Oregon man arrested after allegedly stealing ladder, then trying to sell one to theft victim

Alleged thief tries to sell ladder to theft victim

HILLSBORO, Ore. – An Oregon man has been arrested after he allegedly stole a ladder from a man and then called him later to sell him a ladder.
Washington County sheriff’s deputies say Kevin Gilman faces theft and burglary charges after a man reported seeing him with a … Original article on : Oregon man arrested after allegedly stealing ladder, then trying to sell one to theft victim.

Pit Bull surprises Arizona police officer, gives birth in back of patrol car

Dog surprises officer by giving birth in squad car

PRESCOTT VALLEY, Ariz. – A pit bull delivered quite a surprise in the back of a Prescott Valley patrol car. Prescott Valley police said Tuesday that an officer picked up the pit bull on Friday from an area woman who had been watching the dog.
The officer noticed …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Pit Bull surprises Arizona police officer, gives birth in back of patrol car.

NY police find Navarro the cat ‘marinating’ in chili peppers; owner charged with cruelty

NY police find live cat ‘marinating’ in car trunk

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Police say a traffic stop led to animal cruelty charges after they found a live cat “marinating” in oil and peppers in the trunk of a car.
Buffalo police say officers heard the cat meowing when they stopped 51-year-old Gary Korkuc of Cheektowaga to ticket …. Source article  : NY police find Navarro the cat ‘marinating’ in chili peppers; owner charged with cruelty.

Wash. man jailed on charge he harassed nurse who laughed at plan to name child after Gotti

Man allegedly harasses nurse who laughed at name

EVERETT, Wash. – An ex-convict was jailed on a charge that he harassed a nurse who laughed at his plan to name his newborn after late mob boss John Gotti. John Keinath allegedly told the nurse back in March he would strangle her for laughing at him. He … Read more : Wash. man jailed on charge he harassed nurse who laughed at plan to name child after Gotti.

Landlord of Conn. strip club accused of smashing windows, threatening patron

Strip club landlord accused of smashing windows

NORWALK, Conn. – Connecticut police arrested the landlord of a Norwalk strip club after he threatened a patron with a metal pipe and smashed out windows of the building. Thirty-nine-year-old Christopher LaRose of Norwalk was charged with threatening, criminal mischief and breach of peace.
Police said LaRose became hostile early …. Source article  : Landlord of Conn. strip club accused of smashing windows, threatening patron.

Home alone: Cat in Germany starts vacuum, neighbor worries, emergency services rush to scene

Cat turns on vacuum, causes emergency alert

BERLIN – A cat home alone in Germany apparently turned on the vacuum cleaner, frightened itself half to death and wound up being attended to by emergency services. Police in the Bavarian city of Bayreuth said a neighbor heard the cat’s cries – not to mention a vacuum left … Read : Home alone: Cat in Germany starts vacuum, neighbor worries, emergency services rush to scene.

Idaho farmer unknowingly tends to 300 pot plants worth $628,000 hidden in his corn fields

Idaho farmer unknowingly tends to 300 pot plants

JEROME, Idaho – Authorities say a southern Idaho farmer unknowingly watered and fertilized more than 300 marijuana plants while tending to his corn fields.
The Jerome County sheriff’s office says the farmer found the plot of pot growing between his tall, green stalks of unripened corn early Monday and …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Oh lighten up: Oregon residents report glow-in-the-dark pink shrimp from some stores

Oregon residents report glow-in-the dark shrimp

NEWPORT, Ore. – People who bought pink shrimp at some Oregon stores are reporting that it glows in the dark. Experts told The Register-Guard that they shouldn’t worry because it’s due to certain marine bacteria that can cause shrimp and other seafood to appear luminescent. They said it’s not a …. Source article  : Oh lighten up: Oregon residents report glow-in-the-dark pink shrimp from some stores.

Video shows Ohio woman angry over McNuggets punching McDonald’s worker, smashing window

Video shows woman smashing window over McNuggets

TOLEDO, Ohio – A security video from a McDonald’s in Ohio shows a woman punching two restaurant employees and smashing a drive-thru window because she couldn’t get Chicken McNuggets.
The tantrum caught on tape in Toledo earlier this year shows the customer reaching through the drive-thru window, slugging one worker … Original source on Gaea Times at : Video shows Ohio woman angry over McNuggets punching McDonald’s worker, smashing window.

Home alone: German cat starts vacuum, neighbor worries, emergency services rush to the scene

German cat turns on vacuum, causes emergency alert

BERLIN – A cat home alone in Germany apparently turned on the vacuum cleaner, frightened itself half to death and wound up being attended to by emergency services.
Police in the Bavarian city of Bayreuth said a neighbor heard the cat’s cries – not to mention a vacuum left [..] Read the original article: here.