Odd News – Newsletter for August 18, 2010
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
N.C. police say restaurant burglar makes shrimp pizza, eats cake, trashes place
Police: Man makes shrimp pizza, trashes restaurant
GREENSBORO, N.C. – Police in a North Carolina city arrested a man for breaking into a restaurant, but not before the suspect filled his belly. Multiple media outlets reported that 22-year-old Bradley Michael was charged him with breaking and entering, vandalism and larceny.
Greensboro police said the suspect broke through … Read this article on Gaea Times at : N.C. police say restaurant burglar makes shrimp pizza, eats cake, trashes place.
Check’s in the mail? Reward offered after postal collection box stolen in Phoenix
Mail collection box stolen in north Phoenix
PHOENIX – Maybe the check REALLY was in the mail.
The U.S. Postal Inspection Service is offering a reward of up to $10,000 for help in finding out who stole one of those iconic blue mail collection boxes late Monday or early Tuesday in north Phoenix.
It was recovered – empty … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Check’s in the mail? Reward offered after postal collection box stolen in Phoenix.
NH police charge mother and son with stealing $1,670 worth of video games from Best Buy
Mother and son charged in theft of video games
CONCORD, N.H. – Police in Salem, N.H., have charged a mother-and-son team with the theft of more than $1,600 worth of video games from a Best Buy store. Police said 64-year-old Luise LaQuerre and her 20-year-old son, Christopher Andrukaitis, both of Amesbury, Mass., were charged with felony … Read : NH police charge mother and son with stealing $1,670 worth of video games from Best Buy.
Crime of fashion: Police warn Milwaukee man against changing his clothes while driving
Police warn man against undressing while driving
BROOKFIELD, Wis. – A driver who tried to change his sweaty clothes while driving through a Milwaukee suburb was stopped by police but let off with a warning. Police said that when they pulled the 54-year-old over in Brookfield Aug. 13, he complained he was uncomfortable in his clothes …. Original article : Crime of fashion: Police warn Milwaukee man against changing his clothes while driving.
Pa. fan gets called to stage by McCartney, later turns autograph on her back into a tattoo
Pa. fan turns Paul McCartney autograph into tattoo
WEST CHESTER, Pa. – Call it a signature in very permanent ink.
A Pennsylvania woman took a sign to Paul McCartney’s show Sunday in Philadelphia requesting he autograph her back with a marker. McCartney called Rose Ann Belluso up on stage and obliged, and she decided to make the … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Pa. fan gets called to stage by McCartney, later turns autograph on her back into a tattoo.
Mass. man wanted for faking death to avoid trial on traffic violation
Authorities: Mass. man fakes death to avoid trial
SALEM, Mass. – Massachusetts authorities are searching for a man they say faked his death to beat charges of driving without a license. The Gloucester Times reported that 42-year-old Michael Rosen of Salem sent a man to court last week to file a certificate showing that Rosen had [..] Read the original article: here.
2 zebras corraled after wandering streets of Northern Calif suburb for hours
2 zebras wander streets of Northern Calif suburb
CARMICHAEL, Calif. – Two zebras are safe after a wild five-hour romp through the streets of a Northern California suburb over the weekend.
The zebras were being loaded onto a truck Saturday evening in Carmichael, east of Sacramento, when they were spooked by dogs and went running in opposite … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : 2 zebras corraled after wandering streets of Northern Calif suburb for hours.
Atlanta police arrest man found in church roof crawl space after series of burglaries
Police nab man in church roof after burglaries
ATLANTA – Atlanta police have arrested a man found in a crawl space on a church roof after a series of burglaries at the building. Pastor Robert Reed of Pleasant Word Christian Center says the arrest was made Sunday night. Reed said his church has been broken into … Read : Atlanta police arrest man found in church roof crawl space after series of burglaries.
Zebras corraled after wandering streets of Northern Calif. suburb for hours
Zebras corraled after wandering Calif. streets
CARMICHAEL, Calif. – Two zebras are safe after a wild five-hour romp through the streets of a Northern California suburb over the weekend. The zebras were being loaded onto a truck Saturday evening in Carmichael, east of Sacramento, when they were spooked by dogs and went running in opposite directions.
Confused …. Source : Zebras corraled after wandering streets of Northern Calif. suburb for hours.
Mail carrier returns Ala. man’s high school class ring 14 years after he lost it
Ala. man gets lost school ring back after 14 years
GADSDEN, Ala. – Thanks to his mail carrier, an Alabama man has his class ring back – 14 years after he lost it.
Michael Amberson hadn’t seen his Gadsden High School class ring since he took it off to wash his hands at his dorm in 1996, … Read more »»».
FBI says Ohio bank employees recognized suspect in robbery because he had account there
FBI: Suspect in Ohio bank robbery was customer
GALLOWAY, Ohio – The FBI says a man arrested in an Ohio bank robbery looked familiar to bank employees. Turns out, he had an account there and was one of their customers. Agent Harry Trombitas said 43-year-old Alan Garrett turned himself in Friday, two days after the bank …. Original article : FBI says Ohio bank employees recognized suspect in robbery because he had account there.
Upstate New York man finds balloon asking for prayer for Pittsburgh boy who needs heart
NY man finds prayer balloon sent from Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH – An upstate New York man says his family has been praying for a Pittsburgh boy after finding a note attached to a balloon that says the child needs a new heart.
Chris Kormanyos is building a home in Messena, N.Y., near the Canadian border and about 400 … Read more »».
Enjoying the ride: Pa. man, 78, makes 4,000th trip on roller coaster after 90 turns in a day
Pa. man, 78, rides roller coaster 90 times in day
WEST MIFFLIN, Pa. – A 78-year-old man rode a Pittsburgh-area roller coaster 90 times in one day – bringing his lifetime total to 4,000 rides. Vic Kleman spent about five hours on the Jack Rabbit roller coaster at Kennywood Park in West Mifflin.
The wooden coaster is … Original article on : Enjoying the ride: Pa. man, 78, makes 4,000th trip on roller coaster after 90 turns in a day.