Thanks, Mom: Police find dropped cell phone after Ga. school burglary, call ‘Ma’ to ID suspect

Police call ‘Ma’ on dropped cell phone, ID suspect

ATHENS, Ga. – Thanks a lot, Mom. Police seeking a man accused of breaking into an elementary school said they identified the suspect by calling “Ma” from the contact list of a cell phone he dropped as he fled.
A police report said officers responding to an alarm … Read more »»».

Police use discarded cell phone to call mom, identify man accused of burglary

Police call ‘Ma’ to identify burglary suspect

ATHENS, Ga. – Athens authorities looking for a man accused of breaking into an elementary school said they found him when they used his left behind cell phone to call his mother. Authorities responded to a burglar alarm at Howard B. Stroud Elementary around 11:25 p.m. Monday. According to …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Police use discarded cell phone to call mom, identify man accused of burglary.

Ky. family sues Wal-Mart, says dead mouse found in milk they’d been drinking from for 3 days

Ky. family claims they found dead mouse in milk

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – A Kentucky family has sued Wal-Mart, saying they found a dead mouse in a milk container the family had been drinking from for three days. The Courier-Journal reported that Robert and Rosalind Grant and their 23-month-old granddaughter sought medical attention and treatment in May …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Ky. family sues Wal-Mart, says dead mouse found in milk they’d been drinking from for 3 days.

Document: NYC’s Bouquet Bandit suspect says plants covered dirty clothes, holdup note

NYC bank jobs suspect: Flowers deflected suspicion

NEW YORK – The city’s so-called Bouquet Bandit told police he used plants as props to deflect suspicion in a series of bank robberies spurred by drinking and drug use, newly released documents show.
Edward Pemberton said his technique was self-taught and his targets were self-explanatory: “It’s where the money … Read more >>.

Banana-costumed man in Washington state accused of exposing himself, brandishing gun

Banana-costumed man has little appeal
PORT ANGELES, Wash. – A man in a banana costume is accused of exposing himself and brandishing a shotgun while riding around with a bunch of friends in Washington state.

The Clallam County sheriff’s office says the 21-year-old was arrested Tuesday evening for investigation of indecent exposure and reckless endangerment.
The Peninsula Daily … Read : Banana-costumed man in Washington state accused of exposing himself, brandishing gun.

Man given disorderly conduct citation for harassing woman in express lane checkout

Wis. man cited for harassing woman at express lane

SAUKVILLE, Wis. – A man who berated a woman who had more than 10 items in the express lane of a Saukville grocery store has been given a disorderly conduct citation. The Port Washington woman said she asked the express lane clerk if she could check out …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

No license, no tire: Police say man charged with DWI drove 11 miles minus a wheel

Police: DWI suspect drives 11 miles without tire

BETHANY, N.Y. – Authorities said a western New York man whose license expired 33 years ago has been charged with driving while intoxicated after police said he drove a van 11 miles without one of its tires. The Genesee County Sheriff’s Office said another motorist reported seeing a … Original article on : No license, no tire: Police say man charged with DWI drove 11 miles minus a wheel.

Document: NYC’s suspected ‘bouquet bandit’ says plants covered dirty clothes, holdup note

NYC bandit suspect: Flowers deflected suspicion

NEW YORK – The city’s so-called “bouquet bandit” told police he used plants as props to deflect suspicion in a series of bank robberies spurred by drinking and drug use, newly released documents show.
Edward Pemberton said his technique was self-taught and his targets were self-explanatory: “It’s where the money is. …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Document: NYC’s suspected ‘bouquet bandit’ says plants covered dirty clothes, holdup note.

Big splinter pierces Md. boy’s abdomen on giant wooden slide, sending him to hospital

Big splinter pierces Md. boy’s abdomen on slide

ROCKY RIDGE, Md. – Firefighters say an 8-year-old boy was hospitalized after a nearly foot-long splinter pierced his lower abdomen as he went headfirst down a wooden slide at a Maryland park.
The accident happened on a 40-foot slide built in 1950 that is a local attraction at Mount …. Read the original article  : here.

Police: Homeless man lived into NJ library basement for nearly 2 weeks, took employees’ food

Police: Man lived in NJ library for nearly 2 weeks

OCEAN TOWNSHIP, N.J. – Police said a homeless man lived unnoticed in the basement of a New Jersey library for nearly two weeks. Police said a custodian saw Charles Jones Jr. peeking out a basement window of the Ocean Township library in Monmouth County on Friday … Original source on Gaea Times at : Police: Homeless man lived into NJ library basement for nearly 2 weeks, took employees’ food.