing drinking bet.

DC man arrested for stealing Metrobus, crashing it into tree and fleeing accident

DC man steals Metrobus, crashes into tree
WASHINGTON – Metro Transit Police officials are investigating how a 19-year-old D.C. man was able to steal a Metrobus, crash it into a tree and ultimately abandon the bus when officers stopped the vehicle. Police said they arrested the man on Friday and charged him with unauthorized use of …. Source  : DC man arrested for stealing Metrobus, crashing it into tree and fleeing accident.

Suburban NY police discover suspicious package was just tuna and veggies

Suburban NY police make fishy discovery
NANUET, N.Y. – Suburban New York police knew there was something fishy with a suspicious suitcase, and they were right. When Rockland County bomb squad officers investigating a red suitcase found in Veterans Park in Nanuet took X-rays of the package, they saw three cylinders inside and something that looked … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Suburban NY police discover suspicious package was just tuna and veggies.

California woman sentenced to year in jail for sending threatening text messages to herself

Woman jailed for sending text threats to herself

SANTA ANA, Calif. – An Orange County woman was sentenced to a year in jail for sending hundreds of threatening text messages – to herself. Prosecutors said Jeanne Mundango Manunga told police her former boyfriend and his sister-in-law were behind the threats.
Manunga was sentenced Friday in Santa Ana …. Read the original article  : California woman sentenced to year in jail for sending threatening text messages to herself.

More than 100 people in San Francisco Bay area try to set skinny dipping record

Skinny dippers in SF Bay area hope to set record

LOS GATOS, Calif. – More than 100 people with nothing on but sunscreen and smiles crowded into a San Francisco Bay area swimming pool over the weekend in an attempt to set a skinny dipping record.
The 111 naked people in the pool at a Los Gatos … Read more : More than 100 people in San Francisco Bay area try to set skinny dipping record.

Ore. city says its downtown overrun with wildlife after deer crashes into store’s window

Deer crashes through window of store in Ore. city

ASHLAND, Ore. – A southern Oregon city says the nightlife in its downtown is more like wildlife.
The Ashland Daily Tidings reports that on July 3, a deer crashed through the window of Nimbus, a high-end clothing store downtown.
State wildlife biologist Mark Vargas says the doe likely had … Original source on Gaea Times at : Ore. city says its downtown overrun with wildlife after deer crashes into store’s window.

Couple’s pet tortoise reappears in NH 4 years after escaping from pen

Tortoise shows up in NH 4 years after disappearing

BRENTWOOD, N.H. – A New Hampshire couple says a 25-pound pet tortoise has reappeared four years after escaping from its pen.
Mike and Christine Wellington say their African spur thigh tortoise named Lucy made off from their greenhouse business in Brentwood. But on Friday, the Wellingtons received a …. Source  : Couple’s pet tortoise reappears in NH 4 years after escaping from pen.

Truck driver chokes on spicy pork rinds, loses control of semi on Washington interstate

Truck driver chokes on pork rinds, ends in ditch

BLAINE, Wash. – A Washington State Patrol trooper says the driver of a FedEx tractor-trailer rig choked on some spicy pork rinds, lost control of his truck on an interstate and jackknifed it before coming to a stop in a muddy ditch.
Trooper Keith Leary says Edward Sutherland …. Read the original article  : here.

Neb., police block store window after mannequin drops pants in wardrobe malfunction

Mannequin’s wardrobe malfunction draws complaints

BEATRICE, Neb. – Residents who complained about a nearly naked female store mannequin prompted police to conceal the window display and stirred a debate about obscenity. Police covered the window at Hannah’s Treasures for about a day last week after several people in the southeast Nebraska city of 12,500 complained about … Read more >>.

Police: Pennsylvania woman faces assault charge after beating man with frying pan

Police say Pa. woman beat man with frying pan

PHILIPSBURG, Pa. – Police said a woman faces charges after she hit a man in the head with a large frying pan. Police said the woman, 50-year-old Kimberly Denocheck, hit a 48-year-old man in the head with the pan around 7:25 p.m. Saturday at an apartment in … Read more »».

Police: Microwaved squid leaves 2 queasy at Reno apartment

Reno police: Microwaved squid leaves 2 queasy

RENO, Nev. – Reno police say a squid left cooking in microwave is the suspected culprit of noxious fumes that left two apartment dwellers queasy. Authorities don’t know if the squid was put in the microwave as a prank or act of cruelty when they found it Sunday night.
But …. Source article  : Police: Microwaved squid leaves 2 queasy at Reno apartment.

Wenk’s Yellow Hots, other chili peppers spice things up at remote ‘doomsday’ vault in Norway

Chili pepper delivery spices up remote seed vault

WASHINGTON – Wenk’s Yellow Hots, Pico de Gallos and the unpredictably hot San Juan “Tsiles” chili peppers have safely arrived at a “doomsday” vault in the Arctic.
Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md., says he and other congressmen delivered seeds from the pepper varieties on Sunday to a Norwegian seed bank …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Stolen high school ring returned to rightful owner in Maine after 28 years

28 years later, Maine woman gets stolen ring back

AUBURN, Maine – A Maine woman’s high school class ring is back in her possession 28 years after it was stolen.
Michelle Bilodeau of Auburn hadn’t seen her Edward Little High School class of 1983 ring since it was stolen during her junior year.
But on Friday, it was …. Original article  : Stolen high school ring returned to rightful owner in Maine after 28 years.

Police: Drunk Australian bitten by ‘Fatso’ the crocodile after trying to sit on animal’s back

Australian bitten while trying to sit on crocodile

PERTH, Australia – A man ejected from a pub in Australia broke into a zoo and climbed onto the back of a crocodile named Fatso, which bit him on the leg but then let him go. Police said they’re surprised the croc didn’t inflict worse damage. The 36-year-old … Read more >>.

California lawmaker ponders turning Michael Jackson ranch into a thriller of a state park

Calif. lawmaker ponders Neverland as state park

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The former home of the King of Pop could become California’s latest state park under an idea being floated by a California state lawmaker.
Assemblyman Mike Davis said Tuesday that he believes it’s worth studying whether the California Department of Parks and Recreation should take over the …. Source  : California lawmaker ponders turning Michael Jackson ranch into a thriller of a state park.

Vet: Dog trapped in hot car in eastern Pa. rescued after honking horn to alert owner

Pa. dog trapped in hot car honks to alert owner

MACUNGIE, Pa. – A veterinarian said a dog trapped in a car on a 90-degree day in eastern Pennsylvania honked the horn until he was rescued. Nancy Soares said the chocolate Labrador was brought to her Macungie Animal Hospital last month after he had been in … Read more : Vet: Dog trapped in hot car in eastern Pa. rescued after honking horn to alert owner.

Idaho police arrest woman accused of dumping condiments in library book drops

Idaho cops catch up with alleged condiment vandal

BOISE, Idaho – Police have arrested a 74-year-old woman who is accused of repeatedly dumping maple syrup, corn syrup, ketchup and mayonnaise into a library book drop in Idaho’s capital city.
Authorities had previously issued a pair of warrants for Joy Cassidy’s arrest earlier this month after she failed … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Idaho police arrest woman accused of dumping condiments in library book drops.

Maine police say man torched old Mercedes and posted photos on Facebook

Police: Man torches car, posts photos on Facebook

BELFAST, Maine – A 36-year-old man was arrested on Monday and faces a felony arson charge after he allegedly set a Mercedes-Benz on fire and then posted photos of the burning vehicle on Facebook. The Bangor Daily News said the arrest came two weeks after police found the …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Police say boys arrested after tip money taken from Ind. store where they applied for jobs

Police: Boy applies for job, steals from tip jar

VALPARAISO, Ind. – Police said two teens were arrested when one of them stole money from the tip jar of a northwestern Indiana ice cream shop just after they put their names on job applications.
A clerk at Pat’s Ice Cream Parlor in downtown Valparaiso told police the …. Original source  : Police say boys arrested after tip money taken from Ind. store where they applied for jobs.

Ohio police have to monkey around to rescue pet after crash involving truck carrying carcasses

Ohio crash leaves scared pet monkey atop pole

MEDINA, Ohio – Police said a truck crash in Ohio left animal carcasses all over a road and the driver’s pet monkey stranded atop a utility pole. The State Highway Patrol said the truck was hauling carcasses for a meat processing plant late Monday afternoon. The patrol says …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Ohio police have to monkey around to rescue pet after crash involving truck carrying carcasses.

NY border agents: Man trying to enter US says his ankle monitor is to support Lindsay Lohan

Border agents: NY man says ankle monitor for Lohan

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Border agents say a New York man tried to explain away the ankle monitor he was wearing while returning from Canada by claiming it was a show of support for actress Lindsay Lohan.
Customs and Border Protection officers say they found the bracelet around Eugene … Read : NY border agents: Man trying to enter US says his ankle monitor is to support Lindsay Lohan.

Ohio woman pays $5 at yard sale for LeBron James white gold pendant worth nearly $10,000

$5 LeBron James pendant pays off for Ohio woman

AKRON, Ohio – An Ohio woman who paid $5 at a yard sale for a LeBron James pendant she thought was costume jewelry has found out it’s worth nearly $10,000.
Twenty-year-old Vaneisha Robinson says she used to wear the basketball jersey-shaped pendant to high school when she didn’t …. Original source  : Ohio woman pays $5 at yard sale for LeBron James white gold pendant worth nearly $10,000.

Ohio woman pays $5 for LeBron James pendant at yard sale, finds out its worth nearly $10,000

Woman finds out LeBron pendant worth nearly $10K

AKRON, Ohio – An Ohio woman paid $5 for a LeBron James pendant at a yard sale, thinking it was costume jewelry. But the International Gemological Institute said Vaneisha Robinson’s find is the real deal, ringing in at nearly $10,000. Robinson, 20, said she used to wear the … Read more >>>.

Border agents say New York man explains away ankle monitor as support for actress Linday Lohan

Man at border: Ankle monitor is support for Lohan

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Border agents said a New York man who’s on probation and not supposed to leave the country explained away the ankle monitor he was wearing while returning from Canada as a show of support for actress Lindsay Lohan. Customs and Border Protection officers found … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Border agents say New York man explains away ankle monitor as support for actress Linday Lohan.

Miss. man helps would-be shoplifters, then gives most of his shoe collection to charity

Miss. man gives beloved sports shoes to the needy

GREENWOOD, Miss. – It was a slam-dunk of a good deed. Jeffrey Nickson said he heard two men scheming to shoplift some sports shoes from a local store and told them they didn’t need to steal. He went home, took two pairs of Air Jordans from his …. Original source  : Miss. man helps would-be shoplifters, then gives most of his shoe collection to charity.

Ill. off-Duty theme park employees accused of beating colleague dressed as ‘Porky Pig’ on head

Men accused of beating Porky Pig at theme park

GURNEE, Ill. – Police said authorities at Six Flags Great America ejected two off-duty employees from the theme park after they allegedly attacked a female colleague dressed as “Porky Pig.” Gurnee Police Sgt. Jon Ward says two young men took a photo with Porky on Monday afternoon, …. Source  : Ill. off-Duty theme park employees accused of beating colleague dressed as ‘Porky Pig’ on head.

Chupacabra Pictures: Chupacabra found and killed in Texas

New York (GaeaTimes.com) According to the latest reports, Chupacabra was found in the north Texas in the past week. It was killed immediately. Two strange canines were found in the mouth of that animal which is extremely similar with the Chupacabra. It is believed that the animal expanded their area in north Texas …. Source  : Chupacabra Pictures: Chupacabra found and killed in Texas.

After a close call, sailboaters moon Washington state ferry

Sailboaters moon Washington state ferry
BAINBRIDGE ISLAND, Wash. – It was full moon time after a Washington state ferry took evasive maneuvers to avoid a sailboat in its path. The Kitsap Sun reported the ferry sounded its horn and reversed engines Saturday afternoon to avoid hitting the boat at Eagle Harbor, near Bainbridge Island.

The sailboat briefly … Read more >>.

Armed man clutching skateboard flees after San Diego bank heist

Skateboarder flees after San Diego bank heist

SAN DIEGO – Who needs a getaway car? Authorities said a skateboard-clutching bandit flashed a gun at a San Diego bank teller, stuffed money in his backpack and fled. Police and FBI investigators say no one has been arrested for Monday’s heist at a Comerica Bank. The thief’s face …. Source article  : Armed man clutching skateboard flees after San Diego bank heist.

Diver finds Tiffany engagement ring 3 days after it fell into Lake Minnetonka

Diver finds lost Tiffany engagement ring in lake

MINNEAPOLIS – A Minneapolis teacher was devastated when her brand new Tiffany engagement ring fell into a lake – until a treasure hunter came to her rescue.
Adam Segar and Sara Stocco got engaged last month. KSTP-TV reports they were out boating on Lake Minnetonka when she took off …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Diver finds Tiffany engagement ring 3 days after it fell into Lake Minnetonka.

Say no to drugs, bats: NC sheriff cancels anti-drug kids camp after flying mammals found

NC sheriff closes camp after bats found in cabin

HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. – Kids at a North Carolina summer camp in the mountains have learned two important lessons: stay away from drugs and bats.
The children at an anti-drug summer camp had to be sent home after a few days at the camp after finding bats moved into …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Say no to drugs, bats: NC sheriff cancels anti-drug kids camp after flying mammals found.

Philippine president says he’s getting too many text scams on his cell phone

Philippine president says he’s tired of text scams

MANILA, Philippines – Not even presidents are spared cell phone text scams.
Philippine President Benigno Aquino III complained to reporters about the time he spent dealing with text messages from a person abroad claiming to be his sibling – and asking for money. Aquino said he responded that he … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Philippine president says he’s getting too many text scams on his cell phone.

NY to Vegas luxury auto rally nets speeding tickets and arrests as drivers pass through Colo.

NY to Vegas rally nets speeding tickets, arrest

DENVER – Colorado authorities say five drivers were ticketed and another was arrested for speeding during a luxury auto rally from New York City to Las Vegas. The Colorado State Patrol said it received several complaints as the Bullrun Live Rally passed through Colorado on Wednesday. Authorities said … Read this article on Gaea Times at : NY to Vegas luxury auto rally nets speeding tickets and arrests as drivers pass through Colo..

NH woman accused of breaking into a home and impersonating a police officer

NH woman accused of break-in, impersonating a cop

MANCHESTER, N.H. – Police said a New Hampshire woman faces several charges after she broke into a home and told the owners she was a police officer after she was discovered in the kitchen. Police said the woman, 34, said Wednesday she was chasing a burglar from the … Original article on : NH woman accused of breaking into a home and impersonating a police officer.

NJ man accused of using fake bills to pay bail, then returning to police to ask to get it back

NJ man accused of using fake cash to pay bail

CINNAMINSON, N.J. – Authorities said a New Jersey man charged with shoplifting paid his bail with phony money and returned to demand a refund. The man, 25, was arrested July 7, accused of shoplifting at a clothing store and supermarket in Cinnaminson. He was locked up … Original article on : NJ man accused of using fake bills to pay bail, then returning to police to ask to get it back.

Manatees looking for love get trapped in shallow Miami canal, rescued by wildlife officials

Trapped manatees looking for love rescued
MIAMI – A group of manatees looking for love are safe after being stranded in a shallow canal in Miami. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission spokesman Jorge Pino said four or five male manatees were trying to mate with a female in the canal. Pino said the water in … Read more : Manatees looking for love get trapped in shallow Miami canal, rescued by wildlife officials.

Police: NJ woman claimed carjacking, then sex-in-car crash, to hide theft of laptop computer

Cops: NJ woman made up carjacking, car-sex crash

VINELAND, N.J. – Authorities say a New Jersey woman lied twice to cover up the theft of a laptop computer, claiming first that she was carjacked and then that her car crashed because she was having sex.
Authorities say 23-year-old Sarah Blasse of Vineland initially told police Saturday that …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

SC minor league team will give away US Senate candidate Alvin Green action figures at game

SC team making US Senate candidate action figures

CLEMSON, S.C. – Alvin Greene action figures are here – thanks to a South Carolina minor league baseball team.
The Charleston RiverDogs will give out statues of the Democratic U.S. Senate candidate at Saturday’s game. Greene, who shocked the political establishment by winning the primary without campaigning, has suggested … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : SC minor league team will give away US Senate candidate Alvin Green action figures at game.

Minor league team giving away US Senate candidate Alvin Green action figures at SC game

SC minor league team making Alvin Greene figures

CLEMSON, S.C. – Alvin Greene action figures are here – thanks to a South Carolina minor league baseball team.
The Charleston RiverDogs will give out statues of the Democratic U.S. Senate candidate at Saturday’s game. Greene, who shocked the political establishment by winning the primary without campaigning, has suggested …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Police say NJ woman made up carjacking story to cover up that she crashed while having sex

Cops: NJ woman made up carjacking to cover up sex

VINELAND, N.J. – Authorities say a New Jersey woman told them she was carjacked to cover up the fact that her car crashed because she was having sex.
The 23-year-old had initially told police she got lost on Sunday and asked a man for directions. Police say … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Police say NJ woman made up carjacking story to cover up that she crashed while having sex.

Idaho fire destroys quirky ’shoe tree’ attraction; cedar decorated with shoes since the 1940s

Idaho tree decorated with shoes since 1940s burns

BOISE, Idaho – U.S. Forest Service officials in northern Idaho say the rubber-soled decorations that made the “shoe tree” a beloved Priest River landmark also helped fuel its demise.
Tourists and locals since the 1940s have dressed the tree with hundreds of pairs of shoes, nailing sneakers to its …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Oregon man sues pest control company, claiming rodent blasts caused him to have hearing loss

Oregon man sues over rodent blasting
COTTAGE GROVE, Ore. – A man filed a $146,000 lawsuit against a pest control company, claiming he suffered hearing loss when a worker used explosives to remove rodents on his neighbor’s property.

Michael Lester’s complaint alleges the unnamed Cynergy Pest Control worker was negligent in failing to warn neighbors and then …. Original source  : Oregon man sues pest control company, claiming rodent blasts caused him to have hearing loss.

Burglars drive stolen pickup truck into Wash. state store, take ATM other items, drive off

Burglars turn Wash. state store into drive-through

ABERDEEN, Wash. – Grays Harbor County sheriff’s deputies in Washington state are looking for the burglars who drove a pickup truck into a local store and stole an ATM machine.
Undersheriff Rick Scott says surveillance video shows the wall of the Amanda Park Mercantile exploding Thursday morning as the truck …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Burglars drive stolen pickup truck into Wash. state store, take ATM other items, drive off.

Boxer rebellion: Colorado town says no more people in their underwear at council meetings

No more debating in your underwear in Colo. town

BOULDER, Colo. – The days when a citizen could address the Boulder City Council wearing only underwear may be over.
The council will vote on new decorum rules in September, seven months after a resident stepped up to a microphone in his boxers.
The rules were already under review, …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Idaho officials say man kept 25 rattlesnakes inside bucket in his apartment

Idaho man accused of keeping rattlers in apartment

MALTA, Idaho – An Idaho man who authorities say had 25 Western rattlesnakes in a five-gallon bucket in his apartment has been issued two misdemeanor citations by the state’s Department of Fish and Game.
Officials say Terry Brian Teeter had as many as 32 snakes but he gave some …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Idaho officials say man kept 25 rattlesnakes inside bucket in his apartment.

Fla. police: Handcuffed man complaining of claustrophobia opens squad car’s door, escapes

Police: Handcuffed man opened car door, escaped

ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla. – Police in central Florida say a man who was handcuffed somehow managed to open a police cruiser’s door and escape after complaining he was claustrophobic and couldn’t breathe.
Altamonte Springs police say the officer had opened the windows slightly for 19-year-old Ridgh Genesis Achille, who had … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Fla. police: Handcuffed man complaining of claustrophobia opens squad car’s door, escapes.

Ohio’s transportation department to build Chia Pet-like sound wall along highway

Ohio to test Chia Pet-like sound wall on highway

CLEVELAND – Ohio plans to build a sound barrier made out of soil and plants in the state’s first eco-friendly attempt at muffling highway noise.
A spokesman for the state transportation department says the 12-foot high wall will be like a Chia Pet: Workers will water bags filled …. Read the original article  : Ohio’s transportation department to build Chia Pet-like sound wall along highway.

NYC bank robber says it with flowers, hands teller note from bouquet: Give me $50s, $100s!

NYC bank robber says it with flowers: Gimme cash!

NEW YORK – New York City police are seeking a bank robber who’s armed with a lovely bouquet of fresh flowers.
They say the man strolled into a Manhattan bank last week while carrying the flowers. They say he reached into the arrangement, pulled out a threatening note … Original source on Gaea Times at : NYC bank robber says it with flowers, hands teller note from bouquet: Give me $50s, $100s!.

2 men burned in Wash. state methanol explosion while trying to ‘barrel ride’

2 men burned in Wash. state methanol explosion

SEDRO-WOOLLEY, Wash. – Two men who were apparently trying to take an unusual thrill ride were seriously injured in an explosion at a shop that builds and services race cars in Washington state.
Fire Chief Dean Klinger told the Skagit Valley Herald the men put about four gallons of …. Read the original article  : 2 men burned in Wash. state methanol explosion while trying to ‘barrel ride’.

Police say Manhattan bank robber says it with flowers, pulling heist armed with lovely bouquet

NYC bank robber pulls off heist armed with flowers

NEW YORK – New York City police are seeking a bank robber who’s armed with a lovely bouquet of fresh flowers. The suspect strolled into a Manhattan bank last week while carrying the flowers. Police say he reached into the arrangement, pulled out a threatening note and …. Source  : Police say Manhattan bank robber says it with flowers, pulling heist armed with lovely bouquet.

Man wearing surgical mask and medical-style latex gloves robs RI bank, police say

Man wearing surgical mask, latex gloves robs bank

CENTRAL FALLS, R.I. – A man wearing a surgical mask and medical-style latex gloves robbed a Central Falls bank. Police said the man entered the Bank of America Branch Saturday morning, jumped the counter and grabbed some cash. Police said the man didn’t show a weapon and apparently … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Man wearing surgical mask and medical-style latex gloves robs RI bank, police say.

Truck containing body parts for use at sports medicine convention blocks RI street

Truck containing body parts blocks RI street

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – It’s an innocent enough looking tractor-trailer, except for the fact that it’s blocking a street in downtown Providence. But what’s inside may give the heebie-jeebies to some.
A spokesman for medical instrument maker Smith & Nephew told The Providence Journal the truck contains human body parts as … Read more >>.

Hug It Out: Iowa man lands in jail after punching man who refused a hug

Iowa man who just wanted a hug lands in jail

IOWA CITY, Iowa – Police arrested a man who they said punched another man who refused to hug him. Iowa City police responded to a report of someone being aggressive and punching cars Sunday night. The suspect, a 23-year-old man, told police he became upset after … Read more : Hug It Out: Iowa man lands in jail after punching man who refused a hug.

Let them eat cake: Fla. groom, a competitive eating champ, challenges bride to cake eating

Groom challenges bride to cake eating contest

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Let them eat cake. The wedding cake eating contest may have been a bit unconventional, but what else would guests expect when the groom is one of the world’s top competitive eaters.
Hall Hunt, who can down 63 Krystal burgers in eight minutes, and Emily Wright served … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Let them eat cake: Fla. groom, a competitive eating champ, challenges bride to cake eating.

Duck hunt: Officials track 1,000 plastic birds on the loose since Indiana charity duck race

1,000 runaway plastic ducks need to be rounded up

FORT WAYNE, Ind. – A child advocacy agency is hoping to get all its ducks in a row after more than 1,000 plastic entrants in a charity duck race floated to freedom in northeast Indiana.
Stop Child Abuse & Neglect says 17,000 plastic ducks were dropped into the … Original article on : Duck hunt: Officials track 1,000 plastic birds on the loose since Indiana charity duck race.

Liberian elephant rampages against logging company; residents say elephant possessed by humans

Liberian elephant rampages against timber company

MONROVIA, Liberia – The unlikeliest of activists – a rampaging elephant that locals claimed was supernaturally possessed – has aired rural Liberians’ frustrations with the country’s profitable timber industry.
The elephant killed a logging worker in June when it charged onto the local company’s property, and had also been known to [..] Read the original article: here.

Mass. catalogs ‘great places’ to promote its tourism, but list has closed sites, wrong towns

Mass. releases ‘great places’ list _ with errors

BOSTON – It turns out that some of Massachusetts’ greatest places aren’t so great after all.
To promote tourism, the Legislature last week released a list of the state’s top 1,000 attractions.
But the Boston Herald reports that some sites don’t exist any more, some are closed to the public [..] Read the original article: here.

Ohio’s transportation department to build Chia Pet-like sound wall along highway

Ohio to test Chia Pet-like sound wall on highway

CLEVELAND – Ohio plans to build a sound barrier made out of soil and plants in the state’s first eco-friendly attempt at muffling highway noise.
A spokesman for the state transportation department says the 12-foot high wall will be like a Chia Pet: Workers will water bags filled … Read more : Ohio’s transportation department to build Chia Pet-like sound wall along highway.

Idaho officials say man kept 25 rattlesnakes inside bucket in his apartment

Idaho man accused of keeping rattlers in apartment

MALTA, Idaho – An Idaho man who authorities say had 25 Western rattlesnakes in a five-gallon bucket in his apartment has been issued two misdemeanor citations by the state’s Department of Fish and Game.
Officials say Terry Brian Teeter had as many as 32 snakes but he gave some …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Idaho officials say man kept 25 rattlesnakes inside bucket in his apartment.

Fla. police: Handcuffed man complaining of claustrophobia opens squad car’s door, escapes

Police: Handcuffed man opened car door, escaped

ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla. – Police in central Florida say a man who was handcuffed somehow managed to open a police cruiser’s door and escape after complaining he was claustrophobic and couldn’t breathe.
Altamonte Springs police say the officer had opened the windows slightly for 19-year-old Ridgh Genesis Achille, who had … Original source on Gaea Times at : Fla. police: Handcuffed man complaining of claustrophobia opens squad car’s door, escapes.

Idaho fire destroys quirky ’shoe tree’ attraction; cedar decorated with shoes since the 1940s

Idaho tree decorated with shoes since 1940s burns

BOISE, Idaho – U.S. Forest Service officials in northern Idaho say the rubber-soled decorations that made the “shoe tree” a beloved Priest River landmark also helped fuel its demise.
Tourists and locals since the 1940s have dressed the tree with hundreds of pairs of shoes, nailing sneakers to its …. Source  : Idaho fire destroys quirky ’shoe tree’ attraction; cedar decorated with shoes since the 1940s.

Oregon man sues pest control company, claiming rodent blasts caused him to have hearing loss

Oregon man sues over rodent blasting
COTTAGE GROVE, Ore. – A man filed a $146,000 lawsuit against a pest control company, claiming he suffered hearing loss when a worker used explosives to remove rodents on his neighbor’s property.

Michael Lester’s complaint alleges the unnamed Cynergy Pest Control worker was negligent in failing to warn neighbors and then … Original source on Gaea Times at : Oregon man sues pest control company, claiming rodent blasts caused him to have hearing loss.

Burglars drive stolen pickup truck into Wash. state store, take ATM other items, drive off

Burglars turn Wash. state store into drive-through

ABERDEEN, Wash. – Grays Harbor County sheriff’s deputies in Washington state are looking for the burglars who drove a pickup truck into a local store and stole an ATM machine.
Undersheriff Rick Scott says surveillance video shows the wall of the Amanda Park Mercantile exploding Thursday morning as the truck … Original source on Gaea Times at : Burglars drive stolen pickup truck into Wash. state store, take ATM other items, drive off.

Boxer rebellion: Colorado town says no more people in their underwear at council meetings

No more debating in your underwear in Colo. town

BOULDER, Colo. – The days when a citizen could address the Boulder City Council wearing only underwear may be over.
The council will vote on new decorum rules in September, seven months after a resident stepped up to a microphone in his boxers.
The rules were already under review, …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Boxer rebellion: Colorado town says no more people in their underwear at council meetings.

Philippine president says he’s getting too many text scams on his cell phone

Philippine president says he’s tired of text scams

MANILA, Philippines – Not even presidents are spared cell phone text scams.
Philippine President Benigno Aquino III complained to reporters about the time he spent dealing with text messages from a person abroad claiming to be his sibling – and asking for money. Aquino said he responded that he … Original source on Gaea Times at : Philippine president says he’s getting too many text scams on his cell phone.

NY to Vegas luxury auto rally nets speeding tickets and arrests as drivers pass through Colo.

NY to Vegas rally nets speeding tickets, arrest

DENVER – Colorado authorities say five drivers were ticketed and another was arrested for speeding during a luxury auto rally from New York City to Las Vegas. The Colorado State Patrol said it received several complaints as the Bullrun Live Rally passed through Colorado on Wednesday. Authorities said … Original source on Gaea Times at : NY to Vegas luxury auto rally nets speeding tickets and arrests as drivers pass through Colo..

NH woman accused of breaking into a home and impersonating a police officer

NH woman accused of break-in, impersonating a cop

MANCHESTER, N.H. – Police said a New Hampshire woman faces several charges after she broke into a home and told the owners she was a police officer after she was discovered in the kitchen. Police said the woman, 34, said Wednesday she was chasing a burglar from the …. Read the original article  : NH woman accused of breaking into a home and impersonating a police officer.

Pot’s in the mail: Michigan woman tells police she got 2 pounds of marijuana from Arizona

Mich. woman surprised to find marijuana in mail

BLACKMAN TOWNSHIP, Mich. – Bills, catalogs, junk mail – marijuana?
Indeed, police say a surprise 2-pound package of marijuana arrived in the mail last week at one elderly woman’s home in southern Michigan’s Blackman Township, which is about 75 miles west of Detroit.
The woman called police. Detectives don’t know …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Pot’s in the mail: Michigan woman tells police she got 2 pounds of marijuana from Arizona.

Callers mistake Coast Guard flare training for plane crash after agency forgot to inform city

Coast Guard training prompt 911 calls in Alaska

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – To some 911 callers, it looked like a fiery plane crash just offshore of downtown Anchorage. Others thought it was a boat in trouble.
The Coast Guard was practicing shooting emergency flares during a rescue exercise Tuesday morning, but no one informed city authorities who hustled …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Callers mistake Coast Guard flare training for plane crash after agency forgot to inform city.

Elvis found with the angels: Missing Elvis statue ripped from diner roof found at Md. cemetery

Stolen Elvis statue found in Md. cemetery
ROSEDALE, Md. – Elvis has been found with the angels.

An Elvis Presley statue, taken earlier this month from the roof of a Maryland diner, was recovered Tuesday between two angels at a nearby cemetery.
Baltimore County police say a customer found the 80-pound statue at the Faith Cemetery in Overlea … Read : Elvis found with the angels: Missing Elvis statue ripped from diner roof found at Md. cemetery.

Ind. man gives picture of bin Laden getting killed to Colo. man caught hunting al Qaeda leader

Ind. man gives painting to Colo. bin Laden hunter

MUNCIE, Ind. – An Indiana man who says he dreamed two years ago of a bearded man slaying Osama bin Laden has given a painting of the dramatic scene to a Colorado man arrested in Pakistan while hunting for the al-Qaida leader.
Jerry Cool, 63, told The Star … Original article on : Ind. man gives picture of bin Laden getting killed to Colo. man caught hunting al Qaeda leader.

Police charge Pa. man with chiseling hole into building wall in burglary attempt

Pa. man charged with chiseling into building

LANCASTER, Pa. – Police have arrested a man they say tried to use a hammer and chisel to break through the wall of a temp agency to commit a burglary. Authorities arrested a 35-year-old man after he tried to chisel through the rear wall of the Labor Ready temp …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Police charge Pa. man with chiseling hole into building wall in burglary attempt.

Pizza hero: Colorado heart-attack victim revived by Iraqi war veteran delivering pie

Heart-attack victim saved by pizza deliveryman

LAKEWOOD, Colo. – Ordering a pizza may have saved George Linn’s life. Linn’s wife said he had just gone into cardiac arrest Friday when the pizza deliveryman knocked on the door of their Colorado home to bring their order. Kami Linn said she opened the door to “some burly-looking dude” … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Pizza hero: Colorado heart-attack victim revived by Iraqi war veteran delivering pie.

Idaho thrift store manager’s laptop accidentally sold for $5

Laptop accidentally sold for $5 at thrift store

COEUR d’ALENE, Idaho – The manager of an Idaho thrift store is seeking the return of her laptop computer, which was accidentally sold for $5. Sandra Bechthold said she was shocked when she learned her 2-year-old Dell Inspiron and case were sold on July 12.
Bechthold had to do …. Original source  : Idaho thrift store manager’s laptop accidentally sold for $5.

Some may sweat in the confessional, but turning it into a sauna? Vienna archdiocese says no

Confessional can’t become sauna, church rules

VIENNA – Some Catholics may well sweat in the confessional as they admit to things they shouldn’t have done. But Vienna’s archdiocese has ruled that the box-like structure where believers confess their sins cannot be turned into a sauna.
Bidding on a confessional described on eBay as ideal for conversion into …. Source article  : Some may sweat in the confessional, but turning it into a sauna? Vienna archdiocese says no.

NYC robber says it with flowers, hands teller note from bouquet; police say he used plant too

NYC bank robber says it with flowers _ plant too

NEW YORK – New York City’s bouquet bandit has a green thumb.
Police said Tuesday that a man wanted for robbing a Manhattan bank while armed with a bouquet of flowers has struck before – using a potted plant.
On Monday, police released a security photo of a … Read more »»».

NYC bank robber says it with flowers, hands teller note from bouquet: Give me $50s, $100s!

NYC bank robber says it with flowers: Gimme cash!

NEW YORK – New York City police are seeking a bank robber who’s armed with a lovely bouquet of fresh flowers.
They say the man strolled into a Manhattan bank last week while carrying the flowers. They say he reached into the arrangement, pulled out a threatening note …. Original article  : NYC bank robber says it with flowers, hands teller note from bouquet: Give me $50s, $100s!.

2 men burned in Wash. state methanol explosion while trying to ‘barrel ride’

2 men burned in Wash. state methanol explosion

SEDRO-WOOLLEY, Wash. – Two men who were apparently trying to take an unusual thrill ride were seriously injured in an explosion at a shop that builds and services race cars in Washington state.
Fire Chief Dean Klinger told the Skagit Valley Herald the men put about four gallons of …. Source article  : 2 men burned in Wash. state methanol explosion while trying to ‘barrel ride’.

Police say Manhattan bank robber says it with flowers, pulling heist armed with lovely bouquet

NYC bank robber pulls off heist armed with flowers

NEW YORK – New York City police are seeking a bank robber who’s armed with a lovely bouquet of fresh flowers. The suspect strolled into a Manhattan bank last week while carrying the flowers. Police say he reached into the arrangement, pulled out a threatening note and … Read more : Police say Manhattan bank robber says it with flowers, pulling heist armed with lovely bouquet.

Man wearing surgical mask and medical-style latex gloves robs RI bank, police say

Man wearing surgical mask, latex gloves robs bank

CENTRAL FALLS, R.I. – A man wearing a surgical mask and medical-style latex gloves robbed a Central Falls bank. Police said the man entered the Bank of America Branch Saturday morning, jumped the counter and grabbed some cash. Police said the man didn’t show a weapon and apparently … Original article on : Man wearing surgical mask and medical-style latex gloves robs RI bank, police say.

Truck containing body parts for use at sports medicine convention blocks RI street

Truck containing body parts blocks RI street

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – It’s an innocent enough looking tractor-trailer, except for the fact that it’s blocking a street in downtown Providence. But what’s inside may give the heebie-jeebies to some.
A spokesman for medical instrument maker Smith & Nephew told The Providence Journal the truck contains human body parts as … Original source on Gaea Times at : Truck containing body parts for use at sports medicine convention blocks RI street.

Hug It Out: Iowa man lands in jail after punching man who refused a hug

Iowa man who just wanted a hug lands in jail

IOWA CITY, Iowa – Police arrested a man who they said punched another man who refused to hug him. Iowa City police responded to a report of someone being aggressive and punching cars Sunday night. The suspect, a 23-year-old man, told police he became upset after …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Hug It Out: Iowa man lands in jail after punching man who refused a hug.

Let them eat cake: Fla. groom, a competitive eating champ, challenges bride to cake eating

Groom challenges bride to cake eating contest

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Let them eat cake. The wedding cake eating contest may have been a bit unconventional, but what else would guests expect when the groom is one of the world’s top competitive eaters.
Hall Hunt, who can down 63 Krystal burgers in eight minutes, and Emily Wright served …. Source  : Let them eat cake: Fla. groom, a competitive eating champ, challenges bride to cake eating.

Duck hunt: Officials track 1,000 plastic birds on the loose since Indiana charity duck race

1,000 runaway plastic ducks need to be rounded up

FORT WAYNE, Ind. – A child advocacy agency is hoping to get all its ducks in a row after more than 1,000 plastic entrants in a charity duck race floated to freedom in northeast Indiana.
Stop Child Abuse & Neglect says 17,000 plastic ducks were dropped into the …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Duck hunt: Officials track 1,000 plastic birds on the loose since Indiana charity duck race.

Liberian elephant rampages against logging company; residents say elephant possessed by humans

Liberian elephant rampages against timber company

MONROVIA, Liberia – The unlikeliest of activists – a rampaging elephant that locals claimed was supernaturally possessed – has aired rural Liberians’ frustrations with the country’s profitable timber industry.
The elephant killed a logging worker in June when it charged onto the local company’s property, and had also been known to …. Source article  : Liberian elephant rampages against logging company; residents say elephant possessed by humans.

Mass. catalogs ‘great places’ to promote its tourism, but list has closed sites, wrong towns

Mass. releases ‘great places’ list _ with errors

BOSTON – It turns out that some of Massachusetts’ greatest places aren’t so great after all.
To promote tourism, the Legislature last week released a list of the state’s top 1,000 attractions.
But the Boston Herald reports that some sites don’t exist any more, some are closed to the public …. Read the original article  : Mass. catalogs ‘great places’ to promote its tourism, but list has closed sites, wrong towns.

Puerto Ricans at a shopping mall surprised by more than 5-foot-long caiman

Big caiman spooks shoppers at Puerto Rico mall

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Puerto Ricans at a shopping mall were spooked by an unlikely intruder – a more than 5-foot-long (1.5-meter) caiman. Ana Maria Ramos, spokeswoman for Puerto Rico’s Department of Natural Resources, said the big reptile was found Wednesday under a shopper’s car at an …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Puerto Ricans at a shopping mall surprised by more than 5-foot-long caiman.

The cat’s mail: Utah man accused of violating protective order for writing to wife’s pet

Utah man in doghouse for writing to wife’s cat

SALT LAKE CITY – A Utah man is accused of violating a protective order because he allegedly sent letters to his estranged wife’s cat.
Authorities say 32-year-old Ronald Charles Dallas, of South Salt Lake, was ordered not to contact his wife, who is the alleged victim in a … Original source on Gaea Times at : The cat’s mail: Utah man accused of violating protective order for writing to wife’s pet.

Idaho thrift store customer returns laptop accidentally sold for $5, refuses reward

Thrift store gets laptop back after mistaken sale

COEUR d’ALENE, Idaho – An Idaho thrift store manager has her laptop back after it was accidentally sold for $5 last week.
Sandra Bechthold says she was stunned when a customer returned the computer to the store Tuesday. the man refused her offer of a reward and wouldn’t even …. Original source  : Idaho thrift store customer returns laptop accidentally sold for $5, refuses reward.

NC man charged with assault, accused of shooting wife after loading toilet paper into pistol

NC man accused of shooting wife with toilet paper

REIDSVILLE, N.C. – A North Carolina man faces a felony charge after police said he shot his wife with a wad of toilet paper stuffed into a gun. Multiple media outlets reported Wednesday that a 38-year-old man was charged with assault with a deadly weapon. Rockingham County …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Wis. legislative candidate barred from describing herself on ballot using expletive

Wis. candidate can’t use controversial description

MADISON, Wis. – A legislative candidate from Wisconsin can’t use a profane, racially charged phrase to describe herself on the ballot, an election oversight board decided Wednesday.
Ieshuh Griffin, an independent running for a downtown Milwaukee seat in the state Assembly, wants to use the phrase, “NOT the ‘whiteman’s b—-.’”
But the … Read more »»».

NYC’s Naked Cowboy to Naked Cowgirl: This town ain’t big enough for the both of us

1-man rodeo: NYC’s Naked Cowboy sues Naked Cowgirl

NEW YORK – It’s not exactly the gunfight at the O.K. Corral.
New York City’s famous Naked Cowboy is headed to court to protect his trademark from the Naked Cowgirl.
Robert Burck says Sandy Kane is damaging the brand he built through more than a decade of strumming his guitar …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : NYC’s Naked Cowboy to Naked Cowgirl: This town ain’t big enough for the both of us.

Fla. man charged with taking crucifix from church altar to break into donation box

Cops: Man uses crucifix to break into donation box

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Police arrested a man they said used a crucifix to pry open a donation box and steal cash from a Fort Lauderdale church. Surveillance video captured a 48-year-old man breaking into St. John the Baptist Catholic Church last month and removing a crucifix … Read more >>.

NYC police commissioner announces arrest in ‘bouquet bandit’ bank robberies case

NYC police make arrest in ‘bouquet bandit’ case

NEW YORK – A man dubbed the “bouquet bandit” because he held fresh flowers while robbing a Manhattan bank was arrested Wednesday at a Brooklyn home where he was hiding in a closet, police said.
The publicity generated by a security photo – including front-page headlines in the city’s …. Source  : NYC police commissioner announces arrest in ‘bouquet bandit’ bank robberies case.

Live GPS app being tested on iPhone leads San Francisco police to stolen device in 9 minutes

App helps San Fran police track stolen iPhone fast

SAN FRANCISCO – A man accused of swiping an Apple iPhone out of a woman’s hand in San Francisco may have been shocked when police found him only nine minutes later. It turns out the phone had been tracking his every move.
The iPhone was being used to …. Original article  : Live GPS app being tested on iPhone leads San Francisco police to stolen device in 9 minutes.

NYC ‘bouquet bandit’ suspect takes his arrest like ‘a gentleman,’ his lawyer says

Lawyer: NYC ‘bouquet bandit’ suspect ‘a gentleman’

NEW YORK – He’s accused of taking along a bouquet of flowers on a New York City bank robbery – and his lawyer says he’s cut a gallant figure since his arrest, too.
So-called “bouquet bandit” Edward Pemberton is being held on $250,000 bail after his arraignment Thursday on robbery …. Source article  : NYC ‘bouquet bandit’ suspect takes his arrest like ‘a gentleman,’ his lawyer says.

Dine-and-dash escapade at Mo. Waffle House goes bad when diners leave purses behind

Mo. diners flee without paying, but forget purses

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A dine-and-dash escapade went bad when two of the fleeing diners left their purses behind. The Springfield News-Leader reported that no charges had been filed as of midweek against the three women who ran from a Waffle House restaurant Sunday morning without paying their $39 … Read more : Dine-and-dash escapade at Mo. Waffle House goes bad when diners leave purses behind.

The Great Escape: Cows make a moo-ving dash for salvation as truck to slaughterhouse overturns

Cows hoof it after slaughterhouse truck overturns

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Police say 12 cows being driven to the slaughterhouse made a break for freedom when the truck that was transporting them overturned in west Michigan.
Police say the bovine escapees hoofed it over highway guardrails, forced traffic detours and caused at least one accident.
The 42-year-old truck …. Source article  : The Great Escape: Cows make a moo-ving dash for salvation as truck to slaughterhouse overturns.

Tenn. angler on probation for hunting violations lands jail term for trying Georgia waters

Gone from fishin’: Man casts line, lands in jail

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – A Tennessee man on probation for a dozen hunting violations has been sent to jail for nearly two years after he was caught fishing under a false name in neighboring Georgia.
The Tennessean newspaper reported Thursday that Georgia wildlife agents were tipped by their Tennessee …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Tenn. angler on probation for hunting violations lands jail term for trying Georgia waters.

No party for you: Buckingham Palace revokes garden party invite to UK far-right leader

Buckingham Palace revokes invite to far right

LONDON – Buckingham Palace has revoked a party invitation it gave to far-right leader Nick Griffin, saying he had politicized the event.
Griffin leads the British National Party, a far-right, anti-immigrant group whose roots stretch back to Britain’s neo-Nazi and white supremacist movements.
Because he was elected to the European Parliament … Read more >>.

Anchorage resident kills bear, believed to be same one that police used stun gun on

Anchorage resident kills bear
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – An Anchorage resident has fatally shot a small black bear after it tried to enter his home.

Police believe it is the same bear an officer used his Taser on a day earlier in an effort to discourage the animal from hanging around homes in the Hillside area.
Lt. Dave Parker … Read more : Anchorage resident kills bear, believed to be same one that police used stun gun on.

Minn. professor returns from vacation, finds office wrapped in aluminum foil

Professor returns from vacation, gets ‘foiled’

ST. PETER, Minn. – A science professor at Gustavus Adolphus College left for a week’s vacation this summer and returned to a shiny office. Very shiny. Professor Scott Bur’s students had covered his office in aluminum foil. Computer screen, chairs, the ceiling, the floor – all covered in foil. Books [..] Read the original article: here.

Ky. humane society misidentifies woman’s dog as a coyote, sets it loose in the wild

Woman’s dog mistaken for coyote, set loose in wild

FRANKFORT, Ky. – An American Kennel Club-registered dog has been turned loose in the wild after the Frankfort Humane Society mistook her for a coyote. Copper is a female Sheba Inu.
Lori Goodlett told The State-Journal her pet of 11 years disappeared from her fenced back yard on … Read more : Ky. humane society misidentifies woman’s dog as a coyote, sets it loose in the wild.

Fla. lawyer accused of vandalizing home of client who filed complaint against him

Fla. lawyer accused of vandalizing client’s home

LONGWOOD, Fla. – A lawyer was accused of burglarizing the home of a client who filed a complaint against him with the Florida Bar. Albert Ford II was being held on charges of burglary to a structure causing damage, grand theft, criminal mischief and burglary to an occupied dwelling. … Original article on : Fla. lawyer accused of vandalizing home of client who filed complaint against him.

Grand Theft Bear: Colorado critter gets into car, honks horn, then sends it rolling downhill

Colo. bear toots horn, takes car on short joyride

DENVER – A bear got into an empty car, honked the horn and then sent it rolling 125 feet into a thicket, with the bear still inside, a Colorado family said.
Seventeen-year-old Ben Story said he and his family were asleep in their Larkspur home, 30 miles south …. Source article  : Grand Theft Bear: Colorado critter gets into car, honks horn, then sends it rolling downhill.

Alaska cop uses Taser on black bear that was causing problems

Alaska cop uses Taser on black bear
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – An Alaska police officer used his Taser to discourage a small black bear that had gotten into someone’s fish fryer.

Lt. Dave Parker delivered a 30-second burst of 100,000 volts to scare away the bear from a house.
Parker told the Anchorage Daily News the bear flipped on …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Alaska cop uses Taser on black bear that was causing problems.

Ohio judge says man can’t secede from city and form his own American Indian reservation

Judge: Ohio man can’t form own Indian reservation

LIMA, Ohio – An Ohio man who claimed that his American Indian ancestry makes him exempt from city nuisance laws has been ordered to clean up two homes that have fallen into disrepair.
A judge told William Bowersock on Thursday that he has 30 days to take care of … Original article on : Ohio judge says man can’t secede from city and form his own American Indian reservation.

Lois The Corpse Flower Blooms

HOUSTON (GaeaTimes.com)- The Houston residents are all rushing to the Houston Museum of Natural Science and the reason is compelling enough. They are all going there to witness the rare blooming of a flower which is huge in size and has earned name for a pungent smell that can shock people. Lois the corpse …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Jejune Gets New Meaning, Thanks to Sarah

Washington D.C. (GaeaTimes.com) Jejune mostly used as an adjective bags new meaning. This happened due to usage of the word in a new sense.
Attributes:
jejune
/ddun/ It is Spelled [ji-joon]
Adjective
1.
without interest or significance; dull; insipid: a jejune novel.
2.
juvenile; immature; childish: jejune behavior.
3.
lacking knowledge or experience; uninformed: jejune attempts to design a house.
4.
deficient or lacking in nutritive … Original source on Gaea Times at : Jejune Gets New Meaning, Thanks to Sarah.

Alligator to benefit from a dried-up Arizona lake: Fish are on the menu

Gator gets meal as Ariz suburb gathers dead fish

TEMPE, Ariz. – For a hungry alligator, it’s bon appetit.
Hundreds of fish that died when a dam burst and dried up a lake in this Phoenix suburb are being fed to the gator Friday.
The fish were left to die in shallow pools once the dam broke and … Original source on Gaea Times at : Alligator to benefit from a dried-up Arizona lake: Fish are on the menu.

Car kills wandering cow on Ohio interstate, police shoot second one to avoid another accident

Car kills wandering cow on Ohio interstate

CINCINNATI – Authorities near Cincinnati say a car struck and killed a cow that had wandered onto an interstate, and a second cow had to be shot to avoid another accident.
The cows had gotten loose from a farm. Police shutdown Interstate 275 on the city’s west side for about … Original source on Gaea Times at : Car kills wandering cow on Ohio interstate, police shoot second one to avoid another accident.

Here comes the stench: Rare ‘corpse flower’ blooming for 1st time could stink up Texas wedding

‘Corpse flower’ bloom could stink up Texas wedding

HOUSTON – The flower girl at Jessica Zabala’s wedding is purple, six-feet-tall, uninvited and smells like dead bodies.
She is Lois, a rare “corpse flower,” deemed the world’s stinkiest bud.
Lois is unexpectedly blooming in the Houston Museum of Natural Science, in the room right next to where Zabala is … Original source on Gaea Times at : Here comes the stench: Rare ‘corpse flower’ blooming for 1st time could stink up Texas wedding.

Man donning Darth Vader mask and toting gun uses ‘Force’ to rob bank on NY’s Long Island

Man decked out in Darth Vader mask robs NY bank

SETAUKET, N.Y. – Times must be tough back at the Empire.
A bank robber dressed as “Star Wars” villain Darth Vader made off with an undetermined amount of cash after pointing a handgun at startled tellers inside a Chase bank branch on Long Island.
Detectives say the man …. Read the original article  : Man donning Darth Vader mask and toting gun uses ‘Force’ to rob bank on NY’s Long Island.

Sun Valley, Idaho, police dog back to work after suspension for attacking small schnauzer

Idaho police dog back to work after suspension

SUN VALLEY, Idaho – A police dog in the central Idaho resort town of Sun Valley is back on duty after serving a “suspension” for an unprovoked attack on a small schnauzer.
Sun Valley Police Chief Cameron Daggett says the 5-year-old German shepherd named Dax took a few weeks … Read more >>.

Jaws: Papier mache shark devours bronze surfer, in latest prank on statue near San Diego

Fake shark devours surfer in latest statue prank

CARDIFF-BY-THE-SEA, Calif. – A bronze surfer statue near San Diego has been the target of many gags, but never one this big and scary.
Unknown predawn pranksters on Saturday surrounded the roadside statue in Cardiff-by-the-Sea with a papier mache model of a great white shark that appeared to be …. Source  : Jaws: Papier mache shark devours bronze surfer, in latest prank on statue near San Diego.

Jordanian police arrest activist who covered herself in lettuce to promote vegetarianism

Jordanian police nab lettuce lady during protest

AMMAN, Jordan – An animal rights activist has caused a stir in Jordan’s capital by covering herself in lettuce in a quirky attempt to persuade Middle Eastern meat lovers to go vegetarian.
Crowds quickly gathered to gawk at the lettuce lady, but police were not amused.
Officers briefly arrested the Jordanian … Read more : Jordanian police arrest activist who covered herself in lettuce to promote vegetarianism.

Pa. mom cited after son said she cleaned the bathroom with his toothbrush _ then put it back

Police: Pa. mom cleaned bath with son’s toothbrush

BETHLEHEM, Pa. – An eastern Pennsylvania woman has been cited for harassment after her son told police she cleaned the bathroom with his toothbrush, then returned it to its holder. Police in Lower Saucon said 52-year-old Deborah Woist decided on July 18 that a bathroom inside her home … Read more >>>.

Missouri woman uses railroad spike to fight off intruder in her home

Woman uses railroad spike to battle intruder

POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. – When an intruder came into her home, Stephanie Molina grabbed the first thing she could find to fight him off – a railroad spike. It worked, and police followed the trail of blood to the suspect’s apartment.
The Southeast Missourian reported that Molina was at their … Original article on : Missouri woman uses railroad spike to fight off intruder in her home.

Calif. headstone of ex-Union Army soldier corrected after decades marked as Confederate

Union soldier’s headstone corrected after decades

VALLEJO, Calif. – The headstone of a former slave and Union soldier no longer identifies him as a member of the Confederate army, after his family failed to notice the error for years.
More than 100 of Samuel Brown Sr.’s surviving descendants and Civil War buffs in period dress gathered at … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Calif. headstone of ex-Union Army soldier corrected after decades marked as Confederate.

Ga. man finds $4,800 in pot hidden in frame of painting he bought at auction

Man finds $4,800 in pot in auction painting

CANTON, Ga. – A Cherokee County man found a hidden treasure in a painting he bought at an auction: four pounds of marijuana. Gordon Clement, 80, discovered the pot stashed inside of the painting, which he bought at a post office auction about five years ago. He found …. Original article  : Ga. man finds $4,800 in pot hidden in frame of painting he bought at auction.

Iowa teen earns nickname ‘The Deer Magnet’ after crashes with 5 deer in 12 months

Iowa teen known as ‘Deer Magnet’ after hitting 5

DES MOINES, Iowa – A central Iowa teen has earned the nickname “The Deer Magnet” after hitting five deer in the past year. Seventeen-year-old Kacee Larson of Conrad said her string of bad luck began last July when she was driving home from her job at an … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Iowa teen earns nickname ‘The Deer Magnet’ after crashes with 5 deer in 12 months.

Pigeon infestation _ and droppings _ force premature halt to Kings of Leon St Louis concert

Pigeon droppings halt Kings of Leon concert

ST. LOUIS – Heavy storms and scorching temperatures have failed to deter rock bands from performing at an outdoor stadium in St. Louis, but a bombardment of pigeon droppings proved too much for the Kings of Leon.
The band halted the Friday night concert at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre after …. Original source  : Pigeon infestation _ and droppings _ force premature halt to Kings of Leon St Louis concert.

Police: Western Pa. man wearing wig, fake breasts and clown pants arrested after bank robbery

Police: Man robs bank in clown pants, fake breasts

SWISSVALE, Pa. – Authorities say a Pittsburgh-area man robbed a bank wearing a woman’s blond wig, fake breasts under a sweater and clown pants.
Swissvale police say 48-year-old Dennis Hawkins of North Braddock was sitting in a parked car covered in red dye from an exploding packet in … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Police: Western Pa. man wearing wig, fake breasts and clown pants arrested after bank robbery.

Puma Punku: A Mystery on Earth!

BOLIVIA (Gaeatimes.com) — Near the Tiwanaku site in Bolivia, a well known monument group holds the “Puma Punku”. Suddenly, this old temple Puma Punku, aka “Puma Puncu” or “Puma Pumku”, has risen with mystery.
In the ancient city of Tiahuanaco, there are 3 different structures: The Alapana Pyramid, the Kalasaya Platform and the Subterranean Temple. …. Source article  : Puma Punku: A Mystery on Earth!.

Police: Dallas woman threatened with knife after friend rubs her bottom with finger

Finger on posterior triggers knife fight in Dallas

DALLAS – Police said a Dallas woman was threatened with a knife in a fight that allegedly started when a friend rubbed her bottom with a finger. A police report states 22-year-old Laquita Mattox was sitting on her friend’s bed in a Dallas apartment Thursday when her friend …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Police: Dallas woman threatened with knife after friend rubs her bottom with finger.

Package addressed from ‘Grandpa Henderson’ to ‘Grandma Henderson’ in Ala. contains marijuana

Package for Ala. grandma contains 6 lbs. of drugs

TALLADEGA, Ala. – A package addressed from “Grandpa Henderson” in San Diego, Calif., to “Grandma Henderson” in Talladega, Ala., wasn’t ordinary mail, and it wasn’t picked up by any grandmother.
The package aroused suspicions among Talladega postal inspectors, who contacted the Talladega County drug task force. Task force … Read more »»».

Md. man sentenced to 90 days in jail for stealing tarantula from public library

Md. man sentenced for stealing library’s tarantula

WESTMINSTER, Md. – A Maryland man has been sentenced to 90 days in jail for stealing a spider from a public library. Carroll County Circuit Judge J. Barry Hughes sentenced 27-year-old Randy Humple of Westminster Monday.
Staff at the Westminster library called police May 19 after they discovered Chili Rose, … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Md. man sentenced to 90 days in jail for stealing tarantula from public library.

Uncommon hybrid of zebra and donkey born at north Georgia wildlife preserve

Zedonk hybrid born at Ga. wildlife preserve

DAHLONEGA, Ga. – A zedonk, an unusual cross between a donkey and a zebra, is attracting attention at the Chestatee Wildlife Preserve in Dahlonega after being born there about a week ago. The animal, which has a zebra father and donkey mother, has black stripes prominently displayed on her …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Uncommon hybrid of zebra and donkey born at north Georgia wildlife preserve.

No cold feet as Michigan sole mates tie the knot in the shoe aisle of TJ Maxx

Mich. couple ties knot among store’s size 8 shoes

MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. – There were no cold feet for a Michigan couple who got married in the shoe aisle of a central Michigan department store.
Drew Ellis and Lisa Satayut exchanged vows Saturday at the TJ Maxx in Mt. Pleasant, about 70 miles northwest of Flint.
A widened … Read more >>.

The cat’s meow: Vienna firefighters dismantle police cruiser to nab kitty inside floor panel

Firefighters dismantle police car to rescue kitten

VIENNA – This little kitty went home – but only after Vienna police and firefighters partially dismantled a police car to find it.
The naughty feline first woke residents of a Vienna neighborhood with its desperate meowing, then kept police and firefighters busy for much of the night.
She was found …. Read the original article  : The cat’s meow: Vienna firefighters dismantle police cruiser to nab kitty inside floor panel.

County in Ohio decides to stop replacing street signs often stolen on rural ‘Wildman Road’

Ohio signs for ‘Wildman Road’ swiped too often

XENIA, Ohio – An Ohio county has given up on replacing the frequently stolen signs for a rural thoroughfare named “Wildman Road.” Greene County Engineer Robert Geyer in southwest Ohio explains that the signs vanish too quickly, probably to decorate bedrooms, garages and dorm rooms. He said the [..] Read the original article: here.

Man hitting punching bag in Ohio slugs gas meter, causing natural gas leak that clears homes

Ohio man KOs gas meter, causing leak, evacuations

MIDDLETOWN, Ohio – Fire officials in Ohio said a man hitting a punching bag accidentally knocked out his gas meter, causing a natural gas leak that evacuated nearby homes. Authorities in Middletown said when the unidentified man struck the meter Tuesday evening, it fell off the wall and [..] Read the original article: here.

Oregon State Police issue cat alert for feline that caused car crash

Cops issue cat alert for feline that caused wreck

BANKS, Ore. – Oregon State Police have taken the unusual step of issuing a missing cat alert for a feline that caused a car crash, escaped from a smashed SUV and vanished. Southern Oregon University student Brittany Spady rolled her Ford Explorer on U.S. 26 east of … Original article on : Oregon State Police issue cat alert for feline that caused car crash.

Florida great-grandmother nearly loses tooth after biting purse snatchers

Florida great-grandma takes a bite out of crime

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – A great-grandmother in Daytona Beach bit an assailant and was dragged several feet hanging on to the getaway car of a couple who snatched her purse. Patricia Robertson doesn’t know how she summoned the strength, but the commotion she created helped get her belongings … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Florida great-grandmother nearly loses tooth after biting purse snatchers.

Don’t harm a cow, man: Suspect jailed, “cow tenders” named for vandalized Vt. cow sculptures

Cow sculptures in Vt. city under siege by vandals

BURLINGTON, Vt. – You’ve heard of cow tipping?
It really happens: A community art project that installed 37 fiberglass cows in and around Vermont’s biggest city has been plagued by vandalism, leaving four men charged, one injured – the cow he tipped broke his foot – and sponsors … Read more : Don’t harm a cow, man: Suspect jailed, “cow tenders” named for vandalized Vt. cow sculptures.

Black bear gets in NH house, eats fruit, drinks water from fishbowl, takes stuffed bear to go

Bear gets into home, eats and grabs stuffed bear

LACONIA, N.H. – A black bear walked into a New Hampshire house through an open door, ate two pears and a bunch of grapes, took a drink from the family fishbowl and grabbed a stuffed bear on its way out the door. Mary Beth Parkinson said the … Read : Black bear gets in NH house, eats fruit, drinks water from fishbowl, takes stuffed bear to go.

Vt. man jailed and “cow tenders” appointed after rash of vandalism on public art sculptures

Vt. man jailed in vandalization of cow sculptures

BURLINGTON, Vt. – A Vermont man is going to jail for his part in a vandalism spree that damaged six fiberglass cows installed around downtown Burlington as part of a public art project.
Twenty-one-year-old Christopher Newton and another man allegedly tried to push over two of the 4-foot-tall sculptures … Read : Vt. man jailed and “cow tenders” appointed after rash of vandalism on public art sculptures.

Regretsy Features in ABC’s Nightline

SHERMAN OAKS, CALIFORNIA (GaeaTimes.com) — The website Regretsy, that prides in featuring items to make peoples stomach churn got featured in ABC ’s Nightline. The item shown above is on sale for $350 in their site. The site also has other disturbing models and figurines that are on sale at a premium.
Even though considerable …. Source  : Regretsy Features in ABC’s Nightline.

Wis. teenage mail carriers take flying leap delivering mail on lake to avoid missing the boat

Wisconsin teens take flying leap to deliver mail

LAKE GENEVA, Wis. – The main worry for some young mail carriers in southern Wisconsin is neither dogs nor extreme weather. It’s plunging into a lake.
A never-stopping boat delivers mail to dozens of mansions on Lake Geneva during the summer. Teenage carriers are hired to jump off the … Read : Wis. teenage mail carriers take flying leap delivering mail on lake to avoid missing the boat.

The prodigal gun: 21 years after being stolen, deputies find, return Texas man’s favorite gun

Prodigal gun: Man reunited with stolen revolver

TERRELL, Texas – A rural east Texas man has been reunited with his long-lost gun more than two decades after it was stolen. Kauffman County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Pat Laney says Bruce Garner received his H&R nine-shot revolver at an upbeat property hearing Thursday morning.
According to the Sheriff’s Office, … Original article on : The prodigal gun: 21 years after being stolen, deputies find, return Texas man’s favorite gun.

Not-so-fast food: SC woman calls cops when mechanic links car trouble to gas tank cheeseburger

Police: Cheeseburger found in SC woman’s gas tank

ROCK HILL, S.C. – A South Carolina woman found out fast food won’t make your car go fast. The Herald of Rock Hill reported Thursday a 30-year-old woman made a complaint to police after she took her car to a Rock Hill mechanic last week because it would … Read : Not-so-fast food: SC woman calls cops when mechanic links car trouble to gas tank cheeseburger.

Drug suspect breaks sprinkler at California police station, floods building

Suspect breaks sprinkler at Calif. cop station

MODESTO, Calif. – Police in Modesto, Calif., are wading through the damage from a flood at the downtown station after a suspect broke a sprinkler.
Police say 33-year-old Joseph McHenry was in a second-floor interrogation room Wednesday evening when he smashed a sprinkler, sending 350 gallons of water per minute … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Drug suspect breaks sprinkler at California police station, floods building.

Gargantuan gator: It takes 3 people to remove 500-pound alligator from lagoon at SC resort

500-pound alligator rounded up in SC lagoon

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. – As gators go, the one found in a South Carolina lagoon was downright gargantuan. The Island Packet of Hilton Head reported that an 11-foot-long, 500 pound alligator was removed from a lagoon on the resort island on Wednesday. It took three gator wrestlers from …. Original article  : Gargantuan gator: It takes 3 people to remove 500-pound alligator from lagoon at SC resort.

Florida deputy shoots himself in leg during training at firing range

Fla. deputy shoots himself in leg during training

CRESTVIEW, Fla. – An Okaloosa Sheriff’s deputy is on leave after shooting himself in the leg during a training exercise at a firing range. Miguel Rojas accidentally hit himself Tuesday when deputies were forced to use their less-dominant hand to shoot. The 35-year-old caught his finger in the …. Read the original article  : here.

NYC judge rules that wearing low-slug trousers may look foolish but is not a crime

Saggy pants foolish but legal, NYC judge rules

NEW YORK – Wearing saggy pants is not a crime, just foolish.
That’s how a New York City judge ruled in throwing out a summons issued to a man wearing low-slung pants that exposed his underwear.
Judge Ruben Franco said that the summons appeared to be an attempt by one … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : NYC judge rules that wearing low-slug trousers may look foolish but is not a crime.

Police find man passed out after woman, 82, with broken leg, crowbar reports break-in attempt

Woman with broken leg calls 911; Suspect collapses

WALKER, La. – Livingston Parish sheriff’s deputies arrested a man who passed out while allegedly trying to break into a mobile home where an 82-year-old woman was calling 911, crowbar in hand. Deputies said 24-year-old Derrick Gauthreaux of Denham Springs was checked at a hospital Thursday, then booked …. Original article  : Police find man passed out after woman, 82, with broken leg, crowbar reports break-in attempt.

Neither rain, nor sleet, nor snow: Nation’s oldest mail carrier retires at 91 in Tennessee

Country’s oldest mail carrier retires at 91

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – At 91 years old, the country’s oldest mail carrier is finally hanging up his keys after driving more than 1.1 million miles delivering mail in Tennessee. According to the U.S. Postal Service, rural carrier Mancel Prince will make one more lap of his nearly 100-mile route … Read : Neither rain, nor sleet, nor snow: Nation’s oldest mail carrier retires at 91 in Tennessee.

South Fla. employee talks would-be robber out of stickup by saying Jesus wouldn’t approve

Store manager tells robber Jesus wouldn’t approve

POMPANO BEACH, Fla. – A cell phone store manager in South Florida dissuaded an armed man from robbing the store by telling him Jesus wouldn’t approve. Instead of panicking when the suspect pulled a weapon, Nayara Goncalves started talking with him. He was jobless, and the 20-year-old Christian offered … Read : South Fla. employee talks would-be robber out of stickup by saying Jesus wouldn’t approve.

NOAA: Nearly 2 lb hailstone found in South Dakota breaks US records for diameter, weight

Giant South Dakota hailstone breaks US records

VIVIAN, S.D. – The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says a giant hailstone that fell in central South Dakota has broken U.S. records, even though the man who found it says it melted somewhat while waiting to be evaluated.
The NOAA’s National Climate Extremes Committee says the hailstone found in …. Read the original article  : NOAA: Nearly 2 lb hailstone found in South Dakota breaks US records for diameter, weight.

Hunt is on for Idaho graffiti artist with penchant for tall buildings

Hunt is on for high-reaching Idaho graffiti artist

POCATELLO, Idaho – Merchants in Pocatello’s historic section are offering a $500 reward for help in catching a graffiti artist whose “BZR” mark has become as prominent as the signer is elusive.
The so-called “BZR Bandit” has left the letters at the top of some of the highest, hardest-to-reach … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Hunt is on for Idaho graffiti artist with penchant for tall buildings.

Policeman was watching when California teen picked his rented SUV to steal

Teen tries to steal policeman’s rented SUV in CA

REDLANDS, Calif. – Investigators say a 15-year-old, would-be thief who jumped into a Jeep Cherokee was being watched by a Southern California policeman who rented the SUV.
The plainclothes officer used his remote to lock the Redland’s teenager inside.
Redlands police spokesman Carl Baker says the San Manuel Indian …. Read the original article  : here.

Cincinnati police say speeding driver fled but kept stopping at red lights during chase

Police: Ohio driver in chase stopped at red lights

CINCINNATI – Cincinnati police say a speeding driver tried to flee arrest while obeying red lights. Police said a 26-year-old woman was going 78 mph in a 55 mph zone early Friday on Interstate 75 when an officer tried to pull her over. Police said she exited … Read more >>>.

Fla. inmate sues man he’s convicted of burglarizing, claiming he was hurt in citizen’s arrest

Inmate sues man he’s convicted of burglarizing

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – A Florida inmate is suing the man he’s convicted of burglarizing, claiming the man and two others roughed him up during a citizen’s arrest. Michael Dupree is serving a 12-year sentence for burglary and cocaine possession stemming from a 2007 break-in of a van in …. Original article  : Fla. inmate sues man he’s convicted of burglarizing, claiming he was hurt in citizen’s arrest.